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My love affair with Movember

11 November 2023

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Do you live near or with a scene stealing garden gnome?

9 October 2023

To coincide with the November 2022 tour of the Shoulder to  Shoulder Musical, Swansea City Opera are running a competition to find Wales’ Best Garden Gnome 2023.Swansea City Opera / Men’s Sheds Cymru- the home of Men’s Sheds in Wales’  new opera  ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’was a hit with audiences in 2022.Mr Gnome, an ordinary garden […]
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Shoulder to Shoulder – The Men’s Shed Opera to tour Wales for a second year

27 September 2023

Swansea City Opera are once again touring their chamber opera, Shoulder to Shoulder, which explores the issue loneliness, ageing and men. It has been developed through their partnership with Men’s Sheds Cymru. in 2022 Shoulder to Shoulder toured to 6 venues in Wales, here is a clip from the opera – 20 min clip Shoulder to […]
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A blooming good time for UKMSA

12 July 2023

This year UK Men’s Sheds Association were invited along to attend the BBC Gardener’s World Live event at the NEC, Birmingham. The show runs for four days over a weekend in June and usually has around 100,000 people attending over the course of the event. Plenty of people to talk to about Men’s Sheds!!! The […]
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Charlbury’s new community workshop opened by TV personality Susie Fletcher

12 July 2023

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Congratulations to the Winners and Shortlisted Sheds at the 2023 Shed of the Year Awards supported by TiteFix

12 July 2023

To mark the Tenth Year birthday celebrations of the UK Men’s Sheds Association and recognise the contribution made by Men’s Sheds across the UK, this year’s Shed of the Year Awards were hosted in the Palace of Westminster, London. Hosted by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, the awards saw politicians from all major parties in England, Scotland […]
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Meet the Ambassador

12 July 2023

Colin Fleet, Northern Ireland My name is Colin Fleet. I am originally from Cambridgeshire, but have lived in Northern Ireland for forty years after working here on various projects for Pye Communications. After a stroke when I was 44, I had to retire from my job. This was quite a shock and it took me […]
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Retirement – my survival plan

12 July 2023

Eric and Ernie image Six months into retirement, Chris Lee – former UKMSA Trustee and a new member of the Letchworth Men’s Shed – reflects on his plans for keeping out of the NHS and social care for as long as possible. In January 2019, I got a new part-time job that allowed me a […]
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Laugh Your Way to Better Health: John Ryan at The Head Shed

12 July 2023

Garon Park Shed, a small community organisation based in Southend, is hosting a special event called The Head Shed, during Mental Health Awareness Week, to raise awareness about mental health and wellbeing.  The event will feature renowned Essex comic, John Ryan, who will deliver his unique take on health and wellbeing with stand-up routines that will leave attendees […]
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