First, congratulations to Scarborough MATES for the excellent piece on them opening up to women on BBC Look North this week. Below is the descriptive piece from BBC News. Scarborough mates: Men’s mental health group welcomes women Iain Hail from Scarborough Mates said people “rehabilitate together” A mental health support…
It is with sadness we report the passing of Eddie Carolan on New Year’s Eve. Eddie brought natural, good natured banter to the Shed by his presence. Often he would inform us that the Queen had asked him to come over from Ireland to sort the English out. Was it…
Staithes Shed decided it would be open during the week between Christmas and the New Year. Other Sheds took a break! Busy at Staithes and to illustrate here are a few photos. …
Wishing all our Shedders in Whitby, BayThorpe and Staithes a peaceful Christmas. The unfolding Omicron situation may put family time at risk and indeed the Sheds in the New Year. That is not welcome, of course. However, it does highlight yet again how precious friendships are. Graham has returned to…
What a contrast now from 6 months ago during Covid-19 lockdown when nothing (much) was happening! There’s a real buzz and some very creative stuff going on. Quite a bit of talk too! Let’s get some snapshots starting with BayThorpe Shed about which we hear a lot of good news…
Sheds are quite dynamic groups. No two sessions are the same. It depends on who is there and how the mood takes them! No chance really for things to become stale. Staithes Shed today is a good example. We have several new Shedders and it is powerful to see them…
Gold is found in little nuggets that reveal themselves unexpectedly. There are nugget times in Sheds. Here are several beginning with an account from Rob Shilson . . . Shed Stories 4. John from Goathland John is a retired farmer who lives in Goathland. He has lived there all his…
There’s certainly a noticeable increase in newcomers in all our Sheds. They are a rich mix of personality types and interests, all with a story of Covid-19 isolation but also a tinge of isolation from changed life circumstances. There are also some interesting developments in the Shed infrastructures. First, a…
There’s a lot of it about at the moment. A lot of activity getting the Sheds back to normal but also several new opportunities to connect the community. A lot to catch up with. First we catch up with Ed Horwood of North Yorkshire Youth Justice Service and the Pop…
Living Well and Whitby District Sheds grew up together! Both were in start up mode in late 2015 and Living Well was the first organisation we spoke to about a Shed closely followed by Stronger Communities – both departments of NYCC. Living Well works with people to find ways to…
