Our service Manager Steve is pictured here with Gail Baird the Chair of Friends of Old Portsmouth (FOOPA) at the Hot Walls Canteen. The meeting was an opportunity for Steve & Gail to discuss a new initiative to help build and embed a new positive Restorative Culture in the local neighbourhood of Old Portsmouth. It…
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Our Service Manager Steve Rolls is pictured here with Sandra and Lynne from The Chat Over Chai Group at the Princess Royal Galley, in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The event was a film premiere and featured 3 films that Chat over Chai produced in association with the Royal…
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Portsmouth Mediation Service is delighted to team up with National Family Mediation to provide local Portsmouth people with a Family Mediation Service. Hilary a PMS Family Mediator said this is a great opportunity to connect and collaborate with a National organisation that provides a huge wealth of Family Mediation support and resources. Jane Robey the…
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Our Service Manager Steve said “It was a real pleasure and privilege to be with these young people this morning at the University of Portsmouth, at the invitation of their Tutor Dr Andrii Zharikov Steve was invited to act as a guest lecturer for the postgraduate students enrolled on the Theory of Alternative Dispute Resolution…
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We are delighted to welcome Peju (centre) to The PMS Family! Peju, a social services student, has joined us from the University of Portsmouth on a 5-month placement. Here she is pictured at our Team Meeting just prior to blowing out the candles on her Birthday Cake. Next week she will begin her community mediation…
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Here are some of the great people who today attended the PMS Restorative Workshop, they all have a passion for their work and their community which will benefit from their enhanced restorative skills. Next week many of these restorative champions and ambassadors will attend a Train the Trainer Session and be equipped with the resources…
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Portsmouth Mediation Service has teamed up with The Portsmouth Education Partnership to provide a new restorative service for locals school. Although the majority of our schools adopt informal restorative practice and approaches in their day-to-day life, there are of course still difficult situations that can unexpectedly occur and quickly escalate. It’s acknowledged that in more…
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PMS celebrated 25 years of serving the people of Portsmouth by hosting a Restorative Conference and Celebration at the Lord Mayor’s Banqueting Hall in the Guildhall. We were delighted to be supported by so many of our friends and partners in the voluntary and support community. The event commenced with a buffet lunch and network…
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PMS is working with Portsmouth City Council to pilot a scheme to help landlords and tenants navigate difficult situations in a more positive way. The mediation service offers free, independent advice and support for both landlords and tenants that find themselves at odds on a range of topics, including rent arears and repairs. The PMS…
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With the recent Pandemic and Lockdowns, we have inevitably lost some of the previous impetus and momentum in the huge mission to see Portsmouth established as a Restorative City. Portsmouth Mediation Service is 25 years old this year and we have decided to mark the occasion with a city-wide event at the Lord Mayor’s Banqueting…
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