by Laura Winkley | Jan 30, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Cancer, General, Social and other Prescribing, Testimony
Founded 3 years ago based on experience of Sheds in North Yorkshire going back to 2015, Norton Men’s Shed (Norton-on-Tees that is) has been progressive. We had to be, because the space in a Portacabin is limited particularly when it is the only place to work, meet and...
by Laura Winkley | May 30, 2024 | 2024, Blog, General
With the upcoming D-Day anniversary celebrations, Ripon Men’s Shed got in touch to share the challenge they took on. One of our members, Richard Thomson, was asked by an extremely persuasive local resident, we’ll call her “Hazel”, who had been his neighbour for...
by Laura Winkley | Nov 23, 2023 | General
From time to time UKMSA are contacted by various production companies who are looking for individuals to take part, in particular either men, makers, or both. See below for any current opportunities we’ve been contacted about. Flabbergast TV Flabbergast TV are...
by Laura Winkley | Apr 29, 2022 | 2022, General, Testimony
Dave DeBurton, of Westward Ho! Men’s Shed shares the story of the Sheds recent challenging restoration. “We were approached by Clovelly RNLI branch Chairlady Viv Foster to undertake restoration of their vintage donation box. The cast iron donation box was...
by Laura Winkley | Mar 30, 2022 | General
Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to volunteering for your Men’s Shed? Royal Voluntary Service, together with its president HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, and in partnership with The Big Jubilee Lunch, have launched the Platinum Champion...
by Laura Winkley | Mar 30, 2022 | 2022, General
Have you struggled to get some of your members to join Zoom meetings? Do some of your members need help to learn how to use emails so that they can keep up to date with your events? Or do they struggle to pay for broadband or mobile internet data? The Online Centres...
