Reading: ‘Did You Know’ People in India are the world’s biggest readers, spending an average 10.7 hours a week. The M6 toll road was built on two-and-a-half million copies of pulped Mills & Boon novels. The record for most people
Success for our Students
Over the last few weeks, 4 ‘Hope Training’ students have been working hard to put together their work portfolios and finish off their work. Alongside their ‘vocational’ qualifications, they’ve also been working towards Functional Skills – equivalent to GCSE –
We all have a part to play…
Back in 2010, it was a privilege for The Door to be nominated by newly elected Stroud MP, Neil Carmichael, as his chosen charity. Over the past 5 years, Neil has been on hand to support us in events and
Fight Factory Visit
The Youthwork team organised a trip to the fight factory in Gloucester for non-contact fitness session following on from the young people enjoying the pad work in Drop in with James. Five young people signed up and the excitement grew
Kirsty and Elaine
Kirsty was referred to us in August 2014 by social care after they did an Initial Assessment having been called to the home by Kirsty’s parents. Kirsty had become violent towards her mum, had been self harming for over a
Soul Town is Back!
Take a trip back in time with a heart pumping evening of SOUL & MOTOWN. DJ Andy Edwards is guaranteed to keep you on the dance floor with his STAX of TRAX sounds. Whether you are into Northern Soul, the
For everything there is a season…
You’ll read elsewhere about the decision we’ve made to cease operating our Hope Training department at the end of July this year. As I sat with the training staff team and broke the news to them last week, this scripture,
Happy Birthday Tranzform!
On Saturday 9th May Tranzform Charity Shop turned three years old and celebrated its third Birthday in style. In a balloon filled shop customers and Volunteers alike enjoyed extra bargains with 30% and a slice of cake. Shop Manager Anne
Hope Training Announcement
Over the past 2 years we have changed the focus of Hope Training to meet the needs of vulnerable young people who are not able to engage with education because of anxiety, low self esteem and low confidence. We have
Time To Upgrade?
We’ve recently been able to secure two grants which have enabled us to upgrade our IT infrastructure – including purchasing 10 new PCs for our training department, upgrading our router, and ensuring the whole of our Stroud site is covered