REHAB: NO, NO, NO

Drug-related deaths in the UK are rising each year, but council spending on rehab centres has been slashed by up to 58%, HuffPost reveals today. As part of our ‘Austerity Bites’ series this week, we cover the closure of Chandos House in Bristol following “swingeing...

Rehab centre supported by Russell Brand set to close

A fundraising campaign supported by Will Self and Russell Brand has failed to save a drug and alcohol rehab centre for men with addiction. Chandos House in Bristol did not raise the £100,000 needed to "stay open and alive", director James Dickinson said. He said the...

Drugs rehab Chandos House to close down

Fundraising efforts backed by numerous celebrities have failed to keep the rehab centre open. Chandos House, the last residential drugs rehab in Bristol, has announced that it will close after 35 years. The Redland rehab centre has been fundraising recently to stay...

Bristol men’s rehab centre closure ‘could destroy lives’

A drug and alcohol rehab centre which helps men with addiction is facing closure due to a funding crisis. Chandos House in Redland, Bristol, is the city's last residential centre and may close within weeks unless £100,000 is raised, executive director James Dickinson...

‘THERE’S LIVES OUT THERE THAT NEED SAVING’

“Everybody knows that I was a junkie, I know it every time I look in the mirror.” Will Self’s deep, hypnotic voice booms through the Boston Tea Party. The writer and political commentator has already torn into the Tories, Brexit – “when it happens I’m leaving” – and...

Help to get just one homeless man off the streets of Bristol

"All I can say about this place is that it saves people’s lives – transforms them," says Paul, a former Chandos House resident. But the future of Bristol's only residential addiction centre is precarious in the wake of Government funding cuts and help is desperately...

Our year in review, 2017

Our year in review, 2017. This report focuses on the impact Chandos has, not only on the men who come to us but also in their families and communities. Click to view: Our year in review,...

Enjoying five-a-day

We are delighted to have weekly deliveries from the "Five-a-Day" Fruit and Vegetable shop on Gloucester Road - helping us provide well-being from the inside-out as well as bringing beautiful colours to our kitchen table at Chandos House!