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Doorway SleepOut 2022 – “Blinded by the Light…”
“….Wrapped up in a bag, another SleepOut in the night“ On the night of Saturday February 5th, the latest (9th) biennial Sponsored Doorway SleepOut took place, NOT in the churchyard […]
Chippenham
A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall: Doorway SleepOut 2020
On the night of Saturday January 25th, the latest (8th) biennial Sponsored Doorway SleepOut took place in the churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, Chippenham, venue for the SleepOuts since 2012. The SleepOuts are […]
Doorway Writing Group Winter 2019
We’ve had our usual fun with crosswords and have tried out a variety of word puzzles including the ever-popular word searches. Guests have said that it’s good to keep their […]
Doorway Writing Group January/February 2019
Doorway Writing Group January/February 2019Our last two sessions have seen a good number of guests keen to engage with the crossword and our chosen wordsearches – most recently on the […]
Quintin’s Story
Journey into the Unknown After half a century of hard work and failed relationships, life was to come crashing down around me. Unforeseen circumstances and dubious decisions, on my part, […]
Back In The Yard – Doorway SleepOut 2018
On the night of Saturday January 27th, the latest (7th) biennial Sponsored Doorway SleepOut took place in the churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, Chippenham, venue for the SleepOuts since 2012. This year 42 […]
Volunteer Profile – Alice
My name is Alice and I have been volunteering for Doorway for just over one year now. It’s been an absolute privilege to be involved – this piece explains a […]
Doorway Writing Group August 2017
Writing Group August 2017Our Writing Group had the pleasure of a visitor today: the charming Josh who is hoping to set up a creative writing hub in Swindon (initially via […]
Doorway Writing Group June 2017
Doorway writing group June 2017Five fabulous guests had a go at the crossword this month and we had a fun conversation about some of the words. Could we, we wondered, […]
Doorway Writing Group 2017
Writing group April 2017 Our April session had a nice little spring in its step. The writing group crossword continues to be a popular feature: a number of people had […]
Richard’s Story
You often hear of people falling from great heights; having everything and losing it all. But you really don’t think it will ever happen to you. It sounds like a […]
Volunteer Profile Martin
It was nearly 6 years ago that I began my involvement with Doorway. I was slowly recovering from having been extremely ill, my hospital visits had reduced to monthly, and […]
Volunteer Profile – Scott
Can too many cooks spoil the broth? And why jumping out of the frying pan into the fire, really can be good for you! Can there ever be too many […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]