As Shedders we know that the purpose of Sheds is not just to bring together an interest group for people wanting to “play in a workshop” , they are also for people who have the need to rediscover who they are, what they are capable of, and to do that…
Quoting from Teesside LIVE The towns and villages of North Yorkshire sit on Teesside’s doorstep. Places such as Whitby, Runswick Bay and Sandsend are popular destinations for days out to the seaside. The area boasts award-winning fish and chip restaurants, pubs and hotels and was showcased when the Tour de…
It is very encouraging that from within our 4 Sheds there is a call of nature, a call to the wild of extreme Shedding! Well, we are getting hopeful and getting prepared. We start this new blog with a sorry tale from Shedder Malcolm of near (or possibly actual) horticultural…
Take a look at this. Graham’s pilot neighbour mentioned that he had volunteered to help. It’s stressful for airline staff when flying and in some ways more stressful now with furloughing and job cuts. The NHS likewise in other ways. Put the two together and “doing good” lifts the spirits. …
We are now able to be outside to work as we socially distance. Here are some tasks that have been going on over the past week. BayThorpe Shed has done a superb job repanelling the rear of the Scout Hut/ Shed. Slats were damaged and rotted. See the difference! BayThorpe…
We start with some theory. In theory, the Velux roof windows in the storage extension at Staithes Shed that we have waited quite a while to install should have gone in easily. In practice we ended up having to reposition roof trusses! Not such an easy job. However, Brian, Martin…
We now reach the heart of the “into Practice” bit of the Frome Project story. The early chapters dealt with the prior stories of some key people – why they fitted with their skill sets. Also, what the nature of compassion is and its centrality to human life – particularly…
Compassion, a rediscovered remedy? Chapter 3 us about malnourishment. Not the work of food banks but the work of organisations tackling issues surrounding isolation, loneliness and despair. So, quality of life in what one might call the wellbeing and spiritual domains. To quote, “What is certainly the case is that…
Graham started to read the book on the The Compassion Project on Thursday evening. It is subtitled “A case for hope & humankindness from the town that beat loneliness”. Just in case you stumble on this blog in isolation, the town is Frome, Somerset. Although Graham knew a lot about…
Yes, Frome in Somerset. Patrick Abrahams of Frome Men’s Shed kindly forwarded an article from last weekend’s Telegraph Magazine. Plus news we can announce of an initiative that has been forming in Whitby District since just before lockdown that has essentially the same underlying objective as in Frome for our…
