A Personal Story: Alex Hunter
A Personal Story: Alex Hunter Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood Men’s Shed (KBMS) member Alex Hunter—a Ministry of Defence veteran in his mid-70s with a newfound passion for bodging garden planters—reflects on
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10200
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43000
SMSA SHED MEMBERS
100
SHEDS OPEN ACROSS SCOTLAND
100
SHEDS CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT
0
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