Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre

8 hours ago

📰 We're in the news again! 📰

It's good to see news of a fabulous 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles' fundraiser at Great Northern Classics Derby gaining traction in the media.

The event on May 9 will feature some great stuff including:

- An FI simulator
- A train simulator
- A visit - and regular firings up - of the famous Rolls-Royce plc Merlin engine (of Spitfires and Hurricanes fame)
- Giant slot car racing (seriously good fun, and competitive!)
- Breakfasts, pizzas, nachos, hot dogs, sweet treats and drinks

Great to see Derbyshire Times and @harity Today covering the story.

Thanks once again to LEAD I.T Services and Manthorpe Engineering Limited for sponsoring the event.

Here's a picture of the giant slot car racing from last year - who doesn't want to have a go at this?

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Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre

3 days ago

Littleover | Mrs C’s Tea Cosy | 25th April 2026

This morning I had the pleasure of meeting up with Shelley Karla from Mrs C's Tea Cosy.

They are a local business who follow us on our charity Facebook page, who have generously offered their support in helping with our fundraising efforts.

As a start Shelley has placed one of our fundraising collection tins in the cafe. Shelley has also proposed providing us with raffle prizes for upcoming events like Hot August Night Mickleover.

A local business supporting a local charity, who in turn provide free holidays for disadvantaged children of Derbyshire who otherwise wouldn't get them.

Thanks go to every business that supports us, especially to local businesses and local people, who along with others from around Derbyshire offer their time, support, and money to make a difference.

If we’ve sparked your interest and you’re thinking, ‘heck I’d like to help’ then there is a lot of information available about ways to volunteer and how we’re planning for next year on our website, the links are shown below:-

dchc.org.uk
dchc.org.uk/events/
dchc.org.uk/volunteering/

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you want to learn more.

Janine Holmes
Simon Evans
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Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre

6 days ago

✨ Join us for a very special celebration! ✨

As Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre marks 135 years of changing children’s lives, we’d love you to join us for a fabulous Afternoon Tea Fundraiser at Repton on Sunday 28th June at 2pm.

Enjoy:
A glass of fizz on arrival
Delicious afternoon tea
Entertainment
Raffle
Charity auction hosted by Charles Hanson

Every ticket helps us give disadvantaged children the chance of a happy seaside holiday.

Tickets £35
Book now: derbyshirechildrensholidaycentre.beaconforms.com/form/e8e531e3

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Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre

1 week ago

Asda | Sinfin, Derby | 18th April 2026

Today the Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre were delighted to have had our table and pop up banner at Asda in Sinfin, Derby. With thanks to both Julie Baker and Vicky Seed for making us welcome at the store, we set up our table, banner, popped on our sashes and held our collection tins.

We were, as ever overwhelmed by the level of engagement from the people that visited us.

For all of us at the Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre events like this are vital for raising funds, but there is another key aspect that comes from being there.

What's that you might ask?

Well it's the opportunity to engage with so many people; some of whom actually have direct links to the seaside home in Skegness. Like so many people we meet if they haven't been themselves, they know people who have had a holiday with us.

We are always so delighted when hearing them talk about their time there, and stories of others have been there is really humbling. The Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre has been around for 135 years, providing free holidays for children who otherwise wouldn't get them.

One of these engagements that really struck a chord was from a lady who stopped there in 1955; she captured the essence of what we did then and what will begin doing again this year by saying;

"I cried all of the way to the centre in Skegness because I didn't want to go. I cried all the way home from the centre because I didn't want to come home!"

On the day we were joined by our Junior Ambassador, Corey and his mum, Angie. Whilst this was their first time doing this, they slipped into it brilliantly and continued to raise funds for us, something they've been doing for a few years now.

There is a lot of information available about ways to volunteer and how we’re planning for next year on our website, the links are shown below:-

dchc.org.uk
dchc.org.uk/events/
dchc.org.uk/volunteering/

Thanks to everyone that supported us today, especially Asda for allowing us to use their supermarket community space and to the people that spoke with us for their stories. And of course thanks to everyone who supports us, whether that's from donations of money, time or generous gifts, we very much appreciate it.

The event today raised a stupendous £194.14! We are so pleased by this and the money will go directly to bringing back our life-changing holidays to disadvantaged children in Derbyshire and spread joy and hope to even more children in 2026.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you want to learn more.

Janine Holmes
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