The mum of a seriously ill little girl from Milton Keynes is backing two dads’ 130-mile kayak challenge which will raise thousands of pounds to help care for seriously ill children like her daughter. Maria Cater, 49, from Great Linford, Milton Keynes, said she’s delighted that friends Graham Durcan and Richard Nordsted are supporting Keech […]
A Bedford based charity has awarded its local children’s hospice a generous grant of £75,000 to help fund its services in the community. Liz Searle, Chief Executive Officer at Keech Hospice Care, says the three-year grant from the Harpur Trust will help the charity to support more seriously ill children and their families when they […]
A Hertfordshire schoolboy who asked Santa not to bring him any presents for Christmas and to instead give the money to charity has raised almost £8,000. By giving up his Christmas gifts in 2017 Luke Bedford, 8, from Knebworth managed to raise nearly £8,000 – with more than half going to Keech Hospice Care, Hertfordshire’s […]
A dedicated nurse is taking on the challenge of walking over fiery coals to raise money for the seriously ill adults and children her charity cares for. Caroline Roy, a nurse on the adult in-patient unit at Keech Hospice Care in Luton, can’t wait to take on the charity’s Firewalk next month. “I’ve taken on […]
A dedicated nurse is taking on the challenge of walking over fiery coals to raise money for the seriously ill adults and children her charity cares for. Caroline Roy, a nurse on the adult in-patient unit at Keech Hospice Care in Luton, can’t wait to take on the charity’s Firewalk next month. “I’ve taken on […]
Kids and adults are taking on the challenge of walking over six feet of Lego bricks to raise money for a Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire/ Milton Keynes adult/ children’s hospice. Keech Hospice Care’s new Legowalk is the ultimate test of mind and body, with participants walking barefoot across colourful blocks of plastic. Liz Searle, CEO at […]
Kids and adults are taking on the challenge of walking over six feet of Lego bricks to raise money for a Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire/ Milton Keynes adult/ children’s hospice. Keech Hospice Care’s new Legowalk is the ultimate test of mind and body, with participants walking barefoot across colourful blocks of plastic. Liz Searle, CEO at […]
The parents of a little girl who has had open heart surgery seven times and can’t speak are daring to hope Santa will grant her wish of being well enough to have her first ever Christmas. Orla Healy, 2, who has a rare genetic heart condition, has spent most of her life in hospital and […]
A schoolboy is asking Santa not to bring him any presents this year but to give the money to a charity which cares for his best friend’s little cousin who is seriously ill. Luke Bedford, 8, from Knebworth, Hertfordshire, wrote the selfless note after discovering Orla Hermitage, 6, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, has a brain tumour. […]
The family of a Dunstable mum who recently died are calling on people to get into the festive spirit and support Luton’s 5km Santa Run in her memory. Helen Mitchell died at Keech Hospice Care in Luton in October, just two days after her 62nd birthday, having been diagnosed with a rare form of bladder […]
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