Grand Opening of the MenzShed Wellington 10 am Saturday 13 March
The Grand Opening of the MenzShed Wellington will iake place at 10 am Saturday 13 March at our premises 6 - 8 Haining Street, Wellington.
Further details can be viewed here.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
SuperGrans presentation 25 February 11 am at the Shed - nutritious and easy food preparation
The SuperGrans will make a presentation on preparing easy and nutritious food. This will be related to the needs of older people.
Encourage your friends to come along to this talk - especially if they are living alone or on a limited budget.
These talks have been well received by various community groups.
What's on at the Shed 18th February 2010
The business included:
* Account of current projects listed- several, including box garden, chicken coops & Fire engine (not life size!).
* It was noted that Bill has completed a number of Menz shed projects, (the garden by the Soup Kitchen and arranging for bookshelves at the Newlands Community Centre) sometimes under the collective radar and thanks have been given by Gary and now thanks are being given by the collective.
* Announcement and discussion about proposed presentation by SuperGrans: next Thursday 25th February.
* The Wednesday PM gathering at the Shed will be formally announced by an email mail out - Norman to oversee.
* Menz Shed Survey to be checked to ascertain direction to be taken re activities, talks etc.
Steve (SC):
1. Thanks to be made to Ms Helen Albright for jig saws donation to Menz Shed Library. System for borrowing explained.
2. Adult Community Education (ACE) interview to be arranged with Gabriel (who volunteered) to be our “Poster Boy” for the ACE publicity.
3. “Wellhung Sheddies Calendar” idea discussed. General excitement about concept and a few blokes very keen to show what they’ve got…but idea left hanging.
4. Steve gave a short presentation on “Why I am Here” which affirmed his commitment to his client group’s needs and in particular to the older men amongst them. This is for the Steering Group, the next stage- provision of a welcoming environment for these men.
5. Notification of funding available - two sources recommmended
Discussion followed as to how to get Sheddies involved and up to speed around funding applications. Invitation made for a volunteer from the sheddies to join the Steering Committee, in learning how to apply for funds.
6. There are no surplus funds at Bunnings. All money must be obtained upfront before purchasing for Community Projects e.g chookhouses and community raised beds.
7. Finally Steve encouraged Sheddies to bring in their hobbies and projects.
Tom (SC): Affirmed Steves korero about “Why I am here” applies to Tom as well. Next week a plan for how we shall provide for a group of our clients at the Menz Shed will be announced.
8. Doug : said that the Sheddies would support the application for Charitable Trust status. Some additional input to application to be provided within the next few days.
9. Big discussion about the Menz Shed Blogsite and the proposed Web site that the Sheddies have developed.
In brief the sheddies believe that the Blog is not appropriate as the only internet site for Menz Shed Wellington, but after discussion saw a place for both after talking about the differences between Blog and Web site. Alan Royal who designed and built the Blogsite was not present to put his side of the debate. It was noted by Tom that the Blog site has been the sole IT voice of Menz Shed Wellington for better part of a year and so unilateral decisions from Sheddies (or Steering Group) are inappropriate and unhelpful. General recognition that proponents of both Blog and Website need to “manage the relationships” well, so that unnecessary offense is not given or taken. Will revisit this soon. Steering Committee to check in with Alan.
10. Pamphlet and Sign for outside of Building presented and discussed.
11. Steering Committee suggested some additional input to pamphlet. Doug and Tom to confirm over next day or two.
12. Opening Day is being planned for Saturday 13th March 2010.
Next week Sheddies and Steering Committee to meet 10.00 am before the next Shed meeting on Thursday 25th February.
Friday, February 12, 2010
This week at the Shed - Thursday 11 February
On Thursday there was discussion around setting up a regular programme for the shed. Some activities discussed are as follows:
Doug has advised that he is involved with a walking group who meet regularly and has suggested that any Sheddies who would like to partake, can meet at the following locations:
Each Monday the group meet at 10am at the Cornerstone (2 Ganges Road), which is the Community House in Khandallah, this walk usually goes for 1 hr.
On checking the bus timetables, the only bus (free to SuperGold Card holders) that will get you there on time leaves from the Railway Station (stop D) buses no 43 or 44 at 9.03am. The bus journey takes approx. 30 mins.
The other walking group meet every second Wednesday (next date 24 Feb, then fortnightly thereafter) in Johnsonville, at Raroa Park, Burma Rd, between Malvina Major & Onslow College. A train can be caught to Raroa Station and there is a track from the station that leads to Raroa Park.
These walks usually take in historic places of interest and or flora and fauna and are more of a 'dawdle' than a workout! The Wednesday walk is 2hrs approx.
If you are interested in joining the walking groups, for more information call Doug on 938 7965 or 0274373285.
Other interests noted:
- There was interest in arranging cooking classes for the sheddies. Alan will make some inquiries to arrange this.
- Next week, starting on Tuesday 10am, there will be woodwork activity at the shed. Any one interested in giving a helping hand to build the Shed's box gardens are most welcome to join in. It is probable that this work will continue on Thursday 10am also.
