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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
23.52 - 29.21 mins Upskilling / recycling / skills / funding / banter and the importance of the kettle
29.22 - 38.20 mins Genderology / the difference between men and women
38.21 - 43.11 mins Saving billions / Social Return on Investment / SMSA Funding / Community Asset Transfer
43.12 - 57.14 mins (end) Saving lives / it's a no brainer / win-win situation of Sheds

 

 

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