GREYTOWN MENZ SHED
We are located at 85-87 West Street Greytown, also accessible via the lane between Mangos Interiors and Blackwell &Sons bike shop. We are inclusive, welcoming anyone, regardless of age, gender, physical fitness or background, with an interest in learning, doing, teaching, sharing and participating in projects for themselves or the community's benefit and of course, having a laug
h or two along the way. We don't see ourselves as modelled on any particular tradition: rather as evolving as the community and membership wishes by welcoming everyone with an interest or a need and evolving our facilities and organization to keep relevant, useful and fun. We would of course enthusiastically welcome interest or new members from anywhere, material support and people dropping by for a cup of tea and a yarn. We do whatever the members want to pursue: personal projects, shared projects and projects for the community. We only take on projects the members are enthusiastic about, that are not the normal preserve of a trades professional and for which we do not have to commit to a deadline. The Mens Shed movement is just that, a movement, not a franchise, business or hierarchy. We are bound by the rules that the members of Greytown MeNZ Shed want. our annual subs are currently set at $30.00 per annum plus a gold coin donation to cover tea/coffee/biscuits for smoko - when you turn up to use the shed. The rest of our costs of running and developing the shed are met from fund raising and capital funding from some wonderful charitable trusts and community service organisations. Shed Days: We get together every Wed and Sat 9am -12 and for general workshop activity and run woodturning classes/workshops on Wednesday, and Saturday mornings but this will evolve as we keep growing and changing to meet our members’ needs. When open there will always be a supervisor present that you can ask for help. Now tell us what you think OUR Shed should be doing. It will be in GREYTOWN to serve OUR community needs
You can let us know by ringing Peter Bennett 021305161or email [email protected] or get in touch with anyone you know who is a member, or drop in to observe the "shedders" at play, drop in donations of materials or tools (yes please) or come and just shoot the breeze. We'd like that.
