Every Wednesday, except in school holidays we have our warm welcome drop in at our office on Leopold Street.
If you are a parent or carer you are free to come between 11.30am and 1.30pm to have a warm home cooked meal and drink.
We would love to see you there! If you would like some more information please email fiona.rogers@childrenfirstderby.co.uk
On 1st May, David Lloyd Derby held their Greatest Showman Ball with all proceeds of the tickets going to Children First Derby. In total over £2700 was raised. This will go towards helping us support children, young people and their families across Derby and Derbyshire.
We can’t thank David Lloyd enough for all the work it took to make this event a success. It was a huge success and everyone enjoyed the music, entertainment and the food! Amanda our CEO gave a speech on how the fundraising helps us and the difference the charity makes to children, young people and their families. Thank you to everyone who went to the event and who provided support and sponsorship, we appreciate everything everyone has done to make the event a success.
We are so excited that David Lloyd Derby are hosting The Greatest Showman Charity Ball on behalf of Children First Derby. It is taking place, Friday 1st May at David Lloyd Derby. There will be music, food and entertainment, for £20 a ticket.
All proceeds come to Children First Derby. We cannot thank David Lloyd supporters and members for all their support.
For tickets or more information contact bethan.eddy@childrenfirstderby.co.uk.
Thank you to everyone who donated easter eggs to Children First Derby.
We had a huge number of businesses donate to our children, young people and their families. We can’t thank you all enough f supporting Children First Derby and the children we support.
On Good Friday we held our Easter Fun Day at Elvaston Castle. The event was kindly sponsored by Cosy and Vaillant. We had over 150 children come do an egg trail and do some Easter crafting.
There was an egg hunt around Elvaston Castle looking for 5 eggs dotted around the park, they then received an Easter Egg and a Vaillant hare teddy bear. There was also Easter crafting, where some beautiful creations were made. The tombola was definitely a hit, ran by our brilliant trustees.
It was a brilliant event and we can’t thank everyone enough for coming to support us.
We are collecting Easter Eggs again for the children and young people we support. Each year we try to give an an easter egg to the children we support. We are asking local business and people to donate to the appeal.
We are hoping to distribute them to the young people and children from the 23rd March, so if possible we are looking at donations before then. If you are able to donate, or would like some more information, please email bethan.eddy@childrenfirstderby.co.uk. Thank you for everyone’s support.
Our Reach for Wellbeing programme is starting at our office on Leopold Street on Thursday 5th February. The course gives people the tools to build self- confidence, meet new people and make people feel happier. Each session will concentrate on a different area of mental and physical health.
For more information please email fiona.rogers@childrenfirstderby.co.uk
Our warm welcome drop in continues every Tuesday 12-2pm at our office on Leopold Street. We offer a free, supportive space for families and parents visiting on their own.
If you would like to come or want some more information please email fiona.rogers@childrenfirstderby.co.uk
We have an 8 week Autism support programme for parents and their carers. It is a weekly session led by family support workers with lived experience giving them a safe space to share experiences and connect with other families. It is open to parents and carers of young people and will be a safe space to share experiences and connect with other families. This starts on 26th January at our office on Leopold Street.
If you would like further information please email fiona.rogers@childrenfirstderby.co.uk
We bid a fond farewell to our Chief Executive Irshad Baqui.
We would like to thank Irshad for all the work he has done over the last 4 years for our charity. Children First Derby, under his leadership has grown to be where we are today and we thank him for his commitment and passion for helping vulnerable young people and children across Derby and Derbyshire.
From the staff, trustees and service users we thank you and wish you luck in your future adventures.
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