Yes, sadly in one sense but not in another, Whitby District Sheds will close after Wednesday for at least a month. Due to new regulations. The National Trust calls the winter close downs of properties “putting them to bed”. We will be doing the equivalent for the next 3 days…
What do Shedders do when they are not in the Sheds? In David Attenborough style we quietly visited two Shedders with covert cameras. They thought we were just being nice. However, it was all part of our research to see what Shedders do and research whether they are being brainwashed…
Shedder Bob was watching the news three nights ago and saw an item about Frome in Somerset. It was health and community related and was covered by several media organisations. Such is the community activity and cooperation between organisations, that there has been significantly reduced emergency admissions to hospital. Elsewhere…
Who’s Pat and what is she tested for? It’s not a who, it’s a what. Portable Appliance Testing. Safety first is important and periodically equipment needs to be tested for electrical safety. Today, Ezri from PatPlus came to the Sheds and conducted checks, labeling the equipment after testing. Ezri tested a…
Work experience for young people Do you remember the days when pupils in their penultimate year before their GCSE exams spent a week (sometimes two) in a business or organisation? In the lives of many young people that was a significant step – they were in an adult working environment…
Going like a rocket! ** NOW added video sequence at bottom. Shed action shots recorded at SAMS, Littlebeck Four guys met on a Monday morning at the end of January. A Shed had been discussed by some male members of Scarborough U3A during 2017, but for various reasons it…
