“This is a case of nine in a row to help ten in a row,” writes Kairos director Mossie Lyons. “In 2010, 10 men from Kairos went to Lourdes for the first time. We met Irene McLaughlin there and she pledged her support to the group and, true to her word, with a group of […]
Yesterday, Tarquin White collected his number and competitors kit for the London Marathon this Sunday (28 April), along with the T-shirt of his chosen charity – Kairos Community Trust. The weather forecast for the day is coolish (11-13ºC) and dry – good news for runners and supporters alike. So find a spot along the 26.2-mile […]
Kairos waves a fond farewell to supported housing manager Nick Messikh who leaves this week after nearly six years. Nick is heading off to warmer climes in Thailand to take up the post of senior 12-Step therapist, working with people in recovery from substance misuse in Chiang Mai. “Full of school-boy effervescence, Nick’s personality always […]
Easter arrived early this week when a surprise delivery of delicious chocolate eggs arrived – a gift from Beale and Company, a patron of CRASH the construction industry’s charity. Thank you!
Kairos bees now have their very own shed in the garden of one of the Streatham move-on houses, for storing beekeeping equipment […]
When Tarquin White heads out on his London Marathon run on Sunday 28 April, he will be running the 26.2 miles for Kairos Community Trust. This is Tarquin’s first marathon and he has been running every day, with interval training on Wednesdays and his longest run of the week on Sunday. Last weekend, he ran […]
The National Lottery last year awarded Kairos Community Trust a grant under its Big Lottery Fund umbrella. We are happy to announce that the administration of this grant will now fall under the new National Lottery Community Fund. Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the new fund, explains that this is the latest step in looking […]
When Dave Carroll retired from Bethwin Road this month, he left behind him the little plaque that had hung on the wall above his desk for his seven years as deputy manager. On it were three Irish words: Cead Mile Failte (“100,000 welcomes”). A reminder of how Dave was at work – and something we […]
Contraband, the group initially formed to play at last year’s AGM, is enjoying continuing success. They have two new bookings for March 2019: the Cocaine Anonymous convention in Hayes, Kent (2 March), and CA’s first London Area weekend convention (29-31 March). Vince Mahe, bandleader and assistant manager of Linden Grove says, “We’re about to start […]
We are pleased to announce that Dominic O’Gorman, deputy manager of the Kairos Supported Housing Move-On team, has been appointed to deputy manager of our Bethwin Road residential rehab, where he succeeds Dave Carroll, who is retiring. Kenny Brown steps up to become deputy manager of the Move-on team, which is joined by newcomer Sally […]