The Scottish Shedder - the official newsletter of the Scottish Men's Sheds Association launched its first edition - September 2017. 'We aim to publish eight editions a year and look forward to promoting all the good news of the Scottish Men's Sheds from around Scotland', said Jason Schroeder, Executive Officer... read more →
Sep 18
Sep 11
On 25 May 2018 the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect in the UK. This will replace the current Data Protection Act and introduce new & different requirements for all sectors and organisations. To help fundraisers understand the key parts of GDPR in relation to direct... read more →
Sep 01
Tesco Bags of Help Funding Tesco Bags of Help has already funded 780 projects in Scotland - sharing over £4 million pounds between them. As the nights get shorter it’s time submit your application for projects you’d like to happen in Spring 2018 and beyond. We fund a huge variety... read more →
Aug 29
Age Scotland's small development grants programme for Men's Sheds is now open. They have up to 15 grants of £1000 each to award to Men's Sheds in Scotland. Download link Men's Sheds Grants Leaflet, Autumn 2017 The closing date for applications is Tuesday 31st October 2017. The Men's Sheds Grants... read more →
Jul 27
SMSA Shed Members - RVS / Asda Foundation Sheds Grant Fund is open for Applications REMINDER - if you were not successful in the first round earlier on in the year- apply again! http://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/sheds Shedders urged to apply for funding to support their Shed spaces The RVS / Asda Foundation... read more →
May 23
Fancy some Summer romance Shedders and maybe new love? We know that there are plenty of single and widowed men in our Scottish Men's Sheds. Would you like the opportunity and a little adventure in meeting somebody. The production company twenty twenty have just started working on their next series... read more →
May 11
If you have been waiting for the findings of this research from various Men's Sheds in Scotland, its now available from the Age Scotland website : The Shed Effect and for our individual members which is free to join ( join-smsa ) you can access it in our online Resource library under the Research section.... read more →
Apr 06
I hoped you would be interested in getting involved in the Big Bike Revival which is a program of local cycling and bike related events running in May and June 2017. Our main aim is to get more people on bikes across Scotland and we need your help to make... read more →
Apr 05
Once again Foundation Scotland is distributing Comic Relief Community Cash to communities across Scotland. Comic Relief Community Cash grants of £500-£1,000 are available to small organisations across Scotland that are doing great work to help local people living tough lives. You can apply for a wide range of costs... read more →
Mar 07
Change is good! Tesco Bags of Help to Fund Many More Local Projects Do you think you know what Tesco Bags of Help funds? Read on as the Bags of Help team have been listening to applicants, customers and Tesco colleague feedback and we’ve made some immediate improvements: Apply anytime... read more →