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Recovery Festival 2020

Rebound are pleased to be participating in the annual Portsmouth Film Society Recovery Festival on Saturday 21 November at Portsmouth Guildhall. Our Trustee, and Chairperson of Healthwatch Portsmouth, Roger Batterbury, will chair the event and our own Chairperson, Lynn Evans, will take part in the Panel Discussion on Mental Health and Addiction. You can attend […]

Zoom Support Meetings Update

The holiday season is upon us, and we will be taking a short break from our weekly #Zoom Group Support Meetings due to holiday commitments. We are still here if you need advice, guidance or support. If would like any information, please: We will be resuming our Zoom meetings on Tuesday 15 September from 7:00pm […]

Lockdown Update

The current COVID crisis and lockdown has created many challenges for us all. Whilst lockdown is easing, the last few months of quarantine and relative isolation have led to new pressures for the families, carers and loved ones of those with addiction issues. We at Rebound have continued to provide support for anyone that needs […]

Coronavirus / COVID-19 – Support Meetings to go Online

Hope you are all keeping safe and well during this terrible time! Just wanted to reassure you that Rebound is still doing all it can to support anyone who is struggling with their current situation as well as coping with a totally new way of living at the moment. We are going to try out […]

Coronavirus / COVID-19

In light of the recent Government restrictions, to try to combat this awful virus, Rebound will not hold their usual two weekly group meetings until further notice. We hope everyone is OK and managing to keep positive and ‘sane’ during these unprecedented times.  Please be aware that we will still be providing: As if our […]

Trustee Retires

It is with regret that Mike Gilmore, who has been one of our founder members since 17 May 2011, has decided to relinquish his post as Trustee. Over the years Mike has been part of the foundations of Rebound, a tower of strength to fellow members, offering his support, guidance and empathy, despite living with his […]

Christmas Break

Our final Group Support Meeting of the year has now taken place, and our next meeting will be on Tuesday 14 January 2020. If you need any support over the Christmas period please call our Helpline on 07939 580167 or email enquiries@reboundgroup.org. May we wish you a peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Fiona Allen – Caritas Portsmouth

Fiona Allen came to our meeting on Tuesday 26th November to talk about her work with Caritas and previously as a support worker at Hope House. She is passionate about making a difference to vulnerable people and disaffected families, and works tirelessly to seek funding for various projects in the community to support this passion.  Fiona did […]

Guest Speaker – Fiona Allen, Caritas Portsmouth

Fiona Allen of Caritas Portsmouth will be speaking at our meeting on Tuesday 26th November. Caritas had its origins in Germany in 1897.  Since the Second World War Caritas has a presence in over 200 countries.  It is an agency for Social Action, existing to improve the organisation or integration of social action in the Diocese of […]

Group Support Meetings

From next month (NOVEMBER) our pattern of Group Support Meetings will CHANGE. From now on, Group Support Meetings will be held on the SECOND, FOURTH and (where applicable) the FIFTH Tuesdays of the month. Occasional Guest Speakers will also be invited on these dates. ** Please note – this may change where there are Public […]

Jennifer

I first came to Rebound seeking support during a particularly challenging time with a family member. What I found was more than just help; it was a warm, welcoming community built on empathy and genuine care. Rebound provided a safe, non-judgmental space where I could process my feelings, and crucially, realise I wasn’t alone in experiencing sadness, guilt, and trauma. This group became a true ‘godsend,’ guiding me through dark times and helping me to see a path forward.

Last year, I was invited to become a Trustee, an opportunity I embraced to give back the same profound support and respect that Rebound so generously offered to me.

I have extensive professional experience in supporting vulnerable individuals in the community. I live in the Portsmouth area and enjoy spending time with my family and socialising with friends.

Lynn

Lucy

Social Media Co-ordinator

This website is managed on behalf of Rebound Carers’ Support Group by Lucy Greenlees, who also manages the Rebound Facebook and X pages.

Lucy is a digital marketing consultant specialising in social media strategy and management. More details can be found on her own website:

www.lucygreenleesdigital.com.

Roger

Born, raised and educated in Portsmouth I am a Registered Mental Health Nurse and have been since 1991. I have managed local mental health and substance misuse services for Solent NHS Trust and am currently working for the Trust on an ad hoc basis conducting Serious Incident Investigations.

I am a father of two grown up children and a user of local health and social care services. I applied and was successfully interviewed for the Interim Healthwatch Portsmouth Board, and have now been elected to the Healthwatch Portsmouth Board, currently nominated by my peers and I am the Vice Chair.

I have had many years’ experience of local health matters from providing and managing services plus more recently after my retirement as a user of health and social care services.

I have a passion for Equality and Diversity, and chaired the Trust group for many years.

I am a Trustee of Rebound Carers’ Support Group plus Vice Chair of my GP Surgery Public Participation Group (PPG).

Shannon

Shannon has a background in the field of Public and Sexual Health and has worked alongside an array of communities over the last fourteen years or so.  Shannon has a huge passion for supporting and enabling people to lead healthy and fulfilling lives, and has a particular passion in facilitating positive educational sessions with Children and Young People with regards to Relationship and Health Education.

Shannon is keen to support Rebound and the positive work that they do, hence why she has become our newest Trustee.

Alan

A lifelong resident of Portsmouth, I am a retired Electronic Engineer having worked in diverse areas from Computers and Military Communications to Hearing Instruments and Electronic Security.

I first got involved with Rebound around 12 years ago when I took my wife along to the Support Group. She was at an all-time low due to addiction in the family. Rebound has proved to be a ‘lifeline’ providing understanding and empathy in a non-judgemental form.

I have offered my services here to strengthen the group and am honoured to have been elected.

Patricia

My early adult working years were spent in Customer Service until I left to have my family. Then followed many years of freelance Market Research interviewing (one of those annoying people with a clipboard!) which I could work around my family responsibilities.

 

I don’t remember how I found Rebound, but I know it proved to be an absolute lifeline for me. I was at my wit’s end with my son’s behaviour, which had gradually got more aggressive due to drug addiction. From my very first meeting I felt a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. To finally be in a safe and welcoming environment, where everyone understood exactly what I was feeling and to know I was not alone was such a massive relief. Sometimes I would cry, sometimes I would vent the frustration and anger I felt for my son’s situation but always I felt better after being there. I am so grateful for all the support and understanding offered over the years and feel sure that Rebound saved my sanity. I have been attending the group since its conception and gradually I accepted that there was nothing I could do to alter my son’s life and only he could make the changes.  

 

Sadly, my son lost his battle with addiction and passed away nearly 4 years ago. I have still carried on attending Rebound hoping my experiences may help others. In 2024 Lynn decided to step down from Chairing Rebound and take a much-deserved retirement. It was suggested I take over the role and I hope to carry on helping other families and I like to think of it as a fitting legacy for my late son…

Dave

I have an extensive background in the Gas Industry as an apprentice and joined Highbury College in 1967 as a Lecturer, teaching and assessing students 16-80 to this day 2018.

I became a member of Rebound in 2008, when my wife was in an alcohol detox programme and is now in recovery these last nine years. I have been a regular member from the beginning, and the support and guidance I have received from the Group and Trustees has helped me a great deal to be able to cope, even though my wife is still in recovery – thank goodness!

I was asked to become a Trustee when Rebound obtained Charity status, which I accepted as an honour, in the hope that my journey through the ups and downs of addiction to eventual recovery may help other carers to cope and see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

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