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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.

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.

Funding Awarded for Men’s Sheds Research

University College London (UCL) are funding six research projects looking at interventions to reduce loneliness and social isolation and promote mental health. We are delighted to announce that UK Men’s Sheds Association has been chosen as one of them!

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.

Shedding light on Prostate Cancer with World leading Professor Mark Emberton.

More than 47,500 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year – that’s 129 men every day. Every 45 minutes one man dies from prostate cancer – that’s more than 11,500 men every year. 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Around 400,000 men are living with and after prostate cancer.– source Prostate Cancer UK

March the Month with Prostate Cancer UK

March the Month is a yearly virtual walking challenge everyone can get involved with. Walk 11,000 steps a day throughout March to represent more than 11,000 dads, partners, grandads, sons, brothers, uncles and mates who die from prostate cancer every year. Sign up and raise money to fund lifesaving research.