Registered Charity No. 1174510
Email: alton.mensshed@gmail.com
Trustees Report
April 2022
With the reduction in Covid restrictions Alton Men’s Shed has emerged from lockdown with renewed vigour. Following last October’s AGM five trustees were appointed together with a new committee to lead the charity forward and to welcome back our members. An enthusiastic team cleared out our Queens Road shed ready to resume practical activities. It is pleasing to see enthusiastic members working in the shed on a wide range of community projects and we have further improved the range of tools and machines within our reorganised shed.
We are pleased to note that post Covid we have successfully promoted the social aspects of our charity’s aims. We are grateful to the Local Parish Church for offering us free use of their hall and we now have a regular well attended ‘Shedders’ social morning. This is an important aspect of our project as we wish to provide opportunities for isolated men and women to socialise and feel part of a wider community. To this end we have enjoyed a recent trip to a museum and now have future events planned. Members have taken the initiative and enjoyed walks and meeting in local cafés. AMS continues to be an active participant on the Hampshire Men’s Health Forum, a regional initiative that promotes men’s health and wellbeing.
Our charity’s local links have been successfully re-established with the town council and a wide range of organisations who have in turn supported our role in the community. Recent projects have included work for the local church, schools, care homes and dementia support groups as well as many other charities and individuals. All of these were for public benefit
Given the enthusiasm of our current members and ever increasing interest from potential members we are very conscious of the limited space in our present shed. We are therefore researching opportunities for new space that may arise within Alton, especially with the recent surge in new building developments. Our finances remain steady and we maintain modest reserve funds to help finance a move to a new location should the opportunity arise.
In conclusion, after a difficult start the Trustees of Alton Men’s Shed consider a great deal has been achieved building on the enthusiasm of our members and local community supporters. We know there is still work to do and we look forward to making significant progress in the year ahead.
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