Brothers in Arms
Our Shed stall at the Highland Games was manned across the day by nine of our volunteer/members. Situated near the roadside, our neighbour was Creative Regeneration. The set-up is interesting as Bruce Newlands was one of the founders of Inverclyde Shed. He is still very much part of the Shed, fully in charge of our many successful gardening projects
Shed Volunteers helping out at stall, meeting & greeting people interested in joining.
As Shed members are aware, our membership is limited to those over 18 years of age. Over the years, there has been some discussion about the possibility of including those a bit younger. For example, in the 16–18-year category. This has always been dismissed due to the fact that we don’t have a staff team who are there on a 9-5 basis, and thus, this would cause complexity re insurance modification. Safety is always a priority at the Shed.
www.creativeregeneration.org
So, along came Bruce N. once again with his latest venture, filling that gap for those under 18 years of age, with his STEM or STEAM set up. Creative Regeneration are now off the ground, based within Gourock’s old library on King Street. Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths, are all being approached in a dynamic way for youngsters, thus moving towards completion of the age range for Inverclyde. Hopefully the Shed and Creative Regeneration can build links that will be beneficial to all.
Vice Chair Jaean Anderson with volunteer Karen Guerney
The weather was on our side and we were successful in selling some Shed made items, together with giving interested visitors information about the Shed. We also had a visit from Stuart McMillan MSP, who has previously visited the Shed, and he informed me that he would visit again. He thanked us for all that we do!
A break in-between visitors!