Supporting Children, Young People, and Families
A recent charity darts competition held at the Shakespeare Inn in Shardlow has helped to raise an impressive £1,500 for Children First Derby. Read more
Working in partnership with Being Me, Children First Derby is launching a unique 8-week interactive course to support parents and carers, aimed at helping to improve mental and physical health and wellbeing Read more
Our supported children and young people recently enjoyed an action-packed snow activity day at Swadlincote Snowsports Centre, as part of the charity's Activity Scheme Read more
Representatives from Pentagon Motor Group recently met with some of the Children First Derby team to present them with a £3,000 sponsorship cheque for this year's Fashion Show Event. Read more
We enjoyed a fantastic afternoon at the Rail Forum Midlands Christmas Luncheon recently – which raised over £2,000 to help support Children First Derby. Read more
Each year staff and volunteers at Children First Derby make sure our centre looks as festive as possible for the supported children who use our supervised contact rooms over the Christmas period. And this year we've had some additional artistic help... Read more
It was great to welcome the BBC East Midlands Today team into the Children First Derby offices recently - filming footage of the Children First Derby Drama Group Read more
We recently enjoyed a fabulous festive visit to St Joseph’s School to meet the Year Five class, the Helpful Hudgells, who are supporting Children First Derby as their chosen charity this year. Read more
Well done to our team of runners who completed the 21K Derby Half Marathon, running to raise funds and awareness for Children First Derby. Read more
We're delighted to welcome Amanda Strong to the Children First Derby Board of Trustees Read more
Children First Derby celebrated the hugely successful return of its popular Annual Fashion Show - which raised over £4,000 to help support local children, young people and families Read more
Derbyshire Freemasons' Charity generously donate £750 to support Children First Derby's Supervised Contact Service Read more
Children First Derby Chair, Fred Jacques, recently visited Waitrose Uttoxeter to receive a generous donation of £500 through joint campaign, 'Give A Little Love' Read more
Two local businessmen recently completed the Robin Hood Half Marathon, successfully raising £2,145 for Children First Derby Read more
The successful premiere of Children First Derby Youth Forum's screenplay, 'Can You Hear me?' was met with rapturous applause at the recent screening at QUAD Derby Read more
Successful local businessman, Chris Smith, has generously donated two Derby County season tickets to Children First Derby, so that some of our supported young people can enjoy a match day experience. Read more
Children First Derby friend and supporter, Karen Jones, completed the recent Derby 10K - raising over £685 for Children First Derby Read more
We had a fantastic time at the Sporting Communities Derby Youth Awards, celebrating the incredible achievements of the city’s inspirational young people. And we were absolutely delighted that one of our supported young people, Joshua Ryan, received a Special Commendation Award, in recognition of his inspirational attitude, progress and achievements. Read more
Some of our Children First Derby team visited the University of Derby recently, talking to the Sport Management students about their upcoming fundraising initiatives to support the charity. Read more
Another successful collaboration between Children First Derby and QUAD has resulted in the filming of the charity's Youth Forum screenplay - which will be shown in a special screening at QUAD later this month. Read more
Our supported children and young people recently enjoyed an action-packed activity day at Alter Rock Indoor Climbing Centre, as part of the charity's Summer Activity Scheme Read more
Miller Homes Regional Safety, Health, and Environmental Advisor, Alan Alsop has raised an incredible £1,500 for Children First Derby having successfully completed one of the UK's toughest Triathlon events. Read more
Our Children First Derby Youth Forum organised a fantastic Family Fun Day for our supported children, young people and families, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Read more
Children First Derby celebrated the hugely successful return of its popular Annual Fundraising Ladies Lunch Event Read more