🚗 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – CAN YOU HELP? 🚗
As we prepare to welcome guests to our special 135th Anniversary Afternoon Tea at Repton School on Sunday 28th June, we’re looking for a few volunteers to help marshal cars and direct guests as they arrive.
đź“Ť Repton School
đź•ś Sunday 28th June
⏰ 1.30pm – 2.30pm
This would be an ideal opportunity for:
• Scout Network members
• Explorer Scouts
• Army, Air or Sea Cadets
• Duke of Edinburgh participants
• Anyone who enjoys helping at community events
You’ll be the friendly face welcome supporters as they arrive for an afternoon celebrating 135 years of changing children’s lives through holidays by the sea.
If you can spare an hour and would like to help, please send us a message or email us at [email protected].
Thank you for helping us make this special anniversary event a success!
#Volunteer #Scouts #ScoutNetwork #Cadets #DofE #Repton #Derbyshire #Community #DCHC135 #ChangingLivesByTheSea
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⛱️ Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! ⛱️
We can't thank enough everyone who made our 135th birthday celebrations at Derby Cathedral so special.
It was wonderful to see this glorious church packed with so many people who came together to help us celebrate 135 years of providing children's holidays in Skegness.
What a riot of colour. What performances. What memories.
From the talents of young performers at Derby Theatre's Abbey Hub who presented their memories of the sea, to Journey to the Coast from St Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy Dance group who masterfully evoked the waves of the sea with their movements - it was a beautiful, positive, uplifting service.
We heard memories of the holiday centre from Michelle Breffitt and Nicole Pirie - and we were even introduced to our founder Harry Bates Sykes himself, via the talents of performer Dylan Bull.
The performance from The Invisible Friends choir provided an incredibly powerful and beautiful moment in the service.
And as for our closing song? We couldn't beat the Madonna classic - Holiday!
A huge thank you goes to our principal event sponsors Vaillant Live, Cosy and LEAD I.T Services, partners Blue Mountain Homes, Rumko Marketing, and community sponsors Broadbents Solicitors, Smallbizbod, A.W. Lymn, Lulua Travel, Rothera Bray, Penguin PR and Caslon Press.
Amazing to see so many civic dignitaries from around our brilliant county of Derbyshire there too. We are so glad you could join us.
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As we prepare to celebrate 135 Years of Holidays, Hope and Happiness tomorrow at Derby Cathedral, we want to take a moment to recognise the organisations whose generosity has helped make this special occasion possible.
A heartfelt thank you to our Principal Event Sponsors – Vaillant UK, COSY Foundation and L.E.A.D. IT Services.
Their support has enabled us to create a fitting celebration of an extraordinary story that began in 1891 and continues today. Thanks to partners like these, we can shine a light on the thousands of Derbyshire children whose lives have been touched by a holiday by the sea and inspire support for the generations still to come.
Tomorrow’s service will bring together music, dance, theatre, storytelling and personal memories as we journey through our past, present and future. We’ll hear from former holiday guests, enjoy performances from talented young people from across Derby, premiere a film from our first holiday since 2024, and launch our appeal to help create the next generation of seaside memories.
This celebration is not simply about an organisation. It is a celebration of people – the children, volunteers, supporters, schools, communities, churches, businesses and donors who have believed that every child deserves the opportunity to experience joy, friendship, adventure and belonging.
We are incredibly grateful to our sponsors for helping us bring this vision to life and for standing alongside us as we look towards the next 135 years.
đź“Ť Derby Cathedral
đź“… Saturday 13 June 2026
đź•’ 3.00pm
There is still time to join us. We’d love to welcome you as we celebrate this remarkable milestone together.
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A great day of fundraising for the Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre in Chaddesden, Derby.
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🚗 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – CAN YOU HELP? 🚗
As we prepare to welcome guests to our special 135th Anniversary Afternoon Tea at Repton School on Sunday 28th June, we’re looking for a few volunteers to help marshal cars and direct guests as they arrive.
đź“Ť Repton School
đź•ś Sunday 28th June
⏰ 1.30pm – 2.30pm
This would be an ideal opportunity for:
• Scout Network members
• Explorer Scouts
• Army, Air or Sea Cadets
• Duke of Edinburgh participants
• Anyone who enjoys helping at community events
You’ll be the friendly face welcome supporters as they arrive for an afternoon celebrating 135 years of changing children’s lives through holidays by the sea.
If you can spare an hour and would like to help, please send us a message or email us at [email protected].
Thank you for helping us make this special anniversary event a success!
#Volunteer #Scouts #ScoutNetwork #Cadets #DofE #Repton #Derbyshire #Community #DCHC135 #ChangingLivesByTheSea
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⛱️ Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! ⛱️
We can't thank enough everyone who made our 135th birthday celebrations at Derby Cathedral so special.
It was wonderful to see this glorious church packed with so many people who came together to help us celebrate 135 years of providing children's holidays in Skegness.
What a riot of colour. What performances. What memories.
From the talents of young performers at Derby Theatre's Abbey Hub who presented their memories of the sea, to Journey to the Coast from St Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy Dance group who masterfully evoked the waves of the sea with their movements - it was a beautiful, positive, uplifting service.
We heard memories of the holiday centre from Michelle Breffitt and Nicole Pirie - and we were even introduced to our founder Harry Bates Sykes himself, via the talents of performer Dylan Bull.
The performance from The Invisible Friends choir provided an incredibly powerful and beautiful moment in the service.
And as for our closing song? We couldn't beat the Madonna classic - Holiday!
A huge thank you goes to our principal event sponsors Vaillant Live, Cosy and LEAD I.T Services, partners Blue Mountain Homes, Rumko Marketing, and community sponsors Broadbents Solicitors, Smallbizbod, A.W. Lymn, Lulua Travel, Rothera Bray, Penguin PR and Caslon Press.
Amazing to see so many civic dignitaries from around our brilliant county of Derbyshire there too. We are so glad you could join us.
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As we prepare to celebrate 135 Years of Holidays, Hope and Happiness tomorrow at Derby Cathedral, we want to take a moment to recognise the organisations whose generosity has helped make this special occasion possible.
A heartfelt thank you to our Principal Event Sponsors – Vaillant UK, COSY Foundation and L.E.A.D. IT Services.
Their support has enabled us to create a fitting celebration of an extraordinary story that began in 1891 and continues today. Thanks to partners like these, we can shine a light on the thousands of Derbyshire children whose lives have been touched by a holiday by the sea and inspire support for the generations still to come.
Tomorrow’s service will bring together music, dance, theatre, storytelling and personal memories as we journey through our past, present and future. We’ll hear from former holiday guests, enjoy performances from talented young people from across Derby, premiere a film from our first holiday since 2024, and launch our appeal to help create the next generation of seaside memories.
This celebration is not simply about an organisation. It is a celebration of people – the children, volunteers, supporters, schools, communities, churches, businesses and donors who have believed that every child deserves the opportunity to experience joy, friendship, adventure and belonging.
We are incredibly grateful to our sponsors for helping us bring this vision to life and for standing alongside us as we look towards the next 135 years.
đź“Ť Derby Cathedral
đź“… Saturday 13 June 2026
đź•’ 3.00pm
There is still time to join us. We’d love to welcome you as we celebrate this remarkable milestone together.
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A great day of fundraising for the Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre in Chaddesden, Derby.
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