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Keech Hospice Care is a hospice in Luton, England. [1] It provides care specifically for terminally ill children in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes, but also focuses on older terminally ill patients in Luton and South Bedfordshire. [2] [3] It has been commended for its work [4] [5] and has also seen notable fund raising events in the past. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

In October 2009 after almost ten years as being known as "Keech Cottage Children's Hospice", along with its sister and main hospice "The Pasque Charity", it became known as Keech Hospice Care. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Keech Cottage, Children's Hospice - Luton - Local News TV - Local TV News from Bedfordshire Archived 19 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine . Local News TV (2008-09-29). Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
  2. ↑ Wildkatz raise £3,000 for children's hospice (From Watford Observer). Watfordobserver.co.uk (2010-01-04). Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
  3. ↑ Community Newswire — Media Trust [ permanent dead link ]. Communitynewswire.press.net (2010-10-18). Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
  4. ↑ VIDEO: Mayor's praise for Keech Cottage - Local. Luton Today. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
  5. ↑ Hospices: a caring hand for the needy. Telegraph (2004-12-01). Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
  6. ↑ "Luton: Tortoise and hare sculptures take over the town". BBC News. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Public invited to Keech Cottage hospice open day - Local. Luton Today. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
  8. ↑ Keech Cottage Children's Hospice benefits from lunchtime barbecue (From Watford Observer). Watfordobserver.co.uk (2009-06-09). Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
  9. ↑ Schoolboy raises £500 for Keech Cottage - Local. Bedford Today. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
  10. ↑ Keech Cottage children egg-static! - Local. Bedford Today. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
  11. ↑ Summer ball spectacular helps hospice (From St Albans & Harpenden Review). Stalbansobserver.co.uk (2006-07-20). Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
  12. ↑ Michael Pickard (4 October 2009). "Keech Cottage Children's Hospice becomes Keech Hospice Care" . Retrieved 20 January 2020.

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