All change

Submitted by Bob Pymm on

The Men’s Shed shed is under new ownership. Yes, the shed workshop, which is a commercial space rented by the Helensburgh Men’s Shed (the Shed gets no financial support and so has to raise the necessary funds itself) is about to change ownership with the recent sale of the property.

Okanui!

Submitted by Paul Blanksby on

Okanui! What is that?! Godzilla’s bride? Frankenstein, when he dropped a hammer on his toe?
No! An Okanui is a 1950’s era hollow timber surfboard, made in the hundreds in Australia. Ken Holloway had one, rescued from Maroubra SLSC. But it wasn’t quite, let's say, a surfboard. It was more a box of firewood, some long interesting curvy bits, and a beautiful painting of a swordfish.

Going Strong since 2016

Submitted by Paul Blanksby on

A bunch of blokes from Helensburgh, Otford, and Stanwell Park got together
in 2016. ‘Let’s start a Men’s Shed,’ they said. ‘It’s been tried before, but let’s make it
happen this time. Plenty of land in the Burgh, we’ll be right.’
Here are three of them, creating a tabletop for a local café.
Hope Church and the Anglicans lent their support, more blokes joined up, and
the Shed was born, in the Stanny Park Anglican Hall.
So, we began. Making possum boxes, a play car for a Kindy, garden seats for

Is the Shed building an ark?!

Submitted by Paul Blanksby on

No one would be surprised to hear that the Men’s Shed were building an ark to float
us all away from The Deluge of ’22. But no! The sounds emanating from the timber and
metal-working areas of your Men’s Shed were happy blokes making picnic wine caddy’s,
repairing rocking horses, making a Surprise for the Lions Mini Fair and so much more.
Even during the worst of the rain, the Shed’s friendship and laughter kept our spirits
up. Rosie’s Morning Brew warmed our tummies and our little vegetable garden went berserk
– cucumbers anyone?

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