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We are currently open three mornings a week (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday). You can find our location and current opening times on Google Maps and Apple Maps by searching for “Shirley Mens Shed”.
What’s a Men’s Shed?
It’s similar to a garden shed – a place to pursue practical interests at leisure, to practice skills and enjoy making and mending. The difference is that Men’s Sheds are also about social connections and friendship building, sharing skills and knowledge, and of course a lot of laughter. There are Men’s Sheds around the country, mostly members of the UK Men’s Sheds Association, as we are.
Our Men’s Shed is in Shirley, Southampton, in Bramston Road, behind the Methodist church in St James Road. We have a working main shed, and are currently fitting out an additional shed to provide additional working and storage space.
We are actively seeking sponsorship and have a number of on-going fundraising initiatives. If you’d like to support us we would love to hear from you.
Who is it for?
Anybody! It’s mainly for men (but not exclusively) living in the Shirley area. Some events might include younger folks and women, but it’s mainly for men. We aim to work on a range of projects that benefit organisations in the Shirley area including: nurseries, care homes, old people, young people, local charities and our local community groups.
How to join in:
You can find us in a former garden area to the left side of the church car park in Bramston Road. There are more details on how to find us on our Contact Us page here.
Do come and join us! It’s a good idea to ring our Secretary, Brian Hooper, on 07790 850501 to let us know you’re coming, if you can, then we can look out for you. He can also provide a membership form.
Men’s Sheds : What’s the big idea ?
Men’s Sheds started twenty years ago in Australia and now number over 1000. In the UK, we now have several hundred with new ones opening all the time. We aim to be one of them!