The shed has a well equipped wood and metal working workshop where you can do the things you would in your own shed but with company. Not only someone to chat to but to get ideas from or pass on some of your own knowledge. You can bring your own projects to work on, or help the shed with ours. You don’t have to use the workshop, some guys use the coffee table to set the world to rights, others build models, use the computers and 3D printer or play bridge.

It is completely free to join and to attend. We keep ourselves afloat by integrating with the community, doing projects as requested by the residents, schools, charities and others. We also take in unwanted tools to refurbish plus rescue  lawn mowers, strimmers etc. from landfill. These are sold to the community at knockdown prices and through all of that we keep the lights on.

Everyone is welcome, wherever you live if you can travel to the Shed you can use it. Just drop in anytime we are open and someone will show you around. Opening times Monday 10-4, Wednesday 2- 8 p.m. and Friday 10-4.

See the Where? page for location and further contact details. Latest News is at the bottom of this page.

Tall Ships in Aberdeen 19-22 July

The Tall ships in Aberdeen will be a spectacular event.

The race was last in Aberdeen 29 years ago. There is a race every year, but different routes mean Aberdeen only once in a blue moon.

If you can grab the opportunity to go you should. The vessels will be in the old harbour- opposite Union Square.

The what’s on link below shows the timetable each day; in addition to the 50 Tall Ships there are concerts, food, music, exhibitions etc.

https://www.tallshipsaberdeen.com/whats-on/

 

And below is the whole website that covers everything from travel (with likely half a million visiting over the 4 days, the roads to the harbour will be closed except for busses) to (horrible word!) merch.

https://www.tallshipsaberdeen.com

 

There is one sail trainee going from Colliston which is where one of our Trustees lives. Sailing out of Aberdeen to Kristiansand in Norway. Do any of you members know of any other sail trainees (there are a couple of hundred)? Some may be coming from Dunkirk to Aberdeen.

The charity I (Nick) work with, Ocean Youth Trust Scotland will have one vessel involved in the race- “Alba Explorer”. Marty and David Thomson have both sailed on her.

 

Funny story- when Alba Explorer visited several years ago, she went on the “vessels in port list” as is standard. With a name starting with A she listed right at the beginning.

Suddenly the harbour management got hundreds of phone calls asking what the new seismic vessel in port was and could they be her agent. “Explorer” does sound like an oil exploration vessel.

I was monitoring the list to check everything was ok when she disappeared. Sunk or left the harbour! What was going on?

I turned out that the port had changed the entry to “Yacht Alba Explorer” and being right at the end of the list things quietened down.

For sale at the shed:

New gardening season. Buy your gardening needs at the shed. Lawnmowers, strimmers, loppers etc.

Just come along when we are open to browse our stock. Excellent prices and the shed guarantee. See Contact page for location, phone number and opening hours.