If you are a SMSA Member and/or a Shedder you are invited to an event we are holding at the wonderful and inspiring Carse of Gowrie Men's Shed in Dundee. The morning session will be an opportunity to hear from our partners and guest speakers about the benefits of the SMSA and Men's Sheds. The... read more →
Aug 15
Aug 06
Good news is we now have an agreement with Axminster for our paid up Shed members to get a 5% discount. Once we issue our paid up Shed members the code and you apply, Axminster create a new account record for the applying Shed. To that account they assign a... read more →
Jul 08
Health and Safety Executive - Safety alert Please be aware Shedders who are welding that a new safety alert has been posted. There is new scientific evidence that exposure to all welding fume, including mild steel welding fume, can cause lung cancer because general ventilation does not achieve the necessary control.... read more →
Mar 26
Motion debated, That the Parliament recognises the important contribution that the Men’s Sheds movement makes to people’s wellbeing; notes that there are now sheds running or in development across the length and breadth of the country, including in Lauder, Galashiels, Peebles, Mayfield and Roslin; understands that the activities and groups... read more →
Mar 06
Glasgow Caledonian University is presently busy with a 3 year research project about Scottish Men's Sheds sustainability and the health impacts on those men attending Men's Sheds. Fifteen months into the research please find attached their first official output from the project. This is a short briefing report outlining the... read more →
Feb 08
NEW ONLINE GUIDANCE FOR SCIO APPLICATIONS The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) are currently testing an online application form if your Shed is in development and will become a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). For the first time you can do it all online and not use the old postal system... read more →
Dec 20
THE SCOTTISH MEN’S SHEDS ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES THE TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS IN COLLABORATION WITH SCOTTISH BLEND TEA To celebrate the true spirit of Christmas, this year Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) have teamed up with Scottish Blend tea to deliver their Member Sheds across Scotland, a comforting cup of tea... read more →
Sep 21
The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA), working collaboratively with the Australian Men’s Sheds Association (AMSA) is calling attention to the benefits of ‘mateship’ across the international Men’s Sheds community this Men’s Shed Week (23-30 September 2018). This is the first time the two national associations are simultaneously promoting the awareness... read more →