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36 The Link Magazine • September 1999
Lottery success for new mediation service

A service to help neighbours to The grant will enable Commu- project up. The award means that that the service can be up and run-
sort out disputes and disagree- nity Mediation Swindon help peo- a co-ordinator can be employed to ning early in the new year. We
ments is to be launched, thanks to ple find new and different ways to run the project, which will involve shall be selecting sixteen people
a three year grant of £197,895 by sort out conflicts and disagree- the recruitment and training of who have the potential to work as
the National Lottery Charities ments with their neighbours. volunteers. mediators in early October."
Board. "We could not have achieved Group chairman Laurence Yeo- For details of the volunteer train-
this award without the help and man said, "we are currently look- ing course, write to Community
support of local organisations and ing for volunteers to go through Mediation Swindon, 1 Regent Cir-
individuals who have contributed our accredited training course so cus, Swindon SN1 1PN.
in so many ways," said group sec-
Celebrating their lottery grant, from left Steve Harcourt, Swindon environ-
retary Jane Lewis. "We know that mental health department, group secretary Jane Lewis, Rachael Selman,
neighbour disputes are on the in-
Swindon housing department, PC Lee Featherstone, Jim Scott, group secre-
crease locally. We also know that tary, Chris Cossey, housing department, Laurence Yeoman, group secretary
small problems can escalate into
full-scale disputes if not resolved
Ply, timber, hardboard, quickly. Sometimes an informal
chipboard. RSJs, sleepers, approach by a neutral third party
telegraph poles, bricks, will help to resolve conflict more
sand & gravel (in bags) satisfactorily than resorting to ex-
pensive and acrimonious legal dis-
Delivery arranged in Swindon ai
putes," she said.
For more details pop in The group, made up of mem-
or tel: 829715
bers of the voluntary sector, Swin-
Open: Mon - Sat, 9am - 5pm don Council's housing department
The Yard. Tate Estate, Kingsdown and the police, has been working
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