Men’s Sheds are an important part of modern communities giving blokes the time and space to use or learn handyman skills, and to just hang out with other blokes.
Bangalow Lions Club with the support of local suppliers and trade people to open of the Bangalow Men’s Shed at the corner of Deacon and Station streets, Bangalow, the shed will be officially opened on Wednesday August 3 by Mayor Simon Richardson.
There will be tonnes of great activities and workshops for all men run from the Bangalow shed including woodwork, metalwork, cooking, fitness programs, computer access, music workshops, art and leather craft and other activities.
The Shed is a member of the Australian Mens Shed Association which is focussed on the health and wellbeing of men of all ages.
The celebrations will begin on Wednesday at 4.30pm with the official ceremony starting at 5.30pm. Everyone is very welcome to come along.
Well done guys, another Men’s Shed for the Northern Rivers. I was behind one of the first, in Murwillumbah where after being involved in the first mobile mens shed in Australia, I figured us men need a fixed shed. If at that time we got a shed, we’d be the first in Australia, I had mates in Sydney about early 70’s where we would get together and do projects. Its a great thing for men of all ages. I had always the idea of teaching unemployed youth some skills to make them more employable. One day it may happen. Im presently visiting Europe and looking at different building products etc. Very interesting. Cheers Maddog
Hear hear Maddog! A lot of men have difficulty adjusting to unemployment or retirement, or just want some company – the sheds really fill a gap. I’ve been in one in Canberra for about six years. A lot of peopel think they are all about workshops and crafts but a lot more can go on around them. Being nainly retired or redundant public servants and military we don;t actually have a workshop -we have lots of meetings instead, drawing on the wealth of interesting speakers from among our number and from ’round Canberra. The shed does excursions, has IT, coffee, cycling and walking groups, and teaches Meccano to local boys Each place needs to work out what interests and works for the men in its area.