Sutton ITT workshop at The Link
The Sutton ITT workshop @ The Link Secondary was fun filled! Students took part in true/false games and asked questions around independent travel training. The travel training team were joined by Met police Sutton and Sutton Community Transport, who spoke to the students about safety while travelling and travel awareness. Students discussed landmarks and drew maps depicting […]
Launching our new befriending drop-in sessions at Queen Mary Hall
The first few months of the year are well known to traditionally be some of the most difficult for mental health and wellbeing; with isolation and seasonal depression identified as key contributors toward the struggle many of us face each new year. That’s why we are pleased to announce the launch of our new drop-in befriending […]
Proposed changes to accessible parking spaces across the borough
Kingston Council have put forward a proposal that will remove eight existing accessible parking spaces across the borough, while only creating three new spaces to replace them. While we recognise that it is sometimes necessary to move or replace an existing space, a net loss of five accessible parking spaces will be detrimental to those […]
New Personal Assistant Training Dates for February
KCIL, with the support of funding from Skills for Care, is running a new round of free Personal Assistant/Support Worker training. The training is open to – PAs employed by Direct Payment holders, people interested in becoming PAs, Direct Payment holders (including friends and family who are also involved in support), people who may be […]
Happy Holidays from KCIL
Happy Holidays from everyone at KCIL. The KCIL office will be closed next week. However, after the Christmas bank holidays, you can still reach the KCIL team, plus our Sutton Independent Travel Training and Sutton Personal Assistant Support projects, by email or phone on 020 8546 9603. A massive thank you to everyone who has […]
Sutton Independent Travel Training Workshop
Join us for our next Independent Travel Training workshop at The Link School on Wednesday 17 January. Your chance to find out more about Independent Travel Training and to talk about what you think about travelling independently in Sutton. Contact 020 8546 9603 or email [email protected] for more information.
KCIL AGM 2023
KCIL held its 2023 AGM today, where we ratified the minutes of the last AGM and KCIL’s accounts for 2022 – 2023, and reappointed trustees Lawrie and Patricia. We also heard speeches from Kingston’s Mayor, Councillor Diane White, KCIL Treasurer and Acting Chair Lawrie Lee and KCIL’s CEO Jason Lamont. Where they talked about the […]
Direct Payment User Group
Join us for the next KCIL Direct Payment User Group meeting. Ask your questions to the KCIL team, Melvyn from Kingston Council and David Ashley from Mark Bates Insurance. 12 – 2pm 13 December Kingston Christmas buffet included Contact – 020 85469603/[email protected]
Celebrating Disabled People-Led Organisations this International Day of Disabled Persons
Sunday, 3 December, marks International Day of Disabled Persons, a day where organisations from the big (the United Nations and the World Health Organisation) to the small (disabled people-led, community-based organisations like KCIL) come together to call for action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, for, with and by disabled people. There are more than […]
Launch of the Kingston Disability Network
KCIL’s CEO, Jason Lamont attended the launch of Kingston’s Disability Network yesterday (16 November 2023), Jason writes – It was good to attend the inaugural meeting of the Kingston Disability Network at Fusebox and see so many of our VCS colleagues join together to commit to making this network a success. The network has been […]
