It is with great sadness we have learnt Dr Wink White, founder of the adult hospice at Keech Hospice Care in Luton, has died peacefully at the age of 90 surrounded by his family. On Easter Monday Dr White celebrated his 62nd wedding anniversary with his wife Iris White, which also fell on an Easter […]
Everyone at Keech Hospice Care would like to say a huge thank you to Graham Durcan and Richard Nordsted for kayaking an incredible 130 miles to raise money for our charity. Last month, the pair, known to many as Radar and Bootsie, completed the ‘Seaside to Seasiders’ challenge, kayaking from the Wash in north Norfolk […]
It is with great sadness that Keech Hospice Care in Luton has learnt of the death of founder member, Zena Skinner, aged 91. Along with her brother, local businessman Bruce Skinner, who died in February last year, and his wife Mary, who died in September, Zena from Redbourn in Hertfordshire, was closely involved in fundraising […]
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 […]
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