News - Scottish Men's Sheds Association

Aberchirder Men’s Shed Scoops ‘Scottish Men’s Shed of the Year’ Award

Aberchirder and District Men’s Shed has scooped the award and title of the first ‘Scottish Men’s Shed of the Year’ and a £500 cash prize at the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 11th September 2019. The event celebrated the work carried out by Aberchirder & District Men’s Shed which began in 2016 with a team of seven men (‘The Magnificent Seven’) at the helm – fundraising and raising awareness of the Sheds Movement through popular

Scottish Parliament debate Scottish Men’s Sheds

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 vary from community to community but that, by and large, the sheds provide a meeting place for men to undertake activities in a friendly, supportive and social environment; believes that

Scottish Men’s Shed Research – first report

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 main sustainability and development challenges that Sheds are facing in Scotland, based on data collected. Showing the increasing need of what the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association delivers on and why

New SCIO online charity application

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 which will eventually be phased out. You can start your application by following this link: https://status.oscr.org.uk/ The form includes instructions and links to their guidance. Any applications submitted online as part