THE SCOTTISH SHEDDER
Edition 41 - December 2024
The SMSA presents the latest edition of The Scottish Shedder magazine to our 4,200+ 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.
A sneak peek of what's inside this issue:
SHED IN THE SPOTLIGHT – MIDMAR MEN’S SHED
Together, the Midmar Men’s Shed members laid the foundations of their new permanent home. Every single one of the members playing a part of building a resource for their community for this generation and many more to come.
A PERSONAL STORY: TOM HOLLINS FROM COMRIE MEN’S SHED
The SMSA interviews father-of-five, armed forces veteran and Comrie Shedder Tom Hollins (53) who following medical discharge from the army found his local Men’s Shed and is now embarking on a new venture—to set up a veterans’ hub a stone’s throw away from the Shed base at Cultybraggan Camp.
ST ANDREWS MEN’S SHED’S FORMER CHAIRMAN RECEIVES LOCAL HERO ACCOLADE
Henry Paul, the former Chairman of St Andrews Men’s Shed for six years before stepping down earlier this year, received a well-deserved ’Local Hero’ accolade at the Scottish Parliament’s 25 year special commemorative anniversary event.
GOVAN SHEDDERS HIT THE ROAD TO VISIT EAST KILBRIDE MEN’S SHED!
On the 23rd October 2024, a squad of 16 Men’s Shed Govan members hopped on a minibus and headed to East Kilbride Men’s Shed for a learning exchange visit.
UNLOCK THE FULL POTENTIAL OF YOUR EXTRACTION!
During our Axminster Scottish representative Mark Bloomfield’s recent Shed visits, the primary focus has been on extraction systems. Often, setting up an effective extraction system can feel like solving a jigsaw puzzle without a picture, requiring careful consideration to ensure it is both efficient and cost-effective. To assist with this, Mark has put together an overview of tweaks that can be made to existing extractors and systems to reduce dust levels in workshops.
NEW ‘CHECKING IN’ TEXT CHAT ANIMATION
All year round—not just at this time of year—we need to make time to check in on our friends, family, neighbours and members of our communities. Let’s change the narrative—no matter how busy life gets, let’s start conversations even just to say ‘hey, how’s things?’, it could even save a life!
This new under-four-minute animation from the SMSA aims to get people to think about someone they have not spoke to or heard from for a while. Start a conversation with those around you and make sure they are ok. Many of us often say we are too busy, but taking the time to check in and even make plans to meet up in person soon, once things die down, can be a lifeline to many.
FIRST AID KIT ADVICE FOR SHEDS
A question we are often asked at SMSA HQ is for advice on being prepared for medical emergencies and which first aid kit to purchase for Sheds that have tools such as bandsaws, circular saws, routers and the likes that could cause a serious injury and/or major blood loss? Here, the SMSA consults the Health and Safety Executive and British Red Cross guidance to better inform your Shed.
AND MUCH,MUCH MORE…
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