A giant music box will surprise visitors to a Sheffield museum – and the message behind it is

Loss of our friend Roger

I expect that by now most of you would have heard of the death of our

Two Sheds had a brew up on Brew Monday

Two sheds met today 20 January, "Maesteg Shedquarters" and Parc

Maesteg Ukulele Festival 18th July 2020

The third Maesteg Ukulele Festival is being organised by

As a child, I was unable to take part in active sports, and tiddlywinks got incredibly boring. 

ShedQuarters Commissioned to Build New Art Project

The woodworking group and the craft group are

For several years the Shed has had a close relationship with the village of Llangynwyd and its

Men’s Sheds Members Visit Modular Factory

Men’s Sheds’ are social groups or enterprises set up in...

Garfield finished his waistcoat and is proudly showing it off:

When others were in our workshop, fabric engineering was taking place upstairs. John Gates is seen

At last the first project has been completed using the sewing machines. John who plays several

If anyone missed the meeting last week you missed a marvellous dinner. Les and the boys out did

Well.... After Colin had tripped the fuses in the main room so there were no lights and, more

Last Thursday 8th February, we were visited by Rhian Cook from Melin Being Greener. She talked

On the whole this is a good report but we have to do better by the mid-term report if we want more

As mentioned in an earlier article I attended a Safeguarding Course run by BAVO. A Safeguarding

Lathe Tuition - Spindle Turning

On the 4th October, Dave, a local wood turner and friend of our

Brecon Steam Railway Trip

Today we went on an outing to the Brecon Mountain Railway. A good time was

Safeguarding Policy and Procedure

Shedquarters

The Court House, 4 Station St, Maesteg CF34 9AL

As you will see from our Events Calendar, we will be receiving a visit from Alison Clement (Public

Wanted: Game makers and testers.

We are hoping to put on a games jamboree for the Bridgend Cluster

Covering Notes 1st June 2018:

P2 SaH Project Costs – These are cost put towards the Health Lottery

Games Jamboree

Wednesday 23rd May, what a great night. Everyone said how much they enjoyed

We received a very nice thank you card and donation of £50 from the Village Association of Top

On Thursday Evening 22^nd March, I attended an All Wales basic Safeguarding Awareness Course at

Days at our Shed....

While members were producing in the workshop, Les was teaching in the music

Now we have our sewing machine, members have shown interest in learning how to use it. Suggestions are

Last week several of our members voted to have a go at fabric manipulation and engineering. I

New Age Kurling Challenge Result

Caerau Shed came today to play out the curling competition.

Food Safety in Catering Course

Congratulations to our members who received certificates for

During Steve's talk on Depression he spoke about Mindfulness as a means to overcome Depression and Stress.

Invites are coming in thick and fast. I have been challenged by Chris, the Chair of the Caerau

Caerau Shed came today to play out the curling competition. Unfortunately Caerau beat us by 2

On Thursday the 15th February we were given a talk by Steve Maddern which we found very

During our Christmas Dinner on the 30th November both Andreas Van Wyk and Les Jones were awarded "Stars

The Making of a BellyFest Calendar

Yes bellies were exposed and a few other things too, but

Flora Photo Challenge

Ok Chaps, ShedQuarters Photo Challenge 2.0 is here at last. It took a tad

Firstly, I would like to thank all the entrants of the challenge, we had a few that had never

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Maesteg Ukulele Club & ShedQuarters Go Buskulele-ing

On Saturday the 30th September, the

Men's Sheds Play Elvis at Porthcawl Festival Bridgend 2017

It was a beautiful warm Saturday

We now have members learning how to repair clocks at ShedQuarters. Clock repair is a very

Make a Ukulele? Why Bother?

I play the ukulele, a "cheap and cheerful" instrument, very

Nice Day for a ShedFest

On Saturday 2nd September we had our first ShedFest with the help of Sheds

#ShedFest 2017

In the spirit of Summer, having fun and promoting the activities of Men's Sheds Cymru, 

Phil has given us a challenge to take photos on the theme of Urban Landscapes. We will pick our best

The “Fitbit pilot” we were involved with was deemed a success

At the beginning of this year five

Reducing stress with music

Most people enjoy music, in one form or another. There are radio

ShedHeads - Music For All

Making music together is one of the key activities at ShedQuarters, not

Colin Smithing

Colin, our Vice Chairman, took the role of blacksmith at the Squirrel's Nest last

I was recently asked to become a Grandmaker at a Grandfest festival which was held at St. Fagans

Today John & I went to BAVO to complete the bid for a grant to obtain tools, audio visual

Strawberries and Cream: A Healthy, Superfood Alternative

'Strawberries and 'Cream' - a nutritious,

Thursday saw the completion of our ShedQuarters sign from Men's Sheds Cymru:

A few of us met on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming bid for grant money to secure ShedQuarters for

One of the best things to look forward to at ShedQuarters is the food conjured up by Colin We sit

29th June - First Shed Talk. The invitation is wide open to all members of ShedQuarters to have

Peace Pilgrim interviewed on the way to Swansea

One of our members had a chance encounter with a

John Gates used to be a miner, he now teaches embroidery and has developed a fine skill in

ShedQuarters has an allotment at Caerau where we grow fresh vegetables. These are used in Collin's

The tatting technique is about 200 years old and is thought to have developed on board ships by