Barnsley Council Central Area Team

Barnsley Council Central Area Team For Central, Dodworth, Stainborough and Tankersley, Kingstone, Worsbrough and Stairfoot Wards. This is the page for the Central Area Team.

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter for local updates and event information:https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKBARNSLEY/signup/36203 We are a small team of Council officers who work within the communities covered by the Central, Dodworth, Kingstone, Stairfoot and Worsbrough Wards. Our role is to support residents, community groups and Councillors to work together to improve our communities

and quality of life for people who live here. Empowering and enabling indiviuals and groups to become pro active citizens and help shape their communities is what we do! The team comprimises Carol Brady, Martin Kenworthy, Michelle Toone and Pat Braithwaite

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📚✨ Join the hunt for Roald Dahl's Golden Tickets at Birk Avenue Park! ✨📚Our friends in Barnsley Sport and Physical Activ...
08/09/2026

📚✨ Join the hunt for Roald Dahl's Golden Tickets at Birk Avenue Park! ✨📚

Our friends in Barnsley Sport and Physical Activity Team are inviting families to a afternoon of fun, adventure and exploration as they celebrate Roald Dahl Day (We know it's a little late, but he can have two birthdays this year) with a special Golden Ticket Trail!

🗓 Thursday 17 September
⏰ 3:00pm to 4:30pm
📍 Birk Avenue Park, Kendray

Can you find the hidden golden tickets and complete the challenge? There'll be plenty of fun along the way, and fancy dress is encouraged, so why not come dressed as your favourite Roald Dahl character? 🍫🎩🦊

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Children must be accompanied by an adult.

A fantastic opportunity to get outdoors, be active and enjoy some family fun in the park.

Please help spread the word by liking and sharing this post!

🍂🚶‍♀️🎟️

Stairfoot Ward Alliance The Forest Academy Hunningley Primary Academy Barnsley Family Hubs Oakhill Primary Academy

🌿 CENTRAL AREA WARD DAY! 🌿Today the Envirocentral Team were out and about across the Central Area, tackling a number of ...
07/09/2026

🌿 CENTRAL AREA WARD DAY! 🌿

Today the Envirocentral Team were out and about across the Central Area, tackling a number of jobs to keep our streets and footpaths looking their best! 💪🧹

📍 Osborne Street / Doncaster Road

We started the day clearing the backings between Osborne Street and Doncaster Road.

The team:
🌿 Cut back the overgrown hedges
🌱 Weeded the area
🗑️ Reported contaminated bins
🚮 Reported and removed fly-tipping
🌳 Removed self-set trees

Once that was looking much better, it was time to move on! 🚐

📍 Shelly Drive to Burton Road

Next up was the footpath connecting Shelly Drive to Burton Road.

We had received reports that the path was becoming slippy underfoot, and with it being heavily used by school children, the team got straight on it! 👷‍♂️💪

The team:
🌳 Removed a self-set tree
🌱 Cleared the weeds
🧹 Scraped away the moss
🚶‍♂️ Made the footpath safer and easier to use

📍 Windermere Road

For our final job of the day, we headed up to Windermere Road to tackle another backing. 💪

Again, the team got stuck in:
🌱 Weeding the area
🗑️ Removing side waste
🧹 Scraping up the moss
🚮 Tagging contaminated bins for uplift

Another busy day for the Envirocentral Team, making a real difference across the Central Area! 💚



04/09/2026

What matters most to you about Barnsley's future?

Barnsley has achieved a lot over the years. Now we're looking ahead and asking what matters most to the people who live, work, study and spend time here.

We're starting a borough-wide conversation to help shape the next chapter for Barnsley, and we want you to be part of it.

Tell us what matters most to you at barnsley.gov.uk/ShapingTheFuture

Prefer a paper copy? Barnsley 2040 surveys are also available from Barnsley Libraries and Family Hubs.

🌿 Birk Ave transformation! 🧹✨Today, the EnviroCentral team spent the whole day giving Birk Ave some much-needed TLC! 💚We...
04/09/2026

🌿 Birk Ave transformation! 🧹✨

Today, the EnviroCentral team spent the whole day giving Birk Ave some much-needed TLC! 💚

We started by strimming back the overgrown weeds along the pavement, working down from the park and tidying up the area as we went. 🌱✂️

We then got stuck into a full street litter pick, collecting 4 bags of litter and helping make Birk Ave cleaner and brighter! 🗑️👏

To round off the day, we also collected yesterday’s litter-picking bags from Heaven and Ale, who did an incredible job collecting 24 bags overall!🔥

A huge well done to them! Making a real difference to our local streets! 💚🌍



03/09/2026

Good morning, Barnsley! 👋

Watch our video all about Coffee, Cake and Community, a social connection project which helps to bring people together and gives them the chance to explore supported volunteering.

Hear from volunteer Mark on how he has made new friendships and built his confidence through the project.

Coffee, Cake and Community is supported by Barnsley Council Central Area Team.

New members are welcome - just turn up at Worsbrough Library at 3pm on a Thursday or email [email protected] for more information.

Find out how you can get involved in your community through volunteering at barnsley.gov.uk/LoveWhereYouLive.

