Canal & ITV WalesGood Afternoon Shedders,
Just to remind you that we are boating on the Clydach Canal tomorrow morning at 10am. We can meet by the canoe shed, turn left as you go through the gates and walk down the path and you will see us. ITV Wales have been in touch this afternoon and confirmed they will be coming to film us, how exciting is that?! If you do not want to be filmed then please let us know. As well as filming on the towpath they will be getting in a boat and filming from there. It should be great fun. The boats are very secure as they have been adapted for people with disabilities so please do not think they are only for the most agile person. To give you an example, you all know my mother, she has mobility issues but last year she was in a double kayak on her way to Trebanos via the canal. By using the disability supports my mother was able to get in and out of the double kayak. Come and see for yourself and give it a go. Coffee, tea and cake will be available at the side of the canal, we are taking the tea urn as we did last year. I hope you can all make it to either go boating or to come and spectate, it will be fun. See you tomorrow! Belinda
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Weekly UpdateGood Afternoon Shedders,
The sun is out and it looks as if it is going to stay out all week, hooray to that. The parasols will be up at the Shed tomorrow so get the sun cream, the sun glasses and sun hats ready. Those of you who come to Bikeability, we will be going after the Shed tomorrow. On Wednesday 30th March the Shed will be opening later, from midday to 3pm, hope most of you will be able to still come. We are going to run a trip to Tenby on Tuesday 5th April so I will be taking names from tomorrow. The membership scheme will be starting from 1st April so you can pay £5.00 for the year whenever you are ready. Finally, don't forget to get everyone to vote for us on the ASDA green tokens, at the moment we are in the lead. You can vote separately on your phone and laptop, two votes per person so please remember to support us. Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Belinda ASDA Green Token SchemeGood Afternoon Shedders and Shedder Supporters!
I am just reminding you all to please vote for The Old Blacksmiths - Men's Shed Clydach on the Asda Green Token Scheme. We are under the Swansea store and you can vote on your phone and your laptop. We are in the lead at the moment so it would be great if we could keep it going. Tell everyone, friends, family and colleagues. Many thanks to you all for your continued support, you are amazing!! Belinda MembershipGood Evening Shedders,
There will be a few changes coming to the Shed starting Friday April 1st. As you know the cost of everything is increasing and the Shed has relied mainly on funding. However, our main funders now expect us to raise our own money as we are going into our third year of the Clydach Shed. We have to become self supporting. Another factor is that we also have to think about the ever increasing numbers at the Shed and how to control that, after all there is only a certain amount of room. Also, we have the added problem of some people using the Shed as a casual meeting place and this is only going to get worse in the warmer weather. With all of this in mind the Shed is going to do two things:- 1. There is going to be a yearly membership charge of £5.00 and you will be given a membership card when you join. 2. The amount you pay is going to increase from £1.50 to £2.00 and you can have as much tea, coffee, cake and biscuits as you want. Any non members will have to pay £2.00 for every tea or coffee and we have the right to refuse them entry if we are too full. I hope you will all understand our situation and support the changes. I am more than happy to chat about it with you tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding. Don't forget it is Bikeability tomorrow after the Shed for those who came last week. If the weather is too bad we will postpone it but dress warmly anyway as it is supposed to be cold, I know it was freezing today. I hope I will see you at the Shed tomorrow. Belinda UkraineGood Evening Shedders,
Clydach Community Council have put out an urgent appeal for various items to help support the people of Ukraine. This afternoon, on behalf of the Shedders, we took two boxes of desperately needed items to the community hall. Tomorrow we will put out a collection box on the counter for any spare change that you can give to help this appeal. We will give the money to Matthew Bailey, Chair of Clydach Community Council, to purchase much needed items such as baby formula milk. They haven't had very much of this so donations would help to purchase several tins. Many thanks in advance for supporting this cause if you can. SHED CLOSED ON FRIDAY MARCH 4th Stay safe Belinda Upcoming TripsGood Evening Shedders,
Hope you have all recovered after Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklyn and that you didn't have too much damage? The Porthcawl trip last Thursday went well and we were very lucky with the weather. I think everyone enjoyed. Bikeability is next on March 2nd, Wednesday afternoon after the Shed. There are still a few places left if anyone is interested. This is a free trip. On Friday March 4th there is a trip to Cardiff, the Shed will be closed that day. I am going to try and organise two drop off points, one near the city centre and the Bay. The cost will be £5.00 Thursday March 17th is the Copper Jack trip, this is now full. A lady called Eleanor contacted me this afternoon, she is going to run a series of art sessions in tune with nature and the environment. It all sounds very interesting, guided local walks looking at the surrounding area and connecting it to art. The base will be the Community Hall on Sunday March 13th. First session 10am - midday Second session 1pm - 3pm 12 people per session If you are interested please see me tomorrow. We are celebrating February birthdays tomorrow so make sure you bring your singing voice. Looking forward to seeing you Belinda Porthcawl TripGood Afternoon Shedders,
On Thursday 17th February we are running a trip to Porthcawl for the Shedders. The bus will be picking up at the Community Hall car park at 10am and leaving Porthcawl at 4pm. The trip will cost £5.00. If you are interested in coming please give me your names at the Shed this week with the payment of £5. Future Trips: 1. Friday March 4th we are hoping to run a trip to Cardiff, cost £5.00 2. Thursday March 17th we are on the Copper Jack, I am in the process of arranging transport. 3. Thursday 24th March - destination to be arranged 4. Thursday 31st March - Destination to be arranged Our feet won't touch the ground! See you Wednesday! Belinda SurveyHello Shedders!!
I hope you're all doing well and continuing to be safe as things open up! We've had a great few weeks down the shed and I'm very grateful to all who are socially distancing and taking steps to ensure our shed can stay open. I have a favour to ask! We're always looking at ways in which we can improve what we do at the Shed and the access people have to other services that may be able to assist. If you could please spare 5 minutes to fill out the questionnaire below, it would be very much appreciated! Stay safe and looking forward to seeing people at the Shed this week! We'd love to say a very big thank you to the Welsh Ambulance Service in Llansamlet who have been extremely kind and have donated £500 to the shed. We appreciate your support so much and we look forward to opening up the shed again very soon!
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