Aug
16
The SMSA is delighted to present its August 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. Inside this Issue: SMSA NEWS: New animation promotes that ‘men do talk’ in...
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Aug
09
Men don’t talk – that is the perception anyway. Some men struggle to open up about their feelings, experiences, struggles and health matters but the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) is quashing this theory by launching the first in a series of animations to promote that men do open up...
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Jul
08
PLEASE NOTE: THE 2022 AWARDS ARE NOW CLOSED The 'Scottish Men's Shed of the Year' awards, delivered by the Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA), recognise and reward the contribution that Men’s Sheds make and raise awareness of their huge impact in today's society. Last year’s winner was Westhill & District Men’s...
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Jul
04
What Do Men Think? We’ve never been more aware of the benefits of nature for our health and wellbeing, particularly following our experiences over the COVID pandemic. Over the past five years, RSPB has been developing ‘Nature Prescriptions’, working with GPs and other health professionals to embed the value of...
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Jun
30
The Scottish Government wants to hear your views on what a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Scotland (2022-27) should look like. The Strategy will guide the work that the Government, and their partners, will do to improve mental health and wellbeing in Scotland. This will include an overall...
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Jun
23
Many Men's Sheds offer a repair/fix-it service to members of the community to generate Shed funds however does the Shed's insurance policy cover these items in the event of a problem (e.g. a faulty or defected item)? Jason Schroeder, SMSA Chief Executive Officer, said: "One SMSA Shed member, that offers...
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Jun
23
With so much progress being made at Lanark Men’s Shed with their ongoing site renovation and the refurbishment of their new containers on Langloch Farm, the SMSA caught up with Shed Chairman Alan Ross to hear all about this young Shed’s first year. Alan said: “It has been all go...
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Jun
23
“Being busy with Shed life is currently my coping mechanism—I really do not know where I would be without it.”Mike Rowlinson, Secretary of Dunfermline Men's Shed Secretary of the new Dunfermline Men’s Shed Mike Rowlinson (70 years young) shares how focussing on getting the Shed up and running and making...
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Jun
21
The SMSA is delighted to present its June 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. Inside this Issue: SMSA NEWS: SMSA partners with Scotmid during Men’s Health WeekThe SMSA...
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Jun
16
Christine Grahame MSP brought another Men's Shed debate to the Scottish Parliament chamber today (16th June 2022) to discuss and recognise the work that has gone into the production of the one-act play, 'Men Don't Talk' and Men's Sheds in general as a vital support for many in Scotland's communities....
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