West Kent Mediation

West Kent Mediation West Kent Mediation is a registered charity helping to resolve disputes within West Kent.

Our community mediation service is free of charge to residents of the Sevenoaks District and the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling. We are an independent charity offering guidance to Listen Talk Resolve in neighbour & community disputes, parent and teenager, homeless disputes, schools and much more.

We were very grateful to receive an email last week from the Clerk of Crockenhill Parish Council confirming our applicat...
18/06/2026

We were very grateful to receive an email last week from the Clerk of Crockenhill Parish Council confirming our application for a grant had been successful. The funding we receive from town and parish councils in the Sevenoaks District makes an important contribution to our annual finances helping us to continue to offer the service free of charge to residents across the district.

We'd like to encourage residents of Crockenhill who find themselves in a dispute to get in touch with us to see if we can help. Our impartial and confidential service is available to you all and can help you resolve your dispute before matters escalate and relationships potentially break down beyond the point of no return.

This week is Volunteers' Week and we'd like to take the opportunity to show our appreciation to everyone who has donated...
05/06/2026

This week is Volunteers' Week and we'd like to take the opportunity to show our appreciation to everyone who has donated their time to West Kent Mediation over the thirty years since the charity was established. As a volunteer-led charity, we couldn't exist without our loyal band of volunteers who work incredibly hard to resolve conflict in the local community within West Kent.

To the many hundreds of mediators who have volunteered with us over the years, a heartfelt thank you for everything you've done! 🙏

We'd like to thank the Clerk and Members of Riverhead Parish Council for providing ongoing support for West Kent Mediati...
31/05/2026

We'd like to thank the Clerk and Members of Riverhead Parish Council for providing ongoing support for West Kent Mediation in these tough times. We very much appreciate donors who don’t wait for us to ask for a donation!

We would like to remind residents of Riverhead that our free of charge mediation service is available to you all. Please get in touch with us if you are in dispute with someone to find out if we can help you find a resolution.

We're currently receiving a lot of referrals and need two mediators for most of our cases. We'd love to hear from any trained mediators in Riverhead who could spare a few hours a month to volunteer for our community mediation service!

Each year, many people invest in civil and commercial mediation training, but few courses can offer real-world experienc...
20/05/2026

Each year, many people invest in civil and commercial mediation training, but few courses can offer real-world experience beyond role play and case studies.

If you’re a trained mediator living in West Kent and can spare a few hours a month to help us, we’d love to hear from you. Our mediators work in pairs for home visits and joint meetings, and new volunteers are always paired with more experienced mediators so they can build confidence by co-mediating before leading a case.

If you’re looking to build experience while helping resolve conflict in the local community, email [email protected] and we’ll send you an application form.

We’re fundraising in Tesco!If you live in the Sevenoaks area and shop at the Tesco Riverhead Superstore, please help us ...
08/05/2026

We’re fundraising in Tesco!

If you live in the Sevenoaks area and shop at the Tesco Riverhead Superstore, please help us raise funds to train children to be mediators by putting your blue tokens in the West Kent Mediation box. We’ll be in the store as part of Tesco’s Stronger Starts community grants programme until the end of July, so there’s plenty of time to show your support!

We’re raising funds to provide peer mediation training in local schools in Riverhead and the surrounding area. This scheme involves us going into primary schools to train Year 5 and 6 pupils how to resolve conflict calmly and effectively. The communication and listening skills the children learn are important skills for life and the feedback we receive from staff and pupils is excellent.

The way the scheme works is that the project with the most votes receives £1500, the project that comes second receives £1000 and the project with the fewest votes receives £500. Coming first would enable us to provide peer mediation training in three schools in the local area, so if you shop in Tesco Riverhead, please help yourself to a blue token at the checkout and vote for us! 🙏

The grants we receive from local councils provide critical funding that enables West Kent Mediation to continue to provi...
29/04/2026

The grants we receive from local councils provide critical funding that enables West Kent Mediation to continue to provide its service free of charge to many residents across the region. We are very grateful to Sevenoaks District Council Official for their unstinting support and generous funding and would like to remind all residents of the Sevenoaks District that our friendly, impartial, confidential community mediation service is available to you free of charge.

If you find yourself in dispute with a neighbour, family member or anyone else, including contractors, do get in touch to see if we can help. There’s a contact form on our website or you can call us on 01732 469696.

Some cases referred to West Kent Mediation relate to inheritance, including family members (mainly siblings) falling out...
17/04/2026

Some cases referred to West Kent Mediation relate to inheritance, including family members (mainly siblings) falling out about a deceased relative’s will or probate. One family member may decide to contest a will if they feel excluded or unfairly treated, or if the distribution of assets doesn’t match prior promises or expectations. Additionally, differing interpretations of the will’s wording or the existence of multiple wills can spark disagreements. Sometimes, doubts will be raised about the deceased’s mental capacity at the time the will was made and relatives might suspect that undue influence or coercion was involved.

It’s often the case that such disagreements stem from longstanding family dynamics, underlying tensions and unresolved conflict, sometimes going back to childhood. Mediation can help family members surface tensions and better understand each other’s perspectives, interests and needs. Unlike court proceedings, the parties in the dispute all play a part in controlling the outcome and it’s generally a lot more cost-effective.

If you live in West Kent and are in dispute with a family member about an inheritance, contact us to see if we can help.

For the past few years, West Kent Mediation's two staff members have been based in an office at Sevenoaks Indoor Bowls C...
07/04/2026

For the past few years, West Kent Mediation's two staff members have been based in an office at Sevenoaks Indoor Bowls Club. We were delighted to find out earlier this year that the Trustees of the Bowls Club had chosen us as their Charity of the Year 2026. They recently organised a charity bowls tournament, afternoon tea and raffle at the club, which raised ÂŁ545 for West Kent Mediation. We would like to thank the Trustees as well as the Members of the Bowls Club who took part in the tournament, provided raffle prizes and bought raffle tickets. Some of our own volunteers also kindly donated prizes and bought raffle tickets, so we are grateful to them too!

Pictured are Brenda Bennett, Chairman of Sevenoaks Indoor Bowls Club, and Amanda Bell, CEO of West Kent Mediation.

Address

C/o Indoor Bowls Centre, Hollybush Close
Sevenoaks
TN133UX

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441732469696

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