SUPPORTERS, staff and volunteers from Derian House Children’s Hospice joined together on Friday 1 October to celebrate Derian Day. The fundraising event marked the 28th Birthday of Derian House Children’s Hospice which opened in October 1993 and today cares for more than 400 babies,...
ICONIC vehicles from the movies – including Lightning McQueen and the cars from Ghostbusters and Dumb and Dumber – were part of a banger rally that raised more than £30,000 for a Lancashire children’s charity. The Great Big North West Tour 2021 raised vital...
A specially adapted Ford ‘Gaming Transit’ has arrived in the UK to bring accessible fun to young gamers across the UK. Piloted by Team Fordzilla – Ford’s own esports team – the van will visit special educational needs schools and children’s hospices in Lancashire,...
MORE children and families will be able to enjoy the big screen experience thanks to new sponsorship of the Derian House Cinema Room from local energy provider, ESG. The cinema featuring a 120-inch screen also offers hotdogs, candy floss and popcorn to provide families...
DERIAN House Children’s Hospice has launched a brand new virtual tour allowing families and supporters alike to explore its facilities from the comfort of their own homes. The tour, which is worth £10,000, was generously donated to the hospice by local VR specialists, VR...
A BLACKBURN home shaped by designer Wayne Hemingway and his team is being given away to raise funds for a Lancashire children’s charity. In what is believed to be the first of its kind in the area, Derian House Children’s Hospice will stage the...
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SIXTEEN-year-old Jacob Reddy from Blackburn is touring the country with his acoustic guitar to raise money for the children’s hospice where his brother was cared for. Jacob will spend 22 days travelling up and down the country this summer, busking in each of the...
Your local children’s hospice is opening its gardens on Sunday 8 August 2021 and there’s plenty of fun in store for garden enthusiasts and families alike. Derian House Children’s Hospice is taking part in the National Garden Scheme giving members of the public a...
KINGSWOOD Homes is gearing up for its latest fundraiser and is rallying the troops to drive for Derian House Children’s Hospice. The Preston-based homebuilder has teamed up with Just Drive to host The Great Big North West Tour 2021. Teams of up to five...
BLACKBURN shoppers flocked to grab a bargain yesterday (Tuesday 20 July 2021) at the official opening of Derian House Children’s Hospice’s brand new charity shop. The hospice, which looks after seriously ill children from Blackburn and across then North West, celebrated the grand opening...
With the arrival of 19 July, I would like to give a brief update on our health and safety procedures at Derian House Children’s Hospice. We put the wellbeing of our children, young people and their families at the heart of all decisions at...
PLEASE NOTE: Due to poor weather conditions, this event has been rescheduled to take place on Sunday 22 August 2021. FAMILIES are invited to watch a battle of the NHS giants at a charity cricket match being held in Adlington next month. Teams of...
THREE young people have been given a foot on the career ladder thanks to an innovative new government scheme at Derian House Children’s Hospice. Mahwish, Aarron and Patrick have been taken on as shop and warehouse assistants to help run the charity’s busy high...
Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cambridge has shared a personal a message of support to mark Children’s Hospice Week, asking everyone to join her in thanking the UK’s 54 children’s hospices for the life-changing care they provide to seriously ill children and families....
THIS week is national Volunteers’ Week – an annual celebration of the contributions and achievements made by volunteers. Here at Derian House, we’re saying a great big thank you to our amazing team of 100 volunteers who in 2019 donated 10,000 hours of their...
DERIAN House Children’s Hospice has been nominated in the charity poll on Discount Promo Codes and is in with the chance to win 20% of the website’s profits at the end of June. The Chorley-based children’s hospice which cares for more than 400 seriously...
Thomas Hardie Commercials is raising money for Derian House Children’s Hospice with its eye-catching new truck. The new Volvo FH Globetrotter demonstrator sits at the centre of the dealer’s ‘Drive it for Derian’ campaign and will be unmissable on the roads with its bright...
A FIVE-year-old boy is running 100 miles in 100 days to raise money for sick children. Archie Richardson, of Tottington in Greater Manchester, is more than half-way to his goal and has already raised a staggering £1,250 for Derian House Children’s Hospice. The Tottington...
THREE adventurous youngsters are climbing Mount Snowdon this half term to raise money for their local children’s hospice. Brothers Elliott (11) and Christian Mechan (9) from Leyland are teaming up with their friend Zac Everett (7) from Euxton to conquer the legendary mountain. The...
Veterans and family members of the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment are taking on a challenge of walking 10 Million steps during the month of May. The Queen’s Lancashire Regiment Veterans Charity have taken on the colossal walking challenge to raise money for Derian House Children’s...
