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Memorial service for Robert Clements
Kairos Community will hold a memorial service for our friend and colleague Robert Clements on Friday, 9 August at 3 pm. It will take place at the John Kitchen Centre, 22 Linden Grove, London SE15 3LF. Robert’s friends are invited to come and celebrate his life.
Obituary: Robert Clements
Rob and Maud at Buckfast recentlyRob came to Kairos on 5 December 2005. Over the intervening eight years in his capacity as Move-On team manager, Rob touched many lives – those of staff and clients alike. Coming from a social-work background, he was a true professional but never a ‘percentage’ worker. […]
Summer starts for Kairos at Buckfast Abbey
Thirty-six Kairos staff, trustees, volunteers, residents, friends and family gathered in the sunshine at Buckfast Abbey for our biennial long weekend of retreat, relaxation and community (27-30 June). Tucked into the hills at the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, the Benedictine abbey was once again the perfect place to experience both serenity of being and […]
‘I think angels’ – the BRIT School’s Kairos journey
Kairos Community Trust and students from the BRIT School have been working together over the past months to create I think angels just saved me – the Kairos journey, which will be performed for the first time on Friday 12 July. Based on interviews with 20 people who have experienced rehab and recovery at Kairos, […]
Linden Grove is host to CRASH
CRASH, the construction and property industry’s charity for homeless people, recently chose Linden Grove as the location for Illustrious Homes, one of its patrons, to present a cheque to the charity. Kairos was proud to host the occasion and to welcome Francesca Roberts, CEO of Crash, and Kunle Barker, Managing Director of Illustrious Homes – […]
Aftercare goes to UKESAD
The Kairos Aftercare team chose to attend UKESAD – the three-day UK/European Symposium on Addictive Disorders held in London last week – as part of their ongoing professional training for 2013. “We all felt it was invaluable,” said Jessica Rood, Aftercare manager. “UKESAD gave us the opportunity to re-evaluate how we are working with each […]
Summer promenade with the BRIT School
The unique creative collaboration between the BRIT School and Kairos will culminate in a promenade event at Linden Grove on 12 July (time to be announced). It will include drama, music, photography and other media. It’s not too late to get involved – if you’re interested in joining the artistic adventure, contact Mossie Lyons at […]
Bee hives’ spring inspection
On their first inspection of the year last Thursday, Kairos beekeepers found that eight out of our nine hives have survived the exceptionally hard winter; the bees look healthy and ready for their summer work of pollination across the parks and gardens of south London. About our bees
Garden Day Programme appointment
Kairos is pleased to welcome Gillie Sliz to the staff. She is joining the Garden Day Programme team as counsellor and Assistant Manager.
Visit from Cardboard Citizens & Kate Tempest
The Cardboard Citizens theatre company and the award-winning writer Kate Tempest visited our community detox hostel at Linden Grove last Thursday to perform her latest work, Glasshouse. The Citizens’ five actors and their stage manager transformed the dining room into a theatre for the afternoon for more than 30 residents, clients and staff. Glasshouse is […]