Cantley Community Centre

01/11/2026

Happy 1st November everyone!

Halloween is officially over, which means one thing… IT’S NEARLY CHRISTMAS! 🎅🎁

And here at Cantley Community Centre, we’re officially on the countdown to our very first PROJECT CHRISTMAS! 🎄

We’ve been busy behind the scenes trying to put together a lovely afternoon for our local community, and we can’t wait to share what we’ve got planned!

👀 Keep an eye on our page this week, as we’ll be announcing more details about what you can expect on the day, who’s joining us and what’s going to be happening!

📅 Sunday 29th November
⏰ 3pm – 6pm
📍 Cantley Community Centre

Just 4 weeks to go! 🎅

31/10/2026

We thought we’d bring back a little throwback to the last time things got rather spooky here at the Centre! 👻😂

Who knew we had so many ghosts wandering around Cantley Community Centre?!

We hope everyone has a lovely Halloween, Whatever you’re up to, have a fantastic evening and stay safe! 🎃

29/10/2026

🎄🎁 WE’RE PROUD TO BE A DROP-OFF POINT FOR THE 2026 DONCASTER CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS TOY & GIFT APPEAL! 🎁🎄

We’re really pleased to announce that Cantley Community Centre will be supporting this year’s Doncaster Children’s Christmas Toy & Gift Appeal by becoming an official drop-off point! ❤️

Sadly, not every child wakes up on Christmas morning to presents from Santa, and this wonderful appeal aims to make sure as many local children as possible have something special to open.

Since starting in 2020, the appeal has collected an incredible 9,784 gifts for children across Doncaster, and this year they’re hoping to reach the amazing milestone of 10,000 gifts! 🎅

All gifts collected are donated to The Salvation Army Doncaster who distribute them to children who need them most. Every gift stays right here in Doncaster.

🎁 HOW CAN YOU HELP?

If you’re in a position to donate a Christmas gift, no matter how big or small, we’d be incredibly grateful.

Simply pop into Cantley Community Centre and drop off your donation during our opening hours.

Whether it’s a toy, a game, a book or a gift for an older child, every donation will help make someone’s Christmas that little bit brighter.

❤️ We’re so pleased to be supporting such a lovely local initiative and hope our community will get behind it!

Let’s see if we can help the appeal smash that 10,000-gift milestone this Christmas! 🎄🎅

📍 Cantley Community Centre, Goodison Boulevard, Doncaster

28/10/2026

Did you know 🤔⬇️

I know I can’t take my little boy food shopping… not because of the noise, but because I’d need to take out a bank loan! 🤣

By the time we’ve reached the till, he’s eaten his way through the snacks about five times over, and I’ve paid for a second weekly shop! 🍪🍫😂

So, quieter hours might help with the sensory side of things, but unfortunately, they don’t help with my shopping bill! 🤣

💬 Have you tried supermarket quieter hours? Do they make a difference for your family?

Or are you like me and find online shopping is the only way to survive? 😂

👇 Let us know in the comments 💛

26/10/2026

Did you know that we have a BOOK SWAP at Cantley Community Centre? 📖

Looking for your next favourite novel or simply fancy trying something new, Pop in and have a browse?

Take a book, leave a book! 📖

It’s a lovely way to share the joy of reading, discover new stories and give pre-loved books a new home! 🥰

And the best part? It’s completely FREE!

If you’ve got books at home that you’ve finished reading, why not bring them along and swap them for something different?

📚 Have you visited our book swap yet? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️

25/10/2026

Stall holders booking forms have now been emailed out to everyone who has expressed an interest in joining us for Project Christmas! ❤️

📧 Please check your inboxes, including your junk and spam folders, as sometimes our emails like to hide away!

If you’ve been expecting a booking form and haven’t received one, please pop us a message and we’ll get one sent over to you.

🎄 WE STILL HAVE STALL SPACES AVAILABLE! 🎄

We’re still looking for lovely local small businesses, crafters and independent traders who would like to join us for our very first Christmas Market!

📅 Sunday 29th November 2026
⏰ 3pm – 6pm
📍 Cantley Community Centre, Goodison Boulevard, Doncaster
💷 Just £10 per stall!
🪑 Tables and chairs provided!

