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The Blues Brothers (and Sister) on the Road
“It’s 14 miles to Trowbridge, we’ve got a full tank of gas, a packet of rolling tobacco, it’s sunny at times, and Lisa’s wearing sunglasses………………….we’re on a mission from Doorway” […]
Homelessness
Clare’s Story
We three cooks were busy preparing lunch for the usual Thursday drop-in session when we were advised of a surprise visit. How delightful it was to find that it was […]
Outcome Report on Guest B
Guest B had been coming to Doorway for many years. Throughout that time he had struggled with drug and alcohol dependencies, relationship failure and ill health. In the past he […]
A Snapshot of a Drop-in Session (31st March 2011)
This is what all guests and visitors were given when they arrived at the lunchtime session on Thursday 31st March: The idea, not to obtain the guests’ feedback on the […]
J’s sketches: 6: Doorway drop-in session, sheep, horses
More sketches from Doorway guest J, all drawn on postcards.
‘Dreams Deferred’ & Doorway’s ‘Moving On’ Project
I re-read a report, today, by Gerard Lemos and Stefan Durkacz (published by Lemos & Crane) entitled “Dreams Deferred” which was published back in 2002 but which is still very relevant […]
Media Release March 2011 – Street Survival Packs
Innovative Safety Scheme Receives New Funding Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service’s innovative scheme to help vulnerable adults living rough has received a funding boost. The Service provides street survival bags […]
‘Doorways’: A poem by Terry Buchanan
Editor’s note – this poem has been published by homeless charities in the USA and Canada, and is reproduced here by kind permission of Terry, who is based in Chippenham. Terry […]
Food, glorious food
by Vicki – a Doorway volunteer (Notes for a talk given at the Homeless Sunday Service at St Andrew’s Church Chippenham on January 30th 2011) Six years ago, at a similar […]
J’s sketches: 4: Eric
Colouring pencils and ballpoint on 80 GSM paper. Eric is one of the volunteers at Doorway, and this was sketched by jml10 during a Monday drop-in session.
‘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 […]
A late delivery
This is a very late delivery, and it’s not because I’ve been stuck in the snow somewhere. It’s due mainly to having written it last week but then feeling that […]
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 […]
Empty Room
(Lyrics by J) Stooping to pick up a battered Coin from the kerbside A subject of the Scarecrow King From the outside Where does he go when the job has […]
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 […]