Derwenthorpe is a new Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust development of attractive, affordable, eco-friendly family homes with 18 acres of green open space. Community is at the heart of Derwenthorpe and it offers a wide range of activities centred around the Super Sustainable Centre. e.g. yoga, Derwenthorpe Film Club, Caterpillar Stay & Play, Osbaldwick Community Choir. The groups […]
Caterpillar Club is a weekly group for all babies and children aged 5 and under at the Super Sustainable Centre in Derwenthorpe. This group is organised by residents of Derwenthorpe and since starting in 2016, the group has gone from strength to strength. Caterpillar Club welcomes visitors from all areas of York https://www.facebook.com/pg/caterpillarclubyork
The Community Activity Network (CAN) consists of a group of local residents who come together on a monthly basis (first Sunday of the month) to host a residents/community coffee morning. This is the ideal opportunity to find out what is happening at Derwenthorpe and (if you want to) how to get involved. Everyone is welcome to attend […]
‘At the heart of our success is the time and space we offer people to think about what they want to do next’. Experience Counts (York) CIC started in October 2016 and delivered the pilot for its first 50 plus programme that month, with support from the NCS in York at the NCS Centre in […]
Support for Success is a social enterprise based in York which offers unaccredited, community and workplace based, learning & development opportunities for adults. Our main mission is removing barriers to accessing and engaging with learning by providing informal, friendly and supportive learning right in the heart of your community or workplace, so anyone and everyone regardless of their background or situation can engage in a positive learning experience […]
Community Catalysts CIC, a social enterprise working across the UK to try ensure that people who need care and support to live their lives can get help in ways, times and places that suit them, with real choice of attractive local options. We have many years of experience helping local people nationally to use their […]
Tang Hall Online is a community-led project which offers informal drop-in sessions to support local residents to learn IT skills, get online and gain confidence in using online systems. Our Tang Hall Online group get together twice a week at Tang Hall Community Centre to use IT equipment and support each other and anyone who drops-in […]
Tapty return with creative art and play time sessions for pre-school children and their parents. Sessions are held at Tang Hall Community Centre on Fridays from 10am – 11:30am, starting on the 26th January for 8 weeks. The dates of sessions are: 26th January 2nd February 9th February 16th February 23rd February 2nd March 9th March […]
The Friends of Glen Gardens welcomes everyone to this event on Saturday 16th December at The Kiosk in Glen Gardens at 3.45pm. (Collect a lantern or bring your own). The lantern procession will start at 4.15 and walk along East Parade onto Melrosegate to the Holy Trinity church hall where there will be free refreshments.
The York Men’s Shed is a local community organisation set up to provide a place where men can gather to work on projects or just to socialise. Our shed will, at least initially, be organised around woodworking skills. What are ‘Men’s Sheds’? The shed concept began in Australia in the mid 90’s. There was a […]
