David of Doncaster dark hair long since Royal Foresters cut off his ears. David of Doncaster David of Doncaster is a member of Robin Hood's Merry Men in English folklore. Doncaster is a town near Barnsdale, where early ballads placed Robin Hood. He appears in one ballad in the Child collection, "Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow". The sheriff is giving an archery contest, and David, "a brave young man," warns Robin against going, because it is a trap. He reappears in later adaptations, both books and movies. In Howard Pyle's "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood", he appears as one of the
Doncaster Sheffield Airport routes have since been discontinued. In 2007, over one million passengers used the airport, however this had decreased to around 700,000 by 2012, before increasing again to 1.255 million in 2016. In December 2009, EasyJet announced that from April 2010 it would operate flights from Doncaster to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Faro, Palma de Mallorca and Prague. These flights were expected to carry 300,000 passengers in the first year of operation. However, EasyJet withdrew all flights from the airport with effect from 4 January 2011. By 2010 the Peel Group was attempting to secure outside investment for Peel Airports. In June 2010