Lucy K shares a few thoughts as she reflects on her time with STAA so far! 20th January marks my ‘sort of’ 10 year anniversary working for STAA. It’s sort of, because I actually started volunteering at St Ann’s Allotments circa 2007 with Urban Nature, but was thrilled to get a paid position in 2014. In…
As part of our Trustee Week, we speak with a few of our trustees to learn a bit about them, how they heard about STAA and what made them want to become a trustee. Lydia – trustee since 2019 I got involved in STAA when I was an allotment holder and I saw all of…
National Volunteer Week 2023 National Volunteer Week is an annual celebration of volunteers contributing within their communities in all kinds of ways. At STAA we are excited to join National Volunteer Week again for 2023, and this year we will be running a series of taster sessions for potential volunteers to come and see what…
You may recall earlier this year we ran a little campaign to get votes towards our entry for a Severn Trent Community Foundation Grant. Whilst we weren’t successful in winning the total £20K, as runners up we still received a £1k award which we’ve been able to spend on resources for our Urban Nature wildlife project. …
This year, STAA undertook a restructuring of our small team of staff to better enable us to serve our communities. We’re delighted to announce that Lucy Kennedy has been appointed our new Service Manager for Horticulture, Nature and Volunteering. Here is what she had to say about her new role: “I started with STAA as…
7-11th November 2022 is Trustees’ Week – a date marker to all those working in the not-for-profit sector to celebrate the fantastic work that charity trustees do. Here at STAA, staff members and volunteers are regularly thanked by the local community and partner organisations for the work we do – but none of it would be…