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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 […]
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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 […]
Doorway Sponsored SleepOut 2014
On the night of Saturday January 25th, Doorway once again held a sponsored SleepOut, in the churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, Chippenham, venue for the previous SleepOut in 2012. I talked in the blogpiece about that […]
The Real Impact of Welfare Reform – Doorway Guest Survey & Report 2013
Introduction: The Doorway Guest Survey 2013 was carried out between July and September of the year, and had a record response rate of 50 surveys completed. We hoped to record […]
Bah Humbug to Christmas – Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette & Herald newspaper – December 2013
It is getting more apparent, each year, that the twelve months between each Christmas period are getting horrendously shorter and shorter. Whilst I can rightly argue that the festive marketing […]
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 […]
Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette & Herald newspaper – Nov 2013
Prison is not a punishment… As D, one of our regular guests, comes bounding through the door with his normal vibrancy and high energy levels, I ask him where he […]
Harvest Festival Food Donations 2013
The final harvest festival food donation was delivered to the Doorway office this morning and I would therefore like to take this opportunity to send our heartfelt thanks to the […]
Trustee Week 4th November – 10th November 2013
I thought a beginning with a confession would be a better start than trying to describe the role of trustee. I became a Doorway Trustee because I would have been […]
Doorway Volunteers – Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette & Herald newspaper – September 2013
There is a moment of calm, before the challenges of a drop-in session, when the team of Doorway staff and volunteers is sat around the table patiently waiting for the […]
Antique Valuation Day – Saturday 26th October 2013
Update on the Event & Photos The Friends of Doorway are delighted to announce that we raised a grand total of £1,156.74 taking into account all the donations, valuation fees […]
24-7 Staffing & Doorway Working in Partnership
The following is a press release published by 24-7 Staffing featuring one of Doorway’s guests. Simon has given his full consent for this to be published. Simon can be seen […]