Welcome to Derian House

We care for more than 400 seriously ill babies, children and young people across the North West helping them make the most of every moment.

Support us

Care is free for families, but it will cost £6 million to run services at Derian House this year, and we rely on the generosity of our kind supporters to keep doing what we do.

Are you a Derian family?

Visit our brand new family website where you can find out more about Derian House, book onto sessions in our pool and cinema, and learn more about how we can help.

Fundraise for us

Want to fundraise for us?

Email fundraising@derianhouse.co.uk or call 01257 271 271

The Little Things
Derian House documentary

Derian dad Paul Woodward’s documentary, “The Little Things”, dives deep into the world of children’s hospices – and offers an exclusive look behind the scenes at Derian House. Directed by the award-winning Thomas Elliott Griffiths, the film highlights the moving stories and connections between families, staff, and volunteers, showcasing the blockbuster impact of hospice care.

All about us

Take the tour

Explore our outstanding facilities from the comfort of your own home.

Family Stories

Kacey's story

Our son Kacey is pure joy – always smiling and dancing, with a cheeky charm that melts hearts.
But Kacey has been very poorly throughout his short life, and we have been told to say goodbye to him a heart-breaking nine times.
Kacey is now five, and thanks to a rare multi-organ transplant we never thought possible, we’ve been given the most precious Christmas gift: the freedom of time with our little boy.

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Tommy's story

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Daniella's story

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Holly's story

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Jeffrey's story

latest Derian news

Latest Derian News

Retiring maths teacher’s final sum adds up to £100k for Derian House

A Darwen maths teacher who helped pupils to raise more than £100,000 for their local children’s hospice over 16 years is set to retire this summer. Wayne Hartley, 58, raised […]

Dad’s Alpine ultra-trek back to playground where daughter survived knife attack in bid to raise thousands for poorly children

A Wigan dad will journey for nine days across the French, Swiss and Italian Alps – a total of 180 miles – back to the playground in Annecy, France, where […]

Derian House leading national change to improve children’s end of life care across the NHS

Seriously ill children across the country will receive better care thanks to a new wave of education for NHS staff and healthcare professionals – led by Derian House Children’s Hospice. […]

Derian House rated Good by health watchdog CQC

Derian House Children’s Hospice has been rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following its latest inspection, recognising the charity’s high-quality, compassionate care for children and young people with […]

Top Dogs wag their way to £5,000 for poorly children

Wagging tails, muddy paws and plenty of happy walks filled February as dogs and their owners stepped up for Derian House’s ‘Top Dog’ challenge. A pack of 20 determined pooches […]

Wigan Warriors reveal new must-have jersey designed by Derian House young people

Wigan Warriors have dropped another surprise in their 2026 partnership with Derian House Children’s Hospice – and it’s something fans will definitely want in their collection. After months of keeping […]

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Online donation

Online

Visit our donation page
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Donate to Derian by Cheque

By Cheque

Download our template and return to:
Derian House Children’s Hospice
Chancery Road, Chorley, PR7 1DH

text Derian

By Text

Text Derian and the amount you
wish to donate to 70085
eg. DERIAN 5 to donate £5

In House Donations at Derian

In Store

Donate in our stores
in Blackburn, Horwich, Chorley, Leigh
See opening hours here

By Phone

By Phone

Call our fundraising team on
01257 271 271

bank transfer

Bank Transfer

We accept bank transfers to
Virgin Money
05-06-74  71823944

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Facebook Posts

21 hours ago

Here it is, our final #ThankYouThursday celebration before the long Easter weekend! Thanks so much everyone for blessing us with your presence and presents over the last few weeks - there's loads more of you to thank next Thursday! 🤩💚 Staff and customerThe Talbotalbot have been busy raising £700 in aid of landlord Andy's sponsored hair grow! The team popped by with the money, and loads of Easter before Andy bolted off to the barbers for his much-needed shave!💚 Derian family, The Valentines, surprised our staff with 150kg of potatoes yesterday afternoon! They had surplus amounts from their farm, so popped in with a unique Easter treat. Well done to Thomas for bagging them all up - it took him hours! 💚St Helens Hockey Clubockey Club called in with Easter eggs donated by all of the club members and their families.💚 A team of worMcDonald'sMcDonald's branches across Lancashire spent one of their 'Make a Difference' days here at the hospice, helping to clear and paint the decking and HMS Danni in our Seaside Garden ready for the summer months.💚 Lilford Wednesday Nordic Walkers donated £150 from their group.TY 🫶 ... See MoreSee Less
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24 hours ago

Whoooooooooooah, we're halfway there - whooooooooah, Easter giving's in the air! We can't believe how many deliveries we've had this week... th#ThankYouThursdayu, #ThankYouThursday 🐰💚 Junior Miss Galaxy International, Scarlett Heseltine, called by with a donation of Easter eggs for our children, young people, and their families.💚 Grimsargh Village Store has also donated a huge pile of eggs forMary Monson Solicitorsry Monson SoliBarton Grange Garden CentreGrangGreenfingers CharityGreenfingers Charity dropped off a range of sensory plants for our state-of-the-art Sensory Garden.💚 We had an Amazon Wish List delivery courtesy of Miss Burkinshaw.TY 🫶 ... See MoreSee Less
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1 day ago

Just like a batch of Easter eggs, we've got another batch of superstars to thank for their hard work in helping out their local children's hospice #ThankYouThursdayouThursday 🤩💚 Sporty supporter Matty Hughes raised £865 for us by taking on the Madrid MarWigan Warriorsn Warriors fan Ben won our Easter hamper raffle in the Fan Village at last weekend's game, of which we raised over £300 in the process! Lyndhurst Precision Engineering LTDEngineering LTD did an egg drop for us...💚 ...as did Phil Meadowcroft, who kept up his annual tradition of asking friends, family members - and even Wigan Warriors prop Patrick Mago! - for their help in delivering as many goodies as possible for our families over Easter.💚 Staff members at BAE also donated an abundance of eggs to us.TY 🫶 ... See MoreSee Less
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Address
Derian House Children’s Hospice Chancery Road Astley Village Chorley Lancashire PR7 1DH
Email Us

All Enquiries Info@derianhouse.co.uk

Call Us
Telephone (General)

01257 233 300

Telephone (Fundraising)

01257 271 271