Bethwin’s great Couch to 5k run
Residents and staff at our Bethwin Road rehab took up the national ‘couch to 5k’ fitness challenge and last week they lined up at the starting line, writes Dominic O’Gorman […]
Activities
The rise and fall of Patrick Hamilton
Our thanks to Mark Farrelly for his gripping performance as the writer Patrick Hamilton at Greenwich Theatre last week […]
Homeless Link Leadership Summit
Kairos director Mossie Lyons attended the 2019 Leadership Summit (13-14 Nov) run by Homeless Link, the umbrella organisation for homelessness charities. The aim of the two-day conference was to support successful leadership in the homelessness sector […]
Kairos at Lourdes 2019
The annual Kairos trip to Lourdes to assist with the Oblate pilgrimage of the Anglo-Irish Province took place from 13-19 September. Forty of us travelled to the foothills of the Pyrenees, undeterred by the Metro strike when we changed trains and stations in Paris. Helping the assisted guests in the Accueil (hospital) was the same […]
Splash-down in France for the second time
Eleven staff from Linden Grove and the Garden Day Programme piled into the minibus and set off for the second time to Upper Normandy in France for a ‘works outing’ to the Grandcourt Chateau. Sam, Vincent and Joe report from the autoroute… And here we are again… on the road to an extremely peaceful and […]
Contraband plays on
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 […]
Kairos at Christmas
Once again, Linden Grove staff and residents were our hosts for Kairos Christmas Day this year. Here, two residents talk about the day. Thank you everyone … and a Happy New Year to you all! I was feeling despondent on Christmas Day so got myself to a meeting and was in two minds whether to […]
Cardboard Citizens are back on 30 Nov
Activities, Arts, Linden Grove
Theatre company Cardboard Citizens is bringing their latest ‘forum’ play – Rising by Femi Keeling – to Linden Grove on Friday 30 November, 10.30am. The play starts with Terrence’s release after a short prison sentence – he’s full of hope, but faced with battles against the system and demons from his past, he’s on the […]
Congratulations to Robert the Kairos artist
Our congratulations to Robert Druce on his sell-out success at the New Hanbury Project exhibition last night!