Yateley Men’s Shed offers a meeting place for men and women to connect, converse and create. A space to share a cup of tea with like-minded individuals and put the world to rights in friendly conversation. It is also a community workshop where you can exercise your skills repairing, making or just enjoying the company of others.
Research has shown the negative impact of loneliness and isolation on a person’s health and wellbeing. Men when they retire often miss the routine and camaraderie between colleagues that they found in their working life. They also find it more difficult to build social connections than women, and have fewer networks of friends to share concerns regarding health or personal worries.
The Shed Movement originated in Australia as a way to improve the health and wellbeing of men – a popular concept. Men’s Sheds have since grown to become a worldwide organisation, with currently nearly 600 Sheds in the UK alone. Yateley Men’s Shed was set up in 2017 with the support of Yateley Town Council and many willing volunteers and has grown to currently 70 members, and more are always welcome.
Yateley Men’s Shed is a registered charity (Ref. 1202685) which means we operate under the supervision of the UK Charities Commission. We are also registered as a charity with HMRC and able to claim back Gift Aid.
Yateley Shed is normally open every morning Monday to Saturday, plus Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. In addition we run a later session on Wednesday evening. Visitors are most welcome to drop by and talk to our members to see how what we do and how we operate. Full details of when our sessions are run are available on the “Opening Times” page.
Where are we?
Right across the car park from the Yateley Village Hall in Old School Lane. Put GU46 6NG into your Sat Nav and you should find us.
What do we do?
We have been asked what we do in the shed? The answer is: it all depends on what our members want to do.
Mostly, it will be woodworking of some description, as the tools we have are setup for this. Skills transfer from members with knowledge and experience, to people who would like to and for some reason haven’t had the chance yet. Light metalwork and other skills may be included in the future when we have more space.
Shed members work on their own projects, volunteer their time to undertake public commissions and engage in community based projects.
Our membership consists of people from all walks of life: gardeners to aircraft fitters; engineers to computer programers. Hobbies include everything from photography and electronics to model flying and boat building. So it is highly likely you’ll fit in. Essentially, a Shed is a gathering of like-minded individuals, usually men, (but not exclusively) who meet to discuss a range of topics, and work together for the benefit of the members and the local community.
Remember that the ultimate goal is to get people together, socialise over a cup of tea and entice the little-grey-cells into action with lively conversation. A potent antidote to day-time television.
Head over to the UK Men’s Shed Association website to find out more about the Shed Movement. To learn more about the Yateley Men’s Shed, click over to the Frequently Asked Questions page.
Hopefully, we’ll see you down the Shed sometime soon.
Yateley Men's Shed 