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Category Archives: Chippenham
A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall: Doorway SleepOut 2020
On the night of Saturday January 25th, the latest (8th) biennial Sponsored Doorway SleepOut took place in the churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, Chippenham, venue for the SleepOuts since 2012. The SleepOuts are major events for Doorway, for raising awareness … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chippenham, Homelessness, Volunteering, Wiltshire
Tagged Chippenham, Doorway, Homelessness, rough sleeping, Sleep out, SleepOut, Wiltshire
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Doorway Writing Group Winter 2019
We’ve had our usual fun with crosswords and have tried out a variety of word puzzles including the ever-popular word searches. Guests have said that it’s good to keep their brains busy and that they find it therapeutic. That’s nice … Continue reading
Posted in Chippenham, Homelessness, Mental Health, Poetry, Uncategorized, Wiltshire
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Doorway Writing Group January/February 2019
Doorway Writing Group January/February 2019 Our last two sessions have seen a good number of guests keen to engage with the crossword and our chosen wordsearches – most recently on the themes of wild animals and dances – and we … Continue reading
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Quintin’s Story
Journey into the Unknown After half a century of hard work and failed relationships, life was to come crashing down around me. Unforeseen circumstances and dubious decisions, on my part, led to my complete mental breakdown and suicide attempt some … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chippenham, Guest Profile, Health, Homelessness, Mental Health, News, Uncategorized, Wiltshire
Tagged Charity, Chippenham, Depression, Doorway, Guest Profile, Homeless, Homelessness, Mental Health, rough sleeper, Wiltshire
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Back in the Yard – Doorway SleepOut 2018
On the night of Saturday January 27th, the latest (7th) biennial Sponsored Doorway SleepOut took place in the churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, Chippenham, venue for the SleepOuts since 2012. This year 42 ‘sleepers’ braved the elements (as far as … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Charity, Chippenham, Drugs, Homelessness, Wiltshire
Tagged Lingmara, Marc Allum, Michele Donelan, SleepOut, St Andrews
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Volunteer Profile – Alice
My name is Alice and I have been volunteering for Doorway for just over one year now. It’s been an absolute privilege to be involved – this piece explains a little bit about me and my motivations for wanting to … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chippenham, Homelessness, News, Volunteer Profile, Volunteering, Wiltshire
Tagged Charity, Chippenham, Doorway, Drugs, Homeless, Homelessness, Mental Health, Volunteering, Volunteers
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Doorway Writing Group August 2017
Writing Group August 2017 Our Writing Group had the pleasure of a visitor today: the charming Josh who is hoping to set up a creative writing hub in Swindon (initially via breakfast and lunch clubs) and beyond that to involve … Continue reading
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Doorway Writing Group June 2017
Doorway writing group June 2017 Five fabulous guests had a go at the crossword this month and we had a fun conversation about some of the words. Could we, we wondered, challenge ourselves to slip some of the more unusual … Continue reading
Posted in Chippenham, Homelessness, Mental Health, Poetry, Uncategorized
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Doorway Writing Group April 2017
Writing group April 2017 Our April session had a nice little spring in its step. The writing group crossword continues to be a popular feature: a number of people had been asking about it last week and a total of … Continue reading
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Volunteer Profile – Mark
After working my way up the career ladder I was extremely fortunate in 2014 to be able to stop working and embark upon the next stage in my life. After training for and finishing a Lands End to John O’ … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chippenham, Homelessness, News, Volunteer Profile, Volunteering, Wiltshire
Tagged Charity, Chippenham, Doorway, Drugs, football, Homeless, Homelessness, Mental Health, Volunteering, Volunteers
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