The large dining-room at Linden Grove – once a church hall – and the balcony overlooking it were packed to overflowing on Tuesday night for this, the 24th Annual General Meeting of Kairos Community Trust. Residents past and present, staff, trustees, volunteers, our extended families and friends were welcomed by Hanora Morrin, chair of Trustees.The […]
Friends, colleagues, residents and former clients gathered at Linden Grove on Friday lunchtime to bid farewell to Frank Smith, manager of Linden Grove, who is leaving after 18 years with Kairos. “Frank has been one of Kairos’s longest serving heroes,” writes Kairos Trustee Sarah Potter. “From the earliest shoe-string chaotic days, he has been a […]
Congratulations to Simon Woods, Group Facilitator and Support Worker at Linden Grove, for achieving his Level 5 Higher Professional Diploma in Counselling and his registration with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).
“Good morning, Kairos Linden Grove. Angie speaking…” From behind the front desk at the community detox hostel in Linden Grove, Angela Kirby reflects on her first four months as a Kairos volunteer. “Okay, so I have been asked to write a bit about volunteering but what do I actually do as a volunteer? Sometimes I’m […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Just married: Bob and Susan Evans Our congratulations and best wishes to Bob and Susan on their marriage. The wedding ceremony on Friday was attended by their families and friends from Wales, Manchester – and Kairos Community. Bob is one of our best-loved and longest-serving volunteers and we are delighted to welcome Susan to Kairos […]
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 […]