Meet new friends and learn new skills at the Man Shed.

Whether you already know your way around power tools or are a beginner when it comes to handling a screwdriver, the project, based in an impressively enhanced, well-equipped polytunnel in the grounds of the Fircroft Trust in Ditton Road, welcomes new members.

Work on your own projects, help repair things for the charity, or make items for it to sell in its recently opened wellbeing shop.

Help is at hand if you need some expert guidance.

Conceived as a space for men to gather, connect, and share their experiences over a cuppa, the project has helped combat isolation and other challenges and improved members’ wellbeing.

Open Mondays and Thursdays 10am to 3pm. Fridays 10am to 1.30pm.

For further details contact Gaja Malinowska at [email protected]

Pictured enjoying a cuppa at the Man Shed is ex-cabbie Tom Boden.