DERIAN House Children’s Hospice has been awarded a grant of £21,980 from HSBC UK which will be used to create a new memorial garden at the hospice. The new memorial garden will reflect the hospice’s ongoing commitment to care for the bereaved and will...
OVER £12,000 was raised by Lancashire families taking part in Deck the Halls for Derian House Children’s Hospice. With the hospice’s usual programme of Christmas events unable to go ahead, Derian House reached out to the local community for help raising vital funds. More...
LEYLAND super gran Linda Miller has knitted a snowman every single day of 2020 to raise money for her local children’s hospice. The 73-year-old experienced a stroke six years ago, which left her with impaired vision and dementia, but she hasn’t let that stop...
HAPPY NEW YEAR from everyone at Derian House! We had all hoped that the New Year would bring with it the return of some normality and whilst that hasn’t been the case, one thing that always stays the same is that January means SALES!...
A BLACKBURN man braved the winter weather to cycle 230 miles from London to Chorley to raise money for his local children’s hospice. Ryan Walmsley, 21, who is a community ambassador for Derian House Children’s Hospice, took four days to complete the epic journey...
A Brindle grandmother has brought smiles to the faces of sick children this Christmas… by making festive scrubs for every member of staff at her local children’s hospice. Kind-hearted Pat Fleming ran up more than 60 scrubs in a range of festive fabrics to...
TWO lads from Lancashire are taking on the corporate giants of the music industry in a bid for the Christmas number one… and all in aid of their local children’s charity. Graham Haydock and Danny Clarkson – who call themselves 2 n a Half...
AN ARMY of elves from across Lancashire have jumped into action to raise vital funds for Derian House Children’s Hospice this Christmas. Schools and families throughout the region have taken on elf duties this festive season and are selling gingerbread plush toys in a...
CHRISTMAS has arrived for children at Derian House Children’s Hospice after foresters delivered them a 25ft socially-distanced gift. Staff at United Utilities donated and installed a huge Christmas tree outside the hospice. It’s the second year the water company has given a tree to...
INTERNATIONAL singing sensation Kiki Deville has released a new charity single to raise money in memory of her baby son. Kiki, who lives in Earby, East Lancashire, is patron of Derian House Children’s Hospice, where her son Dexter was cared for during his short...
PRESTON shoppers can grab a bargain in time for Christmas, with the grand opening of a brand new Derian House charity shop in the city centre today (Monday, 7 December, 2020). Leo Cliffe, one of the young people cared for by the Chorley-based children’s...
AN ENCHANTED forest has arrived at Derian House Children’s Hospice spreading Christmas joy to the children and young people. The children’s charity offered the community a chance to celebrate a loved one in a unique and special way by dedicating a Tree of Love...
LANCASHIRE’S children’s hospice is challenging people to go all out with their Christmas decorations this year to help raise money for seriously ill children. Derian House Children’s Hospice is launching Deck the Halls – a campaign to spread light and cheer across the county...
A Chorley charity has scooped £20,000 as part of a leading housebuilder’s hugely successful charity campaign supporting under-18s across the nation. Derian House Children’s Hospice won one of the top prizes in the Persimmon Homes Building Futures campaign, which encouraged applications in three categories...
HIGH STREET stores may be closed but you can still start ticking off your Christmas list with a visit to the Derian House online Christmas shop. Whether you’re looking for stocking fillers or a thoughtful way to show appreciation to the key workers in...
An adventurous dad-of-two is walking from London to Lancashire to raise money for seriously ill children. Nik McEwan, 34, from Portsmouth, will carry his camping equipment and food on his back as he makes the arduous 208-mile trek from London to Chorley, stopping to...
A Lancashire great granny has marked her 90th birthday in style this weekend, by jumping 15,000ft from a plane to raise money for Derian House Children’s Hospice. Patricia Baker, of Leyland, said: “I can’t explain how it felt. Wonderful but scary,” after completing the...
Furloughed or redundant service workers are being asked to lend a hand by helping out in their local charity shop. Derian House Children’s Hospice, based in Chorley, is in desperate need of volunteers to help run its shops in Leyland, Chorley and Horwich. The...
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