News - Scottish Men's Sheds Association

Shed in the Spotlight – Maryburgh Men’s Shed

On the 29th June 2012, Maryburgh Primary School closed its doors for the very last time after 152 years and the community sadly watched a much-loved building deteriorate before their very eyes until a group of local men came up with a plan during the pandemic. Andy Barnett, Treasurer of Maryburgh Men’s Shed, who lives next door to the former school which his boys attended, shares their Shed’s journey to becoming proud stewards of the school building through Community Asset

A Personal Story: Alfie Wood

The SMSA chats to RAF veteran and retired boat builder Alfie Wood (79) from Banff, Macduff and District Men’s Shed on what he gets out of his local Men’s Shed. Alfie said: “I began working at the age of 11 on my paper round and left school at the age of 15 to build large wooden fishing boats. “I then served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) for 12 years as a Corporal—protecting airfields and helicopters—and as a result had

SMSA receives funding boost to REACH more men

Scottish Men’s Sheds Association receives funding boost to REACH more men The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA), the national support hub for Men’s Sheds across Scotland, has secured a funding boost of over £20,000 from the Bank of Scotland Foundation’s Reach programme enabling them to retain their Development Officer and support more men across Scotland as part of Scottish Men’s Sheds Movement to improve men’s health and wellbeing. The thriving men’s health membership organisation boasts over 3,400+ individual members, 148

Shed in the Spotlight – Shed-na-mara

Shed-na-mara operates from a former forestry building in the village of Achnamara on the shores of the scenic Loch Sween in North Knapdale, Argyll. Graham Walker shares their journey so far… Graham said: “With easy access to the water, Achnamara was the perfect place to build a community coastal rowing skiff. “With the help of grants from Foundation Scotland and the National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All, the skiff project started in 2018 and—after an 18-month delay due to