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 […]
A nurse who has worked her way up the ranks to become the first woman to take the helm of an adults and children’s hospice has won a coveted award for her work in the charity sector. Liz Searle, Chief Executive Officer of Keech Hospice Care in Luton, Bedfordshire, was one of the winners at […]
Forget buying the usual smellies or those bog standard high street gifts – the Keech Christmas Market has everything you need to make it the best Christmas yet! Surprise your loved ones with beautiful, handmade crafts and gifts for all ages at Keech Hospice Care’s first ever Christmas Market. Enjoy a non-alcoholic festive drink, a […]
The family of a Bedford boy who died are calling on people to get into the festive spirit and support Bedford’s 5km Santa Run in his memory. Harry Russell died at Keech Hospice Care, Bedfordshire’s children’s hospice, in November 2015 when he was just three-years-old. His mum Julie, dad Mark, and sister Ella, from Bedford, […]
Celebrity landscape designer Adam Frost taught some keen gardeners a thing or two when he visited Keech Hospice Care in Luton this month. Adam, who is a presenter on BBC One’s Gardener’s World, visited the charity and gave its team of volunteer gardeners advice on how to care for the trees and plants in its […]
Keech Hospice Care, which cares for adults in Luton and Bedfordshire and children in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes, needs more volunteers to help run its 21 charity shops. Kitty Read, who volunteers every week in a Keech Hospice Care charity shop, says she finds volunteering incredibly rewarding and is encouraging others to do the […]
KeechFest is back by popular demand with a fun-filled day of back to back live music acts and family entertainment. The beautiful Alan Titchmarsh garden at Keech Hospice Care in Great Bramingham Lane, Luton, will be rocking as the charity hosts its summer festival on Sunday 10 September. Liz Searle, CEO at Keech Hospice Care, […]
Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost has transformed a Luton hospice’s drab concrete yard into a colourful garden paradise for seriously ill adults and children. The Courtyard Garden, which is a joint project between Keech Hospice Care and Greenfingers Charity, has been officially opened by the landscape designer today and he said he can’t wait to […]
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