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 […]
KCIL reviews the Rose Theatre’s BSL interpreted performance of The Seven Pomegranate Seeds
As part of our commitment to work with the Rose Theatre, KCIL team members Jason Lamont, Joanne Stafferton and Amelia Berreen attended the British Sign Language interpreted performance of The Seven Pomegranate Seeds on Saturday 13th November. KCIL team member Amelia uses BSL interpreters for her day-to-day work and we felt this would give our […]
Infection Prevention and Control
When caring for others, knowing how to reduce the risk of infection is essential. KCIL is offering free Infection Prevention and Control training; contact us this week at [email protected] or 020 8546 9603 to book your place.
Kingston’s 185th Mayor presents cheque for nearly £20,000 to KCIL and Oxygen
Councillor Margaret Thompson, Kingston’s Mayor between May 2019 and April 2021, recently presented a cheque for £19,853 to KCIL and Oxygen, money raised during Margaret’s tenure by the Mayor’s Charitable Trust. The money will be split equally between the two charities. Jason Lamont, KCIL’s CEO, says – It was an honour for Kingston Centre for […]
