Winterton Men In Sheds

Winterton Men In Sheds We are about having fun, sharing skills and knowledge and gaining a renewed sense of purpose and belonging.

As a by-product of all of this we aim to make new friends along the way. Why not pop along and enjoy a cuppa, a biscuit and a chat.

30/08/2026

Please note the shed will be closed bank holiday 31 August. Open again on 2 September as normall 🛠️🪚🔨🗜️

27/08/2026

Major problem today whilst fitting wallboards - it started to rain heavily! It’s the first time since buying the cabin that it’s rained, and we assumed all was watertight 🙄 NOPE!
The four windows across the front of the cabin are leaking heavily 🙈. These are caravan style windows, so metal in construction. They don’t look easy to seal, so we may have to seek a replacement solution with upvc. However budget would be a challenge because like most charities we struggle.
Keep an eye open folks and follow us if you find our journey interesting. We need a solution asap, so a discussion with Shed members looks to be in the cards.

Hi all - we are trying to keep everyone informed of progress with our new premises, whilst trying to keep the existing S...
24/08/2026

Hi all - we are trying to keep everyone informed of progress with our new premises, whilst trying to keep the existing Shed open, the Tool Hire going and renovating our new portacabin and other units.

We have now reached the stage where this weekend Kieran once again helped us by re-siting one of our 40ft containers to its new position - huge thank you to him!!

We have now laid a new floor in the portacabin, ripped out all the old electrics and started painting the outside (I have not included pictures of me balancing precariously on a ladder to reach roof height with a paintbrush in one hand a a tine of Hammerite in the other LOL.

We had a glitch this week, where we removed some cable trunking around the top of the cabin - Bigggggggg mistake. All was well until the following day, when we arrived onsite we found that the ceiling had started to droop at the edges.

It appears that the trunking we removed was holding up the ceiling! However, with the help of my brother Phil (another huge thank you) and a quick trip to Wickes, we purchased the necessary wood and fitted it in place before the whole bloomin lot came down. Its all solid now, but that was just another job we had not anticipated.

So now, having waterproofed the floor we turned our attension to the rear cabin windows. We have boarded over and waterproofed 4 windows across the rear of the cabin to give extra security. It's not up to builders standard, but waterproof and nobody is going to see them at the back of the cabin!

This weekend with the help of my partner Lynne, we painted all the woodwork inside that needed glossing in preperation for the ceiling being painted. That task is being done this week and will be completed by Saturday. As the jobs get ticked off my list, more seem to appear from nowhere - (does that happen to you?). Our date for moving in remains the same - sometime mid September, everything crossed of course.

Pictures below do not reflect all the hard work people are currently putting into the portacabin (nick-named Cabin). Enjoy the updated pics.... That's me and my partner working this Sunday gone and my brother Phil making sure the ceiling is secured!!!!

Oh and I painted the front door.

19/08/2026

Please note the shed will be closed tomorrow the 20th of August.

16/08/2026

A big thanks to Steve, Luke & Paul yesterday for their help. In re fitting the new gate for Gillian. It would not have been possible with out them.🔨🛠️🚪

13/08/2026

We would like to thank Pete Brown & Amvale Ambulance for their kind donation for our first aid kit for another year. 👍

13/08/2026

Please note the shed will close at 11.00 this morning.

Well the clock is ticking quickly and we need to get the cabin sorted asap. Today two old geezers, one overweight with c...
08/08/2026

Well the clock is ticking quickly and we need to get the cabin sorted asap. Today two old geezers, one overweight with chronic back problems (me) and one skinny with heart challenges (my brother) met at the cabin at 8am and worked through the heat until 1pm. Five hours with regular water breaks in this heat before calling it a day. We managed to fit 98% of new floor, but aches and pains and the heat beat us. Still, only a couple of boards left to lay.
Next step is to get the windows sorted and a small portion of roof. That’s next weeks jobs! Enjoy our pictures - a huge thank you to my brother Philip for his help and advice. Let us know if you are available to help next week, I’m sure we can find you a small task LOL 😎👍

We are looking for some racking for the Shed to store wood. Do you have this type? Contact us
30/07/2026

We are looking for some racking for the Shed to store wood. Do you have this type? Contact us

Have we been busy you ask? YES! In addition to the portacabin we purchased, we have now obtained three containers and ha...
30/07/2026

Have we been busy you ask? YES! In addition to the portacabin we purchased, we have now obtained three containers and had them delivered to site by Kieran and his team. Thank you for the fabulous job you did for us, here are a few pictures we took to show the enormity of the task...

We are now focussed on refurbishing our portacabin, that involves people power, hopefully from within our community. Do you have 1/2 day time to spare? Fitting doors, removing windows, painting, etc. etc. We would love to hear from you.
email: [email protected]
mobile: 07900 448 490

Address

8 King Street
Winterton
DN159RN

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 11:30am
Tuesday 1pm - 4pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 11:30am
Thursday 9:30am - 11:30am
1pm - 4pm
Friday 9:30am - 11:30am

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