There are only 12 days to go until Elaine Anderson-Wright lines up at the start of the Brighton Marathon on Sunday 17 April, ready to run the 26 miles and 385 yards to raise money for Kairos. Elaine, who has run marathons in London, Paris and Jersey, has been in training since December. However, running […]
Congratulations to Sam Chapman for her award of a Southwark Star, in recognition of more than 100 hours volunteering in the London borough of Southwark for Kairos Community Trust. She received her award at a ceremony hosted by Dora Dixon-Fyle, Mayor of Southwark, last Thursday evening. ”I am delighted that Sam’s valuable volunteering work with […]
Training continues for Elaine Anderson-Wright, who is running the Brighton Marathon on Sunday 17 April for Kairos. “I ran my half-marathon run on Sunday. It was a great course – two laps of Wimbledon Common. The course was very muddy and quite hilly. Despite a sore ankle and getting a stitch at mile 10, I […]
We all know Linden Grove now as a 24-bed, CQC-regulated community detox hostel – with a beautiful airy dining-room, library, gym, counselling rooms and offices. But it was not always so. In fact, it was a big old house and a separate, disused church hall. In 2006-7, with the help of CRASH, the building […]
Thank you, Elaine Anderson-Wright, for choosing Kairos Community Trust as your charity to support when you run the Brighton Marathon on Sunday, 17 April. Elaine, who lives in Surrey, has run marathons in London, Paris and Jersey but Brighton will be her first marathon in seven years. She’s been in training since December and so […]
Everyone at Kairos who knew Perry Robinson has been very saddened by his untimely death. Here, as Rev Katharine Rumens, the Rector of St Giles’ Cripplegate, remembers him, we recognise with a smile our own much-loved friend. “Perry Robinson came to us in December 2006. We were in search of a caretaker and I was […]
Our new leaflet about Kairos and our services is now available from head office and also to download and print. It fits on two sides of ordinary A4 paper. If you print on both sides of one sheet, you can fold it in thirds (like a take-away menu). The leaflet includes a handy map of […]
One of the most challenging moments in early recovery comes towards the end of rehab, with the question: “So, what do you want to do next?” Devin Brooks didn’t hesitate, he already had the answer: bricklaying. “I tried to do bricklaying twice before and I dropped out because of the drink. This time, however, being […]
Kairos Community Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Lorraine Beckford as manager of our Linden Grove community detox hostel; she brings many years experience both as a manager and psychotherapist. Senior support worker Vincent Mahe becomes assistant manager. Samantha Chapman will be joining the Linden Grove team part-time as a counsellor and Adrian […]