A Bedfordshire mum is urging people to get their glow on for Keech Hospice Care, your adult hospice for Luton and South Beds and the children’s hospice for Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes. Karen Russell, 34, from Kempston Rural is taking part in our new 10km night-time sponsored Glow Walk to give back to the […]
It is with great sadness that staff at Keech Hospice Care learnt of the death of founder member, Bruce Skinner, aged 91. “Bruce was an instrumental member of the original team that made the hospice what it is today,” said Keech Hospice Care CEO, Liz Searle. “He contributed to an amazing legacy for our community.” […]
Keech Hospice Care has been recognised as one of the best not-for-profit employers in the UK in an awards ceremony which took place on 22 February. The prestigious Top 100 awards, organised by The Sunday Times, identify the best companies and charities to work for across the UK. More than 250,000 staff working for over […]
On Saturday 18 February, staff at Keech Hospice Care were saddened to learn of the death of one of the hospice’s much-loved founder members, Jack Sapsworth, MBE, DL, at the age of 75. During his illness, he was able to benefit from care at the hospice he helped to establish nearly 30 years before. “It […]
The My Care Co-ordination Team at Keech Hospice Care is thrilled to be one of three finalists for an award in Effective Co-ordination of Care. The My Care Team supports Luton patients with long-term or end-of-life conditions who want their place of care to be in their own homes. This means working with many local […]
A university student from Harpenden has ditched the drink to raise over £1,000 for the Hertfordshire children’s hospice which cares for his brother. Harry Josephs, 20, who attends Nottingham University, raised the money for Keech Hospice Care which supports terminally ill children across Hertfordshire, including his brother Dominic, 17. “It’s not been easy giving up […]
Dear editor, Thank you to all our wonderful local people for the support and generosity shown to our Smiley Sam train and Santa this Christmas as they travelled the streets of Luton and the surrounding areas spreading much cheer and joy. Smiley Sam’s tour has now come to an end and we are proud to […]
The sister of a Bedford boy who died is calling on the people of the town to paint the Embankment a sea of red and support Bedford’s Santa Run on 4 December 2016. Ella Russell’s. 5, brother, Harry,3, died at Keech Hospice Care, Bedfordshire’s children’s hospice, in November 2015. Ella, who lives in the Castle […]
A Luton boxer has today opened the first of three new look shops in support of his charity which cares for seriously ill adults and children in Luton and South Beds. The Keech Hospice Care charity shop in Park Street, in the centre of Luton, now holds more quality bargains after its floor space has […]
Terminally ill patients in Luton have become an overnight internet sensation and gained celebrity backing as they bust the myth that hospice’s are just where you got to die. The hard-hitting film by six patients from Keech Hospice Care shows the individual support each receives as they battle cancer, motor neuron disease or multiple sclerosis. […]
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