Derwenthorpe Community Interest Company (DCIC)

The current directors of the company are:

• David Casswell

• Gary Dorken

• Sam Borman

• Wendy Borman

What we do

We have a small group of volunteers who lock and unlock the play park. Some of the volunteers are on a rota and perform their task on the same day each week. Other volunteers are on standby and step in when someone is unable to lock or unlock. We have a WhatsApp group so that we can easily communicate and ensure that the park is always locked and unlocked every day. 

We are always looking for more volunteers as the more we have the easier it is to manage, so if you are interested then please contact us using the button at the bottom of this page. 

Each quarter we invoice JRHT for our services. This money is available for Derwenthorpe residents to fund activities and events. These can be anything you want as long as it benefits the residents of Derwenthorpe. If you have an idea then it would be best to chat with one of us first which you can do by using the contact us button at the bottom of this page. 

Here is our application form.

Here is what have we funded so far

• October 2026 – Boxing. This was organised by JRHT and our local PCSO. Six session were held at the Burnholme centre at a total cost of £1,414.80 and were open to all Derwenthorpe kids aged between 10 and 15.

• October 2026 – The Art of Connection. We funded four art sessions at the SSC aimed at different age groups at a cost of £1,831.98.

• August 2026 – Book exchange. As there are more books taken than given there is a need to buy some second hand books from time to time so we gave the book exchange up to £50 to do this.

• August 2026 – Community garden. There was a need of some top soil for the planters so we gave the community garden £219.99. Here is a what it looks like before and after. 

If you have any questions please contact us