Who are we...

Allow us to introduce the core team.

The core team consists of 9 people all from various backgrounds and with various beliefs. This team of people will be present on almost every investigation (circumstances permitting of course) and will help ensure that each investigation is run in a smooth and professional manner at all times. Depending on how many guests we have with us on an investigation, they will also head teams and be responsible for their group during that time.

Name: Jo.

Location: Aylesford, Kent.

Role Within The Group: Manager & Founder/Core Team Member/Investigation Co-ordinator.

Married? Children?: Yes, to Roger, and 2 Sons.

Pets: 2 dogs called Oscar and Karma.

Favourite food, music: I adore Indian, and I'm an 80's chick lol.

When did you first become interested in the paranormal?:

I grew up with an interest in spirit after seeing my deceased Great Grandad when I was a small child.

What is your most memorable paranormal experience?:

I have several really, but one of them was an investigation I attended at a pub in Sittingbourne, where a door to the garage we were stood in kept opening and closing on request!.

What qualities do you think make a good core team member?:

I think a sense of humour is a must, along with a love of being part of a team. Loyalty and commitment are a must, and to always look out for each other.

How did you become a member of Portals To Beyond?:

I decided to form Portals To Beyond to give myself and others a safe and spiritual environment to learn and develop in and to make the world of paranormal investigating open to all.

Where do you see Portals To Beyond in 5 years time?:

I feel Portals will go far, we have wonderful dedicated members, an excellent core team, and a united desire to prove the existence of our spirit friends. We're going to the top and beyond!.

What do you think you gain from being part of a group such as this?:

I gain some marvellous friends, all like minded individuals with hearts and minds of gold. I consider myself to be very lucky to be part of a venture such as this, I know we will achieve many good things.

Name: Barbra Rogers.

Location: Ashford, Kent.

Role Within The Group: Management Team/Core Team Member.

Married? Children?: Not married (divorced). Three children but all grown up with families of their own.

Pets: None.

Favourite food, music?:

 

I like all food except Marmite (yuck!). Favs are Spanish, Chinese, Indian, Italian, British (this is a round the world trip). Music is mostly easy listening - Barbra Striesand, Neil Diamond, etc although I love Pink Floyd and Black Eyed Peas so go figure.

When did you first become interested in the paranormal?:

 

At about the age of 9 when I had my first paranormal experience. Friends and I were playing in an old derelict house and we all heard footsteps coming up the stairs. We thought it as a caretaker or someone and we were going to get told off. We heard them coming down the landing towards the room we were in but when we looked there was no one there. That definately sparked my interest.

What is your most memorable paranormal experience?:

 

When I was married we bought our first house in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. All sorts of things happened in this house - things being moved, stuff disappearing and appearing a few days later in other places, shadow people, seeing people standing in doorways but one night my husband and I had a row and he went to bed and I stayed downstairs watching TV. I was lying on the settee facing the TV and at some time I fell asleep and woke up lying on my back. As I started to open my eyes I could see someone out of the corner of my eye standing next to me. Whoever it was was wearing old fashioned plus-fours in a brown and tan squares pattern. I was hit by this feeling of absolute dread and terror and I can remember thinking 'Don't look at it. If you look at whoever it is it will scare you to death'. I closed my eyes again and lay there and thought I have to get out of here because this awful feeling would not go away. I opened my eyes again and whoever was there had gone. Unfortunately I still had to lock the back door, etc and the whole time I had the feeling that someone was watching me. This experience (while on paper doesnt sound a great deal) scared the life out of me and to this day I still get goosebumps thinking about it. I was told that I was dreaming but I know I wasn't.

What qualities do you think make a good core team member?:

 

A good sense of humour, a team player, being able to completely trust your other team members, being there for each other should the need arise, a good listener, being sensible, friendly and respecting each other.

How did you become a member of Portals To Beyond?: 

 

Knowing Jo and Kev from another group and being invited to join this one.

Where to you see Portals To Beyond in 5 years time?:

 

Hopefully growing from strength to strength and becoming the paranormal group that we all want it to be.

What do you think you gain from being part of a group such as this?:

 

To grow as a person and share other peoples beliefs and knowledge.

Name: Dante Machiavelli.

Location: Chatham, Kent.

Role Within The Group: Management Team/Core Team Member/Scientific Researcher.

Married? Children?: No, and no (although I have 3 children in spirit with me does that count?).

Pets: 3 very antisocial cats.

Favourite food, music:

Salad, Chinese, Indian, British. As for music I mostly listen to heavy metal but also like rap and some chill out music, as well as new age stuff.

When did you first become interested in the paranormal?:

Sometime in 2002 after coming out of the army, I had a couple of premonitions (of which were very accurate) and started to think how great it would be being on a para team but I was far too busy so nothing came of it - and here I finally am lol!.

What is your most memorable paranormal experience?: 

Doing an invest with Mick at the George Hotel and getting 3 very loud, clear knocks on the wall during a vigil, it was amazing.

What qualities do you think make a good core team member?:

Honesty, strength, integrity and the ability to pull together and work in the absolute truth of spirit as well as good and healthy levels of communication and that "team spirit" (no pun intended lol).

