COVID-19 Emergency Funding for Sheds Update
During the pandemic, the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) secured funding from the Scottish Government to provide vital funds to support Men’s Sheds in Scotland in crisis. The purpose of
It’s time for Scotland to show leadership, dedicate to equality in health, and invest in a healthier future for our men and boys which impacts on everyone.
We call on the Scottish Government and all political parties to commit to developing and funding a dedicated Men’s Health Strategy and Men’s Health Champion for Scotland—and to properly invest in proven, empowered grassroots solutions already supporting men across the country, like the SMSA, without reinventing the wheel.
SILENT NO MORE.
The SMSA supports the creation and
development of Men's Sheds across Scotland
“Without that first contact with the SMSA, I strongly believe that our Shed would not exist.”
Aberchirder & District Men’s Shed
The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association’s sole focus is to support, promote and represent Men’s Sheds and our members. We assist Scotland’s Shedders and their supporters to create Men’s Sheds in their community to benefit their health and wellbeing across Scotland. If you need help, inspiration or just a chat, you have come to the right place.
Facts & Figures
MEN ATTENDING
SCOTTISH SHEDS
SCOTTISH SHEDS
10200
+
SMSA INDIVIDUAL
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
4999
SMSA SHED
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
80
LOCAL AUTHORITY
REGIONS
REGIONS
0
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International Men’s Day Debate in Westminster
The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) represents the Scottish Men’s Sheds Movement across many sectors as well as through our Scottish Ministers in Westminster. At the recent Westminster Hall Debate
Shoulder to Shoulder: Broadening the Men’s Shed Movement (A Book by Professor Barry Golding)
Professor Barry Golding AM – an internationally-published researcher and writer, associated with Federation University in Australia, who wrote ‘The Men’s Shed Movement: The Company of Men’ book in 2015 –
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