Whitby District Sheds

We do the unusual

Front wheel for a Penny Farthing intended for the Tour de Yorkshire which was Covid cancelled.

Art in wood

Wood is a wonderful material that can be turned, carved, drilled, painted to achieve great results. You can learn.

Do It Yourself

Learning from others and sharing your skills with them.

Men working shoulder to shoulder

Men tend to talk to each other as they are doing. Working alongside. Women tend to talk face to face. Is this true?

Serving Whitby Coast and inland

Take time to visit the Shedders' Bites page to see what they say from their experience

Sheds are about fellowship, inclusion and acceptance. A place where people can meet and work together, enjoy each other's company and give to others.

Words penned by the Australian Men's Shed Association, AMSA

Woodworking Videos and Guidance from Health & Safety Executive

Please spend time browsing these and raise any issues (including anything that is not understood) with your Shed duty manager or other experienced seniors. We are each responsible for our personal safety and for that of fellow Shedders. If you see dangerous/careless practice please speak up! Much of this…

Whitby District Sheds : Where and When

Anyone can drop by to say hello and find out what goes on. If a group wants to come, this must be arranged in advance please. Sheds run from 10am to about 1.30pm. Monday Staithes Men’s Shed : rear of Staithes Sports & Social Club Tuesday Sleights Area Men’s Shed…

Peep into SAMS

Less than 3 months after SAMS started in early 2016, Yorkshire Coast Homes (now incorporated with Beyond Housing) donated Kevin Allen to produce a video to explain what SAMS was really about. It still holds true and for both sexes.

Whitby Community’s Compassion project

This is a new blog to bring together information gathered on Frome’s Compassion Project of the past 6 years. We are now embarking on Whitby District’s own project. Who is the “we”? That’s a question that is not simply answered other than to say “the Whitby District Community”. Clearly there…

New blogs are added below. Those above are “Sticky” and remain where they are!

New blogs begin below.

Sheds on the go in the run up to Christmas

What a contrast now from 6 months ago during Covid-19 lockdown when nothing (much) was happening! There’s a real buzz and some very creative stuff going on. Quite a bit of talk too! Let’s get some snapshots starting with BayThorpe Shed about which we hear a lot of good news…

Turns for the Best

Sheds are quite dynamic groups. No two sessions are the same. It depends on who is there and how the mood takes them! No chance really for things to become stale. Staithes Shed today is a good example. We have several new Shedders and it is powerful to see them…

Small Steps lead to Massive Leaps

Gold is found in little nuggets that reveal themselves unexpectedly. There are nugget times in Sheds. Here are several beginning with an account from Rob Shilson . . . Shed Stories 4. John from Goathland John is a retired farmer who lives in Goathland. He has lived there all his…

Forging Ahead

There’s certainly a noticeable increase in newcomers in all our Sheds. They are a rich mix of personality types and interests, all with a story of Covid-19 isolation but also a tinge of isolation from changed life circumstances. There are also some interesting developments in the Shed infrastructures. First, a…

Playing Catch Up

There’s a lot of it about at the moment. A lot of activity getting the Sheds back to normal but also several new opportunities to connect the community. A lot to catch up with. First we catch up with Ed Horwood of North Yorkshire Youth Justice Service and the Pop…

Living Well & Whitby Krampus Run connection

Living Well and Whitby District Sheds grew up together! Both were in start up mode in late 2015 and Living Well was the first organisation we spoke to about a Shed closely followed by Stronger Communities – both departments of NYCC. Living Well works with people to find ways to…

Shoulder to Shoulder – the way we work and support each other PLUS news of Staithes Sports & Social Club Community initiative

Some old friends returning to the Sheds and some newcomers giving them a go. Plus a new book to be released on Sheds internationally in which Whitby District Sheds are one of 34 UK case studies . First, Whitby on Wednesday Staithes on Monday was a weather wash out. No…

Open House at BayThorpe Shed, a Shedder & Carer Account, New Enquiries

Come and see for yourself! This was the idea BayThorpe Shed put forward to promote itself and to educate locals and visitors to The Bay as to what goes on in a Shed! It was a great success with between 35 and 40 people coming to look on the open…

Whitby Area Sheds Get Together plus Goings On in Staithes

After the long absence of Sheds due to Covid-19 and the work of restarting, it was time for the Shedders from the 3 Sheds to meet in the flesh rather than on Zoom. It is uncanny the way rich relationships were forged online when several had never met in the…

Scarborough MATES open new premises

MATES – Men and Tools Enjoy Sheds Our relationship with Scarborough MATES goes back to 2017 when a group of 5 visited Littlebeck Shed for a bit of “how to” guidance. The fact is that the team already had the important ingredients – determination and enthusiasm. For 3 years they…