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Some days stay GOLD forever! 🏅

The award-winning Derian House entry in this year’s Community and School Show Garden competition was showcased at the tenth annual Chorley Flower Show in Astley Park over the weekend… 🌺

…and what a weekend it was, taking a trip down memory lane as we celebrated the event’s epic milestone year with a ‘Through the Decades’ theme! 🤩

Our display took us back to the nineties, and showcased the origin story of Derian House Children’s Hospice – which back in 1993, was one of only five in the whole of the UK 🏡

With toy JCBs representing the breaking of the ground courtesy of national treasure Ken Dodd, a working construction site (with actual brick wall!), a playable sandpit, and a scaled-down Seaside Garden decking area, our perfect plot certainly grabbed the judges’ attention 🚧

A particular highlight for garden guests was the interactive 1993 spinning quiz – which for those of you left pondering, a pint of milk back then was just 34p! 🥛

A huge thanks to our team of staff and volunteers who put together 2025’s Derian display, and for those who gave up their time this weekend to speak with over 12,000 event-goers about the work we do here at the North West’s children’s hospice 💚