Easter Raffle
Enter into our Easter raffle to be in with a chance of winning this EGG-cellent Easter Hamper, worth £50! A donation of £5 will enter you into the draw which will take place on the 19th April 2022, or donate £10 to be entered twice! You can donate through our Local Giving page, by visiting […]
Amazon Smile
Did you know that when you shop on Amazon, you could be raising money for KCIL? KCIL is part of the Amazon Smile program. If you select Kingston Centre for Independent Living as your Amazon Smile charity, when you buy one of the products on Amazon that is part of the Smile program, Amazon donates 0.5% […]
Donate A Book, Bring A Book
Join us at the KCIL DABTAB swap shop Introducing the KCIL Donate a Book, Take a Book Have you got any secondhand books you think someone might enjoy? Would you like to pick up something to read? KCIL has a library of books in the office covering all subjects. Come find something new! Whilst at the […]
Do you provide regular unpaid care for a family member or friend?
Do you provide regular unpaid help and support to a family member or friend who’s struggling to cope with their daily life? Would you like some support to help you carry on this important work? If ‘Yes’, you may be able to get some help for yourself or the person you look after and care […]
Refer a Friend to KCIL’s PA vacancies – £50 voucher reward
Are you helping a friend or family member to job hunt? Do you already work as a PA, and you’d like your friends to know about this fantastic career path? Or are you a disabled person who would like to encourage more people into being a PA as a profession? With your friend or family […]
A ‘real-life’ KCIL Coffee Morning!
KCIL coffee mornings broke out from behind the screen yesterday with an in-person members get together at Kingston URC. It was good to see everyone in person again without having to ‘log on’ first! KCIL plans a mixture of in-person, online, and outdoor coffee mornings. If you would like to find out more about the […]
Have you lost someone close to you?
We are doing some work to better understand and support people who experience some kind of loss in their lives. This could be the loss of someone or something close to you such as a partner, relative or friend or your sight, hearing, health or independence. We are offering a ‘thank you’ £15 voucher for people who […]
Thank you!
https://youtu.be/gcez-rErF10 Thank you to everyone who has supported KCIL this year. Happy New Year everyone 🎉 Alt-text Sound – cheerful ukulele music, there is no speech. Visual – opening screen reads ‘Thank you to everyone who has supported KCIL this year’. The next screen showsKCIL members and their PAs on the KCIL boat trip,’Your help […]
Five Boredom Busting Disability News Stories
Looking for an internet rabbit hole to dive down into as we get into that time of year where every day feels like Sunday? Let KCIL lead the way. First up, we have Rita Ebel, a 62-year-old wheelchair user from Germany. Rita was fed up that many of the shops in her home town of […]
Christmas Lights
This month KCIL has had not one but two trips to see the festive lights. First up was a trip to Wisley Glow; we wrapped up warm and braved the drizzle to see the sparkling lights. We all had a fantastic trip. Then there were the Kew Christmas Lights; we were luckier with the weather […]
