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Bring Doncaster's Biggest Festival to Life and 'Dress The City Leger'!
Revive tradition and dress your window St Leger themed. Get involved for a chance to win big during this year’s festival. Now that the iconic hospitality marquee is visible at Doncaster Racecourse, it marks the official build-up to the Betfred St Leger Festival, which takes place at Doncaster Racecourse from Thursday 12th September until Sunday 15th September. To celebrate, pubs, local businesses and residents are invited to embrace the history of this prestigious event and dress their windows to “Dress
Active Fusion Director Set To Embark on a 6-Hour Cycle To Raise Crucial Funds
Active Fusion Director (and Duathlon Age Group World Champion) Lindsy James, will soon be tackling a 6-hour indoor bike challenge, in order to raise funds for those with special educational needs and disabilities. Lindsy will be undertaking this feat at the Doncaster Business Showcase on 2nd February, in support of the Unified Leaders Project. The latter is a programme that strives to develop the essential life skills, employability and physical well-being of young people with SEND , by encouraging
Enviro Electronics Offer Free Electronic Disposal Service at the Doncaster Business Showcase
Enviro Elecronics — winner of our Green Business of the Year award — has decided to offer a free disposal service for any broken electronics. This will be available at the upcoming Business Showcase, which is taking place at Doncaster Racecourse on Thursday, 2nd February 2023. Here, Enviro Electronics will be exhibiting at stands 38-39 where they will have a secure IT disposal bin for visitors to take advantage of. This idea for this came from conversations with Business Doncaster about how we can
Doncaster Chamber Respond To City Being Shortlisted in Great British Railways HQ Competition
Doncaster has been shortlisted as one of 6 possible contenders for being named the new HQ of Great British Railways (GBR). For context, this public entity will oversee rail transport across the country (from 2023 onwards), bringing an end to the industry’s current state of fragmentation. Among other things, it will be within the remit of GBR to set fares, coordinate timetables, contract passenger services and collect revenue. As part its ongoing commitment to levelling-up the rest of the nation,
Weston Park Cancer Charity Race Evening Raises Tens of Thousands Towards Cancer Care
Doncaster Racecourse became a sea of purple when the Ant Marketing Weston Park Cancer Charity Race returned earlier this month. In total, the evening raised £41,000 towards cancer care, treatment advances and research. The event came back with a bang on Jubilee Weekend (after a three-year gap due to the pandemic) and featured live music from the Kaiser Chiefs. In addition to raising tens of thousands of pounds for Weston Park Cancer Charity, many of the 8,000-plus racegoers helped spread vital awareness