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.

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latest Derian news

Latest Derian News

Elsie’s Story helps Derian House families make special memories at Chester Zoo

The Southport family behind charity Elsie’s Story helped 64 families supported by Derian House Children’s Hospice enjoy a special day out at Chester Zoo on Saturday (22 August). Jenni Stancombe, […]

Bolton boy’s mile a day marathon for poorly children

Nine-year-old Henry Cragg of Lostock, Bolton, has challenged himself to run a mile every day throughout the school holidays to raise money for his local children’s hospice, Derian House. Keen […]

Gold award for Derian House garden

Lancashire’s children’s hospice has won gold in the Chorley Flower Show, held at Astley Park over the weekend (31 July to 2 August). The award-winning display, titled ‘When you wish […]

Parents of babies with uncertain futures given precious chance to see their first smile

A Bamber Bridge mum and dad are the first to see their unborn baby’s smile thanks to a new service at Derian House Children’s Hospice. For parents whose baby faces […]

Sandcastles and smiles as Derian House families enjoy first-ever seaside day out

There were buckets and spades full of laughter as Derian House children and families took over St Anne’s Beach last week (Tuesday, 21 July) – the first-ever day trip out […]

Tez Ilyas, TikTok stars, and Rovers hero help Darwen teen raise thousands for sick kids

Blackburn comedian Tez Ilyas joined former Blackburn Rovers captain Elliott Bennett and a host of football TikTok stars to help a Darwen teenager score another fundraising success for Derian House […]

Family Stories

Luke's story

Our son Luke loved life, and though he only had 16 years, he lived every one of them exactly how he wanted to.

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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

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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

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Facebook Posts

2 days ago

This #ThankYouThursday, we'd like to give special thanks to the team at FASE Group Ltd, who were the gold match sponsorWigan Warriorsriors' recent game against Hull KR... ✨...and decided to donate their table in the Chairman's Club to us here at Derian House, alongside a signed and framed shirt from the entire first-team squad! 🤩Not only did the Warriors put in a solid performance as they beat the Robins in an epic 46-0 win, but they also paid homage with a very special tribute to one of their own - rugby league icon Sir Billy Boston - who sadly passed away aged 92 last week 🫶A huge thank you to everyone involved for letting us be a part of the club's unforgettable evening 💚 ...
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2 days ago

We love Thursdays, because we get to thank our wonderful supporters for everything they do! So without further ado, here are this week's #ThankYouThursday superstars The Dunkirk Hall Hall held a charity fun day over the bank holiday weekend in aid of Derian HouseEuxton Cricket Club Club played host to the annual Euxfest last weekend, and not only was lots of money raised for the hospice, but a table and drinks package for Derian staff and volunteers was donated by event spoVitrXVitrX, too!💚 Rod held his annual SOULCHOONS@THEPRINCE event, raising an incredible £1,700 for us in the process.💚 Fox Lane Sports Club returned with its annual Foxfest, raising vital funds for Derian House. Derian Dad, Andy, peddled 20km over 5 hours on an exercise bike to raise money and awareness for his own Sahara Desert Trek fundraiser... which is now just 10 weeks away! 💚 Ambassadors Stan and Sandra dropped by with an extremely generous £30,000 cheque from our supporter David Woods' Will. David was a huge contributor to the hospice, and two years ago bought a brand new Renault Traffic minibus so that more of our children and young people could enjoy days out.TY 🫶 ...
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2 days ago

Back to school already? You're having a giraffe! 🦒Joshua had THE best day out eveLEGOLAND Discovery Centre ManchesterOLAND during last week's penultimate School's Out trip 🤩He said it's always been on his 'bucket list' to go to LEGOLAND, and couldn't stop marveling at all of the incredible creations - that's one satisfied happy chappy courtesy of the team here at Derian House! 💚 ...
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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