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No Ball Games, No Peace? Mediation Ends Neighbour Wars!

By Dave Walker MBE Calm’s Director of Mediation When residents complain about children playing in communal areas, emotions can run high. What begins as a simple disagreement can quickly grow into a neighbourhood-wide divide, with people taking sides and trading...

November 25, 2025

Transform Your Practice: Dave Walker’s ‘Permission to Share’ Course

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Transform Your Practice: Dave Walker’s ‘Permission to Share’ Course

Mediators from a vast array of disciplines, from workplace and family to commercial and community mediation, gathered to attend Dave Walker MBE’s highly sought-after ‘Permission to Share’ training course. This method is proven to equip professionals with practical, proven tools...

October 27, 2025

We don’t throw smoke alarms at fires. So why do we wait so long to mediate conflict?

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We don’t throw smoke alarms at fires. So why do we wait so long to mediate conflict?

Something quietly momentous happened at the United Nations last week. The Security Council passed a resolution urging nations to avoid war by turning instead to negotiation, arbitration, and mediation. Yes, mediation. That thing most people associate with noisy neighbours, HR...

July 29, 2025

‘We’re not here to solve it for them – We help them talk’: Jo Winters on her work as one of Calm Mediation’s Volunteers

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‘We’re not here to solve it for them – We help them talk’: Jo Winters on her work as one of Calm Mediation’s Volunteers

Volunteers’ Week 2025 Jo Winters didn’t set out to become a mediator. A long career in education and local authority work had already placed her at the heart of community conversations – first as a teacher, then as an education...

June 6, 2025

Exploring the ‘Permission to Share’ Model: A Spotlight on Practitioner Development at Calm

Neighbour Mediation

Exploring the ‘Permission to Share’ Model: A Spotlight on Practitioner Development at Calm

As part of Calm Mediation’s commitment to ongoing learning and support for our volunteer mediators, we recently held a ‘Group Supervision Session’ focused on the Permission to Share model. It’s a practical tool Dave Walker MBE, Calm Mediation’s Director of...

May 29, 2025

We Can’t Police Our Way Out of this Crisis— It’s Time to Fund Mediation

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We Can’t Police Our Way Out of this Crisis— It’s Time to Fund Mediation

By Beth Colson and Dave Walker MBE28 May 2025 This week, Sir Mark Rowley, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, issued a stark warning: police forces across the UK are being stretched beyond their limits. Budgets are tightening, officer numbers are...

May 29, 2025

Saying ‘Yes to Mediation’ is Good for Your Mental Health!

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Saying ‘Yes to Mediation’ is Good for Your Mental Health!

Published during Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 Conflict is part of life. But how we choose to handle it can make all the difference—not just to relationships, but to our mental health and wellbeing. This Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re...

May 15, 2025

New Leadership, Fresh Vision: A Conversation with John Naldrett Our Incoming CEO

Training in the workplace

New Leadership, Fresh Vision: A Conversation with John Naldrett Our Incoming CEO

A Q&A with Calm Mediation’s New Leader As Calm Mediation enters a new chapter, we sat down with our newly appointed CEO to talk about his vision, values, and personal journey, from grassroots mediation work to leading the organisation through...

April 30, 2025

What Do We Do About the World Our Kids Are Facing? Dave Walker MBE Calm’s Director of Mediation believes Peer Mediation is a Real Solution

Training in the workplace

What Do We Do About the World Our Kids Are Facing? Dave Walker MBE Calm’s Director of Mediation believes Peer Mediation is a Real Solution

The world that our children are growing up in today is drastically different from the one we knew as youngsters. The rise of social media and the need to be constantly connected to the digital world has led to new...

March 21, 2025

Calm’s Neighbour Mediation Course Attracts Wide Range of Accredited Mediators for Volunteer Work

Training in the workplace

Calm’s Neighbour Mediation Course Attracts Wide Range of Accredited Mediators for Volunteer Work

Calm Mediation regularly runs one-day Neighbour Conversion courses designed specifically for accredited Mediators who want to deepen their skills, learn and about Calm’s unique processes and work as a volunteer across London. This intensive course equips participants with the practical...

February 27, 2025

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Tag: Community Mediation

No Ball Games, No Peace? Mediation Ends Neighbour Wars!

Transform Your Practice: Dave Walker’s ‘Permission to Share’ Course

We don’t throw smoke alarms at fires. So why do we wait so long to mediate conflict?

‘We’re not here to solve it for them – We help them talk’: Jo Winters on her work as one of Calm Mediation’s Volunteers

Exploring the ‘Permission to Share’ Model: A Spotlight on Practitioner Development at Calm

We Can’t Police Our Way Out of this Crisis— It’s Time to Fund Mediation

Saying ‘Yes to Mediation’ is Good for Your Mental Health!

New Leadership, Fresh Vision: A Conversation with John Naldrett Our Incoming CEO

What Do We Do About the World Our Kids Are Facing? Dave Walker MBE Calm’s Director of Mediation believes Peer Mediation is a Real Solution

Calm’s Neighbour Mediation Course Attracts Wide Range of Accredited Mediators for Volunteer Work

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