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Rebound Bereavement Support Group – Last Meeting of 2017

Hello everyone I would like to welcome you all our Rebound Bereavement Support Group: Tuesday 19 December7:00 – 8:30at The Carers Centre, Orchard Road, Southsea. I am aware that this time of year can be very difficult for many people and even more so for those who have lost someone very close to them. I […]

Christmas Meeting Dates

Our last meeting of 2017 will be on Tuesday 19 December when the Carers’ Group Meeting and the Bereavement Group will meet at the Portsmouth Carers Centre, Southsea.  The first meeting of 2018 will be held on Tuesday 9 January. If you need support over the Christmas period please call our dedicated helpline on 07939 580167.

Big Lottery Fund Grant

We are delighted to confirm that we have received a grant of £10,000 from the National Lottery Big Lottery Fund to support our Outreach work. This money will enable us to provide additional training for our volunteers to enable them to provide more support to the carers and families affected by a loved ones’ drugs, alcohol […]

Mum – Can you lend me 20 quid?

Back in May 2014 the Rebound Carers Support Group brought the play Mum – Can You Lend Me 20 Quid? to Portsmouth.  This poignant production highlighted the impact that addiction has on the wider family, and was very well received in the community, giving much food for thought. BBC South Today featured the production in their evening […]

Portsmouth Lottery

If you would like to support the work of Rebound Carers Support Group, help us to continue our work and expand our services to help even more people, there is now a way! We are now part of the Portsmouth Lottery.  If you buy lottery tickets through our page Rebound Group will get 50% of […]

A Poem

A poignant poem, found on Facebook (Author unknown) I destroy homes, tear families… aparttake your children, and that’s just the start.I’m more costly than diamonds, more costly than goldthe sorrow I bring is a sight to behold. And if you need me, remember I’m easily found.I live all around you, in schools and in town.I […]

Visitors to Rebound – Tuesday 19 September 2017

Anna Jackson, Service Manager, Portsmouth Community Recovery Services and Jan Tribe, Supported Housing Team Leader Anna and Jan visited last Tuesday to update our members on the recovery services provided in the city by the Society of St James. Anna produced a booklet which contained the programme guide of the Portsmouth Community Day Rehab, a pioneering project […]

Visit by Stephen Morgan, MP for Portsmouth South, Tuesday 15 August 2017

We were delighted to welcome Stephen to one of our regular Tuesday meetings and listen to members recount how difficult life is when you are living with a loved one’s addiction to alcohol and/or drugs, many of whom also have a mental health problem. Members were keen to point out that the recent cuts in […]

Visit by Local MP

We are delighted that our invitation to Stephen Morgan, the newly-elected MP for Portsmouth South, has been accepted. Mr Morgan will attend our regular Group Meeting from 7pm on Tuesday 15 August at the Carer’s Centre, Orchard Road, Southsea to listen to issues affecting Rebound Group and individual members.  Please come along and listen to what […]

Visit by Sue Atkins, Sister, Alcohol Specialist Nurse Service, QA Hospital, Portsmouth

Rebound were delighted to welcome Sue to their weekly group on Tuesday 18th July to talk to our members about the wonderful work that the Alcohol Specialist team at QA are doing for people who are medically unwell and are referred by various agencies to provide treatment to prevent alcohol withdrawal syndrome.  Patient care is paramount […]

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!

Visit by Sue Atkins, Sister, Alcohol Specialist Nurse Service, QA Hospital, Portsmouth