The LTOA relies on subscriptions from its members and sponsorship to operate. We often look for sponsorship for various projects or information leaflets, quarterly meeting lunches and some aspects of the LTOA's work.

The LTOA has been successful in securing sponsorship for a number of LTOA projects:

• Branching Out, the LTOA children's education pack, by Tim Moya and Associates, Groundwork and British Airways.
• The communications element of running the LTOA by Barcham Trees.
• The printing of the Cypress hedge leaflet by Connick Tree Care.
• The reprinting of the Tree Roots and Structures leaflet by Haringey Tree Trust, London Borough of Haringey and London Borough of Ealing.
• The design and build of the LTOA website has been jointly sponsored by IMS Ltd, R & A Software, KPS Ltd and City Suburban. Barcham Trees will be sponsoring ongoing website maintenance.
• The publication costs of 'Bark Better than Bite' the dog damage to trees best practice note and leaflet by the Greater London Authority
• The publications of the leaflet 'Trees do more than you think' by Lush Landscapes Ltd and KPS Contractors Ltd
• The LTOA forum by James Coles & Sons Nurseries Ltd
• The LTOA seminar lunches for 2011 by Glendale Countryside Ltd

LTOA seminars are held four times a year and are either full day or half day seminars. We invite speakers along to update members on the latest research and developments in the industry.

For example, previous quarterly meeting subjects have been all aspects of ancient and veteran tree management, using biomass for renewable energy, Biodiversity Action Plans, High hedges, research on soil pavement construction materials for street trees, controlling water use of trees to alleviate subsidence risk research by Hortlink , a preview of 'Subsidence of Low Rise Buildings' by the Institution of Structural Engineers, genetically modified trees, tree planting funding, professional development of Tree Officers, tree inspection regimes etc.

Lunch at these meetings is vital for informal exchange of information, a chance for Tree Officers and associate members to talk to each other away from their busy jobs. We look for a lunch sponsor for each quarterly meeting.

Current sponsorship opportunities:

• Lunch sponsorship at the LTOA Quarterly meetings in 2012. Please contact the Executive Officer for further information on sponsorship opportunities.
• Sponsorship of Branching Out, the LTOA trees education pack. We need £3,000 for illustrations and the editing, layout and presentation of the schools pack.