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Newmarket Open Door is a charity providing supported accommodation for young adults aged 18 - 24 years at Portland House. This is now closed to the public.

We also run a Charity Superstore and a Food Bank that provides groceries and household products to the most in need in Newmarket. Non-profit organisation
Open Door was inspired and founded by the local Churches Together initiative in 1997 and now manages and provides:

Portland and Hypher Houses – supported housing for young single homeless or vulnerable people aged 16-24. The Charity Superstore and Training Centre retailing donated furniture and household goods to the general public, providing volunteering opportunities for our residents and disadvantaged people from the wider community. The Foodbank@newmarketopendoor redistributes foods and household products to charities and their members and a discounted meal voucher scheme for homeless people in emergency need. The Community Recycling Centre at Depot Road, formerly run by Suffolk County Council.

10/11/2026

Blind date book. Coming soon!
All Saints Church/Newmarket Open Door Christmas Fair.

10/11/2026

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the All Saints Church/Newmarket Open Door joint Christmas Fair on Saturday 28th November - lots of great stalls - homemade jams and preserves, Tombola, Book stall with blind date books, Christmas decorations, cake stall, name the teddy, pets stall, Jigsaw stall and lots more including mince pies, shortbread and mulled apple juice.

05/11/2026

At the Newmarket Open Door and All Saints Church joint Christmas Fair we will be selling Blind Date Books. Come and join us on Saturday 28th November 2026 from 10am to 4.30pm to find out more!

05/11/2026

We are looking forward to meeting everyone attending our joint event with Studio Scribbles next Thursday 12th November 2026. Please bring drinks and nibbles with you. We will be holding a small raffle to win Christmas prizes and one lucky winner will also win the pottery they chose to paint free on the night.

05/11/2026

Newmarket Open Door will be holding a tombola and Christmas stall at the Christmas Indoor Market on Sunday 29th November 2026. Come and meet us.

02/11/2026

Come and join Newmarket Open Door as we join The Rotary Club for Carols at Tattersalls on Friday 11th December - we are privileged to be The Rotary Club’s chosen charity.

01/11/2026

Congratulations Lyn McIntyre, Newmarket Open Door's volunteer of the month for October

27/10/2026

Look out for our 2026 Newmarket Open Door Charity Christmas card! 5 cards per pack. They will be available at our charity superstore and at the following events:
Newmarket Lights Switch On - Friday 20th November
All Saints Church/Newmarket Open Door Christmas Fair -Saturday 28th November
White Hart Christmas Market - Sunday 29th November

25/10/2026

Places filling up very quickly! Book now to ensure you have a place! It’s going to be a fun evening. Don’t forget to bring your drinks and snacks!

Come and join our Pottery Painting evening with Studio Scribbles on Thursday 12th November from 6.30pm. Great opportunity to make Christmas presents. It costs £5 to book your place and one lucky person will get their pottery free that night. There will also be a small raffle with tickets costing £1.

22/10/2026

A little of our Superstore, right in the heart of Newmarket!
What a brilliant week we had at the High Street Pop-Up Shop from 12–17 October. Thank you to everyone who came through the doors, browsed, bought something or stopped for a chat. You helped make the week a real success!
Alongside bringing you a selection of our Charity Superstore finds, it was a chance to introduce more people to Newmarket Open Door and talk about the work we do with homeless young adults and people facing hardship locally.
A huge thank you to Newmarket Charitable Foundation for supporting our week with a reduced hire rate. The Foundation works to benefit Newmarket through community, education and local projects, and its Pop-Up Shop, run with support from Love Newmarket, gives businesses, charities and community groups an affordable opportunity to connect with people on the High Street.
For a small charity like ours, that opportunity means a lot. It helped us raise funds, share our homelessness awareness campaign and meet people who might not otherwise have found us.
And to our staff and volunteers who helped bring the Superstore to town, thank you for making it happen.
Local support makes a difference. Last week, you showed us that once again. 💜

Address

Portland House 188 High Street
Newmarket
CB89AP

Telephone

+441638600699

Website

http://www.newmarketopendoor.co.uk/

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