Keech Hospice campaign partners with solicitors to help make wills
People across Luton are being encouraged to make or update their wills as part of a Keech Hospice campaign.
Keech Hospice is working with solicitors across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes for its Make A Will Month.
People taking part will be able to have a will written or updated without paying the solicitor’s usual fee, with participants instead invited to make a donation to Keech Hospice.
Appointments are limited and people interested in taking part are being encouraged to register their interest now.
A 2025 Law Society survey found that 52 per cent of adults aged 30 and over surveyed did not have a will.
Without a will, the law determines how a person’s money and possessions are distributed after their death, rather than the individual being able to set out their wishes.
Stef Cuff, Gifts in Wills Partner at Keech Hospice, said: “Making or updating your Will is an important step in putting your affairs in order and making your wishes clear.
“We’re encouraging local people to take the opportunity to make or update theirs through Make A Will Month.
“And by making a donation to Keech Hospice instead of paying the usual solicitor’s fee, they can help us continue providing vital hospice care to local families.”
Gifts left to Keech Hospice in wills are an important source of income for the charity, with one in five people currently cared for by Keech supported by gifts in wills.
Keech Hospice provides specialist end-of-life care and support to adults across Bedfordshire, as well as children and their families across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes.
Last year, the charity supported more than 2,500 adults, children and their families.
Solicitors who have so far signed up are: Hannah Solicitors, Premier Solicitors, Machins Solicitors and Elite Law Solicitors.
Solicitor firms across the three areas wishing to participate can contact Keech Hospice to find out more.
People who want to make or update their will through Make A Will Month can register their interest for an appointment in February 2027 through the Keech Hospice website. See keech.org.uk/make-a-will-month-register