Great Northern Classics Derby | Family Fun Day | 9th May 2026
As followers, you will no doubt remember the post made last weekend about the fundraiser event at Great Northern Classics Derby where on our stall we ran a Teddy Tombola, a guess the birthday and a super raffle with some fantastic prizes to be won.
Dubbed 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles' the event featured some great stuff which included:-
- An FI simulator
- A train simulator
- A visit with regular firings up, of a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (of Spitfires and Hurricanes fame)
- A plethora of Rolls Royce cars from the enthusiasts at the club
- Giant slot car racing (seriously good fun, and competitive!)
- Breakfasts, pizzas, nachos, hot dogs, sweet treats and drinks
On the day we were excited to see so many people coming along to the event, the big draw being the Rolls Royce Merlin engine (watch the attached video of it firing it up on the day) and that was closely followed by the Teddy Bear Tombola where we were able to make the day of 34 people who walked away clutching their new best friend, their new Teddy!
And as promised in my earlier post we wanted to share the fantastic news about the amount of money raised from the numerous activities on the day; drum roll please; it is an amazing £1499.37!
Wow!
Truly a brilliant amount which will make a difference to our charity and go towards ensuring we can comeback and start running holidays for disadvantaged children once again.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you want to learn more via an IM or via email to [email protected]
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✨ 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
#DerbyshireChildrensHolidayCentre #AfternoonTea #CharityEvent #DerbyshireEvents #SupportChildren
Repton School
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🚴 FOUR DAYS TO GO!🚶♂️➡️
It's just four days to go until the brilliant COSY Bike and Hike 2026 - a big highlight in the fundraising calendar for ourselves and our friends at Derby Kids' Camp.
This year there are around 250 people taking part, whether that's volunteering, walking or cycling.
To all of those people - thank you.
The day starts bright and early at Derby Arena on May 16.
It will raise many thousands of pounds to help us and Derby Kids' Camp provide holidays to children who badly need one.
There are lots of reasons why the children we help benefit from one of our seaside holidays.
They might come from families where rising costs of living are biting hard. A holiday is simply not an option.
Or they might face other challenges.
Caring for relatives.
Bereavement.
The more money raised at the Bike & Hike, the more of those children we and Derby Kids' Camp can help.
It would be great to get those donations rolling in - the link to donate or set up a fundraising page is in the comments.
And here are some great photos from last year's brilliant event as inspiration!
Saturday 9th May 2026 | Mayor of Amber Valley quiz | Heanor Grammar
The Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre are extremely grateful and proud to have been selected by The Mayor of Amber Valley - Cllr Steve Marshall-Clarke as his nominated charity for 2025-2026.
As Steve's tenure as Mayor comes to an end on Wednesday 13th May 2026, we were invited to the final fundraising quiz at Heanor Grammar, Heanor.
The event was a great success, a full compliment of quizzers coupled with great buffet were able to enjoy a fantastic evening.
Bringing the local community together whilst having fun and raising funds, a truly brilliant combination. As you'll see in the image attached to this post, Steve was joined many other Mayors, affectionately known on the night as 'the chain gang' including Barbara Anne Hastings-Asatourian M.Sc B.Nurs who was elected as High Peak Mayor on 7th May 2026.
The event raised over £700 for the charity, that’s absolutely amazing and will help with the holidays that will start again this month.
Thanks go to everyone who attended, again special thanks to Steve for creating the event and to Laura for making it possible.
There's more...........
We have provided links to our website along with current activities that are focused on fund raising where you can make donations to help support our wonderful charity:-
COMEBACK APPEAL 2026
www.justgiving.com/campaign/comeback2026
COSY BIKE AND HIKE
www.justgiving.com/campaign/cosy-bike-and-hike-2026
BOOK HOLIDAYS WITH RIVIERA TRAVEL
When you book a river cruise, yacht cruise or solo holiday, 10% goes to Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre – helping give Derbyshire children a life-changing seaside break. 🌊💙
📞 Call 01283 893 550 (mention DCHC)
💻 www.rivieratravel.co.uk/?sourceid=DCHC
Alternatively if you have some spare time and want to be part of a well loved charity and volunteer please send us an email at [email protected] - we'd love to hear from you.
