Category: Activities

First Aid Course

First Aid Course

A large group of Shed members welcomed Stephanie Wilson from the British Red Cross to the Shed on 17 March 2023, when she gave an excellent first aid course which was both enjoyable and highly informative. Some members had never had any previous first aid training, while others used the session as a refresher to top up their existing knowledge.

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Non-Project Activity – Discussion

Non-Project Activity – Discussion

COMMENTS WELCOME AS FEEDBACK TO HUGH AND MARTIN, PLEASE.

Following a brilliant week 1 where 12 people attended Martin’s Raspberry Pi demonstration and fed ideas into Hugh’s discussion re potential outings (wet, dry, and both!)

Tomorrow we will have enough equipment to break into small groups and get hands on with Turing Tumble (TT), marble computer, emulators of TT on iPads, Raspberry Pi, and Pico. This hands on session should engage with everyone and over a few weeks we can plan projects.

The TT emulator is free online and if you have a tablet or pc you will be able to practice at home. There are about 40 tutorials and I’m getting to my “pen pusher” limits at about 23. Group work will definately be required.

I have a couple of iPads that can be borrowed by arrangement

We will ensure we have physical breaks and opportunities to swap tasks. Hope to see you there

(Martin & Hugh)

Gordon MacDonald MSP

Gordon MacDonald MSP

Members of the Shed welcomed Gordon MacDonald MSP on 20 January 2023, to discuss funding for the Men’s Shed movement and highlight the benefits that Men’s Sheds bring to members and the wider community. Mr MacDonald answered (and asked) a number of questions, and had a good look round the Shed. He has already shown his support for the Shed in a number of ways, and it was good to meet him face-to-face in an informal Friday setting.

James Floyd, Gordon MacDonald MSP, Alastair McKenzie, Stewart Still, and Alister Skinner beside the mud kitchen that is being built for Murrayburn Primary School.
Decorated Christmas Trees

Decorated Christmas Trees

The Shed made some Christmas trees that were donated to and decorated by members of Libertus Day Care Centre in Edinburgh. Wellbeing is much wider than just the members of the Shed, and it is wonderful to be able to help to bring pleasure to others. The following photos show the artistic talent on display.

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Maggie’s Centres Presentation

Maggie’s Centres Presentation

With wellbeing as a prime focus of Men’s Sheds, it is very relevant to discuss anything that can help members and their families to cope with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and the challenges that can follow thereafter.

Maggie’s Centres are a charity that supports people who have or have had cancer, and offers them, their families, and their friends a drop-in facility that can provide advice, help, or just a friendly and compassionate environment to be in.

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Co-Op spread the Shed

Co-Op spread the Shed

Thanks to Scotmid Balerno for offering us a space to promote our wee Shed. We were very busy with lots of folk asking for their Dad or Granddad as well as ladies looking, and this is a direct quote, “to get my husband out the house” lol. The three Ali’s were all involved as well as Jack and Iain and it was great to be the face of our Shed. Hope we get new members out of it. A lady said she would love to buy stuff and we should sell at the Farmers Market!. We may indeed try that in December but depends on what we have and how many interested. Also maybe no room at the market!

Anyway, it was a good way to meet some new friends today.

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Shed Lunch

Shed Lunch

Thanks to Iain and Ian, 18 or so shedders had a fantastic pre Christmas lunch at Riccarton Inn. Great conversation, great food, and a lovely time was had by all. It was a lunch filled with good conversation a lot of leg pulling, terrible jokes, and catching up.

This is what the Men’s shed is all about ,we are not just making things or repairing tools but engaged in mental health companionship and FUN .

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Talk on Health Screening

Talk on Health Screening

Pentlands Men’s Shed members enjoyed an interesting and informative presentation from Kathryn Sinclair from NHS Lothian on the subject of Health Screening. This focused on the National screening programmes that are most relevant for men – specifically Bowel Cancer screening, and Abdominal Aortic Aneurism (AAA) screening. As well as being interesting in their own right, these topics triggered wider discussion about other health subjects that are important for Shed members.

The ethos of Men’s Shed is to improve men’s well-being, and by both raising awareness of important topics and getting men (who are often reticent about such things) talking about these in a safe and supportive environment, this talk was absolutely in line with what we are all about.

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