Story Wagon—coming to a Shed near you?
The Story Wagon is a touring arts space providing free creative writing, story-telling and reading facilities and activities to communities across Scotland. The founder of…
Category: SMSA News
Shed in the Spotlight: Hawick Men’s Shed
Following over a year of closure, and the Trustees taking this time to refurbish their building for post-COVID recovery, Hawick Men’s Shed has now reopened…
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…
Demystifying Social Prescribing for Men’s Sheds: A Cross-Nation Event
*THIS EVENT HAS NOW PASSED The aim of this cross-nation event is to demystify social prescribing* for Men’s Sheds, through presentations of Shedder experiences, recent…
SMSA launches new Shed member benefit through Cromwell Partnership
The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) is delighted to announce the process for its latest partnership with the UK’s largest supplier of tools, Cromwell. Offering an…
Shed Movement Showcase In Our Scottish Schools
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS NOW PASSED If you missed the webinar ‘Spotlight on Men’s Sheds: The Impact on Individuals and Communities’, now is your…
Funds still available for Shed to Shed visits
APPLY TODAY to the Scottish Community Alliance’s Learning Exchange grant program Shed members of the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) qualify to apply for up to 100% of the…
COVID-19 Emergency Funding for Sheds Update
During the pandemic, the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) secured funding from the Scottish Government to provide vital funds to support Men’s Sheds in Scotland…
International Men’s Day Debate in Westminster
The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) represents the Scottish Men’s Sheds Movement across many sectors as well as through our Scottish Ministers in Westminster. At…
Shoulder to Shoulder: Broadening the Men’s Shed Movement (A Book by Professor Barry Golding)
Professor Barry Golding AM – an internationally-published researcher and writer, associated with Federation University in Australia, who wrote ‘The Men’s Shed Movement: The Company of…