It all started in 2016… Sophie Hanrahan and the CGL team on their first visit to Limesdale Gardens. Brent Council has granted Kairos Community Trust planning permission to extend our move-on house at 16 Limesdale Gardens. This will enable us to add four more bedrooms and build a single-storey extension at the rear to enlarge […]
Martin in the sculpture workshop on the Foundation Art and Design course. Congratulations to the three Kairos graduates who are currently doing courses at the City Lit in art and in counselling.
Today, Kairos had a chance to welcome Dorothy Jones, Veterans Aid’s new (and first-ever) Fundraising Manager. She came to Linden Grove with VA’s Head of Addiction Services, Phil Rogers, on his weekly visit to veterans referred by VA to Kairos services. Kairos is proud to have been working with VA since 2008.• More info about […]
The three new counselling and meeting rooms at Linden Grove have been completed and are now in use. This is the first project that has been built by Kairos staff from start to finish. Denis Walsh and Malachy Carter (who has joined Kairos part-time), created the three rooms and corridor from the old exercise room.“These […]
Kairos Community Trust is delighted to welcome Sian Thomas, the new counsellor at Bethwin Road, our residential rehab in Camberwell. Sian writes: “After many years working in the NHS, I inadvertently fell into training in addictions counselling. This has resulted in the most enjoyable past three years, combining academic work with working in drug and […]
The Christmas raffle for the annual Kairos trip to Lourdes in September with the Anglo-Irish Oblates raised nearly £1,000. The prize-winners were: 1st (£100) Malachy Carter 2nd (£50) Kenny Brown 3rd (Christmas Hamper) Sean Seetah 4th (Cake) Eileen Nimmo 5th (All butter shortbread biscuits) Shawn McCarthy 6th (Tin of Haribo sweets) Denis Walsh 7th (Box […]
“At this time, leading up to Christmas, there is a tangible sense of expectation running through Kairos. “Christmas is a magical time, holding a special place in most hearts. Whatever its meaning for you, I wish everyone in Kairos, our benefactors and friends a peaceful and relaxing Christmas” – Mossie Lyons, Director.
The dining room at Linden Grove was decorated with birthday banners and beautiful flowers and as director Mossie Lyons welcomed everyone to the 26th Kairos Annual General Meeting last Tuesday evening (28 Nov), guests were still arriving, reports Tim Penrice. His first introduction was Giam-Pierro M (volunteer and trainee support worker) who played a solo […]
Kairos counsellors Gillie Sliz, Sam Chapman and Tim Penrice took part in an informative day’s training last Friday (1 Dec) at the Institute of Group Analysis (IGA). The working title for the day was Matters of Substance: How do groups help those with drug and alcohol problems? and it was facilitated by clinical psychologists and […]
‘Social life is important, so are fun, variety, mirth and excitement,’ writes Dave Newman It is just over three years since it was gently suggested to me and others, that 10 years plus in a Kairos move-on house was long enough. A few months later, I also retired at age 68 from Royal Mail, after […]