We hope you'll find time to look into everything we do at the Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre using the link provided, thank you.
dchc.org.uk/what-we-do/
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Great Northern Classics Derby | Family Fun Day | 9th May 2026
As followers, you will no doubt remember the post made last weekend about the fundraiser event at Great Northern Classics Derby where on our stall we ran a Teddy Tombola, a guess the birthday and a super raffle with some fantastic prizes to be won.
Dubbed 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles' the event featured some great stuff which included:-
- An FI simulator
- A train simulator
- A visit with regular firings up, of a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (of Spitfires and Hurricanes fame)
- A plethora of Rolls Royce cars from the enthusiasts at the club
- Giant slot car racing (seriously good fun, and competitive!)
- Breakfasts, pizzas, nachos, hot dogs, sweet treats and drinks
On the day we were excited to see so many people coming along to the event, the big draw being the Rolls Royce Merlin engine (watch the attached video of it firing it up on the day) and that was closely followed by the Teddy Bear Tombola where we were able to make the day of 34 people who walked away clutching their new best friend, their new Teddy!
And as promised in my earlier post we wanted to share the fantastic news about the amount of money raised from the numerous activities on the day; drum roll please; it is an amazing £1499.37!
Wow!
Truly a brilliant amount which will make a difference to our charity and go towards ensuring we can comeback and start running holidays for disadvantaged children once again.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you want to learn more via an IM or via email to [email protected]
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✨ 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
#DerbyshireChildrensHolidayCentre #AfternoonTea #CharityEvent #DerbyshireEvents #SupportChildren
Repton School
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🚴 FOUR DAYS TO GO!🚶♂️➡️
It's just four days to go until the brilliant COSY Bike and Hike 2026 - a big highlight in the fundraising calendar for ourselves and our friends at Derby Kids' Camp.
This year there are around 250 people taking part, whether that's volunteering, walking or cycling.
To all of those people - thank you.
The day starts bright and early at Derby Arena on May 16.
It will raise many thousands of pounds to help us and Derby Kids' Camp provide holidays to children who badly need one.
There are lots of reasons why the children we help benefit from one of our seaside holidays.
They might come from families where rising costs of living are biting hard. A holiday is simply not an option.
Or they might face other challenges.
Caring for relatives.
Bereavement.
The more money raised at the Bike & Hike, the more of those children we and Derby Kids' Camp can help.
It would be great to get those donations rolling in - the link to donate or set up a fundraising page is in the comments.
And here are some great photos from last year's brilliant event as inspiration!
Saturday 9th May 2026 | Mayor of Amber Valley quiz | Heanor Grammar
The Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre are extremely grateful and proud to have been selected by The Mayor of Amber Valley - Cllr Steve Marshall-Clarke as his nominated charity for 2025-2026.
As Steve's tenure as Mayor comes to an end on Wednesday 13th May 2026, we were invited to the final fundraising quiz at Heanor Grammar, Heanor.
The event was a great success, a full compliment of quizzers coupled with great buffet were able to enjoy a fantastic evening.
Bringing the local community together whilst having fun and raising funds, a truly brilliant combination. As you'll see in the image attached to this post, Steve was joined many other Mayors, affectionately known on the night as 'the chain gang' including Barbara Anne Hastings-Asatourian M.Sc B.Nurs who was elected as High Peak Mayor on 7th May 2026.
The event raised over £700 for the charity, that’s absolutely amazing and will help with the holidays that will start again this month.
Thanks go to everyone who attended, again special thanks to Steve for creating the event and to Laura for making it possible.
There's more...........
We have provided links to our website along with current activities that are focused on fund raising where you can make donations to help support our wonderful charity:-
COMEBACK APPEAL 2026
www.justgiving.com/campaign/comeback2026
COSY BIKE AND HIKE
www.justgiving.com/campaign/cosy-bike-and-hike-2026
BOOK HOLIDAYS WITH RIVIERA TRAVEL
When you book a river cruise, yacht cruise or solo holiday, 10% goes to Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre – helping give Derbyshire children a life-changing seaside break. 🌊💙
📞 Call 01283 893 550 (mention DCHC)
💻 www.rivieratravel.co.uk/?sourceid=DCHC
Alternatively if you have some spare time and want to be part of a well loved charity and volunteer please send us an email at [email protected] - we'd love to hear from you.
We hope you'll find time to look into everything we do at the Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre using the link provided, thank you.
dchc.org.uk/what-we-do/
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