Thank You! – Pentlands Men's Shed

Category: Thank You!

Donation in memory of Scott

Posted on 26/03/202426/03/2024 by Iain Millar

Pentlands Men’s Shed lost a good friend in February 2024 when Scott Greenwood passed away. His partner, Susan, wanted to recognise the enjoyment that Scott had while a member of Pentlands Men’s Shed. She therefore decided to donate to us the money raised in his memory at and around the time of his funeral. This included a charity football match which his footballing friends arranged.

We are quite taken aback at the generosity of Scott’s family and friends, and wish to express our gratitude for the very substantial donation.

Supporters of Pentlands Men’s Shed

Posted on 19/03/202426/06/2024 by Iain Millar

Pentlands Men’s Shed wishes to thank all of our supporters, donors, and benefactors, some of whom are listed below.

Sarco provides bespoke inflatable pipeline stoppers to meet the special requirements for a wide range of applications, environments and in all sectors

Skanska, one of the UK’s leading contractors, helps to construct, upgrade and maintain the country’s buildings and infrastructure.

Roofing and Building Contractors Edinburgh

Church Hill Place, Edinburgh EH10 4BD
T: 0131 447 3135
F: 0131 447 0408
W: www.james-erskine.co.uk
*Upholsterers, re-finishers of all domestic and commercial upholstery.*

Community Chest – administered jointly by Currie Balerno Rotary Club and Balerno Village Trust. The Community Chest is also supported with contributions from CALA Homes.

*Clerwood Attics and Velux Ltd, Edinburgh’s Loft Storage & VELUX Specialists*

*Four Seasons Scotland Design and Build Ltd, Currie*

Donation from F4B Networking

Posted on 02/03/202302/03/2023 by Iain Millar

A group of self-employed business-people covering various disciplines, e.g legal, financial, accounting, marketing, printing, design/website building and management, etc. meet regularly and have called themselves the F4B networking group. They invited Pentlands Men’s Shed to a breakfast meeting at The Dalmahoy in February 2023, where Stewart and Ron gave a presentation on the Shed, and received a donation of £300 from the group. This is very much appreciated and will help us to continue our work to support men’s wellbeing through the work of the Shed.

Youth & Philanthropy Initiative 2022

Posted on 04/01/202304/01/2023 by Iain Millar

Three boys from Forrester High School in Edinburgh nominated Pentlands Men’s Shed as their chosen charity in the 2022 YPI (Youth and Philanthropy Initiative) competition. Having spent time meeting several members of the Shed, understanding what we do, and putting together a fantastic presentation, they ended up winning their school’s competition.

Community Chest – Dust Extraction Equipment

Posted on 19/09/202220/09/2022 by Iain Millar

Thanks to the Community Chest, who gave Pentlands Men’s Shed a donation to purchase dust extraction equipment to be used in and around the Shed. The equipment, consisting of two separate set-ups, includes high-performance HEPA filtration to protect members from working in dusty conditions which could be dangerous to health.

Co-op Local Community Fund

Posted on 20/11/202127/11/2021 by Iain Millar

Pentlands Men’s Shed was selected as one of three local good causes to get some funding from the Co-op Local Community Fund in 2020/2021. The amount depended on how many people who shop at the Co-op chose to support our cause. Thanks to the fantastic support from the community, we have been awarded the magnificent sum of £1495.22 for the year.