Nursling Men’s Shed Charity No: 1183606 Annual Report for 2023/24
After the trials and tribulations that came with Covid19 in recent years it was pleasing to get fully back to normality this year.
We continued making and repairing a wide range of items for the local community – in particular wooden garden furniture and hand tools and implements. We are working in conjunction with local schools and businesses to repair, re-use or recycle items that might otherwise be thrown away. We also support “Tools for Self Reliance” in Totton by passing on to them any tools that have been given to us and we cannot use.
We have supported Hampshire County Council by helping run practical courses for young people in woodwork, electrical installations and plumbing.
We ran practical bird box courses in conjunction with a local Brownie Troup to give them practical experience of making things.
We increased our opening times from three mornings a week to four. This enabled a new wood turning group of our members to meet and make full use of the two lathes that have been donated to us.
We now have a Ladies Section meeting at the hall on Thursday afternoon.
We have supported the Parish Council in making sure all four defibrillators in the Village are maintained in good condition and software and batteries are replaced as and when needed.
We had a joint open day with St Boniface Church during the year to showcase our skills and show the local community what we had achieved in restoring the church hall to some of its former glory. To this end we have continued to upgrade the premises, repointing brickwork and upgrading the electrical systems
We have raised money to fund our activities from subscriptions, grants, donations and contributions for work we have completed for others.
The Trustees and Committee have met on a regular basis approximately every six weeks.
Nursling Men’s Shed Charity No: 1183606 Annual Report for 2023/24
After the trials and tribulations that came with Covid19 in recent years it was pleasing to get fully back to normality this year.
We continued making and repairing a wide range of items for the local community – in particular wooden garden furniture and hand tools and implements. We are working in conjunction with local schools and businesses to repair, re-use or recycle items that might otherwise be thrown away. We also support “Tools for Self Reliance” in Totton by passing on to them any tools that have been given to us and we cannot use.
We have supported Hampshire County Council by helping run practical courses for young people in woodwork, electrical installations and plumbing.
We ran practical bird box courses in conjunction with a local Brownie Troup to give them practical experience of making things.
We increased our opening times from three mornings a week to four. This enabled a new wood turning group of our members to meet and make full use of the two lathes that have been donated to us.
We now have a Ladies Section meeting at the hall on Thursday afternoon.
We have supported the Parish Council in making sure all four defibrillators in the Village are maintained in good condition and software and batteries are replaced as and when needed.
We had a joint open day with St Boniface Church during the year to showcase our skills and show the local community what we had achieved in restoring the church hall to some of its former glory. To this end we have continued to upgrade the premises, repointing brickwork and upgrading the electrical systems
We have raised money to fund our activities from subscriptions, grants, donations and contributions for work we have completed for others.
The Trustees and Committee have met on a regular basis approximately every six weeks.