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Doorway’s Sponsored SleepOut 2012

Posted on February 5, 2012 by calneeagle

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 pensioners, raising (at current counts) at least £8500 … Continue reading →

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Surviving The Cold

Posted on December 13, 2010 by calneeagle

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 prevailed at the beginning of this year. Most of us … Continue reading →