'I’m trying to do something that I don’t think anyone ever before decided to do' - Boston dad (50) aims to cover £2,000km within 20 days for children's causes
👟 Wow - do you want to hear about an amazing fundraiser? 👟
We are absolutely blown away by the efforts of the incredible Grzegorz Pacho.
Listen to this - Grzegorz, who lives near our centre in Boston, is undertaking a 1200 mile fundraising run from Poland to Skegness in aid of our charity and the Shelter-Lniana in Łódź. Like us, the Lniana shelter provides support to children who really need it.
Not just that, Grzegorz is doing his run completely unsupported. No cash. No credit cards. Just the essentials in a back pack. He's relying on the kindness of strangers en route.
Grzegorz’s run will take him through Poland, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France and the UK.
After training for eight months he's attempting around 70 miles PER DAY. That's nearly three marathons!
And he wants to wrap the whole thing up in under 20 days.
Grzegorz sets off on Monday August 17. We hope to bring you regular updates along the way.
As well as working long shifts in his job he's twice found the time to come and visit us at the centre and tell the children what he's doing.
What a legend.
Please donate to Grzegorz' amazing run if you can. Link to do so is here:-
www.justgiving.com/page/grzegorz-pacho-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=WA
And please do re-post if you think Grzegorz deserves all our support.
3 CommentsComment on Facebook
What a fantastic challenge by Grzegorz Pacho, and all to support causes close to his heart. Best of luck Grzegorz for the 18 days of your challenge. Thank you.
Go on conner ♥️♥️
Nigel Knapton there conner
Are you ready to meet another member of our team?
Introducing the wonderful Kerry Anderson who's been a brilliant supporter of ours - not only by organising a fundraising ball but also volunteering with us in Skegness!
Over to you Kerry ...
❓What’s your role at the DCHC?
I’m a fundraiser and volunteer.
❓Why did you become involved with the DCHC?
I first became involved with DCHC through fundraising in memory of my daughter Emily. I really like supporting this charity because you can see the benefit of what you’re doing straight away. With some charities you can donate or raise money and never really see what happens with it, but with DCHC you can see exactly the difference that support makes to the children
❓What does your role involve?
Fundraising throughout the year and volunteering on the children’s holidays. During the week in Skegness it was pretty much anything that needed doing - helping to look after the children, joining in with activities, keeping everyone entertained and making sure they had the best week possible. I also got to drive the minibus!
❓Best moments?
Seeing the children enjoying themselves and watching their confidence grow as the week went on. There were lots of funny moments too, and I loved seeing the friendships they made with each other.
❓Best thing about Skegness?
Seeing it through the children’s eyes. Things we might take for granted can be a massive adventure for them, and that makes you appreciate it completely differently.
❓Coast or countryside?
Countryside - although Skegness definitely has a special place in my heart now!
Thank you so much for sharing your answers with us Kerry - and for your incredible support.
3 CommentsComment on Facebook
Thank you Kerry so much. We are so lucky and proud to have you with us 👏🏼
Thanks Kerry Anderson for everything you do in support of the Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre!!
Are we signing you up for October Kerry? 🤪
Hot August Night Mickleover | August 9th 2026
This was our second appearance at the Hot August Night 2026, which is Derby's best tribute bands festival. Without doubt there were the the very best tribute acts in the country. These included, Rusted, Big Men in Town, Sweet Like Sabrina, Planet ABBA, Stolen Fridays, and Re-Take That. The compere for the day was the fabulous Becky Measures!
All of the acts were absolutely brilliant!
For this event the Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre were present with the familiar yellow gazebo, where we ran our raffle and a lucky lotto game. We want to thank so many local companies that supported us with prize gifts for the event, we couldn't have done it without them:-
JK Photography
Derby Uncovered
OXYGEN TRAMPOLINE
Houseboat Restaurant Derby
Mrs C's Tea Cosy in Littleover
In particular we would like to say a huge thanks to our Patron Don Amott for supporting us in the event, without doubt having the opportunity to engage with people and inform them about our plans for 2026 and beyond was invaluable.
