20/10/2026
A message from Sherril Franklin, Operations Manager at Mediation Hertfordshire:
Mediation Hertfordshire held its AGM on 13th October 2026. I would like to thank the Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Liz Green OBE DL, for her continued support of our organisation. I would also like to thank our speakers:
- Nicola Wilder - Senior Commissioning Officer at Hertfordshire County Council
- Amy Willcox-Smith – Director of Customers and Communities at Chime Housing;
- David Walker MBE – Director of Mediation at Calm Mediation;
- John Burman, one of our new volunteers.
- Shivani Shah, mediation client.
However, my biggest thanks go to our Chair of Trustees, Chris Mills, who has guided our organisation along the right path for the past five years. Chris completed his tenure as Chair, so we also welcomed our new Chair of Trustees, Geoff Llewellyn, who will continue with the great work that Chris has started. We will miss Chris greatly, but we are also looking forward to the next chapter with Geoff.
I would also like to thank the office staff, Della, John and Lesley, who help the organisation run so smoothly and efficiently.
And finally, I would like to thank every one of our trustees and volunteer mediators who selflessly give up their time to benefit our community. Collectively, the hundreds of hours they put in every year never cease to amaze me and make such a difference to the lives of those in conflict. Thank you all for simply wanting to make life better for those struggling.
Last but not least, thank you to Oyster, our trainee guide dog, for being relatively well behaved throughout the proceedings.
