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SMSA – ‘Meet the Shedders and Members’ Event – 17 November!

If you are a Shedder and/or a SMSA Member you are invited to an event we are holding at the Carse of Gowrie Men’s Shed, Dundee, 11am-3pm on the 17 November 2016.

The morning session will be an opportunity to hear what the SMSA is all about and an opportunity as Shedders to share your successes and frustrations you face in your Sheds.

We want to hear from you!

The afternoon session will be our second AGM where we shall share what we have been up to over the past year since the launch in Glasgow, how we are looking financially and where we are heading into 2017!

We would like to hear from our members what they feel is required of the SMSA in the supporting of the grassroots Scottish Men’s Shed Movement. If you cannot be there on the day, please send us an email with your thoughts.

If you would like to join us on this important day at the fantastic Carse of Gowrie Men’s Shed, please book your place and free ticket through the EventBrite link below before the 15th November.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smsa-meet-the-shedders-and-members-event-tickets-29055997270

There are only 30 tickets available, so please make sure you can make it for the whole event!

If you would like an event like this in your area please do let us know – info@scottishmsa.org.uk

Peoples Postcode Funding – last call for 2016 – 30th Sep 5pm!

A final reminder Shedders if you are constituted and a charity you can apply. Normally 2 rounds of funding May and September. Online applications only and are only available for these two 4 week periods in a year (put it in your Funding diary). So it’s good to get it prepared for the next time so its all ready, if you haven’t this time due to to much fun in the Shed. Who can blame you!

Previous Sheds have been successful in the past.

Online Deadline : 30 September

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Funding Theme
People’s Postcode Trust wants to try to make the world a better place through short-term
funding for projects that help to prevent poverty, support healthy living initiatives and uphold
human rights for some of society’s most vulnerable groups. It will also consider projects which
help different communities come together for better understanding and community relations.
People’s Postcode Trust wants to help organisations find real solutions to tackling the root causes
of poverty and its long-term consequences by, for example, helping people gain the skills,
knowledge and resources they need to lift themselves out of poverty. Poverty prevention can
focus on relieving other needs, such as those associated with ethnicity, geography, gender and
lack of educational and skills development.

Links : How to Apply

General info on applying for a PPL grant

Registered charities* in England, Scotland & Wales can apply from £500 – £20,000 (£10,000 in Wales) for projects meeting the above remit, whilst other organisations may apply for up to £2,000

Big Bike Revival in Scotland- anyone up for it in the Shed?

Cycling UK are looking for local community groups and organisations to deliver some fun, interesting and meaningful events to promote cycling as a daily or frequent journey change for both work and pleasure with the aim to promote health and wellbeing.

Up to £2,000 funding available for community groups to encourage and promote everyday cycling through Cycling UK’s Big Bike Revival Initiative, taking place from 19^th Sept to 31^st October. Cycling UK are aiming to help all areas of local communities gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to cycle more. If you are interested please contact Richard.bowman@cyclinguk.org. and he can help you get a grant application in, turn around for funding is only a few days.

Want to get involved?

If you are a bike recycling centre, bike shop, cycling club or group, voluntary or community organisation we want to work with you to get people cycling!

We are looking for 50 Big Bike Revival centres across Scotland to run a range of engaging activities, events and rides during September and October – we have small grants (£2000) to help deliver:

– Opportunities to get bikes fixed, and people taught how to maintain them

– Events that showcase a range of bikes that meet different needs

– Cycle training to help people feel more confident to cycle on the road

– Led rides that help people find and use their local cycle paths and low traffic routes

The Big Bike Revival in Scotland is a call to action to help achieve the Scottish Government vision of 10% of journeys by bike by 2020. It aims to get more people cycling, which is the mission that sits at the core of Cycling UK, its members and the network of sustainable cycling groups that it supports.

Richards Full details for more info:

Richard Bowman

Big Bike Revival Development Officer Scotland (North)

Cycling UK

Direct Line: 07887567361

Email:Richard.Bowman@cyclinguk.org

Web: www.cyclinguk.org

Living It Up – Scotland. We are in the News!

Keen to find out more about what happens at the Sheds, we spoke to the Founder and Chairman of SMSA, Jason Schroeder, to find out more. Jason told us:

“[Men’s Sheds] aren’t just for benefitting men; they are providing a new place for men to meet in a healthy environment which can directly impact on their relationships with their family, work place and community. … In this type of environment men are more relaxed and happier, which can lead to people living a healthier lifestyle – it is producing a positive cultural change in men’s behaviour and ways of communication.”

To read the full article and see what else is of interest on their great website click here

The Aviva Community Fund is now open with up to £25000 available – closes 11 October 2016

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About the Aviva awards

We believe good projects come in all shapes and sizes. So the best way to support a variety is to let both large and small projects share the funding.

Up to £1,000

Up to £5,000

Up to £10,000

Up to £25,000

The Aviva Community Fund will finance over 800 projects across four different fund levels and six categories, spreading our awards to communities throughout the UK.

1. Health, disability and well-being

2. Supporting the younger generation

3. Supporting the older generation

4. Sport in the community

5. Environment
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6. Community support

If your project gets among the most votes and wows our judges, it will be in with a chance of receiving those much-needed funds.

Closing date for applications – 11 October 2016

Link to the application info: Aviva Awards

Link to the download Submission Guide

Good Luck Shedders!

