The Massaria working party is made up of Neville Fay (Consultant), Peter Holloway (AA), Jake Tibbetts (Islington), Neil Taylor (Royal Parks). A Massaria management document has been produced and is with the graphic designer with a technical supporting document to follow. This should be launched before Christmas 2013.
The OPM working party is made up of Dave Lofthouse (Merton), Bill Malin (Contractor), Ben Clutterbuck (Contractor), Howard Booth (TfL), Chris Colwell (Westminster), Mark Townsend (Contractor), Dale Mortimer (Ealing), Gary Rimmer (Brent), Lawrence Usherwood (Brent), Kirsty Hopla (Kingston), Craig Ruddick (Richmond), Dominic Blake (ATS), Gary Meadwocroft (Southwark), Julian Fowgies (Bromley), Raymond Bennet (Hounslow), Richard Edwards (Croydon), Richard Trippett (Bartletts), Daniel Sitch (Merton), Monica Castelino (K & C), Gillian Jonusas (Royal Parks), Ian Rodger (Royal Parks), Ralph Parks (OPM inspector for FC), Craig Harrision (FC), Andrew Hoppit (FC), Alex Needs (Elmbridge), Stuart Hunt (Hillingdon). Dave Lofthouse is the chair. This is an ongoing working party including the FC to combat OPM.
The Canopy cover working party is made up of Matthew Thomas (GLA), David Houghton (Camden), Dave Lofthouse (Merton), Rupert Bentley Walls (Hackney), Richard Edwards (Croydon) Barbara Milne (Westminster). The working party has developed a new system similar to i-tree canopy which is being piloted by a few boroughs on local (LB) canopy figures and the GLA area.
The PR group is made up of Andy Lederer (Islington), John Parker (TfL), Richard Edwards (Croydon), Rupert Bentley Walls (Hackney) and David Humphries (City of London). This is an ongoing working party. The aim is to raise awareness and the profile of the work of tree officers and what the LTOA does.
Risk Limitation Strategy revision group is made up of Peter Osborne (Consultant), Tim Moya (Consultant), Simon Pryce (Consultant), Andy Tipping (Barnet), Dave Lofthouse (Merton), Gary Meadwocroft (Southwark), Jake Tibbetts (Islington), Jim Smith (FC), Michael Sankus (Medway), Richard Edwards (Croydon), Rupert Bentley Walls (Hackney). The group is revising this strategy especially in light of two recent cases Berent and Robbins. They meet every 6 weeks to progress this revision.
Planning working party is made up of Chris Overbeke (Redbridge), Craig McCrindle (Ealing), Ian Leonard (Lambeth), Jon Ryan (Islington), Lawrence Usherwood (Brent), Oliver Stutter (Southwark), Peter Osborne (Consultant), Michael Sankus (Medway) Stephen Downing (Enfield), Sue King (Bexley). This group is currently looking at tree and landscape conditions to produce a best practice document.
Drought working party is made up of Katie Roberts (TFC), Dave Lofthouse (Merton), John Parker (TFL), Grayham Tindal (Islington), Cameron Brown (Camden), and Rupert Bentley Walls (Hackney). This group produced the Sustainable Water Management: Tree are part of the solution and launched it at an LTOA seminar July 2013. Members of the group will be meeting Thames Water in November to discuss several issues.
Principal Officers working party. This working party is open to all principal officers and has met twice in 2013 hoping to continue to meet every 4 months to discuss any pertinent issues such as contracts.
BS 8545 working party is made up of Jake Tibbetts (Islington), Hossein Arshadi (Hiller Nurseries), Andy Tipping (Barnet), Grayham Tindal (Islington), Michael Sankus (Medway), Pat Langley (Wandsworth) and Rupert Bentley Walls (Hackney), Jim Hiller (Hiller Nurseries) the group met twice over the summer and put together a response to the consultation on this BS.
