Mens Sheds

[Burdekin]

They're such a great idea, anyone a member; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-42426777

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I must certainly am.

.
.My local one.
Best thing I did last year.

 

[Burdekin]

There seems to be a common theme, guy sitting at home watching tv annoying the wife, and she suggests he goes and joins and he loves it. Sounds like a win win

 

[Ashley Burton]

I think they're a great thing for the older generation that live on their own. Gets people hands on again, Out the house & keeps the mind busy!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I think they're a great thing for the older generation that live on their own. Gets people hands on again, Out the house & keeps the mind busy!

Not just old people, not just men.

Each shed is different.

Each grows in it's own way.

We have members from 16 to 92, male and female.

We have an allotment, a shed and plans to grow.

We also have plans to set up an E bay account to sell our surplus tools and equipment.



One of a members benches, made from a donated wooden deck. Made by Bert 86 years old.



Johns Bird table. Simple and easy to be made for a member in a wheelchair.



One of mine, a trailing Ivy pot stand. Made from a pallet.

 

[Scruffywelder]

A friend of mine is a member of the Dalbeattie one. From what he's told me it's a great place.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

https://menssheds.org.uk/


https://menssheds.org.uk/find-a-shed/


A few links.

 

[penfold]

There's a group trying to set one up near me but the council, while making sympathetic noises, are being unhelpful in terms of actually finding either premises or a bit of land to erect a shed upon. Given the council have both available it's a bit irksome, especially as they are simultaneously crying poverty while enjoying the newly refurbished(at multi-million expense) offices they moved into a couple of years ago.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Not just old people, not just men.

Each shed is different.

Each grows in it's own way.

We have members from 16 to 92, male and female.

We have an allotment, a shed and plans to grow.

We also have plans to set up an E bay account to sell our surplus tools and equipment.

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One of a members benches, made from a donated wooden deck. Made by Bert 86 years old.

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Johns Bird table. Simple and easy to be made for a member in a wheelchair.

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One of mine, a trailing Ivy pot stand. Made from a pallet.

Was thinking itsa shame younger generations arent involved. Skills need passing on glad to see it does happen

 

[Olderisbetter]

Thats just great, Something with a wide age range and male and female is good, we have been on about this near us for years but it has never got anywhere, All the skills people have spent a lifetime learning can be passed on and the younger ones can show the older ones a few tricks aswell, In this modern world many skills are not passed onto the next generation sadly.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Not just old to young.
One member likes to make "Battle Bots" We now have the older members making PCB's.

Or I am learning how to dress stone.


Oh yes LesAnne is now making her own charcoal.

 

[mpats]

There seems to be a common theme, guy sitting at home watching tv annoying the wife, and she suggests he goes and joins and he loves it. Sounds like a win win

I've been thinking about popping along to the one in Ellon. It's near by and open a couple of days during the week, so I could go on a day off. Be good to see what its about and see if I can lend a hand or learn a few new things.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I've been thinking about popping along to the one in Ellon. It's near by and open a couple of days during the week, so I could go on a day off. Be good to see what its about and see if I can lend a hand or learn a few new things.

You can. You will enjoy.

 

[eSCHEn]

Really great idea.

I take the Groucho Marx stance on clubs though

 

[Tinbasherdan]

I keep thinking about popping to a local one and seeing if I can provide any assistance

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@Tinbasherdan
Everyone will be welcome.
We have one member who is happy to make the drinks and chat.

The whole point of the "Shed" is everyone is welcome.

 

[eSCHEn]

I thought there was a lower age limit of fifty or am I getting mixed up with something else?

 

[Keith 66]

We have one not too far away , i donated a box of tools to them a while back, havent got involved though due to time constraints. Our local council is supposedly setting one up nearer but it sounds like officialdom is choking it before it gets going.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I thought there was a lower age limit of fifty or am I getting mixed up with something else?

Our shed has no age limit.

Some Age concern sheds did, but Age concern is moving away from those sheds.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

........guy sitting at home watching tv annoying the wife, and she suggests he goes and joins and he loves it. Sounds like a win win

Hope nobody's dropping hints!!