• Gift of a Water Boiler

    Gift of a Water Boiler

    Jenny and Belinda from Winchcombe Rotary Club visited our Centre in Alstone Lane recently to check out the Water Boiler that their members had purchased for our Guests.  In the summer our water boiler broke, which meant that it was really difficult to provide hot drinks for our Guests throughout the day.  The Rotary Club…

  • Overhaul for Guest showers

    Overhaul for Guest showers

    Limbird Electrical and Beard Construction have been committed to ensuring that our Guests have showers which are fit for purpose. As one of our Guests shared with us, “The power shower is now amazing.  I do not have a shower at home and I can now get completely clean and it makes me feel renewed.…

  • Animals are important too!

    Animals are important too!

    The fantastic staff from the Cheltenham Animal Shelter, Deb, Erica and Dani pay us regular visits to meet the animals who come to our Centre and talk to our Guests about their pet needs, offering free pet advice about keeping their pet happy and healthy. The staff also recently donated a trolley full of pet…

  • Tweedy pays us a surprise visit

    Tweedy pays us a surprise visit

    We’ve just been announced as The Everyman Official 2024 Pantomime Charity and to kick start the appeal, we had a visit from everyone’s favourite clown, Tweedy, who wanted to ‘help out’ in our kitchen.  He managed to cook up a chaotic storm with volunteers and staff whilst chef, Marc kept a close eye on proceedings!…

  • Planters brighten up outdoor area

    Planters brighten up outdoor area

    Our dedicated gardener Guests have thoroughly enjoyed planting donated flowers and vegetables. What a difference they make to our outdoor area! The planters were donated by B&Q and the wonderful selection of plants have been given to us by Webbs in Cheltenham and Four Acres Nursery, near Pershore. A big thank you to B&Q, to…

  • Mobile sink donation

    Mobile sink donation

    The Round Table Cheltenham have very generously funded the purchase of a mobile sink for use by our podiatrist, our doctor  and hairdresser who all work so gently and kindly with our Guests.  Having a sink on site makes a big difference and is another move towards sustainability, removing the need for using sterile wipes.…

  • Fantastic food competition

    Fantastic food  competition

    Willans Solicitors in Cheltenham have selected us to be their charity partner this year. We are thrilled that they are running an in-house competition to see which department can collect the heaviest food donations – all benefiting Cheltenham Open Door.  The first departments to undertake the challenge were the Litigation and Accounts teams. Liz from…

  • A fun day out

    A fun day out

    Earlier this year, some of our Guests donned their camos to enjoy a paintballing trip.  What fun we had – with a few bruises to accompany the smiles!  Without the financial support we receive from Zurich Community Trust, we wouldn’t be able to arrange these fantastic trips and activities for our Guests, which provide some…