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Back in March, the UK Men’s Shed Association (UKMSA) asked members to enter a competition for free Ronseal products. Apparently, Ronseal does this every year and gives away thousands of pounds worth of their products to Men’s Sheds. Bordon Mens Shed applied for products and subsequently was successful in being one of 150 Mens ShedsContinue reading “Free Products from Ronseal”

Planning Permission! We have now been granted Planning Permission from EHDC. This is temporary and must be renewed in five years time. But that is just the start; we now need to get the existing storage containers moved and to buy the site cabins to be used as our workshop. But all this means weContinue reading “Planning Permission!”

Planning permission has been granted to carry on with the completion of our project to build a new Men’s Shed in Bordon. However, this permission depends on a noise impact assessment by a professional company. The cost will be in the order of £700, but it will be money well spent if it gives usContinue reading “Sound Assessment”

The Phoenix Theatre in Bordon had a successful run with the panto Robinson Crusoe last weekend. Due in no small part to the pirate ship built by the Bordon Men’s Shed ( see photo). This was built over several days by 4 members of the Shed but most especially Reg Bettles, who devised the designContinue reading “Panto a huge Success”

The Phoenix Theatre in Bordon asked the Bordon Men’ shed to build a pirate ship for the Phoenix Players production of Robinson Crusoe taking place in the 2nd week of December. It’s a adult ‘saucy’ panto. We built the pirate ship out of an old prop shed that was left in our temporary workshop behindContinue reading “Bordon Men’s Shed builds a Pirate Ship”

This is a diagram of the proposed site cabins to replace the storage containers shown above. Two of them will be joined together to make a large workshop.

We had a successful pre-planning meeting with EHDC planning department this morning and it all sounds very hopeful. We were given pointers about the formal planning application which we will take on board and apply for planning permission very soon.

The re-opening of the Phoenix Theatre in Bordon was successful on Saturday 26th October. The Bordon Men’s Shed was invited to attend to show what we are doing and to demonstrate some of our skills. It was a very successful day and we gathered many names of people who are interested.

This Saturday 26th October, the Phoenix Theatre is re-opening after a major refurbishment. The Men’s Shed will be there in the outbuilding behind the theatre demonstrating our skills and some of our equipment. Come along, meet the gang and see if you like to join us.