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‘Doorway’ – a poem for Homelessness Sunday
This poem was written by jml10 for, and recited by him at, the Homelessness Sunday Service at St Andrew’s Church, Chippenham, on Sunday January 30th 2011. Doorway When I didn’t […]
Charity
Media Release – Christmas 2010
A White Christmas is not on Doorway’s Wish List Doorway, the Wiltshire charity providing open access drop-in sessions for homeless and marginalised adults in Chippenham, is highlighting the existence of […]
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 […]
The Bad Samaritan
By Neil Brownhill (A slightly modified version of a blog post published 4th December 2010 on ‘The Ramblings of a Middle Aged Man’) This story starts on a typical two days / […]
‘Is it safe?’ – issues of home and domestic violence.
(Ed: This post was contributed by an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate) During this week, there will be events to raise awareness of domestic violence and abuse. It’s a topic that […]
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 […]
Writing Freely
We did a writing exercise today. This is a new venture for the group, not having done one before (I don’t think). I’ve been doing a lot of free writing […]