What's happening in the Shed?
Wells-next-the-Sea Men's Shed
After 16 months of closure the Shed reopened following the lockdowns. Once everyone was doubled jabbed we deemed it OK to reopen and renew old friendships and restart our activities. Stuff was still happening in our 'home satellite sheds' but it's not the same working in isolation. We missed the Mens Shed. It caused us to rethink and the germ of an idea to build a Covid safe, all weather, external workspace and storage facility was born. All the best ideas are formed during our tea breaks over a brew. Sketched out on the back of a 'fag packet' the idea took shape.
Coinciding with our discussions, Norfolk CC were inviting applications for community infrastructure projects. So we applied. Creating a covered Covid safe outside workspace took a major step forward following the recent approval of the grant from the Norfolk County Council’s Social Infrastructure Fund. The Fund is a capital grants initiative designed for voluntary and not for profit community entities to help develop their facilities following the Pandemic. The grants form a key part of Norfolk County Council’s Together for Norfolk Plan to assist community groups throughout the county. Terry Kane, our Mens Shed’s Chairman said “ We are delighted and grateful, to be awarded this grant from the Norfolk County Council’s Social Infrastructure Fund. It will significantly boost our activities and help attract new members. Our goal is to build it ourselves. We have a wide range of skills amongst our membership and this project will help draw us together as a team. Mens wellbeing is central to the Mens Shed concept and this will be a great project to bond and share our skills.” We are now solidifying our project plan and intend to work through the winter months to give us this usable work area. The annotated pictures show the 'framework' of our development and more reports will follow as the project takes shape. It looks a little untidy at the moment but this will be cleared.
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