Alford Mens Shed is in the process of building a Community Sensory Garden next to the Community Orchard. Much of the hard landscaping has been completed but the area still needs to be planted up. They have applied for funding…
Fundraising for the Community Sensory Garden
The Alford & District Men’s Shed has succeeded in winning sponsorship by AVIVA for a crowdfunding page on the AVIVA Community Fund website. We are using this to try to raise funds to complete our Sensory Garden for the benefit…
Alford Mens Shed – Christmas Greetings & Update
On behalf of the Trustees of Alford and District Men’s Shed. I wish to extend seasons greetings to you all and our gratitude for your support in 2019. The Trustees continue to bid for funds to complete the project and…
Update on Allotments
From the Mens Shed. All the allotments at the old school site have been taken but we have funding for a large polytunnel and there will be an opportunity for folk to have a raised bed in the polytunnel, which…
ALFORD MEN’S SHED AGM
The AGM of the Alford Men’s Shed will take place on Wednesday 17th April in the upper hall of the Alford Village Hall. The meeting will commence at 7.30pm but refreshments will be available from 7.00pm. Apart from the formal…
Community Orchard – Sponsoring a Tree
Further to an earlier post regarding the Mens Shed we received the following information. To enquire about sponsoring a tree in the community orchard please contact:Bill Slee, email bill.slee@hutton.ac.uk orJohn Reid email reid211@btinternet.com Also, there are still 4 allotments available…
HELP Requested
I was making some aerial movies over the New Allotments at the Alford & District Men’s Shed to day at around 11:05 when my drone lost signal suddenly and headed North. According to the data record map it landed close…
Progress on the Mens Shed Project
Just a small note from the trustees of the Mens Shed to update the wider community on the project including the community sensory garden, community orchard and provision of allotments which are part of the Mens Shed project. The volunteers…
Alford Mens Shed
At long last and after protracted discussion with Aberdeenshire Council, the Alford Mens Shed has occupation and ownership of the old technical building of the old Academy. The task of getting the building up and running now has to take…
Alford Mens Shed – Annual Open Meeting
Alford Mens Shed will have an Annual Open Meeting which fulfils the requirement of an Annual General Meeting. This will take place in the Upper Room of the Village Hall on Thursday 3 May 2018 at 1900 hrs with the…