Want to make a real difference to children in Derbyshire?
We’re looking for warm, enthusiastic holiday care team volunteers to join us as we prepare to welcome children back to our Centre in Skegness.
If you’re curious about volunteering with Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre, come along to one of our friendly Volunteer Welcome Events:
📅 Wednesday 4 February or Tuesday 3 March
⏰ 6.00pm
📍 Melbourne House, 13 Bold Ln, Derby DE1 3NT
It’s relaxed, informal, and a great chance to hear about our charity, meet the team, and see if volunteering with us is right for you.
👉 Register your interest here:
forms.office.com/e/si9mvggAxE
✨ Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do – we’d love to meet you.
2 CommentsComment on Facebook
I've been there for a couple weeks stay when I was younger and the ladies on the poster were amazing xx
Bethany Marie Williams Shelley Bedford Tompsett
🌟 Turn your everyday online shopping into FREE donations! 🌟
Support Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre while you shop — at no extra cost to you! 🛍️✨
Every time you shop online with Easyfundraising, brands give us a donation — helping us send even more children to the seaside for holidays they’ll never forget.
👉 Click the photo below to sign up & start raising!
It’s easy. It makes a BIG difference!
#SupportLocal #CharityShopping #EasyFundraising #DCHC #GiveBack
You spend, brands donate to Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre.
www.easyfundraising.org.uk
Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
✨ Ladies’ Pop-Up Shop & Fun Fashion Show ✨
An evening of fashion, fizz and fabulous bargains — all for a brilliant cause!
🛍️ Shop your favourite high street brands
💸 Up to 70% OFF
🥂 £10 ticket includes a glass of prosecco or fizz
🎟️ Raffle with fabulous prizes
📍 The Derbyshire Conference Centre, Alvaston
🗓️ Thursday 12th March 2026
⏰ Doors open 6.30pm | Show starts 7pm
Every ticket sold helps fund seaside holidays for disadvantaged children across Derbyshire 💙
🎟️ Tickets must be purchased in advance
👉 bit.ly/459YSBp
📧 [email protected]
| 📞 01332 345424
Tag your friends, book your tickets and make a night of it! 👗✨
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
🚵 Looking for a great challenge in 2026? 🚶
We can't recommend the Cosy Direct Bike & Hike Challenge highly enough.
Whether you want to spin the pedals 100 miles from Derby to Skegness, or put your walking shoes on in trekking 20 miles from Derby to Ashbourne, you can be certain of a great welcome, brilliant camaraderie and some excellent food stops!
Plus, this year, there's an additional 13-mile walk for those who want to join in but would prefer a slightly shorter trek across beautiful Derbyshire countryside.
It all raises tens of thousands of pounds for our charity and our friends at Derby Kids' Camp and it's superbly organised by the team at Cosy.
The action kicks off from Derby Arena on May 16. Details below as to how you can sign up.
www.cosybikeandhike.com
Cosy Bike & Hike is Derbyshire's biggest multi-discipline fundraiser, supporting two children's holiday charities. On 16 May 2026, choose from two events:0 CommentsComment on Facebook
135 Years. Thousands of Children. A Powerful Legacy.
In June, we’ll be celebrating 135 years of Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre — honouring our founders Harry Sykes and Arnold Bemrose, the generations of children who’ve enjoyed seaside holidays in Skegness, and our exciting return to holidays in 2026.
🗓 Sat 13 June, 3pm – Derby Cathedral
🗓 Sun 28 June – Birthday Celebration at Repton School
✨ SAVE THE DATES ✨
Were you (or a family member) once a holiday guest with us? We’d love to hear from you.
📩 [email protected]
📞 01332 345424
3 CommentsComment on Facebook
Awesome see you soon in new season ❤️❤️ xxx
Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre - such a huge milestone for our charity. Over a century of making a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children. Amazing.
📢 Are you ready to get to know another member of our team? 📢
This week, it's the turn of our long-standing trustee, Chris Walker. A linguist working for central Government, Chris became a managing director of a group of electrical retail stores in the East Midlands. He was also deputy managing director of the European-wide electrical and marketing Euronics Group.
❓ Why did you get involved with the DCHC?
I was asked to help just after the reopening of the centre, following the winning of a lottery grant in the late 1980s.
❓What does your role involve?
General overview and insight of the charity finances and operating model, and of course the future vision.
❓Best moments?
Every time that I see a smile on the face of an underprivileged child.
❓Best thing about Skegness?
The generous support and friendliness of the local population, shown to us consistently over many years.
❓Coast or countryside?
Coast.
1 CommentComment on Facebook
Well done Chris for all your support to such a worthy cause.
