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Tag 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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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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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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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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Volunteer Profile – Scott
Can too many cooks spoil the broth? And why jumping out of the frying pan into the fire, really can be good for you! Can there ever be too many cooks? I don’t think so and it’s not an industry … 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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Volunteer Profile – Martin
It was nearly 6 years ago that I began my involvement with Doorway. I was slowly recovering from having been extremely ill, my hospital visits had reduced to monthly, and I had just got to the point where I was … 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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Richard’s Story
You often hear of people falling from great heights; having everything and losing it all. But you really don’t think it will ever happen to you. It sounds like a cliché, but there you go! My fall from grace started … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Charity, Chippenham, Guest Profile, Health, Homelessness, Mental Health, News, Uncategorized, Wiltshire
Tagged Alcohol, Charity, Chippenham, Depression, Doorway, Drugs, Guest Profile, Homeless, Homelessness, Mental Health, rough sleeper, Wiltshire
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The Reality of the Welfare Reform – article published in the Gazette & Herald newspaper – Feb 2013
On the 21st February 2013 my first monthly article was published in the Opinion column of the Gazette and Herald newspaper. It is incredibly pertinent that this is the very same article that I read at our recent screening of … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Benefits, Charity, Chippenham, Homelessness, Mental Health, Welfare Reform, Wiltshire
Tagged benefits, Charity, Chippenham, Doorway, Homeless, Homelessness, Mental Health, Welfare Reform, Wiltshire
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Finland’s Answer to Rough Sleeping
In November 2016 I had the fantastic opportunity to travel to Finland with a BBC Bristol reporter / researcher, Rachel Stonehouse, and a BBC cameraman, Jez Toogood, as part of a BBC Inside Out West special program on homelessness in … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Homelessness, News, Uncategorized
Tagged Charity, Chippenham, Doorway, Europe, Finland, Homeless, Homelessness, Housing First, rough sleeper, Wiltshire
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Response to the official Government rough sleeper statistics from Doorway and Opendoor
Doorway and Opendoor’s response to the newly published annual rough Government sleeper statistics. The official government annual rough sleeping statistics were published yesterday (25.01.17) following the count which took place in November 2016. The official definition of the term “rough … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chippenham, Devizes, Homelessness, News, Uncategorized, Wiltshire
Tagged Charity, Chippenham, Devizes, Doorway, Homeless, Homelessness, Opendoor, rough sleeper, Wiltshire
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