This blog is like raking around in a junk shop! Some bits of treasure may be uncovered. Maybe not! There is a new Shed Stockton Men’s Shed – being opened shortly in, yes, Stockton! Mark Askew and two colleagues came to Normens a few week’s ago having been signposted to…
What is done may for some seem to lack point, but for most there is serious intent. What is that? To find distraction and camaraderie with others not the same as them but with similar needs. Norton Shed has some surprising people – people with surprising skills, aptitudes and attitudes….
Well, figure out that blog headline! There is a real buzz about the Shed and some great friendships being made. There is such a variety of types of Shedder that the Shed has brought together. AGM Yes, a year since the Shed was founded. We met on Thursday evening, with…
Sheds are multi-dimensional. There are many connections to the world outside! Not least, of course, the Shedders themselves. We are getting an increasing number of inquiries about the Shed from organisations and individuals directly. We’ve had quite an influx recently. This week we welcomed a new man, Walter, who was…
Rob Shilson of Whitby Town Shed shares a contemporary account of his experience and feelings with respect to prostate cancer. It is a positive story with some positive outcomes. I have a family history of PC so for me going for a PSA test was just routine. Last September however…
This prize winning stallion has been reported stolen recently. The 16-year-old stallion Zazou, winner of the Group 1 Premio Roma and second in the Deutsches Derby, was stolen from his stable at Darhorse Stud on Friday night. The case is being investigated by the Czech police. Norton Men’s Shed denies…
Tuesday was a busy day with 8 Shedders and two visitors too. The water tap was not frozen! Materials and tools We know we are on the map when we start to receive offers of resources from various people. They know that the Shed exists! We’ve had offers of…
There is a bit of Alice in Wonderland about a Shed. “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said . . . “it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less”. It’s the same with Sheds. What a Shed does is in the eye of…
There are many encouragements in Norton Shed . . . . First up, the Shedders. It is a year since we started with a few raw recruits using the Cricket Pavilion to meet in and tasked to decorate it. Norton Sports Charity appreciated what we did and we appreciated them…
The previous blog had a picture of some model animals. We are challenged (and tasked) to produce a life size war horse and a dog for 2023’s Community Remembrance Service hosted by the Norton Sports Charity. Why not make an early start? You might have watched a delightful short cartoon…
A card for Shedders, their families and our Shed partners Click here for a card with a message It has been an amazing year for Norton Men’s Shed. So much has been done since we…
When we started planning the first Shed in the Whitby district (among the first, if not the first, in North Yorkshire) one of the main aims was to make it FUN!. The driver was to help men who were at “some kind of a loss” to restore some the atmosphere…
