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The Dogs Need to be Looked After As Well As the Owners
It has become apparent over the years that, during Doorway drop-in sessions, our dogs need to be looked after as well as our guests. Leaving them outside in the cold and […]
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Neil
Hi all, I grew up in Cyprus (RAF) mollycoddled and poor, the most wonderful childhood. 9 years in all, total freedom, add to that Malta, Gibraltar, Germany etc. Then we […]
Doorway Spring Fair
Many thanks to everyone involved in the organisation of the Spring Fair and manning the stalls on the day. And huge thanks, also, to everyone who supported the event by […]
The light at the end of the tunnel came too late – My Word published in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – April 2015
If you read my column last month then you will remember that two of our rough sleepers failed the Pereira Test since they were deemed, by the council, not to […]
Gareth writes about why he ran the London Marathon in support of Doorway
My name is Gareth and I lived in Wiltshire for a number of years whilst serving in the armed forces. I left the army last year and spent a brief […]
How to define ‘ordinary’? – My Word published in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – March 2015
There is a very little known legal assessment tool that establishes the vulnerability of those who are homeless called the “Pereira Test”. This test instructs authorities to ask the question, […]
On the streets for 16 years… out of choice
10:23pm Wednesday 11th March 2015 By Julie Armstrong COLIN is a chatty fellow but is momentarily lost for words when asked the meaning of ‘home’. Tonight, forecast minus three, he […]
Partner Profile – specialist drug and alcohol agency
I attend Doorway on a Thursday lunchtime for an hour in my role as a Recovery Worker for the Wiltshire Substance Misuse Service, currently run by Turning Point. This provides […]
A Random Act of Kindness
A random act of kindness set the ball rolling for a treat for the Doorway Women’s Group. Acts of kindness are not something that the women expect so for Maria […]
Doorway, Social Exclusion & the Berlin Wall – Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – Jan 2015
Way way back, 25 years ago, in November 1989 the Berlin wall was brought down by the people of Berlin. Not by the authorities but by the people on both […]
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 […]
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 […]