Established in 1995 our service has a proven track record of helping people to resolve conflict. We facilitate positive, constructive discussions; enabling people to hear one another and to resolve their differences.
FAMILY MEDIATION - Mediation East Sussex offers Family Mediation (divorce or separation) to help agree arrangements for children and/or finance and property. We have venues across Sussex from Hastings to Shoreham-by-Sea. This is a fee-based service but we hold a contract with the Legal Aid Agency to deliver family mediation FREE OF CHARGE to those eligible.
NEIGHBOURHOOD MEDIATION - Hastings & Rother Mediation offers mediation to residents in the Borough of Hastings and the District of Rother. This service is free if you are referred by the Police or Optivo Housing Association or by Rother District Council.
TIME 2 TALK – Intergenerational Mediation between children/young people and their parent/s or carer/s. We support families across Hastings & Rother to help them communicate better and work together to find solutions to the difficulties they are facing within the family. This is a free service.
COVID-19 – We are currently conducting our meetings by Zoom. Once the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted we hope to be able to re-open our specially adapted meeting room again.
For Neighbourhood, Intergenerational (Time 2 Talk) and Workplace mediation services in the Eastbourne and Wealden areas please contact Mediation Plus, who are based in Hailsham, on 01323 442781 or visit Mediation Plus
For Neighbourhood mediation in Lewes and Brighton & Hove, and Intergenerational and Workplace mediation in Brighton and Hove please contact Brighton & Hove Independent Mediation Service on 01273 700812 or visit BHIMS
Latest News...
Family Mediation Week
click here for more information - FAMILY MEDIATION WEEK - 18 TO 22 JANUARY
Update regarding lockdown
We continue to offer mediation using videoconferencing and are still accepting new referrals for all our projects.
Staff will work from home where they are able to do so.
We will continue to respond to phone calls/messages. Alternatively email us:
office@hrmediation.co.uk for all general enquiries or family@mediationeastsussex.co.uk for Family Mediation enquiries.
Happy New Year
Our office has now re-opened after the Christmas break however our meeting room remains closed to visitors and clients.
For Family (divorce and separation) Mediation enquires please email: family@mediationeastsussex.co.uk
For all other enquiries please email office@hrmediation.co.uk
25th Anniversary
Hastings and Rother Mediation Service is 25 years old today! Nicola Hawkins set the service up from scratch 25 years ago and remains the Manager today - what an incredible achievement! We celebrated with a Zoom get together this morning and hope to be able to get together in person with staff, trustees and volunteers next Spring.
Service update
As from 5 November the service has suspended all face to face meetings until the end of lockdown. Mediation will continue and all meetings/sessions will be carried out either on the phone or using videoconferencing apps such as Zoom.
Funding News!
We cannot thank Garfield Weston enough for generosity in funding our Intergenerational Mediation project - Time 2 Talk, it will make an enormous difference.
ESCC Covid-19 VCSE Emergency Grant Fund
We are very grateful indeed for the grant we received from East Sussex County Council Covid-19 VCSE Emergency Fund for our Family Mediation project. Their financial support is invaluable to help our service through this difficult time.