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SMSA CEO encourages Wild West Show listeners to Head to the Shed!

SMSA CEO Jason Schroeder was interviewed* by Eileen West for River Dee Radio’s Wild West Show where he had the opportunity to share the story behind the SMSA and the Scottish Men’s Sheds Movement and encourage listeners to head to the Shed to see for themselves. *An excerpt from River Dee Radio’s Wild West Show with Eileen West. Approximate timings: Start— 17.00 mins The inspiration / early days / gender equality 17.00—23.51 mins How to start a Shed / social anthropology / ‘Underfoot Syndrome’ / Covid and Sheds on Zoom

The Scottish Shedder Magazine

THE SCOTTISH SHEDDER Edition 42 – February 2025 The SMSA presents the latest edition of The Scottish Shedder magazine to our 4,300+ members and subscribers. Featuring the latest news, projects and personal stories from Men’s Sheds across Scotland – as well as promoting relevant opportunities and raising awareness of men’s health matters – grab a brew and read this issue at your leisure and click here for the downloadable pdf or use the flipbook version below. Click here to read the latest issue of The Scottish Shedder magazine (pdf) A sneak peek of what’s

A Personal Story: George Smith

The SMSA interviews 49-year-old George Smith from the Black Isle Men’s Shed who, following a major accident at work, had to give up work in 2005. At a loose end, George started delivering green woodworking tutorials to members in Feddanhill Wood behind Fortrose.George said: “I had been a carpenter and joiner since the age of 16—travelling all over the UK to wherever the work took me on projects of a transient nature and thoroughly enjoying life. Then in 2005, everything changed. “I was working on a refurbishment project with a

A Personal Story: Alex Hunter

Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood Men’s Shed (KBMS) member Alex Hunter—a Ministry of Defence veteran in his mid-70s with a newfound passion for bodging garden planters—reflects on the impact that the Shed has had on him. Alex said: “I joined KBMS when it first started up in 2019. We all had a meeting in the local community centre and the place was full with people keen to have their very own local Men’s Shed. “Forms were handed out asking for our contacts details and to list what we were interested in, good

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