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.

Wish we were there

Back in our Sheds that is . . Meanwhile, some are at least gathering on Zoom for twice weekly Talking Sheds at the Kitchen Table. On Saturday we welcomed Phill from Skelton to the electronic sheep-fold. Nobody seems to smile much – it’s more like an identity parade line up.…

Cookery Shed

If we cannot have Sheds open, let’s do somethings at home that we can share in over Zoom. That was the outcome of today’s Talking Sheds at the Kitchen Table attended by the (a?) Magnificent Seven. The idea of cookery had been raised in the Sheds and elsewhere. Lockdown is…

Down But Not Out

We are in full UK lockdown again. We cannot socialise unless outside in a public place and then with just one person at a 2m distance or 1m with face masks. We must keep thoroughly washing hands when we can or use hand sanitiser if that is not possible. We…

2021

Wishing us all – ourselves, our friends and family and our community – a 2021 that allows a restoration of the best of the old normal, retaining the best of the new. 2020 taught us to appreciate and develop connectedness. Let’s all play our part in furthering that this year.…

Christmas 7 Days Away (now 1!)

SAMS contributes to Sleights Christmas scene. Press release: “Richard Anscombe spearheaded an initiative to brighten up the lives of Sleights locals. A Christmas tree was installed prominently on the corner of Ingham Close near to Sleights Primary School. Fundraising is underway for there to be Christmas lights next year stretching…

Christmas is coming

Many a true word is depicted in a cartoon! How did the turkey escape virtuality? The (multifunctional) Cafe Cart that will be liveried for Whitby Communities Compassion Project is nearing the final stages of fabrication. The ply skins then need to be sealed with PVA (thinner than the adhesive) and…

Some Christmas Joy for Shedders

A Carol Concert courtesy of the Salvation Army. Settle back and join in with singing of some familiar, popular Carols and Christmas songs. Then look at the timings (!) of some live woodturning sessions on Christmas items, including tips for kids. Pick up ideas for when we and North Yorkshire…

New Announcements

Kate (of UK Men’s Shed Association until Friday last) is still looking after our interests. She has sent us news that has yet to reach the North. Listen carefully and take note of new Covid-19 measures affecting communication. Some of our Shedders are well versed in language very similar to…

Looking Towards Christmas

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth and my Shed! Staithes Malcolm sends 3 Santas to dance to our tune in this video. Meanwhile Graham is making a start on the Cafe Cart for the Compassion Project. You will need some imagination as you look at these…

Goodbye & Hello

Kate Gordon, the national development manager for UK Men’s Sheds Association, is on the move to new pastures. She leaves in early December. We had a last gathering of Shed Ambassadors in North Yorkshire yesterday, on Zoom, when we looked at some future developments in our region. Graham has sent…