Cobb’s Cowboys ride into Eugenia Road
Hats off to Regional Sales Manager Mike Cobb and his team of business, regional development and specification account managers from Dulux Trade […]
In partnership
Welcome to the City of Stories
On Saturday, the Kairos team who had helped to build the City of Stories joined the public open day for the finished project in Dalston. The upside down city of cardboard – actually a 1:50 scale representation of the Dalston skyline – was suspended from scaffolding in the front courtyard of architects Levitt Bernstein as […]
Visit the City of Stories on Saturday
Remember all that cardboard in the dining-room at Linden Grove a few weeks ago? Come and see what Kairos residents have helped to make and how all those mysterious shapes have been transformed into the City of Stories this Saturday (13 June). The installation is Levitt Bernstein‘s contribution to the London Festival of Architecture. This […]
A Labour of Love at Linden Grove
Together with CRASH, the building industry charity, Kairos is collaborating with Levitt Bernstein Architects on their project for the London Festival of Architecture 2015. Under the guidance of artist A Labour of Love, Kairos residents are helping to build a large-scale cardboard city which will be installed in the courtyard of the award-winning architects’ Dalston […]
Making more room for recovery with CRASH
The latest stage in the redevelopment of the Kairos move-on house in Eugenia Road, Southwark, was completed last week when residents moved into the two new ground-floor bedrooms. One room was built on the site of the disused garage, the other was part of internal modifications that also included the installation of a new wet-room […]
Just the ticket at the Young Vic
After great applause from friends and staff, our formal congratulations go to the Kairos actors who took part in The Sound of Yellow at the Young Vic last month. In seven performances over three days, they helped take audiences on an emotionally-charged journey down the River of Love and across the Ocean of the Mind […]
Thursday is opening night at the Young Vic
The Kairos cast members of ‘The Sound of Yellow’ have joined final rehearsals at the Young Vic this weekend in preparation for the opening night on Thursday (24 July). This is the first time that the combined cast – which also includes volunteers from St Mungo’s, Thames Reach and Foundation 66 – have rehearsed together. […]
‘The Sound of Yellow’ with the Young Vic
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 […]
Working with Veterans Aid
People arrive at Kairos from all walks of life. Since 2008, a total of 79 ex-servicemen have been admitted to our Linden Grove community detox hostel, referred by the armed forces charity Veterans Aid. In this time, we have come to work closely with VA to find the best pathways to recovery for our shared […]
Dramatic adventures with the Young Vic
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 […]