Hastings and Rother Mediation

Welcome to our Mediation Service

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 provide Family Mediation across Sussex. Family Mediation meetings are available via videoconference or in-person at our office in St Leonards.

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.

Family Mediation
For all issues surrounding separation or divorce
Family Mediation
Helping neighbours in dispute
Family Mediation
Intergenerational Mediation (between children/young people and their parents/carers)
Family Mediation
find ways to manage a difficult situation more easily
Family Mediation
resolving disputes between people who work together
Family Mediation
tailored mediation to suit your needs.




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...



10 October 2023

New Mediation Plus

Thank you for coming to help us celebrate

On Friday 6 October we celebrated the merger of Hastings and Rother Mediation Service with the ‘old’ Mediation Plus based in Hailsham to form the NEW Mediation Plus

Thank you so much to everyone who came to the event at The Manor Barn in Bexhill.


23 June 2023

Hastings and Rother Mediation Serviced and Mediation Plus to merge

New Merged Service

Hastings and Rother Mediation Service (1100825) and Mediation + (Wealden, Lewes, and Eastbourne) (1116072) are in the process of merging their services into a newly formed East Sussex wide conflict resolution charity. This will be known as ‘Mediation Plus’ (registered charity number 1202295). This will enable us to thrive as a local charity, increasing our capacity while sharing resources and best practice.

The merger will take place in July 2023, and we will be celebrating this across our social media platforms shortly.

To enable the new charity to continue to provide our services and to support the local community, we will be transferring data gathered from 1st April 2022 onwards to the new service. All other data will remain in the ownership of the original charities in accordance with the original data owner’s data protection policy. This does not affect your rights under data protection law. For more information, please contact us on admin@hrmediation.co.uk.


1 June 2023

Celebrating Volunteers Week 1 - 7 June 2023


28 February 2023

Legal Aid available for Family Mediation

You may be eligible for Legal Aid

Legal Aid is still available for Family Mediation.

We can assess you to see if you qualify.

Contact us on 01424 446808 or family@mediationeastsussex.co.uk for more information.

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Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner
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