Meet the Team
Richard Andrews - Director
Sheila Bees and I set up Grow Together in 2020, when we were fortunate to acquire an overgrown allotment. It took us around 2 years to develop the site into a productive no dig, organic (no chemicals) growing space. This was only possible due to the unstinting support of our regular volunteers.
My particular area of interest is in soil health and producing homemade compost. As well as working at the allotment, I enjoy getting involved with the Grow Together school programmes, working with the teachers and delivering practical growing classes to the children.
Prior to joining Grow Together, I worked as a Civil Engineer and Project Manager in the water industry
Paula Kennion - Director
I joined the community allotment as a volunteer in 2022 and Grow Together as a Director in March 2023. Becoming part of the nurturing community allotment and working together with Richard, Sheila and other fellow community volunteers re-ignited my life-long hobby in growing vegetables and organic, no dig practices. I realised how rewarding, enjoyable, and valuable learning, sharing and growing together as a group can be.
My career background has spanned the retail, financial, security and wastewater industries, focusing predominantly on Business Management, Marketing and Business Development.
Colin Richards – Interim Director
During Covid I transformed part of my garden to growing vegetables and discovered both how satisfying the process is and how much more taste the produce delivers. Being a convert to home grown produce it was natural for me to become involved with Grow Together Bucks and I’m looking forward to a new challenge and helping the company develop further in 2024. My career background resides within the IT industry.
The last 25 years of my career I started and ran various successful businesses in and around the software and services industry. In 2013, I sold the business and retired. I now enjoy playing golf at a local club and manage their Senior’s Section IT system too! I also volunteer my services to a number of local ‘not for profit’ entities.
Stephanie Killingbeck-Turner – Business Development Support
I joined the Grow Together team in 2024 and support their activities remotely from a narrowboat on the River Lea. I run Grow Together’s social media presence as well as helping with any and all administrative activities from researching funding to running their website.
In 2020 I left behind a career in the museum sector to explore working within an environmental field. During the pandemic I volunteered on an organic farm in Scotland as well as walking from Land’s End to John o’Groats visiting environmental projects. I am currently developing my own small business working to reconnect people with the natural world. Grow Together Bucks holds a similar ethos in their approach to nature and the opportunity to support their valuable work felt like a natural fit.
