We were delighted to welcome our friends at Specsavers Cheltenham (High Street and Sainsbury’s stores) to our Guest Hub, where they dropped off an amazing 40 gift bags. These were kindly prepared and donated by Mauve Optics through a Specsavers Giving Scheme, supporting people experiencing homelessness. Jess and Emily are shown here with the bags,…

As we get ready for Christmas, Stella and Vicki from The Everyman joined Heather, our Guest Coordinator and a number of our guests to lead a lively singing session at our Guest Hub. It was great fun, lifted everyone’s spirits and got us all well and truly in the mood for a festive sing-along!

We have been humbled and blown away by the generosity of everyone who has brought donations into Open Door over the past couple of weeks.  Where possible, we have been able to take photos so that we can properly thank those who have given to us, but we know there are others who have dropped…

Our Christmas newsletter is available to download and read. Find out why we’re now open for more days in the week in 2025, see who we welcomed to our staff team this year, and learn how you can help us support our guests during the Christmas period.

Our amazing kitchen team recently produced a delicious meal for our guests using generous food donations from three incredible supporters of Open Door: Hand-battered cod from Padstow Fish & chunky chips from Full Monty Catering Sweet treats from Jockey Club catering. Thanks to donations like these, we can save our funds for other essentials while…

Our guests rely on our lockers every day, but most had become damaged and unusable. We reached out for support – and the amazing Cheltenham Lions stepped in with a generous donation that allowed us to buy a brand-new set of lockers.  Here is Martin from Cheltenham Lions with Open Door’s Guest Coordinator, Heather.  …

One of the highlights of our year outside our Guest Centre is the talk that Ops Manager, Rosie, gives to the Year 7 pupils at Cheltenham Prep School. Rosie visited the school recently and talked to the pupils about many of the issues our guests face. There was a lot of lively and thoughtful discussion…

Our guests were treated to a delicious lunchtime surprise when Will from Coffee House stopped by to serve freshly made pancakes and hot drinks. Everyone loved the sweet treats – and having a choice, even something as simple as which crepe flavour to pick, means so much to those who often go without everyday choices.…