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Scottish Men’s Sheds take top Community Led Regeneration honour at 2025 SURF Awards

Scottish Men’s Sheds take top Community Led Regeneration honour at 2025 SURF Awards The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) – Scotland’s largest men’s health and wellbeing charity – has been announced as the winner in the Community Led Regeneration category at this year’s prestigious SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration. The winners were revealed at a celebratory event at Glasgow’s Voco Grand Central Hotel, attended by over 280 guests this week. The SURF Awards, now in their 27th

Forward Together – Calling for a Scottish Men’s Health Strategy

The SMSA is delighted to hear that the UK Government has unveiled England’s first-ever Men’s Health Strategy today on International Men’s Day (Wednesday 19th November 2025). This landmark plan sets out to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men and boys, invest in suicide prevention, and reduce long-standing inequalities. A hugely positive step. We warmly welcome this development and hope to see Scotland follow suit with a dedicated strategy of our own. Together with our men’s health

Discover your local Men’s Shed this November

Discover your local Men’s Shed this November! Ever wondered what goes on inside a Men’s Shed? This November, to mark International Men’s Day and Men’s Health Awareness Month, participating Men’s Sheds across Scotland are opening their doors to the public — and opening up important conversations too. Come along, meet the members, see the activities on offer, and experience the camaraderie that makes these spaces so special. Open to all men aged 18 or over and offering a range of member-led activities from socialising to skills-sharing,

Banff, Macduff & District Men’s Shed honoured with King’s Award for Voluntary Service

Banff, Macduff & District Men’s Shed has achieved one of the highest honours in the UK’s voluntary sector — the King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) 2025, often described as the MBE for volunteer groups. The announcement was made today, 14th November 2025, at the Shed with the Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire Andrew Simpson and SMSA CEO Jason Schroeder in attendance – to mark His Majesty the King’s birthday. Banff, Macduff & District Men’s Shed is one of 231 local charities,