Marie Keen answers the challenge of the last blog to follow in Shedder Colin’s footsteps and say how Covid-19 interruption impacted everyday life. What was life like without a Shed for 15 months? She is in Zoom chat with Graham. When Covid-19 emerged in UK as part of what…
Here are some reports on activities beyond the walls of the Sheds. First Graham – now living in regions beyond – and his new garden. It was a blank canvass that Graham is painting his ideas on and turning some into reality! Tuin do larger log buildings too. Easy, fast…
Starting with the Other. Shedder Graham is now a resident in Norton-on-Tees and busy on DIY doing everything from installing curtain track and blinds to adding some additional double sockets in the house and 7 in the garage (yes, for his own Shed!). There’s a summerhouse going up and soon…
Ending the throwaway culture and built in obsolesce of what we use and do. This ought to be joy to the Sheds:-) BBC news headline about new Right to Repair legislation coming into force. It also affects smaller and more portable appliances than big white goods! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57665593 Plus, sewing…
Really pleased with the way the Sheds are re-establishing themselves as Welcome Breaks! Planters don’t come much bigger than this metre square one being made in Staithes Shed for Maggie’s daughter Lisa. Should be finished and delivered this week after Thursday’s session. …
We’ve missed the Sheds. Glad to be back together again. It’s been a rollercoaster 15 months or more with Covid-19 closing the Sheds in UK and particularly in Whitby District. The positive is that the bonds were strong which has enabled Shedders to stay in touch, including adopting the wonders…
The good news is that Ed Horwood’s Pop Up Shed project to help put young offenders back on track is back up and running. Travelling back in time it was the Sheds in Littlebeck and Whitby that helped demonstrate the effectiveness of hands on 1:1 working with young people as…
Children and Young people have had a difficult time with disrupted schooling for many months. We wanted to offer them something to enjoy in the Easter break and we’ve worked with North Yorkshire Youth and a representative of the youth sub-committee of Whitby and District Rotary Club to put a…
We’ve not idled time away during the latest lock out from the Sheds. Graham & Rob have been learning culinary skills. Brian is already more accomplished than the other two. Brian’s daughter asked why he was cooking from scratch like this. Why not buy a jar of curry sauce? Brian’s…
‘Reboot’ is the name of a project being considered for adoption in North Yorkshire to take redundant laptops and tablets and give them extended life for children and older people who want to be affordably digitally connected. Take a look through this .pdf on the subject. If Reboot goes live,…
