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The Diary of John Bloggs – Chapter Three
Chapter Three Left St Marys Paddington. What next? Find work? Find somewhere to live? But it dawned on me I don’t know London it’s so Big. Only worked in London… […]
Hostel
The Diary of John Bloggs – Chapter Two
Chapter Two I’m skipping a few years… but let’s just say working. Never been afraid to work. Have a strong work ethic. Left home as such. Got my place, a […]
The Diary of John Bloggs
Introduction I first became aware of John on Twitter around 5 years ago as @bullringbash He stood out, amongst the crowd of organisations and individuals in the homelessness sector, since he […]
Tis the season of goodwill…
The following is an account written by one of our Support Workers:- J has been resident at Unity House since June this year. He is on platinum banding for housing, […]
Kicked out for caring… the story of a Doorway guest
The following is an account of events that have taken place over the last week. It is written by one of our Support Workers who is very distressed and frustrated […]
World Homeless Day 2013 – Doorway guests share their thoughts
10th October 2013 – World Homeless Day. World Homeless Day has been marked on 10th October each year since 2010 (the same date is also used for World Mental Health Day). The […]
Thrown together, thrown in, thrown away – Doorway Football at WSIC 2012
Fifth game, played 4, won 3. Lost the last but against a good team. This game’s winnable. Win this, and the last, which should be easy, we’re in the semis. […]
Mark Horvath, from Sunset Boulevard to Streets of London. And Chippenham.
On July 5th 2012, Doorway was delighted to be visited by Mark Horvath, from Los Angeles, California, USA. Mark, known on Twitter as @hardlynormal, was one of Doorway’s main inspirations in becoming involved in social media […]
Well, Here’s Another Fine Mess You’ve Gotten Me Into, Stanley
“Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing” (Henry Russell ‘Red’ Sanders) “The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle, the essential thing is not to have […]
Libraries under threat – it’s not fine!
More than 300 million books were borrowed last year. Tens of thousands of people use the internet in libraries every day. Yet across the country, libraries are under threat, and […]
Surviving The Cold
The problem: The UK has been experiencing a cold snap, with regular overnight sub-zero temperatures, and on some days, the thermometers barely registering above zero in the daytime. Similar weather conditions […]
Getting ‘sorted’
(by Stuart Sorensen – @AMJ_Training ) There are many reasons for homelessness. Some may be more avoidable than others but none are particularly pleasant. In my case I think I have to be […]
Of Homeless Hubs, Haven for Hope, Hostels and Hackney Wick.
(Note: I draw the reader’s attention to the disclaimer on this website – i.e. I do not seek to represent the views or opinions of Doorway Wiltshire Ltd.) 2012. The year […]