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Definitions of the word ‘Home’
At Doorway we are very interested in the power of words especially those relevant to the very core of our frontline work with those who access our services. Words like […]
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Harvest Festival Food Donations 2014
Doorway would like to thank the following 48 organisations, schools and churches for their very kind donations of food from Harvest Festival:- Abbeyfield School All Saints Church, Littleton Drew All […]
“I wouldn’t cope with homelessness” – Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – Nov 2014
I’m up to my elbows in the washing up bowl trying to clear up the debris from dinner when out of the blue my husband comes out with a blinding […]
Music is a Therapy – Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – Oct 2014
This year the Doorway team celebrate our ten year anniversary, which is somewhat ironic since in an ideal world there would never be any need for our service. However, the […]
Doorway Provides a Candle – Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette & Herald newspaper – Sept 2014
In the summer of 2010 I asked one of our guests to write about his personal journey for our newly created blog. My intention was for him to get down […]
Steve’s Story
Steve has been visiting Doorway on and off over the years since 2005. Unfortunately he falls into the typical cycle that we regularly witness – rough sleeping to being housed […]
Corky’s Journey – Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette & Herald newspaper – August 2014
Last month one of our guests, Corky, stumbled upon my monthly newspaper column for the first time and the end result of our subsequent conversation turned out to be my […]
Go the Pinks! The Doorway Football Team play in the Kandu Kicks World Cup Tournament
Saturday 16th August at Stanley Park – The World Cup!! Doorway is Costa Rica for a day The teams assembling, the crowd buzzing and then the news breaks – Colombia haven’t turned […]
“Installing spikes is not the point” – Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette &Herald newspaper – July 2014
Random acts of kindness and generosity by the local community are regularly witnessed by us at Doorway. Not only do we receive both financial and food donations but we also […]
Feedback from our guests keeps us going…
Found this letter from one of our guests whilst unpacking boxes today in the office:- “There are times when I am mentally, emotionally living in a very dark place. Those […]
Letter to Doorway from a Guest – 3rd July 2014
A’ came into the drop-in today and wrote this letter during the writing group session… It’s feedback like this that reminds why we do what we do and just how […]
Why the Doorway Football Team Plays in Pink
Lisa’s Guest Opinion Column in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – May 2014 As he heads out of the door, at the end of a drop-in session, B turns around and […]
The Journey from Volunteering to Employment – Sian’s Story
Sian, Doorway’s Administrator, was recently interviewed by the Volunteer Centre Wiltshire and her story has just been published on their website. Sian had recently completed an Open University degree in Psychology and was […]
A day in the life of the Doorway Chief Executive
Lisa’s Guest Opinion Column in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – April 2014 My job title of ‘Chief Executive’ is somewhat misleading considering the variety of tasks and responsibilities that I […]
Huntingdon’s Disease – the Ups and the Downs…
Lisa’s Guest Opinion Column in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – March 2014 As I am stood, bent over double, with tears streaming down my face there is a truly […]
Feedback from a specialist drugs & alcohol worker on Doorway
“Doorway continues to improve and grow. As a drugs and alcohol agency worker who attends weekly I feel we are able to engage people who are difficult to reach and […]
The Women Talk About Adoption
Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette & Herald newspaper – February 2014 Time never stands still at Doorway. Not only are the lives of our guests constantly changing but […]
Social Exclusion – Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette & Herald newspaper – January 2014
As Doorway celebrates our tenth birthday this month it is worth looking at why there is a need for the organisation to exist in the first place and the common […]