Following a number of set backs the Board of Directors have agreed to cancel this years AGM and Seminar day and have resolved to reschedule the event for 8th February 2017.

Whilst we make every effort to maintain current awareness, legeslative change and revisions in documents and standards we all refer to as part of our respective jobs, it is very difficult trying to compile training days and field trips whilst still undertaking our daily roles as Tree Officers and similar. Please be assured that the BoD are working towards constructing a training and seminar day within the next few months and hope to bring news of this soon, so please keep checking in with us to see whats new and any dates that have been set.

As a voluntary organisation we are constantly looking for people to get involved and would appeal to anyone who thinks they may have something to contribute to our cause to get in touch and we will gladly take a look at any suggestions you may have or offers of your time to contribute to the MTOA. Please feel free to get in touch.

Austerity is affecting us all and now, more than ever we should be pulling together and advising one another of initiatives and ways of saving money or changing the way we do things to secure not only our jobs but the trees within our respective care and communities. We should all be ‘hooking up’ with the ‘health and wellbeing’ departmwents within our councils and boroughs given the positive affect that trees have on our mental and physical wellbeing.

So please get in touch with any ideas, comments or offers to assist, always welcome.