Kicking off on Saturday 12th September this year’s competition will no doubt be filled with the usual thrills and spills of the ‘beautiful game’. Managers will be back in the hot seat making all the important decisions, but do you
Christmas Challenge 2020
Click here to make a pledge “We know summers not over yet, but we need your help to make sure this year’s Christmas Challenge for The Door can go ahead! Last year’s challenge helped us raise over £5000 to fund
The Door Calling…
In June we celebrated the amazing work of all of our dedicated volunteers as part of National Volunteers Week. This included sharing Mel and Ben’s story, two of the most recent recruits into our ‘Mentoring Gateway’ phone team; who alongside
Director’s Chair Victoria Robson
For many years, The Door’s strapline has been Unlocking Potential and Opening Opportunity. During lockdown while this is predominantly with our service users in mind, it has also been very much the focus of our staff team’s attention. Especially as
Sorelle Sings Up A Storm!
When it was announced that live music events could not take place we were disappointed like everyone else to have to put our programme of fundraising concerts on hold. However we were delighted when opera trio Sorelle who were due
The Door goes Outdoors
Staying in line with Government guidance we are so excited to be able to launch some Socially Distanced Sessions! Taking place in Stroud, Stonehouse, Cam, Dursley and Wotton; places are available for all young people aged 11-17 and are free
Did we hit our #KeepTheDoorOpen target
Back in March, as the country went into lockdown, we were facing some very tough decisions. On one hand we were anticipating the mental health impact of lockdown, the pressures that school closures, social isolation and working from home
The Door Shop is #BackToBusiness
In line with recent government guidance for retail we are delighted to have been able to throw open the doors of The Door Shop once more and welcome our amazing customers and supporters back to shopping with us in Stroud
Sandra’s Secrets for Home Study Success
Tired of nagging, cajoling, bribing your youngsters into doing their school work? Sandra (The Door’s very own and very lovely Family Support Worker) has some top tips to help you out: “Feel like you are on a study programme yourself,
Director’s Chair – Operations Director Graham
I’m already dreading all the Christmas newsletters I’m going to receive droning on about this bizarre / crazy / challenging year… 16 weeks ago, when we could meet whoever we wanted, hug whoever we wanted and go wherever we wanted