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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Take the tour

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

latest Derian news

Latest Derian News

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 […]

Corrie stars swap cobbles for golf course to help poorly children

Coronation Street trio Tyrone, Kirk and Chesney swapped the cobbles for the golf course as they hosted their annual charity golf day, raising vital funds for Derian House Children’s Hospice, […]

Good deed pays off as volunteer couple scoop £5,000 in Derian House Summer Raffle

A Garstang couple who bought a raffle ticket while volunteering for Derian House Children’s Hospice have won the top prize of £5,000 in the charity’s Summer Raffle. Jeanette and Dave […]

Bolton mum will use £10,000 win on Derian House lottery to buy daughter her dream cello

When Ilona Hepburn, of Egerton, Bolton, signed up to play the Derian House Lottery for £1 per week, winning was the last thing on her mind. She simply wanted to […]

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

5 days ago

We welcomed a bus-load of BAE apprentices into the hospice gardens this week... ✨...our biggest corporate fundraising group EVER! 🤩34 first-years got to work in the glorious sunshine - like a scene plucked straight out of DIY SOS - clearing a huge area at the front of Derian House, building a compost bin, and painting all of our fences 🙌A huge thanks to everyone involved for making such a huge difference, and doing so much great work in the team's 2.5 days here - you're welcome back#thankyouthursdayouThursday 💚 ... See MoreSee Less
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5 days ago

Are you sitting comfortably? 😍We certainly are, thanks to Rucomfy Beanbags, who reached out to us offering some brand new beanbags after a staff member visited the hospice and noticed that our current batch were slightly worn ✨Amber arrived earlier this month with 10 bright and brand new beanbags in tow, that have since been dispersed across Derian House... as well as our four Derian on Holiday lodges! 🙌A huge thanks to the team for their incredible donation - we're gonna have bags of fun with t#thankyouthursdayrsday 💚 ... See MoreSee Less
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5 days ago

Thursdays are for thanking here at Derian House - and this week, we've got plenty more fabulous fundraisers to thank for everything they've done for us 🤩💚 Gary Southworth dropped by with an epic cheque for £1,688, money of which he'd raised during his recent wing walk challenge.💚 90-year-old Grandma Margaret celebrated her mega milestone birthday in style - by daring to take on the world's fastest zipline at Zip World Llechwedd Quarry. She managed to raise hundreds of pounds towards her granddaughter Naomi's Sahara Desert Trek fund.💚 A team of staff from Zebra Technologies have spent today in our hospice gardens carrying out some essential maintenance work, made even more impressive due to the extreme heat!💚 Our neighbours at The Gymnasium Chorley held their annual Fit & Fun Fest earlier this summer, raising an incredible £1,284.77 for us in the process.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