The Shed Wymondham is a place to pursue practical interests at leisure, to practice skills and enjoy making and mending. The difference from a garden shed is that whereas activities there are often solitary in nature, The Shed is the opposite. It’s about social connections and friendship building, sharing skills and knowledge, and of course a lot of laughter. We cover our costs either through dona
tions, Gifts, Grants or fundraising initiatives. In essence The Shed Wymondham is whatever its members (or Shedders as we call them) want it to be. We have a board of Trustees who have overall responsibility, and many members who help in the running of the project. The Shed is located in a two storey building on Ayton Road in Wymondham restored by its members. It gets involved with many community groups and projects within Wymondham and the surrounding areas. Activities in The Shed vary greatly, but you can usually find members woodworking, metalworking, repairing, restoring and much more, our own Repair Shed! We offer a ‘have-a-go’ environment, where you can do your own thing, or try a new skill. The Shed is about meeting like-minded people and sharing a common space while enjoying crafts or practical work. As a by-product of all of this, reducing isolation and feelings of loneliness, and increasing the feeling of personal fulfilment. Facilities downstairs include, craft area, fully equipped kitchen, indoor meeting area, disability accessible toilet, Wood workshop, material store. Upstairs we have a project assembly workshop, wood working machine shop, IT suite, Music suite and water colour studio. Due to popular demand, the Shed Wymondham has started a Women’s Group. An initiative unfortunately delayed due to the Covid pandemic. Under The Shed Wymondham umbrella, we offer all the same facilities and resources as the Men’s group, but also incorporating other crafting and skills. Initially the group will meet at The Shed on Fridays 9am-1pm. Members can bring their own crafts to work on in a lovely spacious environment, or learn new practical skills in one of the multi-function workshops. You can be trained in a variety of power tools, or get to use our substantial suite of fixed equipment. We will provide all the training and the space to work. Our aim long term is to also have a mixed day with both men and women working together, particularly on Wymondham
