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.

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

Wigan Warriors ask fans to buy charity kit unseen in powerful show of support for children’s hospice

Wigan Warriors have kicked off 2026 with an unusual challenge to supporters: buy the club’s new charity kit without seeing it. In a bold move that is deeply symbolic, the […]

From rags to runway: fashion student gives charity shop waste a makeover

A fashion graduate has teamed up with Derian House Children’s Hospice to give its charity shop rags a second life. The ground-breaking scheme will help combat a problem faced by […]

Benidorm’s Steve Pemberton wins £13k for children’s charity close to his heart on Weakest Link

League of Gentlemen creator Steve Pemberton was crowned the strongest link on the BBC’s The Weakest Link on Saturday night, and will donate the £12,800 prize to the children’s hospice […]

Dad with dyslexia goes global with debut children’s book

Living with dyslexia, writing a book was something that Chorley dad-of-two, Arron Taylor, never thought he would ever be capable of. The 38-year-old who works with young people at Derian […]

“Father Aitch-mas”: UK rapper Aitch drops more than just rhymes at Derian House

Fresh from his appearance on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Manchester rapper Aitch swapped bushtucker trials for plenty of smiles, and surprised his local children’s hospice with […]

Family lights up Christmas trees at Derian House candlelit carol service

Candles twinkled throughout Blackburn Cathedral as supporters enjoyed a night of festive carols and remembering loved ones at Derian House’s annual Christmas carol concert on Friday (5 December). 16-year-old Matthew […]

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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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2 days ago

This #ThankyouThursday, we'd like to tRed Rose Storageorage for funding the brand new hoodies that've been bought for our Derian Dads Bereavement Group ✨Each of the zippers are emblazoned with words that collectively, our Dads would use to describe their children who've passed away 💫Keep your eyes peeled on our Facebook page tomorrow, when we'll be making a very special announcement about our very special group here at the hospice 💚 ... See MoreSee Less
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Make a wish and it may come true! 🤩Our Amazon Wishlist is specially curated by our team with items that will benefit the families we care for here at Derian House, and over the past few weeks we've been inundated thanks to the generosity of our supporters ✨If you'd like to treat your local children's hospice to a very special gift, please take a look at #ThankyouThursdayhankYouThursday 💚tinyurl.com/mcubht9j ... See MoreSee Less
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Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming! 🐠How cute does our James look? Bobbing about in our hydrotherapy pool, absolutely happy as Larry 💚 ... 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