Kairos director Mossie Lyons and support worker Dominic O’Gorman were among the speakers at the Southwark Caritas Roadshow in Woolwich on 21 June. Organised by CSAN – the Caritas Social Action Network – and the Archdiocese of Southwark, the event was part of the response to Pope Francis’s call to be a “church for the […]
Director Matthew Xia leading a rehearsal at Linden Grove Rehearsal at Linden Grove Rehearsal at Linden Grove Rehearsal at Linden Grove Cast and crew Seven Kairos residents are taking part in this summer’s Young Vic’s community theatre production, The Sound of Yellow. They have been rehearsing weekly with the Young Vic team, led by director […]
Kairos support worker Vincent Mahe with the new multigym at Linden Grove. Regaining physical health is part of the journey to recovery for many people who come to Kairos. The gym room at our community detox hostel at Linden Grove is popular with residents doing gentle cardio-vascular exercise as well as those returning to more […]
There was a great turn-out on Tuesday for the first Garden Day Programme Open Day/Reunion scheduled to coincide with Alcoholics Anonymous’ Founders’ Day on 10 June, writes GDP manager Tim Penrice. Former clients, friends of Kairos and care professionals from Westminster, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark and Croydon were among more than 50 people who came to […]
Kairos residents joined a team from the Young Vic theatre at Linden Grove last Tuesday for an energetic and enjoyable taster session for this summer’s community theatre production which will culminate in a performance at the Young Vic in July. Part of the theatre’s Two Boroughs community project centred in Lambeth and Southwark, the show […]
The spring inspection of Kairos beehives has revealed that only three hives have survived the winter. However, the good news is that this morning at least one hive in Streatham has an active queen. It is only when she is laying eggs that the worker bees go out to forage, returning to the hive with […]
Kairos is currently reviewing women’s services and invites Kairos women past and present, clients and staff, to come and exchange experiences and ideas in a friendly, informal atmosphere over lunch. When: Wednesday, 2 April 2014 Time: 12.30pm – Buffet lunch / 1.15pm – 3pm Meeting Where: 235 Valley Road, London SW16 2AF RSVP via your […]
The Young Vic theatre company is working with groups and individuals from Lambeth and Southwark to create a community show that will be performed at the Young Vic in July. The show will be directed by Matthew Xia and will take inspiration from The Valley of Astonishment, a fantastical production opening in June that explores […]
Mossie Lyons and 24 staff and residents last month joined the annual Oblate Anglo-Irish Pilgrimage, which takes more than one hundred sick guests to Lourdes for a week.Mikila sent us this postcard …”How to express in words the indescribably precious place that is Lourdes? The beauty and magnificence of the Lourdes sanctuary and the wonder […]
Kairos head beekeeper Kenny and his team had a successful honey harvest at the end of last month, collecting a total of 30lbs of honey from seven hives in the gardens of Kairos houses in Streatham and Wandsworth. At an open day and BBQ, they introduced the bees to Kairos residents, staff and families and […]