Social Isolation of Physically Disabled Adults
Healthwatch Kingston working with Kingston Centre for Independent Living would like to hear from adults living with impaired mobility, and their carers/family/friends and advocates. Healthwatch Kingston want to know what it is like living with impaired mobility in Kingston? Do you feel socially isolated? What is working well? What could services do to meet your […]
New Year Training Resolutions?
Are you a PA/support worker or thinking about becoming one? Are you an individual employer who employs PAs? Is your New Year resolution to brush up on your skills? Check out the PA training directory of free Skills For Care funded courses across England. PA Training Courses
Free Dementia Awareness training for PAs, carers and people who employ PAs
Thank you to everyone who voted to help us decide the subject of our ‘you decide’ training course this month. Our topic this month will be Dementia Awareness for PAs, carers, & people who employ PAs. 12.30pm – 2.30pm 29 Jan, Kingston, booking essential. Book below or email [email protected] or call 020 8546 9603. It’s also not too late […]
KCIL Office Opening Hours this Christmas
As the festive season approaches, we at the Kingston Centre for Independent Living (KCIL) want to extend our heartfelt wishes to all our community members. This time of year is about reflection, togetherness, and gratitude. We are incredibly thankful for your continued support, partnership, and commitment to creating a more inclusive and accessible world for […]
KCIL AGM 2025
KCIL members are cordially invited to Kingston Centre for Independent Living (KCIL) Annual General Meeting. When: 1.30pm – 2.15pm 23 January 2025 with coffee and mingle afterwards 2.15pm- 3pm. Where: There are options to attend in-person or online: In-person: Kingston United Reformed Church, Eden St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1HZ Online: Zoom The AGM will give you the […]
New PA/carer training dates for January 2025
New free Personal Assistant/Carer training dates for January 2025, in Kingston and New Malden. Open to PAs, carers, unpaid carers, people thinking about becoming PAs and people employing or thinking about employing PAs, the free training gives you a boost to a rewarding career. Friday 24 January 2025 Kingston 10 – 2 pm First Aid […]
Five ways to help KCIL this Christmas
Help KCIL this Christmas to continue its work supporting disabled adults and children in your local area into 2025. This festive season, we are fundraising to support our befriending projects. Each £50 raised provides much-needed funds for us to host three disabled people at one of our events in 2025. We’re excited to see what […]
KCIL Membership
The ongoing Cost of Living Crisis has been particularly hard for disabled people. For this reason, we are making KCIL membership free for 2025. If you are already a member, the free offer will be from your next renewal date. If you want to sign up as a new member, our free membership offer starts […]
Have your say about how KCIL communicates and the events it runs
We would like to hear from you about how you find out information about KCIL, what KCIL events you’ve been to in the past, and what KCIL events you’d like for the future. Fill in our short (7-minute) survey to have your say. If you would like the survey in an alternative format, please get […]
A big KCIL thank you to Malden Golf Club
A massive thank you to everyone at Malden Golf Club who raised £5,700 in aid of KCIL’s work supporting disabled people in the local community. The money raised will go towards KCIL’s events supporting disabled adults and children in the next year.
