Mintlaw & District Men's Shed

28/09/2026

Chilly but bright start.

Academy team today was Tylor and Charlie.

Had our usual meeting and update at the start.

Managed to have coffee and lunch outside.

The usual mix of jobs going on around the yard.

First job completed for the Christmas Fair in December.

The framing workshop is still proving very popular.

21/09/2026

Damp start but soon brightened up

Academy team today was Tylor and Charlie

Had our usual meeting and update at the start

The usual mix of jobs going on around the yard.

Greenhouse is still producing well.

A couple of skip runs carried out.

The framing workshop is still proving very popular.

20/09/2026

Open day and tool sale at the Shed today.

Bright, windy and some what cool.

Good team photo at the start.

Steady flow of people visiting the Shed and the tool stall did very well.

14/09/2026

Cloudy kind of day

Academy team today was Tylor and Charlie

Had our usual meeting and update at the start

The usual mix of jobs going on around the yard.

Greenhouse is still producing well.

Preparing for Sundays open day.

A couple of offsite jobs carried out.

The framing workshop is still proving very popular.

11/09/2026

07/09/2026

Cloudy kind of day

Academy team today was Tylor.

Had our usual meeting and update at the start

The usual mix of jobs going on around the yard.

Another bench nearing the end of it refurbishment.

Greenhouse is still producing.

Even found time today for a bit of fun.

The framing workshop is still proving very popular.

31/08/2026

Damp start but it did get better

Academy team today was Tylor.

Our day started with our AGM followed by a committee meeting.

Installation of our new mitre saw completed.

Managed lunch outside.

The usual mix of jobs going on around the yard.

Visited a local school to check on a job they have asked us to help them with.

Greenhouse is still producing.

The framing workshop is still proving very popular.

24/08/2026

Bright dry start.

Had our usual chat and update.

Even managed coffee and lunch outside for a change

The usual mix of jobs going on around the yard.

A couple of offsite jobs carried out by 4 members of our team.

Greenhouse is still producing.

The framing workshop is still proving very popular.

19/08/2026

We were very pleased to welcome the ladies from Mintlaw WRI today. They had a a talk from Gordon on the forming of the Shed and a tour of our various buildings. We provided tea and coffee while they brought delicious cakes and home bakes.
A very enjoyable afternoon.

18/08/2026

Todays post is edited by Charlie

Today the weather was very mixed one minute it was dry with the sun peaking out and then the next minute it was poring with rain classic Scottish weather 🌦️. The main job today was log splitting to build stock for winter time and also had some visitors from Findochty Menshed so they got a tour around our yard. Also rescued a hurt pigeon and it went to the new arc at Ellon. Finished the day off cleaning up the office areas.