1891
Established
29
Schools in 2024
368
Holidays in 2024
Welcome to Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre
Important Update: Our Journey Toward a Brighter Future
“The Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre has been going since 1891, and the need to provide a seaside holiday for in-need Derbyshire children is as strong today as it was then.
As a long-running charity, we remain true to our core purpose. We know that providing a holiday in our centre means so much more to the children who attend than just a week’s break. It gives them confidence and helps forge friendships and bonds. Many children who attended our centre have never forgotten the feeling of love and support it gave them.
But times have changed since 1891, and our trustees have decided it is necessary to pause our holidays in 2025 while we fully review our entire operation, with the aim of coming back better, stronger, and more resilient to face future challenges.”
“We temporarily closed for two years in the late 1980s to transition from local authority funding to being fully self-supporting. Now, we face a similar challenge to meet rising costs and ensure we continue to provide much-needed holidays in 2026 and beyond.
Trustees are already hard at work redefining our vision to continue ‘to inspire Derbyshire’s children to flourish,’ while staying true to our values of being caring, aspirational, passionate, encouraging, and inclusive.
As we go forward, the public’s support and encouragement of the Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre is always appreciated.”
While our holidays are paused in 2025, your support remains vital to our mission. Here’s how you can help:
- – Stay Connected: Follow our journey as we plan for a brighter future.
- – Spread the Word: Share our mission and story to help us raise awareness.
- – Support Our Campaigns: Look out for our Comeback Appeal 2026 and other fundraising efforts as we prepare to return stronger than ever.
- – Donate using either our ‘Go Fund Me‘ or ‘Just Giving‘ appeal pages– Share your story: Have you or a close family member visited our Centre for a holiday? Share your story with us – we would love to hear from you! Email us [email protected]– Volunteer: We are always looking for help with fundraising. Chat with us about how you can get involved. Email: [email protected]– Cycle or Walk for us – SkegVegas 2025 Saturday 17th May – put the date in your diary and watch this space for further sign up information.
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Join Us in Making a Difference: The Comeback Appeal 2026
For over 130 years, we’ve been offering children the chance to create cherished memories, build confidence, and enjoy the magic of a seaside break. These holidays provide so much more than fun—they offer a vital boost to the well-being of children who need it most. But rising costs have been no secret and so we have taken the decision to pause holidays at our centre in 2025, with the aim of coming back bigger and stronger in 2026.
So the goal of our 'Comeback Appeal' is to raise £150,000 to bring back our life-changing holidays to disadvantaged children in Derbyshire and spread joy and hope to even more children in 2026.
This year, we need your help to make this possible. By contributing to The Comeback Appeal, you’ll be helping us bring sunshine back into the lives of children who might not otherwise experience a holiday.
Every donation, big or small, brings us closer to giving these children the gift of happiness, hope, and unforgettable memories.
Thank you in advance for your generosity and support for this cause that means so much to all of us. Together, we can make 2026 a year to remember for Derbyshire’s children.
Let’s make the comeback stronger than ever.

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📢 Calling All Supporters! ⚽️🏆
Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre (DCHC) needs your help with a charity bucket collection at Pride Park before the Derby County home game v Blackburn Rovers! 🖤⚪
📅 Date: Saturday 8th March
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – Kick-off (3:00 PM)
📍 Location: Outside Derby County FC, Pride Park
We’re looking for volunteers to shake a bucket or collecting tin and help raise vital funds to give local children the chance to experience a holiday by the sea when we open again in 2026. Many of you may have stayed at our 'Skeggy home' as kids—now’s your chance to give back and help the next generation!
💙 Every penny collected makes a difference. Let’s show the Rams community what Chaddesden Park Social Club can do!
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And they're off! AMAZING effort from William and Dionne from The Lumley who are walking all the way to Paris for us!
Brilliant to see such support for our intrepid walkers as they pound the 450 miles! Free chippy lunch, stays in hotels ... we're so grateful to everyone who's supporting this.
Thanks to The Magnet Tavern for the fab hospitality - brilliant update in this video!
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We'd just like to say we're blown away by William and Dionne at The Lumley in Skegness who are walking all the way to Paris in aid of our charity and they set out tomorrow!!
Wow. Just wow. Amazing effort William and Dionne. Thank you so much and wishing you all the very best of luck.
Anyone who is putting up William and Dionne in B&Bs along the way feel free to tag yourselves in!
Link to donate to this incredible effort in aid of our 2026 Comeback Appeal is below.
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🌟 Support Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre While You Shop! 🌟
Did you know you can help us to continue to provide holidays for disadvantaged children at no extra cost to you? 🏖️
By signing up to EasyFundraising, every time you shop online with thousands of retailers, a small donation will be made to our charity. It's quick, free, and makes a real difference! 💖
🛍️ How it works:
1️⃣ Visit our EasyFundraising page www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/derbyshire-childrens-holiday-centre/
2️⃣ Sign up and select Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre as your chosen cause.
3️⃣ Start shopping and watch the donations add up!
Support our Comeback Appeal, we can give more children the chance to enjoy life-changing holidays. 🌞
Thank you for your support! 🙌
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You shop. Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre gets money. For free.
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If I can help with magic at any local functions, please dtop me a message. Andy