College Facilities and Events
Facilities in Derwent include Computer Services classrooms and computer rooms, a Junior Common room, and the Derwent bar and dining room. During the day there is a main dining room, a snack bar and a drinks bar.
Club D, a student disco on campus is organised through the Junior Common room. This is held periodically at weekends during term time in the Derwent bar and dining room. The College also holds the annual Big-D (formerly known as Derwent BBQ) the biggest event on campus. It is an end of year event along the lines of Club D, but on a larger scale. Taking up the whole area in and around the college, it is normally held on the final Thursday of the Summer term and has several rooms of music, bars and food, and open air activities.
Past acts to play at the event include Fenna Rhodes and Bruce from X Factor, and more recently Lil' Chris, Boyd from Neighbours and The Cheeky Girls. Pendulum and Chesney Hawkes played the event in 2008, and Simian Mobile Disco, Scratch Perverts and Utah Saints in 2009. In 2010 bands Chase & Status and Audio Bullys were headliners.
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