Want to make a real difference to children in Derbyshire?
We’re looking for warm, enthusiastic holiday care team volunteers to join us as we prepare to welcome children back to our Centre in Skegness.
If you’re curious about volunteering with Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre, come along to one of our friendly Volunteer Welcome Events:
📅 Wednesday 4 February or Tuesday 3 March
⏰ 6.00pm
📍 Melbourne House, 13 Bold Ln, Derby DE1 3NT
It’s relaxed, informal, and a great chance to hear about our charity, meet the team, and see if volunteering with us is right for you.
👉 Register your interest here:
forms.office.com/e/si9mvggAxE
✨ Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do – we’d love to meet you.
2 CommentsComment on Facebook
I've been there for a couple weeks stay when I was younger and the ladies on the poster were amazing xx
Bethany Marie Williams Shelley Bedford Tompsett
🌟 Turn your everyday online shopping into FREE donations! 🌟
Support Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre while you shop — at no extra cost to you! 🛍️✨
Every time you shop online with Easyfundraising, brands give us a donation — helping us send even more children to the seaside for holidays they’ll never forget.
👉 Click the photo below to sign up & start raising!
It’s easy. It makes a BIG difference!
#SupportLocal #CharityShopping #EasyFundraising #DCHC #GiveBack
You spend, brands donate to Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre.
www.easyfundraising.org.uk
Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
✨ Ladies’ Pop-Up Shop & Fun Fashion Show ✨
An evening of fashion, fizz and fabulous bargains — all for a brilliant cause!
🛍️ Shop your favourite high street brands
💸 Up to 70% OFF
🥂 £10 ticket includes a glass of prosecco or fizz
🎟️ Raffle with fabulous prizes
📍 The Derbyshire Conference Centre, Alvaston
🗓️ Thursday 12th March 2026
⏰ Doors open 6.30pm | Show starts 7pm
Every ticket sold helps fund seaside holidays for disadvantaged children across Derbyshire 💙
🎟️ Tickets must be purchased in advance
👉 bit.ly/459YSBp
📧 [email protected]
| 📞 01332 345424
Tag your friends, book your tickets and make a night of it! 👗✨
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
🚵 Looking for a great challenge in 2026? 🚶
We can't recommend the Cosy Direct Bike & Hike Challenge highly enough.
Whether you want to spin the pedals 100 miles from Derby to Skegness, or put your walking shoes on in trekking 20 miles from Derby to Ashbourne, you can be certain of a great welcome, brilliant camaraderie and some excellent food stops!
Plus, this year, there's an additional 13-mile walk for those who want to join in but would prefer a slightly shorter trek across beautiful Derbyshire countryside.
It all raises tens of thousands of pounds for our charity and our friends at Derby Kids' Camp and it's superbly organised by the team at Cosy.
The action kicks off from Derby Arena on May 16. Details below as to how you can sign up.
www.cosybikeandhike.com
Cosy Bike & Hike is Derbyshire's biggest multi-discipline fundraiser, supporting two children's holiday charities. On 16 May 2026, choose from two events:0 CommentsComment on Facebook
135 Years. Thousands of Children. A Powerful Legacy.
In June, we’ll be celebrating 135 years of Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre — honouring our founders Harry Sykes and Arnold Bemrose, the generations of children who’ve enjoyed seaside holidays in Skegness, and our exciting return to holidays in 2026.
🗓 Sat 13 June, 3pm – Derby Cathedral
🗓 Sun 28 June – Birthday Celebration at Repton School
✨ SAVE THE DATES ✨
Were you (or a family member) once a holiday guest with us? We’d love to hear from you.
📩 [email protected]
📞 01332 345424
3 CommentsComment on Facebook
Awesome see you soon in new season ❤️❤️ xxx
Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre - such a huge milestone for our charity. Over a century of making a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children. Amazing.
📢 Are you ready to get to know another member of our team? 📢
This week, it's the turn of our long-standing trustee, Chris Walker. A linguist working for central Government, Chris became a managing director of a group of electrical retail stores in the East Midlands. He was also deputy managing director of the European-wide electrical and marketing Euronics Group.
❓ Why did you get involved with the DCHC?
I was asked to help just after the reopening of the centre, following the winning of a lottery grant in the late 1980s.
❓What does your role involve?
General overview and insight of the charity finances and operating model, and of course the future vision.
❓Best moments?
Every time that I see a smile on the face of an underprivileged child.
❓Best thing about Skegness?
The generous support and friendliness of the local population, shown to us consistently over many years.
❓Coast or countryside?
Coast.
1 CommentComment on Facebook
Well done Chris for all your support to such a worthy cause.
