New ‘Hobbies / Craft Evening’ Group

Hi everyone,

We’re excited to announce a new ‘Hobbies / Craft Evening’ group that meets every Tuesday evening from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

This group is not restricted to any particular activity. Bring whatever you like, as long as it doesn’t disturb the other members.

Some examples of activities you could bring include:

  • Reading or writing a book
  • Model making
  • Drawing / painting
  • Word search or sudoku
  • Tablet / laptop activities (please wear headphones if accessing any content that could distract others)

The idea is to bring people together to share some space, light conversation, and a cuppa with fellow ‘Shedders’ instead of being sat at home alone.

We hope to see you there!

UK Shed of the Year 2024

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We’re incredibly proud to be nominated in this year’s UK Shed of the Year Awards! 🎉
Being shortlisted for Shed of the Year is a huge honour for our Shed and a testament to the amazing work of our members. Thank you to @UKMensSheds for bringing our community together and to everyone who’s supported us along the way. Here’s to connection, creativity, and making a difference – wish us luck! 🤞 💚#UKShedoftheYear #MensSheds #ShedAwards2024 #Menshealthmatters #ShouldertoShoulder #Community

40 Kestrel Nesting Boxes

Check out our team in action! 🛠️ Peter, John, Nick, and Simon are hard at work assembling 40 Kestrel nesting boxes for Newton Valence (located between Petersfield and Alton). These will soon be painted and installed to provide a safe haven for these beautiful birds.
#kestrel #Conservation #petersfield #alton #community

Peter, John & Simon sitting in front of 40 Kestrel boxes

Petersfield Men’s Shed shortlisted for Men’s Shed of the Year

On 19 November, which is International Men’s Day, Petersfield Men’s Shed will visit Parliament for the UK National Men’s Shed Association awards hosted by Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons. One of three shortlisted (out of 1100 Men’s Sheds in the country) for ‘Men’s Shed of the Year.’ 

Chair Nick Broom spoke to Mike Waddington about being shortlisted for the ‘prestigious’ award.

Listen to the Shine Radio recording here:

He also speaks about current projects in the community (and they are open to further approaches if their help is needed), they are always open to new members – and they are giving away free firewood!

They say – “Please come along for tea, coffee, biscuits & a chat or to use the workshop & facilities. Find us in the Festival Hall car park at: 16 Heath Road, Petersfield, GU31 4DU” or see Petersfield Men’s Shed – A space for men to connect, converse and create. (petersfieldmensshed.org.uk) 

Tidy up and social – Fri 25th Oct

We would like to remove as much as the unwanted timber from around the site to take advantage of two local bonfires.

Before removal starts, we want to devote our next Friday clean-up and social day to sorting what timber is useful and what can be disposed of. We plan for that to happen on Friday 25th October.

We can start at 1pm and stop for food etc as normal at 4pm. We would love to see you there to share a drink afterwards.

We also have two days set aside for transporting the timber using our trailer. The first day, to a bonfire in Steep will be Sunday 27th October and the second day, to Bell Hill will be Saturday 2nd November.

We are also calling for help on those two days please. In addition to some helping hands, we need help from members with a tow bar to pull our trailer.

So, if you have a tow bar and can be available could you please let us know.

Many thanks,
Nick
Chairman