A couple of our members (Brian, Brian and Terry) had a grand day out at the Woodworking and Power Tools show in Harrogate.  A good day was had by all and, as you can see, plenty of photographs were taken at the event. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”15″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″]

As part of the Heart of The Heatons event in October, we ran a special free event to help people avoid becoming victims of internet fraud. We covered topics such as identifying scam emails, picking a secure password and checking to see if a site is secure.

Heatons’ Men In Sheds were pleased to host a summer social event at The Moor Club.  It was a chance for our members and their family and friends to let their hair down with a raffle raising funds for the shed and St. Paul’s Church.  We were joined by Paul, a local magician who entertained […]

We are all very proud of our chairman Anthony (Will) Williams who was awarded Shed Volunteer of the Year at the UK Men’s Sheds Association annual event. HMIS were nominated for four awards. We are very proud that we won one: ‘Shed Volunteer of the Year’ and were shortlisted and came runner up in ‘Partnership […]

Next up: We are repairing the platform over the pond and the bench nearby, which were destroyed when local youths decided to use the wood for a fire. Before [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”7″ display=”basic_thumbnail”]    After (more photos to follow) [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”9″ display=”basic_thumbnail”]

Today we were visited by Ann Coffey MP

We have been collaborating with the Friends of Heaton Norris Park to tackle the planters and bins that had been vandalised.   We used a table router to create bespoke rebated framework and exterior grade ply for the panels.   we primed, undercoated and applied 3 layers of oil based paint.  see the gallery below for […]

The children of Tithe Barn School designed an insect hotel for Heaton Chapel Station, the chosen design was of a train going across the stockport viaduct. Heatons’ Men in Sheds took the designs and made it into a 3D model and constructed it on the station platform.

As a thank you to the church for providing us with so much support (and our workshop)  Heatons Men In Sheds spent a few hours tidying the grounds.

On Monday 13th May we spent the day in the park, doing maintenance to 3 main areas The Woodland Walk – some of the stumps had rotten and so we replaced them. The Pavillion – the roof as covered with moss, the gutters were full, and the downspouts were flaking and rusting.  our next job […]