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

Runners paint the town rainbow and raise £23,000 for poorly children

Clouds of coloured paint filled the air as hundreds of runners took part in the Derian House Colour Run on Saturday (27 June), raising £23,573.74 for children and young people […]

Grandson to keep family fundraising tradition afloat with 35-mile kayak challenge

A St Helens man is preparing to swap solid ground for the waterways this summer as he kayaks 35 miles in just 12 hours to raise money for Derian House […]

Children’s hospice making wishes come true for every seriously ill child

A Harry Potter fan who dreamed of stepping into the world of Hogwarts has become one of the first children to have her wish granted through a new wish-making service […]

Rugby stars bring smiles to Derian House sports day

There were plenty of smiles at Derian House’s annual sports day yesterday (Monday 15 June), thanks to a special visit from Wigan Warriors rugby stars Patrick Mago and Sam Walters. […]

Fylde swimmers endure 24-hour charity challenge and raise £9,000 for poorly children

SIX dedicated swimmers from across the Fylde have completed a gruelling 24-hour relay swim – the equivalent of swimming the English Channel and back – and raised £9,359 for their […]

Teen who melted hearts with ice cream dream scoops hundreds for Derian House

Lancashire teenager Annie Pickup was offered the chance to make her wish of becoming an ice cream lady come true, but was left disappointed and heartbroken when the experience was […]

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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

6 days ago

Here's the final installment in this week's epic #ThankYouThursday trilogy! Thanks to everyone who has supported their local children's hospice over the past week Lucy Collins Academy of Dancingdemy of Dancing raised vital funds for Derian House during the academy's after show party, in memory of LaFarleys Solicitors LLPrleys Solicitors LLP took on the Great Manchester Run, with team members raising an incredible £3,000 for us. 💚 Maisie held a craft stall at her school's summer fair, and managed to raise £132.20 for us.💚 Gary Southworth has supported us for a few years, and recently completed his second wing walk - raising over £1,000 for us in the process!💚 WINSTANLEY WALKERS FC donated £750 after hearing all about the work of Derian House thanks to two of our grandparents. TY 🫶 ... See MoreSee Less
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6 days ago

In the spirit of us thanking everyone on this glorious #ThankYouThursday, here's this week's second installment! 😎💚 Molly Brennand-Duxbury stomped 52 miles across farmland, roadways, trail paths and sheep fields in the Three Shire Ultra event in memory of her dad, David, ranking second fastest lady in the race - third overall - and raising an incredible £2,072 for us in the process.💚 Chad from Street Sounds Promotions dropped off a wonderful cheque for £2,605 from their annual soul event.💚 £1 from the sale of each 'Cloud Mother' book - the debut novel by Zena Unitt - will be donated to us here Zebra Technologies💚 Zebra Technologies held a quiz night for us, raising a brilliant £800.💚 Team members from The Leonard Curtis Foundation spent a volunteering day out in our gardens stripping paint from the decking and getting it ready for our Open Gardens event.TY 🫶 ... See MoreSee Less
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6 days ago

Welcome to #ThankYouThursday, our weekly celebration of all things fundraising here at Derian House! 😍💚 Katie and Steph from NatWest completed a six-mile hike through the Peak District in memory of Liam Bracken, raising £387 for us in the process.💚 Anna Williams completed The Lap - a 47-mile clockwise ultra-marathon around Lake Windermere. She's raised £685, £200 of which was kindly match funded by her place of wUnited Utilitiesities.💚 We were one of 250 lucky recipients of a gift The Bransford Webbs Plant Companympany, in the form of a Helenium Sahins Early Flowerer. Gareth the gardener has planted it ready for our Open Gardens event - in association National Garden Schemecheme - which will take place on Sunday 12th June... tickets available here - tinyurl.com/yeyud58Thomas Hardie Commercials Ltds Ltd spent a rainy day volunteering in our gardens for one of the team's 'Make a Difference' days.💚 Procurement Hub has made a huge donation of £22,053 from their 'Giving Back' initiative. TY 🫶 ... See MoreSee Less
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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