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🌿🧹 Worsbrough Another Great Day of Teamwork! 💪💚Today, the Envirocentral team started things off in Worsbrough by getting...
03/09/2026

🌿🧹 Worsbrough Another Great Day of Teamwork! 💪💚

Today, the Envirocentral team started things off in Worsbrough by getting stuck into some weeding along Mitchell Street, giving the area a much-needed tidy-up. 🌱✂️

From there, we met up with the fantastic Worsbrough Tidy Team 🙌💚 and headed to Monk Springs for a good old-fashioned litter pick! 🗑️🧤

The Envirocentral team also cut back some of the overgrown shrubbery 🌳✂️, allowing us to get into areas that had been difficult to reach and uncovering some historic litter that had been hidden for some time. 👀🗑️

A massive thank you to the 7 brilliant volunteers who joined us and helped make such a difference! 👏👏

Together, the volunteers and Envirocentral team collected an amazing 27 bags of litter! 🗑️🗑️🗑️

💚 27 bags collected
🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ 7 volunteers
🌿 Shrubbery cut back
🧹 Mitchell Street weeded
🤝 Great partnership working

Another fantastic example of what can be achieved when the community and Envirocentral work together! 💪💚



🌳💚 KINGSTONE DAY FOR THE ENVIROCENTRAL TEAM! 💚🌳The Envirocentral Team had a busy day out in Kingstone today, giving a co...
02/09/2026

🌳💚 KINGSTONE DAY FOR THE ENVIROCENTRAL TEAM! 💚🌳

The Envirocentral Team had a busy day out in Kingstone today, giving a couple of local areas some much-needed TLC! 💪🌿

🚶‍♂️ Rockley Meadows & Laceby Court Footpath
We started the day on the footpath connecting Rockley Meadows and Laceby Court to Keresforth Hill Road, where the team got stuck in and gave the whole area a proper tidy-up! 🧹🌱

The team:
🗑️ Removed 3 bags of litter
✂️ Trimmed back the overgrown bushes
🌿 Removed a fly-tipped pile of branches
🌱 Weeded the pathway
🌿 Removed several patches of brambles
🧹 Gave the whole area a good tidy-up

Once that was completed, we headed over to Agnes Road Park 🌳🌸 to give the area some TLC too.

The team:
🌱 Cut the grass
🌿 Weeded around the plants
✂️ Trimmed back the bushes
🧹 Tidied the area

Another productive day for the Envirocentral Team, helping to keep Kingstone clean, tidy and looking its best! 💚🙌

📍 Kingstone
🗑️ 3 bags of litter removed
🌿 Two areas given some TLC
💪 Another job done!



A refreshed play space in the heart of Barnsley town centre 🌿Children visiting Spring Street play area will now find a n...
02/09/2026

A refreshed play space in the heart of Barnsley town centre 🌿

Children visiting Spring Street play area will now find a new toddler climbing unit, a new seesaw, improved surfacing and a refreshed entrance, alongside repainted play equipment.

The work has been delivered through Barnsley Council's Love Where You Live programme and is helping keep this well-used play area ready for local families to enjoy.

Looking after our parks is everyone's responsibility. If you spot damage, anti-social behaviour or any issues that need attention, please report them so we can help keep the space welcoming for everyone.

🍂 Looking for something fun to do with your little ones this autumn? 🍂Our friends at Barnsley Family Hubs Central based ...
02/09/2026

🍂 Looking for something fun to do with your little ones this autumn? 🍂

Our friends at Barnsley Family Hubs Central based in Worsbrough have a fantastic programme of FREE activities and support for families with young children throughout September, October, November and December.

From Stay and Play, Play and Learn and Little Talkers sessions, to specialist groups including SEND Brunch, SENDsory Explorers, and support for parents through New You New Us, there's something for everyone.

These welcoming sessions are a great way for children to learn through play, make new friends and develop new skills, whilst parents and carers can access advice, support and meet other local families.

📍 Best Start Family Hub Central, Bank End, Overdale Avenue, Worsbrough Dale, S70 4BD

Take a look at the timetable below and see what's on offer this season. Why not pop along and give it a try?

🍁👶🧸

Today the Envirocentral team split their time between the Dodworth Ward and Central Ward due to the Bank Holiday 🚐🌳🌱 Sil...
01/09/2026

Today the Envirocentral team split their time between the Dodworth Ward and Central Ward due to the Bank Holiday 🚐🌳

🌱 Silver Street – Dodworth

We started the day on Silver Street, tackling the footpath that leads through to Fairway.

The team:
✂️ Cut back and trimmed the overgrown hedges
🌿 Weeded the path and banking
🪴 Strimmed the grass banking
🗑️ Litter picked the area
♻️ Collected 4 bags of rubbish

A great transformation and another footpath brought back to a much better standard! 💪👏

🌳 Rose Hill Drive

Next, we headed over to the seating area at the end of Rose Hill Drive, where we cleared away the natural leaf litter that had fallen from the cherry trees 🍒🍂.

A quick tidy-up to keep this popular seating area looking clean, presentable and ready for residents to enjoy. 😊

🥕 Harbour Hill Community Allotment – Central Ward

We then headed over to Harbour Hill Allotment to celebrate Linda’s fantastic community allotment and all the hard work that has gone into making it such a great space for the community. 👩‍🌾🌱

It was great to see around 20 volunteers all together in one place, with everyone getting stuck in and helping out. 🤝💚

There was plenty to do, with everyone helping to harvest the fantastic produce that has been grown, including 🍎 apples, 🍐 pears, 🍅 tomatoes and 🫐 blackberries!

It was brilliant to see the results of all the hard work that Linda and her volunteers have put into the allotment. 🌱👏

The allotment has also benefited from the work of different groups, including Envirocentral, Stepping Stones and Balfour Beatty, all helping to make the site more accessible and welcoming for members of the community. 💪🤝

Linda and her volunteers are doing an amazing job, not only growing fresh fruit and vegetables but also helping people learn how to grow their own food and showing how the produce can be turned into healthy and tasty meals. 🥕🍅🥔🍲

A fantastic example of what can happen when community groups, volunteers and organisations work together. ❤️🌱



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