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Well according to bombardier.co.uk beer I am!, an example nominee for champion of England that is.. To celebrate St George’s Day and Bombardier’s association with English Heritage, we’re undertaking a nationwide search to find the Champion of England – a wonderfully English person that makes this country what it is. The winner will be presented… Continue reading Is uncle wilco a champion of England?
My first column has appeared in my local newspaper, the South Wales Echo, or trumpet of truth as we call it in the shed HQ. for today’s edition. Saturday 28th Feb If you read it you will realise its not my normal blog writing style, as it’s been subbed by a professional journalist who use… Continue reading I am now a published writer – sort of
One of my recent sheddies Chris mentioned that he was in the wonderful book Shed Men (by Gareth Jones) which of course was the follow up to the seminal shed book, Men and Sheds by Gordon Thorburn. I was lucky to be slightly involved in Gareth’s great book, as he contacted me a few times… Continue reading Were you in the ShedMen books?
This is an old post the vote no longer works you may be looking for this post. The ultimate Shed of the year vote – Which is the best? Our friends over at bletchley park are up for The Wickes “The Building Britain’s Most Proud Of” They are up against such The Cavern, Liverpool, Millennium… Continue reading Vote for Bletchley park as the Building of Britain award
1. 15% off all real wood flooring – offer ends 12 March 09 2. 15% off over 250 garden buildings 3. 10% off self build conservatories 4. Bathroom suites from only £249 Top search terms this week remain at: * Taps * Loft insulation * Wall tiles Hot Picks (Killer products) Reikko log cabin, Only… Continue reading Let’s focus on…more great value from B&Q
We have a great selection of new products with our logo splashed all over it, if you buy from the shop, I get the markup to spend on t-shirts myself, so it’s a good cause! Ringer T (no idea what this means) £14.96 (GBP) Jr. Ringer T-Shirt £13.10 (GBP) Also to add to the shed… Continue reading Great new shedwear over at the shed boutique
Getting back to posting a few new sheds a week(and some older ones) for the run to shed week voting (some time in may, when I decide!) This one is pretty unique Our shed is a portable shed which we take to events worldwide to exhibit its main feature, namely the Camera obscura optics. Once… Continue reading Just Sheds : Willett & Pattesons Amazing Camera Obscura shed
Sheddies name John Jackson Shed name JJ’s Selfbuild or off the shelf shed? Second hand one-off, built from used builder’s lumber. Why have you got a shed? uses etc Sheddi refuge. Pottering and tinkering room. Mechanical repair space out of the weather. Well, most of the weather. How would you describe your shed? Sagging gracefully… Continue reading My Sheddie: John Jackson
Hopefully I will be posting more again about my 2nd favorite pastime – drinking real ale…. Weatherpersons (love them or hate them) have got a good range of Welsh beers on at the moment ready for our Patrons saints day on Sunday. out of my patriotic nature, I have sampled a few.. As usual the… Continue reading Beer of the Week – Get ready for St David’s day
B&Q has recently opened its greenest ever store. The 159,000 sq ft store in New Malden, Surrey, will produce around half the carbon emissions of the company’s other stores, thanks to innovative eco features. These include a 20kW wind turbine, the largest integrated turbine to be installed on a UK building; ground source heat pumps… Continue reading B&Q open Greener Store