News - Scottish Men's Sheds Association

Shed in the Spotlight – Irvine New Town Men’s Shed

Shed in the Spotlight – Irvine New Town Men’s Shed Irvine New Town Men’s Shed traces its origins back to late 2018, when a small group of local men decided to create a safe space for their community. Founding members—Andrew Brown (Chairman), Alan Davidson (Secretary), and John Easdale (Treasurer)—first set up the Shed in a former shop in Bourtreehill. They remained there for around nine months before moving across the precinct to their current base at Number 10, Lower Vennel,

SMSA at the CRA Awards 2025

SMSA CEO Jason Schroeder was honoured to attend the Concrete Repair Association (CRA) Awards 2025 at the prestigious Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow on the 11th December 2025 as one of their chosen charity partners for this year’s ceremony—an unforgettable evening celebrating excellence, innovation and sustainability in concrete repair. The event celebrates excellence in concrete repair, with entries judged on technical achievement and sustainability – as well as giving back by supporting two charities: the SMSA and Glasgow Women’s Aid.

Scottish Men’s Sheds take top Community Led Regeneration honour at 2025 SURF Awards

Scottish Men’s Sheds take top Community Led Regeneration honour at 2025 SURF Awards The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) – Scotland’s largest men’s health and wellbeing charity – has been announced as the winner in the Community Led Regeneration category at this year’s prestigious SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration. The winners were revealed at a celebratory event at Glasgow’s Voco Grand Central Hotel, attended by over 280 guests this week. The SURF Awards, now in their 27th

Forward Together – Calling for a Scottish Men’s Health Strategy

The SMSA is delighted to hear that the UK Government has unveiled England’s first-ever Men’s Health Strategy today on International Men’s Day (Wednesday 19th November 2025). This landmark plan sets out to tackle the physical and mental health challenges faced by men and boys, invest in suicide prevention, and reduce long-standing inequalities. A hugely positive step. We warmly welcome this development and hope to see Scotland follow suit with a dedicated strategy of our own. Together with our men’s health