A Personal Story: Billy Christie
Almost ten years ago, William (Billy) Christie – the newly-elected Chairperson of Barrhead Men’s Shed – was diagnosed with testicular and prostate cancer and health…
Category: Personal Stories
A Personal Story: Alfie Wood
The SMSA chats to RAF veteran and retired boat builder Alfie Wood (79) from Banff, Macduff and District Men’s Shed on what he gets out…
A Personal Story: David Jarvis
The SMSA interviews British Army Royal Signals veteran and Aberchirder Shedder David Jarvis (41) on why he chose to join his local Men’s Shed following…
A Personal Story: Ray Elliott
72-years-young veteran Ray Elliott shares his journey from Royal Engineer Commando with mountain and artic warfare training to Shotts Shedder and mentor and everything in…
A Personal Story: Euan Martin
The SMSA chats to Euan Martin (61)—ironically, on the day he was building his very own man shed in his garden—about how his experience with…
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…
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…