2016 – you can complete an Anticipatory Care Plan (updated as our age and
health advances); a Living Will; ensure all the legal niceties are in order in
advance; and expect the minimum level of “Support & Care in Dying and
Death”, the National Care Standards developed from the point of view of
people who use the services.
MEN’S SHED: Ozzy Men’s Shed Update May 2016
BEGINNINGS: Making a start on a new Men’s Shed for King’s Park &
Castlemilk
By Willie Whitelaw, Men’s Shed Development Worker
St Oswald’s Church has engaged me as Men’s Shed Development Worker
until March 2017. As a man with a background in Community Work who
also loves handicrafts, huts, sheds and general hanging about in workshops,
it is an exciting job, sent at exactly the right time. Thank you.
The funding for this project comes from the Scottish Government’s “Keys to
Life” Fund. This fund aims to help people who have a learning disability take
part in everyday life, like everyone else.
The Men’s Shed project is part of the “Cherish Programme” at St Oswald’s.
Community provision is high on the mission action plan for St Oswald's and
the Cherish Programme is the St Oswald umbrella from which many of the
new community outreach initiatives will be managed. Rev Lesley-Ann is the
project leader for Cherish.
The vision for the “Ozzy” Men’s Shed is of a place where ALL our local men
will feel welcomed and valued, regardless of ability.
What happens in a Men’s Shed? Well, it’s basically a community-run
workshop with a comfy place to relax and chat. They usually have a small
kitchen area where cups of tea or snacks can be made. It’s a place where
men can gather, make stuff and make friends in a supportive & friendly
atmosphere. The shed is usually run by the members. It’s not just about
woodwork & DIY. Board games, darts, painting, computers and reading are
all typical shed activities.
Men’s Sheds often help their communities by making things for local
charities & schools e.g. benches, bird tables, planters etc.
Men’s Sheds are springing up all over the UK, with two new sheds opening
every week. Men like doing practical things, they enjoy a sense of purpose
and prefer to chat whilst doing something useful.
It turns out that when people get together and then do things they enjoy,
they feel happier and healthier. That is why local government and funders
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