Councillor's praise after park swing repaired in matter of hours

The swing in a Doncaster park was repaired almost instantly

A Doncaster councillor has thanked council workers for fixing broken play equipment in a Doncaster park, having received complaints from local parents.

Town Ward Councillor, Rob Dennis (Labour) has praised the City of Doncaster Council’s Street Scene department (who maintain public parks) for their work.

Councillor Dennis said: “Thank you Street Scene!

“A resident contacted me about a broken swing in Runway Park near the Vue cinema.

“I emailed the Council's Street Scene team, who have repaired the swing within hours.

“Thank you to the resident for contacting me and for Street Scene staff for logging and repairing the swing so quickly!”

City of Doncaster Council’s Street Scene team maintain eight large parks to a “Green Flag” status, as well as many other smaller parks across the city.

You can find out about all the parks they maintain here: https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/culture-leisure-tourism/parks.

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