- Inquiries are being made into the possibility of a regular Tai Chi class at the shed - watch this space.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
This week at the Shed -28 January 2010
Hello everyone Today's meeting started off with the usual cup of tea and biscuits and there were lots of Happy New Year greetings to be heard. 1. We had a good number of sheddies turn up to listen to Jenny Rains, WCC Manager of Grants Funding to give a presentation on the 'ins and outs' of what's involved, from applying for funds, to reporting back to the funder on progress made and everything else in between! Jenny has offered to assist in any way she can in explaining processes and is happy to have open discussion with the group or individuals on ways ahead, down to filling in applications. The link below will take you to the General Grants page, where you can find information about the Grants process and when the rounds open for application. Once into this page, click on 'application guide' in the General Grants box and scroll down to the bottom of page 2 to the Social Pool for further information. 2. An informal discussion then took place and it was agreed that a closer liaison was required between the Committee and the Sheddies, so that everyone was privy to meetings and agendas and were able to contribute topics for discussion. The Committee extended an invitation to any member of the shed who would like to attend any future meetings and it was suggested that a paper trail of the meetings be available to members to be kept in the loop. There will be a meeting at the Shed next Wednesday, 10am with the Steering Group and Committee. Those sheddies who wish to, are also welcome to attend. This meeting has been called to discuss where we are at with the funding (we have under 6 months before reports are due to our funders) and any other topics up for discussion. I am putting together an Agenda for this meeting, so if you intend to be present, please let me know by Monday at the latest, any items you wish to be discussed. If it's not on the Agenda you'll have to wait for the next meeting to air the topic! 3. Ruth Collingham, who is a Board Member of Volunteer Wellington has offered her services to speak with the group. Ruth has assisted many emerging groups on how to get up and running, providing information on putting in place good management practises and processes to suit both committee and members alike. I will advise when Ruth may be available to visit with us. 4. Liz Barrett from Refugee Services also dropped in to see what items needed to be collected and to extend a big thank you to everyone involved in the repair of the furniture, (especially Colin who has been looking after the electrical repairs) which assists greatly in resettling refugee families as they arrive in Wellington. 5. Steve advised that he has spoken to the Manager at Bunnings and the community projects will be starting up again in the next week or two after the Xmas break, so as soon as Bunnings get in contact we will have some hands on work to pump out. Steve also collected about 20 outdoor chairs which are shop damaged and brought them along to the shed to see if we can repair or make use of them. 6. Stuart kindly collected the safety gear for us, so we are now better equipped. Thanks Stuart! I hope we've captured all the discussions of today to keep you informed, apologies if I have missed something out. Till next time!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
This week at the Shed 28 January 2010
I trust everyone had a safe and relaxing break over the holiday period. This week at the shed we have a guest speaker planned. Jenny Rains, who is the Grants and Funding Manager at Wellington City Council will talk to the group about applying for funding and the responsibilities that go with it. We have a few community projects in the pipeline, so will need to look at coordinating some work plans to get this up and running If any of you have projects that you would like to look at doing, we'll need to have a chat about coordinating this as well. One of the things up for discussion will be around planning the Menz Shed 'Open Day'. So bring along your ideas and suggestions! See you all on Thursday 10.30am for a cuppa and a biscuit!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
What activities do you want in Menz Shed Wellington
This link will take you to a survey to assist your Committee in deciding what activities and demonstraions members would like.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
This week at Menz Shed.......8 October
We still need a cell phone that uses a sims card to be donated
to the Wellington MenzShed so that we can have contact with
people who want information and to leave messages. The one
that was donated does not hold a charge. So please, do what
you can.......
this week, and the new members who came last week returned
to assist in the near completion of our second work bench.
This work bench is taller than the first one and
custom built to accommodate the taller members of our group.
(Perhaps there will be enough non-height challenged members to
form a basketball team, with games having 5 minute halves in
consideration of our knees and lungs).
We have now begun to lay out the large room to situate the
major tool and work areas for our members.
At the meeting to be held on Oct. 15th, we will determine what
day is most suitable for a general working bee for near final layout,
sorting of tools, and finishing touches, etc.
Positive comments were made about the inadvertent closing remarks
last week, so we repeat it again for those who missed it the first
time round.
As Porky Pig would say, "Th...th...tha...that's all f..f..f..folks"!
Friday, October 2, 2009
This week at the Shed - 1 October
Thanks to Norman here are the latest notes from This week at the shed...
A continued general clean up took place sorting the
smaller hand tools done by two new members of the shed;
Kibreab Weledoychannes, and Ermias Misgina.
Bill Wallace has done a wonderful job creating two new steps
leading into the kitchen area by replacing the one very tall step.
He had to remove concrete and build a form to do this.
Richard Maniapoto was the man responsible for the sawing and
preparation of the wood for the second work bench. His skill
as a contractor was put to good use.
Nigel Clough was instrumental in repairing and testing an amplifier
and DVD player successfully. We were all surprised when power
was supplied and nothing blew up.
Security and storage was enhanced when some of the men managed to open up
the metal door to an outside stall. The gap in the wooden fence
was also repaired.
As Porky Pig would say, "Tha, Tha, tha, That's All F, F, Folks"
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