Category: News

Blackburn and Kinellar Men’s Shed is holding a ‘Shed-Wise’ men’s health evening on Wednesday, October 21, open to all men in the village and surrounding area – you don’t have to be a Shed member to attend.  The evening event, running from 7:00pm till 9:30pm, will cover a range of health and wellbeing topics particularly relevant to “men of a certain age” with a presentation led…

Things have taken an interesting turn at the Blackburn Shed over the past couple of weeks after we were contacted by local businessman Olly Payne, who owns and runs Blackburn-based Highland Whisky Auctions, but in connection with a more recent venture of his, Paynes Collectibles, which specialises in finding and refurbishing curios of all kinds Olly first turned to the Shed to see if we could…

Some of our shedders have been putting in the hours over recent meetings working on the refurbishment or upcycling of items of furniture received under our arrangement with the Salvation Army. After repair if needed, and a lot of sanding, filling, priming and painting or varnishing, the items will be returned for re-sale through the…

Shedders have been busy on the first stage of getting our workshop in H&R House into shape by laying heavy duty interlocking vinyl tiles on the existing concrete floor. Once confirmation of funding from the National Lottery’s Awards For All Scotland programme was received, a lot of research was carried out into the best flooring option for a durable…

Our recently donated Hi-Vis vests had their first outing recently when some Shed members undertook a litter pick around the bridge over the Black Burn on Main Road.  Last month’s stormy weather and resulting higher water flow resulted in lots of debris being deposited on the banks of the burn along with the unfortunately usual scattering of bottles, cans, crisp packets and other detritus.  Armed with…

We’re thrilled to share some fantastic news with our community — Blackburn and Kinellar Men’s Shed has been awarded a substantial grant from the National Lottery’s Awards for All Scotland programme! This funding is a huge step forward for the Shed and will greatly help us with start-up and on-going costs allowing us to continue…

Our Shed received a welcome boost last week thanks to the generosity of long established local engineering and fabrication company H&F Moir Engineering. The business had already kindly donated funds but added a range of branded Hi‑Vis vests, bearing both the Shed’s name and the company’s logo, to support ongoing projects and ensure Shed members…

After several months searching for suitable premises and even looking at options for building something new, Blackburn and Kinellar Men’s Shed secured its long-term future in February in signing a lease agreement with a generous local partner. H&R Insurance, a well‑established, family‑run firm of insurance brokers based at Woodburn Road, in the Blackburn business park,…