Registered Charity Number 1212037The day started with a 9.15am delivery of water resistant chipboard to be used in the kitchen and entrance passageway where water had taken its toll over the years. Too much washing up! Gary and Graham set to on the floor, removing one half and confirming that…
Registered Charity Number 1212037 The opportunity/challenge made in late December 2024 was for Norton Shedders, their friends and families to register what the Shed, or aspects of it, means to them. It can be using a first name, anonymously as far as the public audience is concerned or even with…
Registered Charity Number 1212037At last we could enter the hut that is to become a Shed and store. Just like moving into a new house including the all important kettle! Forgot the coffee though. Railway Dave, Pat, Paul and Graham explored a little. Then had a cuppa. Finally they set…
Registered Charity Number 1212037NORMENS currently feels that things have risen to a small crescendo! The work of decorating Norton Crocket Club pavilion internally is reaching a conclusion for this year and the smokers’ shelter is nearing completion too. We had a serious clean up on Friday involving Pauline as supervisor…
Registered Charity Number 1212037An interesting play on words with different meanings:-) we’ll explore some different angles. First, literally working in darkness on the Wednesday night shift! Wednesday evening across the transition of dusk the night shift worked from 5.30pm to 9pm on erecting the superstructure of the new smokers’ shelter…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Painting is good, but a change to something else is as good as a rest! The wind blows through a missing glass slat in the away cricket team’s changing room. The plan was to fix that with a Perspex replacement piece and then put Perspex across the…
Registered Charity Number 1212037 Here’s a story from BBC Scotland today (27/2/2022) The GP workers helping people get their life back “He helped me through my problems, helped me to get my benefits sorted out, because I really wasn’t aware of anything at that time,” Steve, 75, says. Life was looking…
Registered Charity Number 1212037But first, here is a before image of the inside of the hut at St. Michael’s. Before removal of “rubbish” in next week and removal of asbestos wall and roof linings the following week. All over by end of Wednesday 16th March (we believe). Next time we…
Registered Charity Number 1212037On Wednesday 23rd we had an evening get together with some of those who have in one way or another helped Norton Men’s Shed to start in quite a unique way! Sheds are invariably a partnership matter if there is to be success. Group of 12 in…
Registered Charity Number 1212037First off, the news is we are in the news. The Stockton & Billingham free newspaper. More news on asbestos removal Removal is scheduled for mid March over 3 days. Before then the hut must be cleared. But before that we will do some “before” photos…
Registered Charity Number 1212037To start with a Matter of the Heart (not left over from Valentine’s Day) Heart Attack Symptoms (particularly early signs) are not what we (Shedders or anybody) always think. They can be subtle. Read on. Symptoms of a heart attack can include: chest pain – a sensation…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Week 3 has seen occasional slips of brushes of white paint onto black surfaces abd vice versa. It all gives us something to do. We start with some tourism to Staithes Shed again where Norton Shedders Pat, Pauline & Paul had their first introduction to wood turning….
Registered Charity Number 1212037On Mondays Normens does not meet. However, this week . . . . . . . . . PaulH did some moonlighting with Graham at Staithes Shed across the border. It allowed Phil to see a developed Shed in proper operation. He felt the atmosphere which is…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Gifted from Preston Park Museum Our thanks to Preston Park Museum for making the offer to Norton Men’s Shed of woodworking machines and dust/chip extraction equipment. ***…
Registered Charity Number 1212037To complement the First Day post of last Friday, here is the first evening report With some Shedders being in full or partial employment during the daytime, there were two options. They depart the Shed on account of being unavailable or we find another way. That could…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Also known as miscellanea. Here’s some random stuff that are only connected by The Shed. Postcards These are being printed by VistaPrint in Holland and may be with us by next weekend. Is this true? Well here’s the proof. …
Registered Charity Number 1212037Ready, Steady, Go. Normens will come to life with a handful of pioneer Shedders on Friday 21st. January. That’s tomorrow. One of the first jobs is to help both ourselves and Norton Sports Charity by decorating parts of the Cricket Pavilion. It is ideal as a first…
Registered Charity Number 1212037We start with a message of greeting and support from Whitby Town Shed. Welcome to the World of Sheds A warm welcome from Whitby Town Shed and congratulations on your new venture. As a new member of the big Shed family and a Shed plant from Whitby…
Registered Charity Number 1212037A postcard for Sheds makes a useful personal handout. Remember Playschool on children’s TV many years ago. This DRAFT postcard has the ring of Playschool about it. Why not, it should be FUN. Below is the other side of the coin errrr postcard The back tells…
Registered Charity Number 1212037We need connections so that we are not isolated. As individuals, and as a Shed. Things happen when there are others involved, not just ourselves. Norton Men’s Shed has only been a “decision” for about 3 months. Now there are about 8 people awaiting the starting gun!…
