Some pictures of the fun at Heatons’ Men in Sheds Friends & Family day. Shed members, shed friends and their children and grandchildren had an afternoon of fun at the Moor Club last Sunday. Great entertainment, great food and great company. Thanks to all at the Moor Club and all who came along and took […]
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Saw Horse
Kyle (left) from Heatons School picked up a new sawhorse and straps from shed member Peter today. Kyle said it would make a real difference and he was very pleased with it.
Manchester Road Park Little Library
In July HMIS installed a Little Library Box in Manchester Road Park last week it was vandalised. The door was ripped off and some of the books strewn in the park and set alight. So sad as so many people have been using and enjoying the library. HMIS have removed the box and will repair […]
The Plaza Tour and the Air Raid Shelters
HMIS members have enjoyed a super social day out in Stockport arranged by member Dave Cunliffe. We started off with a tour of the Stockport Plaza Super Cinema and Variety Theatre. You may have visited the Plaza for a show, if you get the chance, take a guided tour. From the depths of the basement […]
Forest School Sawhorse
The teachers working at the Forest School within Heaton School have asked HMIS to help out with some repair and new build projects and we have delivered the first one just in time for the autumn term. We have refurbished their sawhorse more to come.
Graffiti Removal
Graffiti – Gone. We don’t know if Fiona wrote it or if it was a Fiona admirer? Whoever it was please don’t graffiti the church again.
Church Bench
We have refurbished the beautiful bench installed in memory of the late Rev. Janette Young at St Mary’s Church in Reddish. The bench was pressure washed given a light sanding and a fresh coat of wood preserver. The job was completed over a couple of days and Involved Bob Smith, John Hignett, Graham Thompson and […]
Bloomin Flowers
Back in March HMIS members fitted a couple of notice boards and installed some window boxes for Stockport Advocacy on Middle Hillgate. They are a Community Benefit Society that provides information and advocacy services across Stockport. www.stockportadvocacy.org.uk/ This week we returned to complete the job as one window was jammed shut on our first visit. […]
Heaton Park Pavilion Repair
Heaton Moor Park pavilion needed a bit of TLC. The kitchen worktop had a small gap and water penetration was starting to have an effect. Coming to the rescue John Hignett (Higgy) assisted by Terry Hewitt. They injected some silicone to fill the gap and installed a Kitchen Worktop Straight Running Joint, technical stuff this. […]
Tombola for Germany
From the Heatons to Neuhausen in Germany. It was at Summerfest in Heaton Moor Park that we were approached by Fil Baldowski of Heaton Moor to see if we could make a tombola machine for a charity group in Germany. Fil along with her husband attend an annual games festival in the town of Neuhausen. […]