We’re hoping to bring together a wonderful variety of businesses offering Christmas gifts, handmade crafts, decorations, treats and lots more!

If you’d like to join us, please comment below or send us a private message and we’ll happily send you a booking form.

❤️ We’re so excited to see Project Christmas coming together and can’t wait to showcase all the wonderful local businesses joining us!

22/10/2026

📚 Important Update – Cantley Community Library 📚

Following the news that the current Cantley Library building has been deemed unsafe and will be closing at the end of October 2026, we’re pleased to share that Cantley Community Centre will be welcoming many of the library’s much-loved activities from November!

We’re delighted to be able to support the continuation of these valuable community services and ensure that local residents can still access many of the activities they know and enjoy.

📖 A Library Hub will also be available at Cantley Community Centre, allowing residents to order books and collect books they have previously reserved.

From November, the following activities and services will be moving to the Centre:

📚 Chair Yoga
🎨 Art Classes
☕ Chatty Café
💬 Citizens Advice Hub
💻 IT for Health Courses
🧶 Knit & Natter
📖 Eight Book Clubs

For further information about these activities, please speak to Rob, our Centre Manager.

Although it’s disappointing to see the current library building close, we’re really pleased to be able to offer a temporary home for these important services while arrangements for the new library premises are finalised, hopefully during 2027.

Cantley Community Centre is here for our community, and we’re proud to be able to help keep these services running. 🥰

18/10/2026

We’re so excited to announce that we’re bringing a little Christmas magic to Cantley Community Centre this year! 🎅🎁

📅 Sunday 29th November 2026
⏰ 3pm – 6pm
📍 Cantley Community Centre

We’re planning a lovely festive afternoon for our local community, with Christmas market stalls, children’s Christmas crafts, carol singing, festive refreshments and plenty of Christmas cheer! 🎶🎄

🎁 CALLING ALL STALLHOLDERS!

We’re looking for local businesses, crafters and small businesses who would like to join us for our Christmas market!

Stalls are just £10 each!

If you’d like to book a stall or enquire about availability, please message our page directly.

💙CAN YOU HELP MAKE PROJECT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL?

We’d also love to hear from any local businesses, organisations or individuals who might be able to support our event, whether that’s by offering their time, services, entertainment, donations or anything else that could help us create a wonderful afternoon for our community.

Every little bit of support would be hugely appreciated! 🥰

🎄 AND WE NEED YOUR HELP SPREADING THE WORD!

Do you know a small business that would love a stall? Someone who could help with entertainment? Or a local company that might like to support a community Christmas event?

👇 Tag them in the comments below!

We’d love to see our community come together to make Project Christmas a fantastic afternoon for everyone.

💙💚 From all of us at Cantley Community Centre, we can’t wait to celebrate Christmas with you! 🎄✨

16/10/2026

🎄🎅 CALLING ALL CANTLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE FOLLOWERS, FRIENDS & VISITORS! 🎅🎄

We need your thoughts! ⬇️

We’re thinking about bringing a little extra Christmas magic to Cantley Community Centre this year, and we’d love to know if it’s something our community would be interested in! ✨

We’re imagining a lovely festive event filled with…

🎁 Christmas market stalls with local businesses and handmade gifts

🎨 Children’s Christmas crafts and activities
🎶 Christmas carol singing
☕ Festive treats and refreshments
🎄 Lots of Christmas cheer, community spirit and festive fun!

We’d love to bring everyone together for a wonderful Christmas celebration, supporting local businesses and creating some lovely memories along the way. ❤️

But before we start making plans, we want to hear from YOU!

🎅 Would you come along to a Christmas event at Cantley Community Centre?
🎁 Would you be interested in having a market stall?
🎶 Do you have any other festive ideas you’d love to see?
👇 Let us know in the comments! The more interest we have, the more Christmas magic we can hopefully bring to Cantley!

🎄✨ Let’s make Christmas at Cantley something special! ✨🎄

04/10/2026

What an amazing day we’ve had supporting Headway Yorkshire & Humberside at their Activity Day! 💚💙

It’s been lovely to be part of such a fantastic event, bringing people together for a day full of fun, smiles and activities!

A huge well done to everyone involved in organising such a wonderful day! 👏🥰 xx