Promoting well-being for men and supporting our community
When we received a request for help from Murrayburn Primary School to build them a mud kitchen, Alastair “2 Sheds” McKenzie sprung into action and ended up creating a brilliant L-shaped, 2-sink kitchen that would make the average kitchen installer jealous!
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The Covid Pandemic imposed a huge amount of delay but Pentlands Men’s Shed eventually delivered some long-awaited projects for Currie Primary School. The school provided some wonderful feedback for the work carried out, and you can see the finished results below:
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Stewart went along to Currie Playgroup where he sorted a few things out, including removing sharp edges from a gate, fitting a new latch to another gate leading to the main road, and fitting replacement casters with brakes onto a cabinet / bookshelf to make it safer. Nice one Stewart!
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One of our members repaired (or re-made, by the look of it!) a couple of tables for Nether Currie Primary School over the Easter holidays. He also painted their shed. Lovely work, Geoff! Photos below.
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We have been approached by a school PTA with a request to build an enclosure that could hold books to provide a free “library” service, where people could swap or borrow books. This would ideally be located in the grounds of the associated local primary school. The requirements are:
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The mud kitchen for Currie Primary School has now been installed and is ready for the pupils to prepare the most appetising mud meals imaginable!
These Teepees are destined for a local primary school, where they will be set up in the playground to allow the pupils to play in their own little areas. The children will be involved in designing the colour schemes and painting them, and the school will investigate the practicality of putting cushions into them for the kids to sit on.
The bases are made from recycled / repurposed decking boards mounted upon pallets, while the sides are clad using slats recovered from other old pallets, screwed to timber frames.
And here are the tepees installed!
Even with social distancing, we can get a lot of work done on a Friday morning!
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And all in the best possible taste!
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