Men’s Sheds: The Movement in Scotland & the Big Picture Internationally Seminar

Sometimes the planets are in alignment. Thursday 13 October is one such occasion, when three international visitors with diverse and deep insights into the now international Men’s Shed Movement are in Glasgow. They have teamed up in an event hosted by University of Glasgow with the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association, the Glasgow Area Men’s Sheds, the Australian Men’s Shed Association and the International Men’s Shed Organisation* to present a Forum to update and explore where and how the Movement has suddenly ‘taken off’ across the UK and Ireland, most recently into Scotland and around Glasgow.

If you are interested in any aspect of this remarkable and transformative grassroots international Movement: as a participant, policy maker, organization or government representative, student, member of the public or researcher, this free Forum is for you. The latter part of the session will provide an opportunity to discuss how the Scottish movement might be expanded to benefit men, families and communities and also provide the essential data government and community organisations find useful to help them ‘get on board’ an already fast moving ‘train’.

Venue: University of Glasgow, School of Education,5th Floor Common Room, 11 Eldon St., Glasgow G3 6NH

Date : Thursday 13 October 2016

Time: 1pm-4.30pm

RSVP and Book your place : cradall@gla.ac.uk

Full information : www.cradall.org – sheds-movement-scotland-big-picture-internationally

Year of Listening 2016 Competition

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Are you a budding poet, writer or photographer? If so we’d love to hear about what listening means to you!

Email your photo (<2MB), short story (<500 words), or poem (<40 lines), which answers the question:

What does listening mean to you?

to: info@breathingspacescotland.co.uk

Listening can mean different things

An act, a moment, a mood

For some it’s lending a caring ear

Or making others feel good

Whatever it is, let’s hear your thoughts

And make this one of those years

When Scotland’s time to listen

Brings music to your ears

The closing date for entries is Friday 28th October 2016. One winner from each category will receive an MP3 player. See the competition terms and conditions for more details.

Full Information : http://www.breathingspace.scot/news/2016/year-of-listening-2016-competition/

Scotland’s smallest community and voluntary groups : -Application deadline for Community Grant 2016-17 is this Thursday 25th August

Scotland’s smallest community and voluntary groups!

Reminder: Application deadline for Community Grant 2016-17 is this Thursday 25^th August

Community Grant Fund 2016-17

This fund is about to close so get your skates on lads if you haven’t filled it in already– closing date 5 pm on Thursday, 25 August 2016

The Community Grant Fund is aimed at Scotland’s smallest community and voluntary groups that make a vital difference to their communities. Their activities keep communities vibrant and encourage community empowerment and participation, providing essential local services whilst contributing to social capital, resilience and well-being.

The grant’s focus is on supporting and building the capacity of Scotland’s smallest volunteer-led groups, with an income of less than £25,000 per year. Groups can apply for grants of up to £1,000 for a wide range of costs or activities that will help sustain or develop their activities.

Priority will be given to groups that work:

* With health or disability issues;

* For the benefit of people protected under the 2010 Equality Act (Age; Disability; Race; Faith; Sex or Sexual orientation, etc.)

* With families and young people; and

* With older people.

Groups can apply for funding for a wide variety of activities or operational costs, depending on their greatest need.

VAF is particularly keen to fund activities that will help build and develop strong organisations – e.g. training for committee members and volunteers, visits to other organisations and conferences or professional support and consultancy.

Groups could also apply for the cost of equipment, costumes or uniforms, classes or training, counselling, furniture, toys, safety equipment, field trips or venue hire.

We expect to make around 60 grant awards. The grant must be spent before 31^st March 2017.

Applications for the Community Grant Fund should be received by 5pm on Thursday 25th August 2016. The application form and guidance notes can be downloaded below

Guidance Notes

Application Form

For any further information please give our Volunteering Team a call on 01383 620780 or contact them via e-mail at cgenquiries16-17@vaf.org.uk

Community Grants Team

Email: cgenquiries16-17@vaf.org.uk

Website: www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk

Tel: 01383 620780

CONGRATULATIONS BELLSHILL MEN’S SHED FOR GETTING FUNDING THROUGH THE VOLUNTARY ACTION FUND – SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS FUND

STONE MASONS @ THE SHED AT THE BRAES – 19th August

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Date : Friday 19th August 2016

Time : Drop in between 11.00 and 13.00
Cost : FREE
Venue : The Shed at The Braes, Bank Street, Slamannan, Falkirk, FK1 3EZ

Join Historic Environment Scotland’s stone masons for a lunch time of demonstrations and hands on activities. Learn about this traditional craft skill with other men from the community.

For those 16 years of age and over.
Refreshments provided.

For further information please contact Vicky Grandon on telephone: 07449 342 438

Email: Vickygrandon@hotmail.co.uk

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All the best Shed videos – join the SMSA Video You Tube Channel

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The SMSA have created our own You Tube channel, to host our own videos and those of other Sheds and Shed Associations which we feel are worth watching. Be sure to subscribe to our channel which is free, so you can find us easily. If you have a You Tube video from your Shed which you feel would benefit the Scottish Men’s Sheds Movement and would like us to have it in our library, please email us for consideration: info@scottishmsa.org.uk. You can also find the You Tube link at the bottom of all our pages on this website.