Was it worth it?
Undoubtedly and categorically yes it was. The weather was unbelievable and the turnout of families, young people and a whole cross section of folks from Derby and beyond. Of course many had prior knowledge of Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre and it was fantastic to provide updates on where, what, and how we are progressing.
And the great news was that on that day, with the generosity of people, tempted by the prizes coupled with the charity's focus meant we were able to raise £1032.60 on the day!
Absolutely Amazing!
And to cap it all we were delighted to welcome Derby's Mayor, Cllr Jonathan Smale! As ever he was very happy to support us, and we are one of Jonathan's chosen charity's for 2026.
Please visit the website to learn more about what they do and how you can help; donations are always welcome, along with volunteers to help in fundraising. On the day we had Tyler, Rio, Vicki, Janine, Pete, Simon and Alison, all were brilliant in helping to reach this tremendous total.
Events
dchc.org.uk/events/
Volunteers
dchc.org.uk/volunteering/
Donations
dchc.org.uk/donate/
General website
www.dchc.org.uk
Here's to another 135 years!
Janine Marie
Simon Evans
Lee Jepson
1 CommentComment on Facebook
See you next year 👍
It’s here! And we’re here enjoying the sun.
The wonderful Hot August Night Mickleover event is one of many events we do each year and we absolutely love it.
If you’re here in Mickleover at the event or planning to come along, have a look for our big yellow Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre gazebo. We’re right next to the Radio Derby gazebo on way to the fun fair and burger stall.
Thanks to Cllr Jonathan Smale for being our first raffle customer, it was great to catch up and hear about your up and coming Sky dive for charity.
We have available a
Teddy Tombola - £1 for 3 tokens
Raffle - £5 a strip of 5 tickets
Plinko - £2 to be set up later in the day
We look forward to seeing you at our gazebo.
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
1 CommentComment on Facebook
Thank you for everything you’re doing, it’s amazing to see what you’re doing to help our charity.
'I’m trying to do something that I don’t think anyone ever before decided to do' - Boston dad (50) aims to cover £2,000km within 20 days for children's causes
👟 Wow - do you want to hear about an amazing fundraiser? 👟
We are absolutely blown away by the efforts of the incredible Grzegorz Pacho.
Listen to this - Grzegorz, who lives near our centre in Boston, is undertaking a 1200 mile fundraising run from Poland to Skegness in aid of our charity and the Shelter-Lniana in Łódź. Like us, the Lniana shelter provides support to children who really need it.
Not just that, Grzegorz is doing his run completely unsupported. No cash. No credit cards. Just the essentials in a back pack. He's relying on the kindness of strangers en route.
Grzegorz’s run will take him through Poland, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France and the UK.
After training for eight months he's attempting around 70 miles PER DAY. That's nearly three marathons!
And he wants to wrap the whole thing up in under 20 days.
Grzegorz sets off on Monday August 17. We hope to bring you regular updates along the way.
As well as working long shifts in his job he's twice found the time to come and visit us at the centre and tell the children what he's doing.
What a legend.
Please donate to Grzegorz' amazing run if you can. Link to do so is here:-
www.justgiving.com/page/grzegorz-pacho-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=WA
And please do re-post if you think Grzegorz deserves all our support.
3 CommentsComment on Facebook
What a fantastic challenge by Grzegorz Pacho, and all to support causes close to his heart. Best of luck Grzegorz for the 18 days of your challenge. Thank you.
Go on conner ♥️♥️
Nigel Knapton there conner
Are you ready to meet another member of our team?
Introducing the wonderful Kerry Anderson who's been a brilliant supporter of ours - not only by organising a fundraising ball but also volunteering with us in Skegness!
Over to you Kerry ...
❓What’s your role at the DCHC?
I’m a fundraiser and volunteer.
❓Why did you become involved with the DCHC?