How did you become a member of Portals To Beyond?:

I got an invite from another member of the group.

Where do you see Portals To Beyond in 5 years time?:

Being a nationally recognised paranormal group with several international sister groups, attachments and ties.

What do you think you gain from being part of a group such as this?:

A family, friends for life and an amazing support community, as well as satisfying my spiritual thirst researching with people I can trust.

Name: Nichola Jane Allman.

 

Location: Maidstone.

 

Role Within The Group: Management Team/Core Team Member.

 

Married? Children?: Engaged with 3 children.

 

Pets: 6 cats, 3 Guinea Pigs and 3 rats!

 

Favourite food, music: Any Indian food and a bit of everything.

 

When did you first become interested in the paranormal?:

I don't remember not being interested in it! LOL

 

What is your most memorable paranormal experience?:

Seeing "my partner" at my back door, going to speak to him and seeing him arrive home 5 minutes later!.

 

What qualities do you think make a good core team member?:

Being able to listen to others opinions, provide support and to understand you are representing the group.

 

How did you become a member of Portals To Beyond?:

I have been friends with Jo and Kev a long time and they invited me.

 

Where do you see Portals To Beyond in 5 years time?:

With many successful investigations behind them being well known by many in the paranormal and psychic world.

 

What do you think you gain from being part of a group such as this?:

A close group of friends who care and support each other whilst sharing a fascinating interest.

Name: Gail Yates.

Location: Folkestone Kent.

Role Within The Group: Management Team/Core Team Member.

Married? Children?: Divorced a long time ago. Have 3 grown up sons.

Pets: No.

Favourite food, music: All spicy dishes. Music varies from Meatloaf to soft classical.

When did you first become interested in the paranormal?:

Ten years ago my Father passed over, I watched his spirit leave his body and I seemed to sense him above me in the corner of the room. I just knew he was ok

What is your most memorable paranormal experience?:

At the age of 16 we lived in a house that was active. Many things happened, but I will always remember the day I was standing in the middle of the room talking away when what seemed like a bright ball of light about the size of a golfball travelled right across the room passing close to me. My boyfriend and mother saw it at the same time. It wasnt till some time later I learnt about orbs. I believe that is what we all saw.

What qualities do you think make a good core team member?:

Caring and looking out for each other as well as commitment and always having an open mind.

How did you become a member of Portals To Beyond?:

I work with Barbra who is already a member of the group and she introduced me to the team as she knew I was interested in the paranormal.

Where do you see Portals To Beyond in 5 years time?:

As a respected and much thought of paronormal group at the top.

What do you think you gain from being part of a group such as this?:

Knowledge and friendship.

Name: Adam Butler.

 

Location: Folkestone, Kent.

Role Within The Group: Core Team Member/Scientific Research Support.

 

Married? Children?: Nope.

 

Pets: No.

 

Favourite food, music:

Hmm... Indian is good, &...I dunno. I guess I do eat a lot of pies lol, some Spanish foods are good to.

Music... Ohhh...Coldplay, James Blunt, The Verve, Tracy Chapman, Greenday.

When did you first become interested in the paranormal?:

I guess when the internet came out. My father did mention when he was younger he would go on paranormal investigations occasionaly, so I always had an interest before that.

What is your most memorable paranormal experience?:

Seeing a bright ghost in the middle of a lane last year sometime.

What qualities do you think make a good core team member?:

Someone you can rely on, someone you can trust as a team member and a friend & of course, commitment.

How did you become a member of Portals To Beyond?:

For a while I had wanted to be a part of something like this. I had not known about P.T.B. until my Mother joined and that's when I took an interest. Then Jo kindly invited me as a guest to an investigation.

Where do you see Portals To Beyond in 5 years time?:

There is obvious commitment & dedication here among the whole team, & I think that kind of puts no cap on the limits.

What do you think you gain from being part of a group such as this?:

So much. There are such great people here, so friendly. and all with a high level of trust in each other that should bring out the best results in any investigation.

Name: Catherine Louise Matthews (Challis).

Location: Dartford, Kent.

 

Role Within The Group: Core Team Member.

 

Married? Children?: Separated/In a Relationship & 3 gorgeous children.

 

Pets: 2 cats Bamm Bamm and Merlin.

 

Favourite food, music?:

Favourite food...CHOCOLATE!!! Rock and Metal.

When did you first become interested in the paranormal?: 

Since childhood.

 

What is your most memorable paranormal experience?:

My Great Auntie coming to see me the night she died in 1978, I was eleven. This was my very first known contact with spirit.

 

What qualities do you think make a good core team member?: 

Friendship. Knowing that everyone has valid opinion and that it should be respected.

How did you become a member of Portals To Beyond?:

I had the wonderful opportunity to be invited as a guest to a Portal's investigation and have never looked back!

Where to you see Portals To Beyond in 5 years time?:

Growing in all positive directions.

What do you think you gain from being part of a group such as this?:

My only hope is to gain a higher spiritual level of understanding and knowledge.