News - Scottish Men's Sheds Association

Scottish Men’s Sheds Association appoints new board member

The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA), the national support hub for Men’s Sheds across Scotland, today announces the appointment of a new Trustee. Francis Edwards brings three decades worth of health experience from working in the NHS and will represent Sheds in island communities. Francis, a member of the newly-formed Sanday Men’s Shed in the Northern Isles of Orkney, is recently retired after 30 years of palliative care nursing within the NHS and hospice movement. The appointment sees Francis join

Scottish Men’s Sheds Association receives lottery boost

The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA), the national support hub for Men’s Sheds across Scotland, has received a funding boost from the National Lottery Community Fund’s Awards for All Scotland programme to upgrade vital resources for its growing membership and deliver quality-assured data on this thriving men’s health Movement. The member-led national association plans to implement a new Customer Relations Management database interlinked with an upgraded website to maintain records securely online – for its 3,200+ membership and 202 Men’s

Men’s health animation promotes keeping the ‘three nuts’ healthy

Men’s health animation promotes keeping the ‘three nuts’ healthy The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) has launched the second in a series of men’s health animations with the latest encouraging men to keep a check on their ‘three nuts’ and to take quick action if they experience any changes. The three-minute animation entitled ‘The Three Amigos’ focuses in on men’s sex lives and toilet habits to draw attention to possible health issues men can experience like the changes in the

Bancon Homes formalises partnership with charity, Scottish Men’s Sheds

Luxury homebuilder Bancon Homes today (Thursday 8th December 2022) announces that it has formalised its partnership with the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA). As part of the arrangement, the company will provide one year of rent-free accommodation for the SMSA’s headquarters at the Banchory Business Centre where it has resided since 2016. A registered Scottish charity, the SMSA is the national association providing support and resources to 200+ Men’s Shed groups across Scotland. Its sole focus is to inspire and