Sharing the fruits of our labour by Rob Wood (Trustee)

I’ve always thought that the private ownership of land was inimical. As Leon Rosselson’s song ‘The World Turned Upside Down’ has it:  You poor take courage  You rich take care  This earth was made a common treasury  For everyone to share  That’s why I’ve always been keen to see the allotments as widely as accessible as possible, which is one of the threads…

Cowslips and Climate Change by Paul Freeborough (Volunteer)

Although we hear constant references to climate change, we don’t always see those changes around us. As a lad during the late 1950’s the cold war between Russia and the West was at its height, so any severe weather patterns were satirically blamed on the Russians. I was too young to recognise seasonal changes in the weather and birds such as skylarks, lapwings and song thrushes were plentiful. I was…

Meet Meg Hale, a new trustee at STAA

We caught up with Meg Hale to find out what she’s excited about working on at STAA   Tell us a bit about yourself  I’m a tenacious self-starter with loads of enthusiasm and a can-do attitude. I’ve run my own business, and have experience in the service sector, specifically in hospitality and education. I’ve recently embarked on an MBA and am keen to develop my management and leadership skills.  …

Events at STAA

Thank you for your continued patience… We can’t wait to reopen and see you all again! Following the Government’s publication of its roadmap out of lockdown, we are working behind the scenes, reviewing and planning when we might be able to open up our various activities. If you’d like to be the first to hear…

What makes a successful trustee? By Rob Wood (Trustee)

Perhaps you’d have thought that 12 months of being unable to physically meet together would’ve significantly disrupted the work of our trustees. Totally the opposite. In the Simpsons, Springfield’s Adult Education Centre promises to “teach old dogs new tricks”, and that’s really what’s happened here too, as some of us technophobes have been mentored and supported to use Zoom and…