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This is the first of what I hope to become a regular guests post spot from various sheddies, thanks to Simon Kirby for this. A Review of the Local Government Association allotment management best practice guide Growing in the Community by our allotments correspondent: 2008 is the centenary of the Allotments Act, the legislation that… Continue reading Book Review: Growing in the Community
Alex of shedworking is interviewed in today’s Independent on Sunday, so that’s what he look like in situ 😉 They also give a good mention to my good self (the internet’s most famous sheddie!!!) and of course Shed of the Year 2008. so come on you have until Friday 4th to vote for this years… Continue reading Spread the shedworking wossname
Over the past 24 hours we have not had any electricity over at chez sheddi, after many calls to Mrs Uncle wilco’s brother who knows a few things about that game, we managed to get it down to a fault on the sockets around the house. So a late night call to a local spark… Continue reading No electricity and guess whose at fault?
Here are some great Allotment sheds, the purists sheddies out there say that the allotment shed is where it all started in terms of UK sheds and where it should stay, non of your posh offices or things on wheels. I agree in part, yes, when allotments were at their intial peak during the wars,… Continue reading Just sheds : Allot of them
You have a week left to vote for your favourite shed! for the Shed of the Year 2008. We have had around 1000 votes so far but would want more, especially some of the older sheds Get Voting now
Further to the Manor Garden Olympic Allotments pictures yesterday, the Kitchen Sisters contacted me to say. We are working on a radio piece about the (former) Manor Garden Allotments in East London which were bulldozed this October to make way for the 2012 London Olympics. The story will air June 26th of NPR’s Morning Edition.… Continue reading Olympic Sheds on the Radio
FinRaucous, is quick off the mark with his excellent wossname of Viva Las Vegas, as voted for by the sheddie, especially for Shed Week 2008, but it’s so good you can see it now! Banjo/Ukulele and Tea Chest Bass were all used in this great rendition
I have mentioned the Manor Garden Olympic Allotments before But photographer Jan Stradtmann has some great images of the sheds before they were destroyed to make way for the games. More about the Manor Garden Olympic Allotments. Of course you can view our sheddies wonderful allotment sheds here.
2009 Update We now have a category for Shed of the year called Eco Shed, if you have an eco shed then please add it to the site here. We don’t have a green/eco/recycled category for this year’s Shed of the year but I will add it for next years. but here is a round… Continue reading Just Sheds : Eco Sheds
I get a lot of people emailing me asking questions about how to build a shed, so lets clear one thing up Iam a shed fancier and the wossname of readersheds.co.uk I don’t have any DIY skills, knowledge or aptitude for building, I wish I did, but I love the idea of sheds, the finished… Continue reading So you want to know the Secrets of shed building?