Portadown Men's Shed

01/10/2026

Hi All - we want to update you regarding the current status of the Men's Shed. Regrettably we have had to move out of the Edenvilla Park site as ABC Council has condemned the canteen building due to water ingress which has compromised the electricity supply. Consequently we are currently in the process of moving on a temporary basis to the Helping Hands site off the Tandragee Road. We are unsure about the schedule for Council to rectify the situation but we would not expect to return before the New Year and possibly significantly longer.
We will be busy over the next few weeks re-establishing ourselves at the new location and we will post when we are able to accept new members. Thank you for your continuing support meantime and please let us know if there is anything we can do for you even over the next few weeks.
Attached is a photo of our stall at today's FAP presentation at the Lakes facility in Craigavon which celebrates the 10th year of funding for so many charities and groups within the borough.
A big shout out to ABC Council FAP team for supporting us in providing funding for our day to day running costs and enabling further support through the TAK£500+ scheme! Thanks - your assistance is greatly appreciated. 👏👍☺️

31/08/2026

On Saturday, thanks to support from the generous ABC Council Tak£500 grant, a number of us, like Granville, went for a wonderful Grand Day Out! Despite the rain we left Portadown in a minibus (thanks to IncredABLE) and a couple of cars, firstly, calling in to Nearnogs chocolate factory, near Kilkeel, where Shane explained how his onsite cacao bean grinding family business has developed since 2001! It was an amazing experience, learning all about his determination to support sustainable bean growing in the tropical rain forests, from Ecuador, Columbia in S America to Thailand in Asia. We were able to sample, raw beans and then the processed chocolate from 100% to 60% cacao. We were then able to enjoy chocolate drinks with our scones and sandwiches.

We then made our way to the Mourne Archery facility near Castlewellan where we had a great 2 hour session of archery.
After that we made our way to Banbridge where we rounded off the day with a lovely meal at the Bannville.

Huge thanks must go to Tom Lyttle for organising the trip and particularly to ABC Council for the Tak£500+ initiative which made this trip possible. Thanks to David Smyth for organising and listing our meal preferences as no one could recall our pre-orders!

Note as part of the condition of the grant we include the below statement with which we are happy to comply.

• This post is grant-aided by Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Community Planning Partnership. The views expressed herein are not necessarily shared or endorsed by the Partnership. The Partnership does not accept any responsibility for these views.

17/06/2026

**Please share** The AIB Community €1 Million Fund 2026 is now open – we would really appreciate your support and your nomination.
It only takes 2 minutes to nominate us, but your support could help secure vital funding for our Shed to keep us in business.
Please nominate us here:
https://aib.ie/personal-forms/community-fund
✅ Charity name: Portadown Men's Shed
✅ Charity number: NI108759
✅ Charity location: Northern Ireland
✅ Theme: Other
✅ What we do - Since 2018 the Shed has primarily targeted pensioners and unemployed men with time on their hands which is particularly important for those with little or no spare disposable income. Men are usually reluctant to talk about their emotions and that means that they usually don’t ask for help. Becoming a member of a Community Men’s Shed gives a man that safe and busy environment where he can find many of these things in an atmosphere of friendship and, importantly, there is no pressure. Portadown Men's Shed focuses on providing a safe and relaxed environment for local men to come together to exchange ideas, develop positive social relationships and create a sense of belonging. It provides an opportunity for men to work on meaningful projects, arts and crafts, community projects, projects of their choice in their own time or to simply hang out, talk and find companionship and emotional support and a cuppa if that’s all they’re looking for. Please log into the AIB site and you, family and friends vote for us. Thank you!
⏰ BTW Voting closes on 19 June!
Every nomination and share means so much and helps us continue providing support to those who need it most. Thank you so much for helping us with this nomination

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15/06/2026

Colin's masterpiece has reached its final destination!! Congratulations Colin and all who assisted in the construction and the delivery!
Thanks to 1st Portadown Presbyterian Church for the commission- we hope that you are pleased with the outcome!
Thanks also to ABC Council for loan of a large trailer to transport to the ASDA roundabout!

30/05/2026

21/05/2026

We have a round table with 4 sturdy chairs which have been beautifully restored. £100 ono. Drop us a message if interested. We can deliver within the local area.

30/03/2026

Today four of us from the Shed travelled to St Michael's PS in Clady to assemble a new storage facility for the school. We were delighted that the weather stayed dry. The Principal, Mr. Johnny Guy seemed well pleased with our efforts! Thanks for the tea, coffee and biccies which kept us going! Happy days!! 😁

21/01/2026

We had a fantastic day out on Saturday when the Shedders visited Crumlin Road jail followed by a visit to Robinsons restaurant for a welcome feed.
Thanks to the generous funding of £600 from ASDA in Portadown which largely covered the costs!
Thanks to Caroline from ASDA for helping us from the grant application to successful award. 😁

15/01/2026

Earlier today we delivered a picnic table and a couple of large planters to St John the Baptist senior school just in time for their Open Day on Saturday. Hopefully the kids will get great enjoyment from using them! 😁

22/12/2025

Just wanted to wish all our friends and supporters a very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.
We look forward to serving the local community again in 2026! We will be 'open for business' once again from Wednesday 7th January onwards.
Take care and God bless you all.