In recent years, the landscape of community mediation services has faced significant challenges, leading to the closure of many organisations. Community mediation has long been a vital resource for communities, offering a cost-effective and accessible alternative to legal proceedings. However, the sustainability of these local services has come under threat due to various factors. One…
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Charities such as our own depend so much on the goodwill of our volunteers and friends who donate their precious time and skills and help enable PMS to punch well above its weight. We are so grateful for our unsung heroes who support us and our restorative vision and mission in a variety of ways.…
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A huge vision is always initially birthed in little steps and so the restorative journey of small beginnings continued around the Camber Dock yesterday as some of our inner city children enjoyed a special day out in what many call the ‘jewel’ of the Cities crown. Interestingly for some of the group it was their…
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Portsmouth Mediation Service is pleased to be able to support our local Family Hubs. In Portsmouth, there are five family hubs in Buckland, Milton, Northern Parade, Somerstown and Paulsgrove. Each Hub is in effect a ‘one stop shop’ within the local community – providing information, signposting and a variety of free services, activities and support…
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We are grateful to Dr Andrii Zharikov a Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth (Faculty of Business and Law) for inviting our service manager Steve to deliver a guest lecture to his class of LLM postgraduate students studying Alternative Dispute Resolution. Steve presented the Restorative vision for Portsmouth and the principles that underpin it.…
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Our service manager Steve attended a Restorative Leaders’ Summit this week, the event was hosted by The Restroative Justice Council (RJC) and was convened to provide a space to bring together leaders from across a range of sectors that have a stake in the contribution that restorative justice and restorative practice can make to the…
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Pictured left to right are Holly & Natalie from our local Neighbourhood Police along with Jasmine a Social Worker Student from The University of Portsmouth who is on her Placement with Portsmouth Mediation Service. They attended a meeting today with our manager Steve to discuss how we can further help victims of Hate Crime. PMS…
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There has over recent years become a gradual and growing realisation among local people who live and work around the Hotwalls & Camber Dock, along with other various stakeholders, agencies, and council that we cannot just police or patrol our way out of the perennial summertime problems associated with large groups of young people visiting…
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Pictured left to right Sarah & Kay from PMS with Charlotte who helped facillaite the visit and some of the amazing restorative practice ambassadors. Portsmouth Mediation Service (PMS) is often trying to assist with local neighbourhood anti-social problems, sometimes these situations involve our children and young people and quickly lead to calls from those affected…
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Our Service Manager Steve Rolls joined with Police Sgt Shaun Farnden at the Irish Club in Portsmouth for Stephen Morgan MP Cuppa & Chat event on how we can face the challenges of crime and anti-social behaviour and help make our City’s streets safer. Steve was able to outline some of the restorative work in…
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