More than pondering, it is doing it! The decision was made last month to go ahead with the new Tech Shed on a Thursday morning, led by Aiden Richards. It is stillcovept dr part of Whitby Town Shed with the Wednesday Wood Shed and has the same purpose. And the…
Mental Health Awareness Week 12th – 18th May 2025 Since 2001, the Mental Health Foundation has been leading Mental Health Awareness Week – bringing the UK together to focus on getting good mental health. This year, the week takes place from 12 to 18 May 2025 and the theme is ‘community’. We want…
Whitby Town Shed will soon have two options – a Wednesday Woodwork Shed and a Thursday Tech Shed It will happen from the beginning of June. The second day, for the Technology Shed, will be on a Thursday and will be led by Aidan Richards. The Woodwork Shed will continue…
Some exciting news from Staithes Men’s Shed that Whitby and Norton might also be able to help with occasionally. Keith Pickering of Staithes Shed has been a Monday tour guide at the Land of Iron museum in Skinningrove for the past couple of years. It suddenly came to light that…
The first practical step was in December 2015 when an application for funding to start Sleights Area Men’s Shed (SAMS) was made to North Yorkshire (County) Council. It was submitted to the fledgling Stronger Communities team and Karen Atkinson in person. It was written on a flight to Melbourne (9…
But not necessarily in that order! First, a new book. Published by UKMSA this year (2024) but with stories of Shedders from 2021. Sheds and what they do for people through Shedders own eyes. In here accounts originating from Marie, Elaine, Paula, Graham and Railway Dave (from Norton). …
These are exciting times across our Sheds. BayThorpe Shed has just celebrated its acquisition of the former Scout Hut in Robin Hood’s Bay. Whitby Shed recently had a visitation from two of North Yorkshire Council’s community development team and a fabulous round table consultation involving all the Shedders expressing their…
The greenhouse project is now focused on the job of doing what a greenhouse is for – growing! In front of the greenhouse there is a new patio area with growing containers made from recycled drainage pipes. Water is taken by containers to the greenhouse. …
Whitby Town Shed saw the return of our old friend Ted. Compatriot of Tony and Ray. Robot writes a name The CNC machine has produced a first output. It’s a name chosen by Steve. It’s Elaine, his devoted wife. Making the CNC controlled router has been a fabulous…
Mission accomp0lished! Staithes Shed spent a good slice of 2023 taking the Greenhouse from design concept through to delivery of a sturdy, first class greenhouse that has often featured on these pages at various stages. Now the story can be seen in one collage. The collage was part of a…
