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Please email Damian.Greenfield@doncaster.gov.uk or write to Damian Greenfield, Doncaster NDC 9 - 13 Highfield Road, Highfield House, Doncaster, DN1 2LA or Tel: 01302 737 518.  

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The New Deal for Communities (NDC) programme is a key part the Government’s National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal: which aims to narrow the gap between the poorest neighbourhoods and the rest of England by 2020. There are 39 NDC partnerships in England, all of which have the same themes (Jobs & Training, Crime Reduction, Education Attainment, Improving Health and Housing & Environment) but differ in the way they deliver change.  

The radical thing about NDC partnerships is that they are resident-led, which helps regeneration to be done with local people, rather than to them. The vision in 2001 was “… a nation where no-one is seriously disadvantaged by where they live, where power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many not the few … one nation, not separated by class, race or where people live.” Importantly, “… the Strategy harnesses the hundreds of billions of pounds spent by the key Government departments, rather than relying on one-off regeneration funding” (Social Exclusion Unit - SEU, 2001).  

In Doncaster, the NDC covers five communities around the town centre: Balby Bridge and parts of Hyde Park, Hexthorpe, Nether Hall and Woodfield. It is run by a Community Interest Company (CIC): Doncaster Central Development Trust and DMBC – Doncaster Council is its accountable body.