The political fallout from the General Election was a long way from our minds on Friday (9 June), as the charcoal began to glow and the salads and sausages were marshalled for the 60 or so guests who arrived hungry at our Nunhead Lane garden, writes Tim Penrice, Garden Day Programme manager.The annual GDP summer […]
AA’s 81st Founders Day and the Kairos Garden Day Programme Summer BBQ were celebrated by old and new recovery friends, former and current Kairos residents and GDP participants last Friday (10 June) in warm sunshine and a happy atmosphere. Our thanks to the volunteers who helped make it a special day. Sandra, Mark, Gary, Sam […]
Throughout Kairos we like to treat everyone as an individual and put clients at the heart of their own recovery. With this in mind, the Kairos Garden Day Programme is now collaborating with Dr Karen Ersche and her team at the University of Cambridge, who are researching clients’ experience during recovery and what they feel […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Sam Chapman, who has been awarded her Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling by Hackney Community College. “Sam has been bringing her care, understanding and skills to the clients and staff of the Garden Day Programme in a voluntary capacity since 2012 and we’re all really delighted to share in her success,” says […]
The second Open Day BBQ at the Garden Day Programme celebrated Kairos recovery and the 80th birthday of AA in the sunshine of 10 June 2015 – and no one went away hungry this year!It was a real coming together of recovery professionals and community set to the music of Jim Smith and the food […]
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 […]
The death of David Elliott, who played an important role in the start the Garden Day Programme, was very sad news indeed last week, writes Tim Penrice, GDP manager. We first met him at Linden Grove in December 2010 when we were discussing with Mossie how a Kairos day programme could be set up. David […]
Our congratulations to Chris J on his new job with the Street Buddies outreach project in London and on his new flat. A Kairos “graduate”, Chris looks back here on his path to recovery. “November 23, 2010 is a date I won’t forget. It was the day I arrived at Kairos Linden Grove. I’d just […]
Kairos is pleased to welcome Gillie Sliz to the staff. She is joining the Garden Day Programme team as counsellor and Assistant Manager.