Club Blog 
The Rotary Club of Bromsgrove is delighted to continue its association with Age UK in Bromsgrove, and is pleased to be supporting the planned expansion and development of the local ‘Men in Sheds’ Scheme with a donation of £5000. Members of the Club attended the launch of the ‘Shed Share’ Scheme at the Age UK shop in Church Street in Bromsgrove on 24 March. A certificate to mark our support was presented to the Club Secretary. We hope to help broaden public knowledge of and support for the scheme through our networking with businesses in the coming year.
Men in Sheds originates from an Australian project started in the 1990’s, as a way of tackling loneliness and social isolation in older men where retirement can mean loss of status and contact. The Bromsgrove Men in Sheds Group has been operating since 2016, providing a supportive and friendly setting where anybody (it is not just exclusive to men!) can socialise and learn new skills.
Jim Collis, one of the founding members of the group said;
“Although we make and build items from materials The Shed helps to re-build lives for people who are lonely – it helped me a lot after I lost my wife”
Another member of the group added: “I thought I’d lost all this when I finished work but now I’ve got a new bunch of mates to share interests and experiences with”
