Where the great Kairos BBQ tradition began… Fr John Kitchen in the Stonhouse Street yard, 1993. Ever wondered how and why Kairos is Kairos? Look under the About us tab on the website for our Short Histories of Kairos, an occasional series about the people and places that make up our Kairos Community by Rory […]
Twenty-five years ago the Kilburn Night Shelter changed its name to Kairos Community Trust and started on a journey which led to the dedicated rehab and supported housing services that Kairos is known for today. Here, Rory O’Connell outlines its origins and the earliest days, drawing on an interview in 2016 with co-founder Fr John […]
Rory O’Connell traces the history of 59 Bethwin Road, from 1870s ‘clergy house’ – through war and redevelopment – to Kairos residential rehab. Since 1997, it’s been home at any one time to 16 men and women in recovery “In the middle of this area is a strange group of streets hemmed in on one […]
Next time you go out the back door for a smoke, raise your eyes to catch a glimpse of Kairos history, writes Rory O’Connell The church hall of St Antholin, later St Antony’s, was built in 1930, the foundation stone dedicated by the Bishop of Woolwich can still be seen in what would have […]
Who ever knew Fr John was a tree surgeon? Sandra Ginnelley in the first kitchen The first dining-room Staff and volunteers in 2001: Fr John Kitchen, Frank Smith, Sister Elizabeth McCormack, Joe from the Aisling Project, Betty Fleming and Denis Walsh in the front garden The old St Antony’s Church Hall – ‘the glory hole’ […]