News - Scottish Men's Sheds Association

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 Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) is quashing this theory by launching the first in a series of animations to promote that men do open up and talk in Scottish Men’s Sheds. SMSA CEO Jason Schroeder said: “We are producing these animations to educate and inform on the range of benefits that Men’s Sheds can bring

Does your Shed’s insurance policy cover any repair work?

Many Men’s Sheds offer a repair/fix-it service to members of the community to generate Shed funds however does the Shed’s insurance policy cover these items in the event of a problem (e.g. a faulty or defected item)? Jason Schroeder, SMSA Chief Executive Officer, said: “One SMSA Shed member, that offers such a service, got in touch with us to highlight their recent dialogue with their insurance company. The provider was, rightly so, asking for more information on the Shed members

Shed in the Spotlight: Lanark Men’s Shed

With so much progress being made at Lanark Men’s Shed with their ongoing site renovation and the refurbishment of their new containers on Langloch Farm, the SMSA caught up with Shed Chairman Alan Ross to hear all about this young Shed’s first year. Alan said: “It has been all go on the Shed site with this first major project to get our three new container workshops completed. We set ourselves an ambitious but achievable goal to get it all done

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 Men’s Shed Secretary of the new Dunfermline Men’s Shed Mike Rowlinson (70 years young) shares how focussing on getting the Shed up and running and making new friends has got him through the darkest of times following the recent death of his beloved wife, Helen. Mike said: “My wife and I moved from Scotland to