The Festival of Thrift in Billingham takes place in two weeks time. UKMSA is sending a vertical banner to be a main focal point. On the table we plan to have items of interest and leaflets on the wellbeing, health and fun aspects of Men’s Sheds and the banner below…
Tesco In-Store Vote Update! We are delighted to let you know that your application to the Tesco Stronger Starts has been successful and your project will be put forward to a customer vote in Tesco stores. Voting will commence in store from the first week of October 2023 until Mid…
First up, some good news on funding! We have just received the good news that Norton Men’s Shed has been successful with a funding bid for £1000 to the Lottery under the Reducing Inequalities Support Fund. This allows us to implement several strands of support on the Shedder disability limitations…
The Garden is flattened. Added the concrete slab apron to the decking so to all intents its finished as regards the required flatness. A few more decking screws to go in but they can be done with the Man Cave. Anthony is a very pleased customer and pitched in by…
We are looking into ways that voluntary groups like Norton [Men’s]Shed can help with hospital patient support. Writing this because Sheds are a flat structure internally and it is difficult to talk to everyone about these matters. It is a variant of the Social Prescriber Primary Care support for individuals…
This competition is not open to women to enter unless they are Shedders! It’s a joke, but far from a joking matter really. We, Stockton Men’s Shed (new one!) and Hartlepool Shed all received a very useful £1000 each from the Ballinger Trust. They were impressed by the separate accounts…
Today Graham visited RSPB Saltholme. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. It’s an interesting place that’s not just for the birds! On the way out there was a display aimed at recruiting membership staffed by a lady from Newcastle. It was a very interesting conversation because, like Sheds, wellbeing…
Very often thinking about doing something challenging is worse than just getting on with it. We’ve talked a lot, planned a lot, asked favours a lot (but not necessarily successfully) but finally we’ve jumped into the water to find it was not that cold! Today has been great as all…
It’s the time of year when groups sometimes hang up their work aprons and take to the deck chair. Not Norton Shed. Summer means longer days and a chance to move on with bigger jobs. We have at least two. Anthony’s Garden and the Portakabin roof. An enquiry has gone…
ABCD is Asset Based Community Development In Shed terms, you are an asset. You might not feel it, but you are worth something. The beauty of the Shed model is that it is nothing without the people. The Portakabin is an asset – we’d be a bit exposed without it!!…
Woops! Spellchecker mistake. Getting Boards Eagle eyed Scotty Dave spotted a Facebook Marketplace entry for a business moving to new premises in no less a place than Norton High Street. The refurb meant that 10 boards as pictured needed to be shifted! We made an approach and they will be…
First question about this title is who is “You”. We’ll develop that throughout this week using examples that crop up (we hope!). For starters though the You includes those who have contributed to the Shed from our past, our Whitby heritage and our Aussie heritage. Graham woke early, as you…
