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Currie Primary Atrium and Garden

Currie Primary Atrium and Garden

Following a request for help to tidy up an area of garden and landscaped patio area in the Atrium of Currie Primary School, Pentlands Men’s Shed have stepped up and worked on some of the parts that need attention. A number of the older pupils and their teachers also got involved and all the participants have enjoyed what they have done to improve the area so far.

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Currie Primary School Nursery – Planter

Currie Primary School Nursery – Planter

Chairman Rab’s daughter works at Currie Primary School Nursery, and wondered whether Pentlands Men’s Shed could make a big planter for the Nursery. Of course we could! Rab and Davy built a monster of a planter which has now been installed at the nursery. It had to be moved in 2 separate parts with the final assembly done on site. Well done guys!

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Wire & Loop Buzzer Games

Wire & Loop Buzzer Games

Our talented electrical expert, John, has built three “Wire and Loop Buzzer” games. Two are for 297 Squadron (Musselburgh) Air Cadets, and the third is for The Meeting Place group that meets in the Scout Hall on Mondays. It may look easy, but the game is harder than it looks – the author of this article can vouch for that!

At the Air Cadet squadron, lots of the younger cadets spent the evening trying to complete the task without setting off the buzzer. This proved more difficult than first thought so lots of frustrated players!

A few of The Meeting Place members also tried their version of the game, and one manged to complete it without touching the wire! Success! The group was also visited by Sue Webber MSP, who was encouraged to try her hand at the game. There is no record of whether she was successful…

The two games that John made for the Air Cadets
One of the older members of the Air Cadet squadron trying his hand at the game. What is John saying?
Good fun trying the game at The Meeting Place
John demonstrating how the game works
Sue Webber MSP showing her skills at the game
Colinton Primary School Planters

Colinton Primary School Planters

Shed member Davy McLuckie wanted to say “thank you” to Colinton Primary School for the support that they gave to his grandson, and it was agreed that planters would be a nice way to acknowledge what they had done. Davy and his fellow members of the Shed constructed and delivered the planters, which were built from recycled pallets, and took the opportunity to get a couple of photos.

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Currie Nursery “Bunny Hutch”

Currie Nursery “Bunny Hutch”

In response to a request from Currie Nursery, Alastair “2 Sheds”, with help from other members, has built an architectural masterpiece to house two rabbits. Domino and Woody now have a superb hutch that has been constructed from a big storage box and a host of other components including a dog crate and some bathroom panels. With signs carved by Stewart, the whole installation looks fantastic and we hope that the bunnies enjoy their accommodation.

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Balerno Nursery – Planters and Signs

Balerno Nursery – Planters and Signs

Jan agreed to take on a project for Balerno Nursery, to build some planters so that the children could learn about planting and growing flowers and vegetables. The job was quite sizeable, and Murray and others helped him to build these impressive, custom-designed items. Jan also engaged Stewart to carve some signs for the Nursery to highlight some of the items in the garden and playground area. We think the results are first class – and so do the leaders and teachers from the Nursery!

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