The SMSA is delighted to present its February 2022 edition of The Scottish Shedder magazine.
The Scottish Shedder features the latest news, events, DIY projects, recipes, personal stories and health matters relevant to Men’s Sheds in Scotland.
Read this issue at your leisure using the downloadable pdf.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
SMSA NEWS: Tim Green joins the SMSA Team
Tim Green has spent just under seven years supporting and enabling Sheds as the Men’s Sheds Community Development Officer at Age Scotland. Last month, Age Scotland’s Men’s Shed project came to an end and the SMSA is delighted to announce that Tim has joined its team as Development Officer.
SMSA NEWS: Funds still available for Shed to Shed visits
SMSA Shed members qualify to apply for up to 100% of the accommodation and travel costs to learn through the exchange of ideas and the sharing of common solutions with other Men’s Sheds/community groups across Scotland, through its SMSA’s partnership with the Scottish Community Alliance’s Learning Exchange.
SHED IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Hawick Men’s Shed
Following over a year of closure, and the Trustees taking this time to refurbish their building for post-COVID recovery, Hawick Men’s Shed has now reopened and is ready to welcome new members. The SMSA chats to Shed Chairman Keith Torrington and Secretary Robert Mayhead to find out more.
A PERSONAL STORY: Henry Johnson, Garnock Valley Men’s Shed
The SMSA chats to Henry Johnson, founding member of Garnock Valley Men’s Shed (GVMS) and Chairman since its inception in 2018. At 77 years young, Henry recently announced that—after four years at the helm—he plans to step down as Chair at the next AGM.
SHED PROJECT: Arbroath Men’s Shed’s Penny Farthing project for the woolly workers
Arbroath Men’s Shed has created a wooden penny farthing for a local crafty group to jolly up the town by yarn-bombing public displays and installations.
SHED PROJECT: Stonehaven Men’s Shed ships another 400 prosthetic limbs for Legs4Africa project
On Sunday 22nd January 2022, another consignment of parts salvaged from used prosthetic limbs was collected from Stonehaven & District Men’s Shed for shipment to Africa as part of the Legs4Africa project.
HEALTH MATTERS: The Aorta – ‘The Forgotten Organ’
Cliff Grover from Banchory and District Men’s Shed) shares a personal experience of Aortic dissection.
SMSA NEWS: Story Wagon—coming to a Shed near you?
The Story Wagon is a touring arts space providing free creative writing, story-telling and reading facilities and activities to communities across Scotland. The wagon will be hitting the road to tour very soon and are reaching out to Sheds to see if they want to become involved in the journey.
Comments are closed.