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Volunteer Profile – Mark
After working my way up the career ladder I was extremely fortunate in 2014 to be able to stop working and embark upon the next stage in my life. After […]
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Doorway Writing Group March 2017
Doorway Writing group March 2017A good session – as ever!• We talked about rabbits and fish – well, why ever not?• T and I had an interesting conversation about writers’ […]
The Reality of the Welfare Reform – article published in Gazette & Herald newspaper Feb 2013
On the 21st February 2013 my first monthly article was published in the Opinion column of the Gazette and Herald newspaper. It is incredibly pertinent that this is the very […]
Doorway Writing Group February 2017
Writing Group February 2017 We had another great writing group session this time. This month’s crossword worked well: guests on all tables contributed by answering clues; R and friend were […]
Finland’s Answer to Rough Sleeping
In November 2016 I had the fantastic opportunity to travel to Finland with a BBC Bristol reporter / researcher, Rachel Stonehouse, and a BBC cameraman, Jez Toogood, as part of a BBC Inside […]
Response to the official Government rough sleeper statistics from Doorway and Opendoor
Doorway and Opendoor’s response to the newly published annual rough Government sleeper statistics. The official government annual rough sleeping statistics were published yesterday (25.01.17) following the count which took place […]
Doorway Writing Group January 2017
Happy New Year and happy writing/reading! A lovely session! Not a cross word was exchanged although the exchanging of crossword clues did play a major role; sorry for the feeble […]
Doorway Writing Group December 2016
Writing group December 2016 We had another great session. We discussed poems: the importance of rhyme and meter as a driving force; the pros and cons of a freer form […]
Doorway Writing Group November 2016
Another session of our Doorway writing group and lovely it was too! We had some great conversations about language and writing including the (relative) importance of grammar/rules, and the (absolute) […]
A Poem by a Stranger
Doorway Don’t remember me as you last saw me. I was feeling down, rough; useful life past and the present cold, hard, edgy. You see you gave me food, clean […]
Writing Group October 2016
National Poetry Day – 6th October: the perfect day to restart our Doorway writing group! We had a quiet but sincere and productive session. Using a few visual prompts, we […]
Adieu, adieu, adieu.
To you, and you and you. When I started writing this, my last official Doorway Writing Group blog, I was in the throes of moving and was surrounded by removal […]
Doorway Annual Review 2015-2016
The front page of this year’s Annual Review shows a word cloud created by members of the public who follow the Doorway Facebook page. They were asked to describe our […]
The Doorway Football Team Play in the Kandu Kick Eurp 2016 Tournament
Sunday 10th July 2016 – Kandu Kicks does Euro 2016 Doorway is England for the day! It’s mid-July and today is a huge sporting day – Wimbledon Men’s Final, British Grand […]
“I’m Only Doing This For One Night”
On Saturday 23rd January, Doorway SleepOut 2016 took place in St Andrew’s Churchyard, Chippenham, 2 years after the previous one, and the 6th such event. The event was very successful, with around £10,000 being […]
New Poems by J
Why do dogs bark? Perhaps they know something we humans don’t. Minnie Outside the supermarket shoppers getting into their stride and I’m left with their legs outside and a whirl of […]
Information for the Sponsored SleepOut – 23rd January 2016
Message to all the lovely peeps who have expressed an interest in joining us for the sponsored SleepOut on Saturday 23rd January: You need to make sure that you read […]
The Dogs Need to be Looked After As Well As the Owners
It has become apparent over the years that, during Doorway drop-in sessions, our dogs need to be looked after as well as our guests. Leaving them outside in the cold and […]