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Reflections – Post Doorway AGM
1st November 2011 I was talking to some of the Doorway volunteers after the AGM. The conversation touched on the difficulty of funding and the explaining of quantifiable outcomes in...
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‘T’ in the Park (and on the streets and in the doorways)
(This is the transcript of a speech made by Doorway guest ‘T’ at the Doorway AGM. It should not be seen as forming part of the AGM minutes, and is T’s own story in his own words. An initial version was...
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Doorway’s Sponsored SleepOut 2012
This took place from 7pm on Saturday 28th January 2012 until 7am on Sunday 29th January at St Andrew’s Churchyard, Chippenham, with the superb number of 41 sleepers, of ages ranging from teenagers to...
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The Doorway Community – Feedback from a Partner Agency
“Doorway continues to improve and grow. As a drug and alcohol agency worker who attends weekly I feel we are able to engage people who are difficult to reach and we regularly take referrals from people...
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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 conquered but to have...
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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...
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A Testimonial to the Work of Doorway
Doorway is an extraordinary project. From its humble, passionate beginnings, it has always managed to be more effective than would seem possible on the small amount of cash available. In my experience,...
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Doorway to a better life – by Brian Tregunna
Chippenham based charity Doorway is attracting attention from the USA for the way its work with homeless and vulnerable people is improving lives. Doorway is an award-winning drop-in centre providing...
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Doorway and Me, by volunteer Derek
A piece written by Derek, a Doorway volunteer, for reading out at the Doorway AGM on Wednesday November 21st 2012, in St Andrew’s Church in Chippenham. Derek could not be at the meeting, so this was...
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When does alcohol consumption verge into the danger zone of dependency –...
You can tell from the surprised look on her face that the conversation really isn’t going the way that she had expected when she had first initiated it. Although it had started as a chat with friends...
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Self Harm – Article published in the Gazette & Herald newspaper – June 2013
I have a microsecond in which to emotionally brace myself before she tentatively pulls up her sleeves… I hold my breath, whilst trying very hard not to give away any indication that I am anxious about...
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We’ve got to directly challenge public perceptions of homelessness….
Homelessness can never be solved until the public’s perception of the issues surrounding homelessness is directly challenged. Charities need to be able to work in partnership with statutory...
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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 concept was that “On the...
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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 has been since he has been missing from...
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Doorway celebrates 10 years of drop-in sessions
Doorway first opened the doors to a drop-in session on the 5th January 2004. Originally called “North Wiltshire Homelessness Project”, the project has managed to survive both the good times and the bad...
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Social Exclusion – Guest Opinion Column published in the Gazette & Herald...
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 theme running through all the different...
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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 horrible moment when I think that I am...
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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 have...
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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 states very determinedly that he wants us...
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Feedback from our guests keeps us going…
Found this letter from one of our guests whilst unpacking boxes today in the office:- “There are times when I am mentally, emotionally living in a very dark place. Those times are now becoming few and...
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