MOT4Men
A Tried-and-Tested Preventative Health MOT Initiative for Men Tips and advice from the SMSA to keep your body and mind in great shape The MOT4Men…
Category: Health & Wellbeing
Men’s health animation promotes keeping the ‘three nuts’ healthy
Men’s health animation promotes keeping the ‘three nuts’ healthy The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) has launched the second in a series of men’s health…
Scottish Men’s Sheds team up with Scotmid on International Men’s Day
Leading Scottish community retailer Scotmid has teamed up with the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) to promote what Men’s Sheds have to offer and mark…
New animation promotes that ‘men do talk’ in Men’s Sheds
Men don’t talk – that is the perception anyway. Some men struggle to open up about their feelings, experiences, struggles and health matters but the…
A Personal Story: Mike Rowlinson
“Being busy with Shed life is currently my coping mechanism—I really do not know where I would be without it.” Mike Rowlinson, Secretary of Dunfermline…
Men’s Shed Debate in Scottish Parliament
Christine Grahame MSP brought another Men’s Shed debate to the Scottish Parliament chamber today (16th June 2022) to discuss and recognise the work that has…
SMSA attends a professional reading of ‘Men Don’t Talk’
On Saturday 7th May 2022, SMSA’s CEO Jason Schroeder and Development Officer Tim Green attended the reading of ‘Men Don’t Talk’ co-written by Clare Prenton…
A Personal Story: Andy Lorimer
The SMSA interviews Andy Lorimer, Vice-Chairman of Stonehaven & District Men’s Shed, who won the title of ‘Shedder of the Year’ 2021 in recognition of…
A Personal Story: Henry Johnson
The SMSA chats to Henry Johnson, founding member of Garnock Valley Men’s Shed (GVMS) and Chairman since its inception in 2018. At 77 years young, Henry…
Health movement charity implements ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ for its staff
The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA), a membership organisation supporting men’s health and wellbeing through Scottish Men’s Sheds, has scrapped the traditional five-day working week…