Wednesday 15th September 2010
West Dunbartonshire’s Neighbourhood Mediation Team is celebrating ten years of helping neighbours resolve their disputes amicably.
To mark this milestone, the Neighbourhood Mediation Service today held a seminar at their offices in Leven Valley Enterprise Centre.
The Mediation Service forms part of West Dunbartonshire Council’s new integrated Community Safety & Anti-Social Behaviour Service, and aims to bring neighbours together to sort out their differences by encouraging and supporting them to talk to each other and reach a mutually acceptable solution.
Mediators are trained to professional standards and deal with community and neighbour-related problems. The Service operates by referral from clients, the Council’s Housing department, local housing associations and other agencies including Strathclyde Police.
Delegates attending today’s seminar were treated to talks from the Scottish Community Mediation Centre, Strathclyde Police, Clydebank Housing Association & the Anti Social Behaviour Officer Forum (ASBOF), followed by a question and answer session.
