Promoting well-being for men and supporting our community
The Scottish Men’s Shed Association has created a number of short animations related to men’s health and wellbeing. They don’t take long to watch, but are worth viewing and thinking about what they say.
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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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The Shed made some Christmas trees that were donated to and decorated by members of Libertus 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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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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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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Pentlands Men’s Shed exists to promote wellbeing for its members, and to attract new members by promoting wellbeing as its main purpose. For some people, that may be project activities, but for others it may be playing board or other games, gardening, learning, or just a cup of coffee and a chat. If you want to find out more, get in touch via the Contact Us page!
