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Gareth, Jason and our team of volunteers have done a sterling job at putting together the entry for this year’s Community Garden Competition at the Chorley Flower Show, which took place over the weekend.

We are extremely proud to announce that we were given the Silver award from the event judges, with the winners narrowly beating us by one point!

Here’s the wording on our plaque which was read by the event judges and members of the public:

At Derian House we help children and young people, whose lives are too short, to make happy memories in an environment of fun, respect and high quality care.

We provide respite and end-of-life care to more than 400 babies, children and young people across the North West and South Cumbria. During the first coronavirus lockdown, children drew rainbows and put them in windows to show support for key workers.

These homemade rainbows became a sign of hope and a way to show appreciation for the NHS and key workers.

Throughout the pandemic, we offered a lifeline for families caring for a seriously ill child– finding new ways to connect and also taking pressure off the NHS.

In 2021, it will cost us £5 million to run services at Derian House and yet we only receive 12% of the funding we need from the government.

The care and support that we provide is free to families meaning we rely heavily on the generosity of our supporters.