The Henry Plumb Foundation is delighted to be able to congratulate Trustee Joe Stanley on being appointed Head of Training and Partnerships  at the GWCT Allerton project (allertontrust.org.uk), based at Loddington, Leicestershire. A position he takes over from Phil Jarvis who moves to another exciting new challenge in the industry. The role will involve developing strategies for the future of climate friendly farming alongside productive agriculture and disseminating that information to the industry policymakers and NGO’s as well as school children, students and the general public. This is a very important role ideally suited to the natural talents of Joe Stanley as an individual with an enthusiastic interest in the future of the industry and a natural bent as a communicator with excellent leadership skills. The statement put out by the GWCT Allerton Project reads as follows.

John Thorley

With the future direction of landscape management, it has never been more important to balance an enhanced environment with sustainable food production and to be able to communicate this to a wider audience.

Project Director, Dr Alastair Leake commented, “What a great time to join the Allerton Project. Joe will lead the training and partnership team and work closely with the farming and research departments to coordinate the project’s external messaging.”

“We are delighted to welcome Joe; he brings a combination of practical farming experience, a proven ability to communicate on a broad range of subjects and has a cross section of industry contacts.”

“Joe succeeds Phil Jarvis, who moves to an exciting new challenge in the industry. We would like to thank Phil for his contribution as one of the cornerstones of the Allerton Project for many years”.

"I'm delighted to be joining the great team at the Allerton Project at a time of such change in British agriculture; I hope to play a part in helping the industry move towards a sustainable and profitable future, and I'm looking forward to the challenge."

The GWCT Allerton Project is a combination of commercial farming, research, demonstration and community engagement, based on a 320-hectare estate in Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

Jemma Clifford