THE 2023 AWARDS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS
The awards, now in their fifth year and delivered by the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA), recognise and reward the contribution that Men’s Sheds make and raise awareness of the huge impact that they are having in our Scottish communities.
With over 200 Sheds now open or developing across all 32 local authority areas, this prestigious award aims to celebrate and showcase the life-changing friendships, connections and camaraderie taking place to benefit men’s health and wellbeing.
The awards also afford the opportunity to hear all about the great things happening in Sheds – from the intergenerational projects to partnership working and doing our bit for the environment – in addition to highlighting the challenges and barriers that Sheds are experiencing and what support they require to enable them to grow and thrive.
With trophies and an enviable array of prizes up for grabs for the top three shortlisted Sheds—you gotta be in it to win it.
For updates, please visit scottishmsa.org.uk/smsotyawards
Last year’s winner was Men’s Shed Govan. Commenting on the award, Men’s Shed Govan Chairman Martin Haddow, said: “We are absolutely delighted to win this award. We have purposefully offered a wide and varied range of activities to meet our members’ needs – after all, not everyone likes woodwork and that is not the be all and end of Men’s Sheds.
“There is such a strong sense of camaraderie and the Shed has improved the quality of lives of its members by giving them a purpose, people to talk to and things to try and do. We are extremely proud to have turned a previously derelict nursery and undeveloped outdoor space that was being used as a dumping ground into a vital resource for our community that is hugely benefitting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of 70+ members.”