KCIL goes to Kew Gardens
KCIL dodged the showers last week with a visit to Kew Gardens. Previous Next We’re planning on more free trips to Kew this Autumn for our members. Wednesday 1 September 11 am – 2 pmWednesday 22 September 11 am – 2 pmWednesday 6 October 11 am – 2 pmWednesday 20 October 11 am – 2 […]
Small Charity Week Challenge
KCIL is taking part in the Small Charity Week Challenge. Between 17 – 23 June, all donations to our Localgiving page earns KCIL a point on the Small Charity Week Challenge leaderboard. Charities on the leaderboard in the top 20 places will win prizes! Every penny counts. So while many of us are still working from home, why […]
KCIL Cookbook Review
Today for Healthy Eating Week, Jo from KCIL reviews two recipe books that help to make cooking a bit easier. This includes a cookbook with cake recipes, as a treat every now and then, does not go amiss. Good Food for Bad Days – Jack Monroe Getting into the kitchen when you’re feeling low can be […]
Phil’s Healthy Eating Video
KCIL is taking part in British Nutrition Foundation‘s Healthy Eating Week; first up is something everyone at KCIL is always very excited about, a Phil cooking video! https://youtu.be/2VIvx1Sx4Gg
KCIL Phone Coffee Morning
Have you wanted to take part in KCIL member coffee mornings, but you haven’t been able to, as you’re not online or you find video calls difficult? KCIL will be hosting a phone coffee morning – 11 am 18 June; all you need is a phone. Contact [email protected] or call 020 85469603 for more infomation. Many thanks to […]
National Diversity Awards
KCIL is honoured to be nominated for the 2021 National Diversity Awards – Community Organisation Award. We appreciate the nomination and the votes that we’ve received. It’s not too late to vote; you can vote here. There have been eight nominations for the National Diversity Awards in Kingston this year. To learn more, visit https://www.kingston.gov.uk/news/article/112/kingston-has-achieved-eight-local-nominations-in-the-national-diversity-awards.
Announcing #KCILSummer
KCIL is planning on getting outside this summer with its members. There will be a trip on the river with The River Thames Boat Project, a visit to Wisley Gardens and trips to Kew Gardens. KCIL members will be receiving their postcard invite in the next few days. The first trip will be to Wisley Gardens on 3 June, […]
New ‘Tell Us About Your Care’ website
The regulator for NHS and care services in England – The Care Quality Commission – have acknowledged that they have not focussed on the needs of people living with a disability and the families that support them. To this end, they have asked that people share their experiences of using the NHS and care services. […]
PA Vacancy News
Did you know that the pay rates for some of our PA positions have recently increased? So now is an even better time to start looking into working as a personal assistant. PAs make a massive difference to the disabled people they support. The roles are varied, rewarding & flexible. You can find our current […]
Audio guide to voting at the Local Elections
Did you know that you can listen to news from KCIL on Talking Newspapers? Kingston Talking Newspaper is online at https://listen.talking-news.info/kingston, on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Alexa, and by phone. This week Brian has posted the audio guide to voting at the upcoming elections.
