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Fix-it TV – which is your favourite?

As a new restoration (or, to be more accurate, re-purposing) programme – Saved and Remade – comes to BBC2, UKMSA Trustee Chris Lee reviews four mainstays from the lockdown daytime TV schedules.

Silvers’ Covid-19 Safety Action Plan

As ‘Shedders’ we’re being constantly told by the experts and family members that we’re in the ‘at-risk group’ in respect of Covid-19 and should therefore isolate.

Meet an Ambassador: Martin Young

Martin Young. Trustee & Chairman – Dunstable Men in Sheds. Shed Ambassador: NHC Region.

Heathfield Men’s Shed launches (and meets Roger Daltry from ‘The Who’)!

Our story of creation has been one of ups and downs at times we thought we would never succeed at all! However, succeed we did and with funding from Age Concern Heathfield and District and various funding organisations, we are now the proud members of a fully-equipped wooden workshop building with an adjacent meeting room. It is also home to a smallholding of farm animals and a nursery for pre-school aged children.

In the News April 2021

Click the Titles below to find out about Shed News across the UK an beyond in the press this month!

News from Tasmania!

Dear UK Shedders,

Greetings to you all from our tiny Island of Tasmania located almost at the bottom of the world – just under the mainland of Australia. It’s a beautiful and diverse Island, which has similarities to England. Our population hovers at around 550,000. However, following the arrival of Covid-19, Tasmania has become a very desirable place to live, being viewed as safe, with clean air and an abundance of fine local produce. Many of our Sheds boast thriving community gardens.

Men’s Sheds Exhibition at the Tetley

The Tetley is a pioneering centre for contemporary art located in the stunning art deco headquarters of the former Tetley Brewery. From the heart of Leeds South Bank, it creates a platform for amazing emerging artists, presenting breathtaking free exhibitions and helping communities in Leeds find their creative voice.

Beer Men’s Shed – getting ready for the next step

When a handful of villagers got together in March 2019 to discuss the idea of starting up a Men’s Shed in Beer, Devon, we had a choice: what comes first, helping men or building a workshop? We decided to focus on our No.1 priority – helping men – and we got going straight away.

Stress Awareness Month with Dr Chris Manning

I have just watched a tweet of a golden retriever eyeing Darth Vader warily on the TV it is watching. Increasingly stressed by the growing image of the cloaked and villainous spectre, it gives up to cower behind the sofa. That’s a healthy reaction and we share much of the same biology as that retriever.

Seven lockdown lessons

Living through lockdowns and the pandemic is stressful. When we’re stuck in our homes, unhelpful thoughts can set in. UK Men’s Sheds Association Trustee Chris Lee shares seven habits that have sustained his health and wellbeing in lockdown.


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