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Share Knowledge . Learn Skills . Create Friendships

Welcome to Shedquarters

Shedquarters is a Men’s Shed located near Sonning Common in South Oxfordshire.

Our mission is to reduce loneliness and isolation as experienced by older people. We bring together men and women to share knowledge, learn new skills and to make new friends.

We can be found in our Shed in the carpark alongside Peppard War Memorial Hall in Gallowstree Road, Peppard Common, RG9 5JA.

Come along, meet like minded people, have a chat and see what we are doing – it’s great fun!

NOW OPEN
See our Contact page for opening days & times

Richard making the concrete apron outside the front door
Richard making a concrete apron outside the front door
Philip checking the quality of Richard's work!
Philip checking the quality of the work!
Roger working on the kitchen
Roger, Roger and Phil beavering away during workshop set up

A typical day at the shed!

Background

Sheila, the one in the middle, had the idea to create a place where older people, especially men, can meet, share experiences, learn new skills and create friendships.

With a group of friends, and after lots of fundraising, Shedquarters is here! We are very grateful to the individuals, companies and organisations who have supported us – they are listed on our Supporters page.

After much searching for suitable premises, we acquired a lease on a small patch of disused land next to Peppard War Memorial Hall. We then set about building and fitting out our new Men’s Shed.

What we do

Our Shed is a welcoming place for people to come together – to chat, to make things, to learn new skills and to drink tea!

We have a range of woodworking tools and other equipment for our members to use. We plan to have some metalworking tools, and to use the Shed for other creative art and crafting activities too. We offer training in the use of hand and powered tools for beginners and we are full of ideas about things to make, regardless of your skill level or experience. Members are free to work on their own projects, or to join in with Shed-wide projects to raise money for running the Shed and to help the wider community too.

The Shed is now ready for operation (we won’t say finished, as that will never happen), so we are now open four mornings per week. See our Contact page for days and times.

We are a member of the UK Men’s Sheds Association. If you want to know more about Men’s Sheds go to their web site and see what other sheds are doing. Alternatively just come along and discover what we are up to. If you like what you see you can join us – view our Membership page for more information.

Shedquarters

Trustees and officers

Sheila Maughan – Chair & Trustee

Malcolm Cooper-Smith – Trustee

Susan Abbott – Trustee

Tim Smith – Treasurer & Trustee

Registered with the Charity Commission

Charity No. 1198347

Member of the UK Men’s Sheds Association

UK Men's Shed Association