Registered Charity Number 1212037Today, 19th September 2024, was the first of the new “Shedding Light Into Cancer” sessions for men with a cancer diagnosis. Pleasing 1 We had no idea how many men might attend. We imagined it may be 4 or 5 but would have been very happy to…
Registered Charity Number 1212037The blog title is one that belongs to others. Two others who are married (plus dog!) and are staff at the Camping & Caravanning site in Northumberland where Graham stayed the past few days. Graham had quite a chat with them when swapping a gas cylinder (there’s…
Registered Charity Number 1212037The Cambridge Dictionary defines an adventure as “to do something that is unusual, exciting, and possibly dangerous“. An adventure is more a feeling of challenge than something that is “packaged”. It is something that stretches over time and has twists and turns to it – uncertainty. It…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Do you live in the past, the present or the future? We all remember things in our Past . . . some good and others less so. All those experiences and events have contributed to out Present and to our current trajectory into the Future. The only…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Over the past few weeks Dodgy Dave has been quite unwell and hospitalised more than once. Cavalry Kevin has been a regular visitor but last Thursday Graham visited Dave late afternoon. Dave was snoring like a baby as was the patient in the next bed. Synchronised snoring…
Registered Charity Number 1212037The last week (July into August) has at last delivered some sunny and even warm days. Days when it is a joy to be able to work outside at the Shed as well as within. Not only are a couple of bikes propped up against the football…
Registered Charity Number 1212037New is not always best. We love Pre-Loved. Needing a “new” band saw we did the obvious and searched online. Many remarkably similar machines that were simply different brandings of equipment made en masse in China! However, we were fortunate to be offered a second hand considerably…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Diversity The WWII cannon takes shape. Ray’s beauty (not him but the bowl) Plus today he, DaveL and Dennis moved the large dust collector out of the machine room into the main room for Paul and Graham to do a strip down (of the machine) On track…
Registered Charity Number 1212037There’s a lot firing us up at Norton Shed. Let’s run through some of it. This is a model just made by Shedder Kevin of a World War II cannon. And here is the 2/3…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Pallet wood can be a valuable resource. First it has to be mined – meaning it needs to be dismantled and de-nailed. That’s easier said than done with some pallets. Wheelchair Steve took to making pallet wood artefacts at home, influenced by what he saw going on…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Within a week, all 10 hedgehog nesting boxes have been placed . Eight have been sold as fundraising for Stockton Hedgehog Shed project. The Stockton Hedgehog Shed (From Norton Village Facebook page) “Well how lovely. Need to give a big shout out to the Norton Men’s Shed…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Variety is the spice of life at Norton Shed. We’ve done several favours in the past couple of months. Half a dozen planters for Norton Sports Charity for their forest school centre, 20 bird box kits for 1st Ayton Scouts for a craft evening and 10 hedgehog…
Registered Charity Number 1212037On this occasion it is a good forecast! No dust clouds on the horizon either. Sanding activities are amongst the worst culprits for creating fine sawdust. We’ve been looking to solve the problem (well make a worthwhile dent in it. We had installed a ducted system two…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Tuesday 26th March 24 has been a cutting edge day. By Shedders new to the lathe and the first cut of 10 hedgehog houses. There was…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Moving into the new annex (the Stables) has given us room to do some mass production. The first order was for 5 planters for Norton Sports Charity. These are needed for the perimeter of a a woodland classroom across the railway tracks! Mick took it on with…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Brian’s Bird Boxes & Bug Hotels much appreciated by the Crem, the Council and us! Article courtesy of Stockton Borough Council BIG THANKS TO NORTON MEN’S SHED Residents being helped to “get back on their feet” through the art of woodwork have been thanked after a…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Yes, the pun is all about the lathes! Chris has pushed on in his woodturning exploits from eggs to now a platter under the guidance of tutor mentor Dennis. It’s a win win as Chris learns (joined today by Ray going to work on his egg) and…
Registered Charity Number 1212037Thank you . . . The first bit of miscellanea is a thank you from St. Mary’s Church on the Green for work done to add to the number of shop window displays for the Christmas walk through Norton and for the Shed “Christmas Tree” that went…
Registered Charity Number 1212037The washing up bowl was frozen . . that’s how cold! But the Shed the did warm up under the radiant heaters and we had a few cuppas to warm us from the inside. A varied morning as these photos show. …
Registered Charity Number 1212037The turn of the year is traditionally a time for reflection. Rob Shilson in Whitby Town Shed has penned his reflection on attending the Shed the first time 4 years ago and how it still works for him. As I approach my fourth year at Whitby Town…