I first became involved with DCHC through fundraising in memory of my daughter Emily. I really like supporting this charity because you can see the benefit of what you’re doing straight away. With some charities you can donate or raise money and never really see what happens with it, but with DCHC you can see exactly the difference that support makes to the children
❓What does your role involve?
Fundraising throughout the year and volunteering on the children’s holidays. During the week in Skegness it was pretty much anything that needed doing - helping to look after the children, joining in with activities, keeping everyone entertained and making sure they had the best week possible. I also got to drive the minibus!
❓Best moments?
Seeing the children enjoying themselves and watching their confidence grow as the week went on. There were lots of funny moments too, and I loved seeing the friendships they made with each other.
❓Best thing about Skegness?
Seeing it through the children’s eyes. Things we might take for granted can be a massive adventure for them, and that makes you appreciate it completely differently.
❓Coast or countryside?
Countryside - although Skegness definitely has a special place in my heart now!
Thank you so much for sharing your answers with us Kerry - and for your incredible support.
3 CommentsComment on Facebook
Thank you Kerry so much. We are so lucky and proud to have you with us 👏🏼
Thanks Kerry Anderson for everything you do in support of the Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre!!
Are we signing you up for October Kerry? 🤪
Hot August Night Mickleover | August 9th 2026
This was our second appearance at the Hot August Night 2026, which is Derby's best tribute bands festival. Without doubt there were the the very best tribute acts in the country. These included, Rusted, Big Men in Town, Sweet Like Sabrina, Planet ABBA, Stolen Fridays, and Re-Take That. The compere for the day was the fabulous Becky Measures!
All of the acts were absolutely brilliant!
For this event the Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre were present with the familiar yellow gazebo, where we ran our raffle and a lucky lotto game. We want to thank so many local companies that supported us with prize gifts for the event, we couldn't have done it without them:-
JK Photography
Derby Uncovered
OXYGEN TRAMPOLINE
Houseboat Restaurant Derby
Mrs C's Tea Cosy in Littleover
In particular we would like to say a huge thanks to our Patron Don Amott for supporting us in the event, without doubt having the opportunity to engage with people and inform them about our plans for 2026 and beyond was invaluable.
Was it worth it?
Undoubtedly and categorically yes it was. The weather was unbelievable and the turnout of families, young people and a whole cross section of folks from Derby and beyond. Of course many had prior knowledge of Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre and it was fantastic to provide updates on where, what, and how we are progressing.
And the great news was that on that day, with the generosity of people, tempted by the prizes coupled with the charity's focus meant we were able to raise £1032.60 on the day!
Absolutely Amazing!
And to cap it all we were delighted to welcome Derby's Mayor, Cllr Jonathan Smale! As ever he was very happy to support us, and we are one of Jonathan's chosen charity's for 2026.
Please visit the website to learn more about what they do and how you can help; donations are always welcome, along with volunteers to help in fundraising. On the day we had Tyler, Rio, Vicki, Janine, Pete, Simon and Alison, all were brilliant in helping to reach this tremendous total.
Events
dchc.org.uk/events/
Volunteers
dchc.org.uk/volunteering/
Donations
dchc.org.uk/donate/
General website
www.dchc.org.uk
Here's to another 135 years!
Janine Marie
Simon Evans
Lee Jepson
1 CommentComment on Facebook
See you next year 👍
It’s here! And we’re here enjoying the sun.
The wonderful Hot August Night Mickleover event is one of many events we do each year and we absolutely love it.
If you’re here in Mickleover at the event or planning to come along, have a look for our big yellow Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre gazebo. We’re right next to the Radio Derby gazebo on way to the fun fair and burger stall.
Thanks to Cllr Jonathan Smale for being our first raffle customer, it was great to catch up and hear about your up and coming Sky dive for charity.
We have available a
Teddy Tombola - £1 for 3 tokens
Raffle - £5 a strip of 5 tickets
Plinko - £2 to be set up later in the day
We look forward to seeing you at our gazebo.
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
1 CommentComment on Facebook
Thank you for everything you’re doing, it’s amazing to see what you’re doing to help our charity.
