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Shed in the Spotlight – Inverurie Men’s Shed

Shed in the Spotlight – Inverurie Men’s Shed IDMS Members at the 10th anniversary gathering (Photo by Griselda McGregor) As Inverurie & District Men’s Shed (IDMS) marks their tenth year with a gathering of faces old and new to celebrate a decade of community, connections and camaraderie, their Chairman Alex Smith reflects on the highs and the lows of what has been achieved in that time and also shares their exciting plans for expansion to meet the needs and further

Shed in the Spotlight – Spey Shed

Shed in the Spotlight – Spey Shed The SMSA chats to Hamish Thom, Chairman of Spey Shed, which now has 25 members and growing steadily—so much so, that they are beginning to feel that they are already outgrowing their current premises. Could a future move be on the cards? Hamish said: “Four years ago, our local authority, The Highland Council, funded a woodwork teacher to open up on Friday afternoons for members of the local community to undertake woodwork activities

A Personal Story: Stuart Mackenzie

A Personal Story: Stuart Mackenzie The SMSA interviews 42-year-old Stuart Mackenzie who kindly offered his friends a lift to a meeting of their local Men’s Shed ten years ago but had no urge to go himself and thought that DIY meant ‘Don’t Involve Yourself’. Fast forward to present day, and he has a mad passion for woodwork and is the Chairman of Macmerry Men’s Shed. Stuart said: “I worked in the prison service (young offenders) for a few years when, in 2007,

A Personal Story: John McGhie

A Personal Story: John McGhie The SMSA chats to 97-years-young veteran, toolmaker and golf club manufacturer John McGhie who is the oldest active member of Stonehouse Men’s Shed and the most mature Shedder within the South Lanarkshire Shed network. Here, John shares his life story and how he connected with his local Men’s Shed which he now ‘could not live without’.Born in Stonehouse on the 20th June 1927, John McGhie went to school in the village before leaving at age