There’s been a lot of “back office” work going on over Christmas break Finance update, a further bid for youth projects prepared and submitted, registering of the 3 Whitby Area Sheds with Charity Commission, 4 new postcards including new Quieter Shed etc. The Sheds themselves have been closed for 10…
Near first. Liverton Mines, in fact. Just up the coast from Staithes. Margaret was a woodworker (we’ve mentioned that before) but for health reasons she has had to give that up. She has given us some very good kit that is in use across our Sheds. There is more to…
This was a question I was posed yesterday by someone who should be in the know. It depends on the context, and even the season. At the recent nativity presentation by Sleights Primary School the answer might well have been a place for cattle with a manger “for a bed”.…
Don had interest in SAMS way back when it was conceived because he helped Graham with advice based on his past experience. Don is a mover and shaker in his head and when his physical health allows on the ground. Don is a builder of ideas. Dave is mentioned in…
The tail end of the year is getting quite exciting. There “stuff” the Sheds are up to that we would never have dreamed of, not least a labyrinth for Littlebeck Chapel. We also never envisaged to growth of Sheds in North Yorkshire that there’s been and our friends in MATES…
Effects on Physical Health and Mental Well-being of Men’s Sheds in Australia. Here is the link to the Latrobe University report on Men’s Shed benefits to individual and community health. Click here. NB Summary will be added here . . . . . https://www.beyondblue.org.au/docs/default-source/research-project-files/bw0209.pdf?sfvrsn=2
A downside of powered equipment is noise. Nice if you are on the making end of it as part of your activity but not so good if you are of a quieter disposition. Our solution is a new Monday Quiet Shed! Starting in February 2019 at the Whitby Shed at…
This week the Sheds close until the New Year, recommencing from Monday January 7th 2019. Mondays Staithes Men Tuesdays SAMS and Whitby Men’s Wednesdays Whitby Women’s Thursdays Staithes Women and SAMS in Littlebeck Robert Goodwill MP sent a message of appreciation for the Sheds and noting the. new initiatives for…
Alexa cannot have passed you by if you watch TV, even if understanding of her capabilities might have. She/it is a device with a voice just like my Satnav except Alexa answers back and, within reason, does what she is told. “Alexa, what is my wife’s name?” This was a…
We’ve been buy on many fronts this week, so let’s catch up across the Sheds and pin-off activities. First, some good news that Whitby Shedders Tony, Ray and Ted have stepped up to the plate to be joint WHIM’s managers (if they can manage it!). They are three guys who…
