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The week before Christmas Nursling Men’s Shed were contacted by Unity (an umbrella Charity organisation acting for the local Health Authority) and asked if we could help with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
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I’m a member of Camden Mens Shed and hope my lockdown substitute activity master plan may help a bit.
Continue ReadingThe UKMSA Premises Group have set out to try and document and bring together in a searchable form, a database of all expertise that exists within Sheds, and where the owners of that expertise are prepared to share their experience with other Sheds who are just starting out on their journey, to also document appropriate contact information.
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Hi, I’m Rachel and I live on the Wirral in the North West.
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We’re all online now! The pandemic forced many of us to flock online like never before. While we were all logging on, the “baddies” as my son calls them were watching…
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You’re invited to our 2021 fundraising webinar
During these changing times, easyfundraising is a pandemic proof fundraising option for your Shed. Head over to their free webinar on Friday January 29th at 2.00pm to find out how it works, see a live demo, get advice on how to sign up and ask the easyfundraising team questions. If you’ve been before they are sharing some new info that will be useful.
It’s free to attend plus there’s a prize draw with a chance to win £25 for your Shed. More than one member can attend so please spread the word to other Shedders too!
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z928-sTJSA-plNobE5My9g
If your Shed isn’t using the service yet sign up here: http://efraising.org/awfl0KjNEr
lTV are looking for families to take part in a television show. The show is about older folks teaching their younger relatives how to make and mend. Participants have to be at least 18 years old to take part. The older folks who are teaching need to be at least 10 years older than the relative they are teaching. Please circulate this to your networks. Interested families can email family@alaskatv.codirectly. There is a two week window before the programme will no longer be accepting takers.
We are short-staffed at the moment.
This means that our response times on phones and emails are not quite what they should be. You can still email us on admin@ukmsa.org.uk we will get back to you at our earliest convenience. If you have any urgent membership queries please email John.latchford@ukmsa.org.uk
UK Men’s Sheds Association Team
Fundraising was tough in 2020 so here’s one simple thing you can do to make it easier in 2021 – make sure your Shed is registered with easyfundraising.
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