Dear friend, We hope you enjoyed the holidays and have had a good start to the New Year. We look forward to continuing those special relationships we have built with you all on and around this beautiful site of St Ann’s Allotments and excited for the connections we are yet to make. As most of…
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…
Dear friend, Well, what a fantastic October we had here at St Ann’s Allotments! We have had such an incredible harvest that we were able to offer four Play, Grow & Eat sessions over the half term. These sessions support our local families in St Ann’s by providing a safe space and a warm meal for…
I had the honour of becoming a STAA trustee earlier this year. When it comes to my own (Beeston) plot, I am, indeed, a lazy cold-weather gardener; sometimes, when I get a whim or the energy, after cycling for the massive ten minute stretch from my house, I drag open my heavy local allotment gates and…
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…
Dear friend, A new STAA project at Urban Nature has been shortlisted for a Severn Trent Community Fund Gold Award and we need your help to make sure we win it.The award total is £20,000 to support our ‘Growing Wild’ project to enhance inner-city green spaces here at St Ann’s Allotments. The awards are chosen by public vote…