by UK Men's Sheds Association | Aug 30, 2022 | 2022, Blog, General, Health and Wellbeing, Testimony
Bury Greenwood Group meets weekly at Philips Park in Bury. The Shed members work on community projects, their own activities and also carry out maintenance in the surrounding woodland area owned by Bury council. Once the Shed got up and running, they found they...
by UK Men's Sheds Association | Jul 27, 2022 | 2022, Blog, General, Testimony
Trowbridge Women’s Shed, led by Judy Wright and the Men’s Shed where Judy’s husband Kevin – a UKMSA Ambassador – is a member, worked together to host the Trowbridge Spring Flower Festival. You could say two Sheds working together, Shoulder to Shoulder!...
by UK Men's Sheds Association | Jul 27, 2022 | 2022, Blog, General, Health and Wellbeing
Please let us know! Founded in 1942, Arthritis Action is the UK charity offering an integrated self-management approach, to help address the physical and mental health symptoms of living with arthritis. Living with a long-term condition like arthritis can be...
by UK Men's Sheds Association | Jun 20, 2022 | 2022, Blog, General, Testimony
Before Covid I met up with Jonny Wood (Community Action Suffolk) and Andrew Caldecott (interested Bury St Edmunds resident). We discussed the fact Bury St Edmunds has a population of over 40,000 people – but no Shed (that was known to me as an Ambassador for West...
by UK Men's Sheds Association | Jun 20, 2022 | 2022, Blog, General, Health and Wellbeing, Partnerships, Testimony
In the Autumn of 2021, Aldridge Shed were contacted by the management of ‘Walsall Society for the Blind’ with a request for help. Unable to secure the services of a local tradesman at short notice, we were asked if we could assist with an art installation in their...
