Men’s Shed
Men’s Sheds (or Sheds) are open to all men and women over 18 years old. They are similar to garden sheds – a place to pursue practical interests at leisure, practice skills and enjoy making and mending. The difference is that garden sheds and their activities are often solitary in nature, while Men’s Sheds are the opposite. They’re about social connections and friendship building, sharing skills and knowledge, and of course, a lot of laughter.
Sheds are whatever the members (or Shedders, as we call them) want them to be. It’s a group that meets regularly for social connection, company and camaraderie and gets involved in community projects – restoring village features, helping maintain parks and green spaces, and building things for community centres, schools, libraries and individuals in need.
Activities in Sheds vary greatly, but you can usually find woodworking, metalworking, repairing and restoring, electronics, model buildings and gardening. Sheds typically attract older men, but many have younger members and women too. Whatever the activity, the essence of a Shed is not a building, but the connections and relationships between its members.