DERIAN House Children’s Hospice is urgently seeking volunteers to help out at its charity shops across Lancashire. The Chorley-based children’s charity is in need of volunteers to lend a hand at its shops in Chorley, Horwich, Leyland and Preston which have recently reopened following...
Farrell Heyworth are marking 30 years in business this year by supporting local charities. As part of their 30 year celebrations, local independent Estate Agents Farrell Heyworth are delighted to have the opportunity to give back to the communities they serve and support local...
A LANCASHIRE children’s hospice has bid a fond farewell to its longest serving member of staff who has spent more than a quarter of a century caring for poorly children. Much-loved nurse Fiona Andrews has worked at Derian House Children’s Hospice in Chorley for...
Two Burnley FC in the Community staff members are gearing up to cycle from Turf Moor to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to mark the last weekend of the Premier League season and raise money for their favourite charities. Gwilym Jones, Primary and Secondary Schools Engagement...
END of life care for children and young people in the North West of England is a “postcode lottery” according to new research released today. NHS provision is “patchy” with nurses providing out-of-hours care out of goodwill and children’s hospices plugging the gap in...
YOUNG people at Derian House Children’s Hospice enjoyed a flavour of independence when they road-tested the new recipe kits from supermarket Booths. Youngsters, who use the services at the Chorley-based charity, got creative in the kitchen to tackle the red pepper, tomato and mozzarella...
CHILDREN in Lancashire are receiving better end-of-life care thanks to innovative new ways of working employed by a children’s hospice. Derian House Children’s Hospice in Chorley has trained three members of staff as Advanced Clinical Practitioners – the level of a junior doctor. The...
Derian House Children’s Hospice in Chorley has been awarded a £3,000 grant from the Cadent Foundation after being voted for by Cadent customers across the region. Through it’s ‘Connecting Colleagues, Customers and Communities’ initiative, Cadent employees in the North West were asked to trial...
CHILDREN and young people cared for at Derian House Children’s Hospice will benefit from new play equipment and sports services following a successful application for funding from the Toyota Parasport Fund. Launched in November 2019 by Sport England, Toyota GB & the British Paralympic...
A couple whose sons are cared for by Derian House have raised more than £2,000 by walking from Bolton to Blackpool. Daniella Wroth and her partner Julian Crossman, from Westhoughton, undertook the 30-mile trek on 27 March, reaching Blackpool Tower in just over 11 hours. Daniella said: “The walk...
LEYLAND-BASED plant and machine supplier, Clive Hurt (part of the Fox Group), is raising money for Derian House Children’s Hospice with its eye-catching new road sweeper. Clive Hurt Plant Hire Ltd named Derian House as its charity of the year and is supporting the...
A COURAGEOUS Westhoughton couple are set to walk from Bolton to Blackpool to raise money for a children’s hospice that cares for their twin boys Daniella Wroth and her partner Julian Crossman will begin their epic walk on Saturday morning (27 March) and trek...
We spoke to Stephen Johnson, Managing Director at Quooker UK, to find out more about the company and the product they provide as well as why they chose to support Derian and how they are helping us. Introducing Quooker “Quooker is a really interesting...
To mark the anniversary of the first national coronavirus lockdown on 23 March 2021, Derian House, together with other Greater Manchester Hospices, is supporting the National Day of Reflection. The National Day of Reflection has been organised by end-of-life charity Marie Curie, to remember those who have died during the Covid-19 pandemic. Marie Curie...
A Chorley woman recently made redundant from work has won £25,000 on the Derian House Lottery. Kay Fishwick scooped the jackpot in March and became the charity’s first ever £25,000 lottery winner. “It took a while to sink in, you don’t think it’s real...
A unique car is going under the auction hammer to raise money for Lancashire children’s hospice Derian House. The Smart Car was painstakingly hand-painted by Preston-based Kingswood Homes’ managing director Paul Jones to replicate the iconic Little Tikes classic Cozy Coupe toy car. The...
DERIAN House Children’s Hospice has been awarded £50,000 from the Cumbria Community Foundation and Pappagallino Flow Through Fund. The funding has supported the hospice to maintain its essential work in the community throughout the COVID-19 crisis. The Chorley-based children’s hospice provides respite and...
DERIAN House Children’s Hospice is sending one member of staff back to the classroom! Charlotte Tindall has been awarded a scholarship to study to become the charity’s first Nurse Associate as part of a ground-breaking scheme to tackle the national nursing shortage. The new...
THE first lucky lottery winner of 2021 has been announced and they’re generously giving back the prize to Derian House Children’s Hospice. Patricia Hough, a retired art teacher from Chorley, became the first winner of the New Year to scoop the £1000 prize. “I...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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