Belated happy wossname to Shed of the year judge Trevor Bayliss for the 13th May he is now 71! A grand age for a sheddie, just getting to his prime!
Happy birthday Trevor
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Beer of the Week & Be Nice to Nettles Week
It’s Be Nice to Nettles Week – 14 – 25 May 2008 Highlighting that the stinging nettle plays a very important role for both rural and urban wildlife supporting over 40 species of insect including some of our most colourful butterflies. The stinging nettle is one of the most important native plants for wildlife in… Continue reading Beer of the Week & Be Nice to Nettles Week
Sheds are from Heaven?
Well here on shedblog and readersheds have always know that sheds are special and the general media has started to pick it up again, which is good, The indypendant has a great article on how sheds are helping the current UK credit crunch. Ten years ago, it went upmarket and became an outsourced office or… Continue reading Sheds are from Heaven?
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2008 sheds
As Alex pointed out in his shed preview of the Chelsea Flower show, It’s a same that it’s not a a good year for outbuildings. But these ones looks interesting. From Writtle College But Marshalls have a “timber orb den” in there The Marshalls Garden That Kids Really Want! Which has a lot of potential.… Continue reading RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2008 sheds
Shed of the Year judge : Lloyd Alter
I am very pleased to announce that we have another judge for Shed of the Year 2008 to add to our expert line-up, Lloyd Alter – who I read most days on the excellent www.treehugger.com. image from treehugger Lloyd Alter has been an architect, developer, inventor and prefab promoter. He now writes for green websites… Continue reading Shed of the Year judge : Lloyd Alter
Win! a fabulous Dewalt Powertool Kit
Tooled-up has a great competition running to win a Dewalt Kit. This kit contains: DC925 18 Volt XRP Hammerdrill / Driver DC390 18 Volt XRP Circular Saw DC380 18 Volt XRP Reciprocating Saw DC330 18 Volt XRP Jigsaw DW919 18 Volt Flexible Flashlight 2 x 2.6Ah NiMH Batteries 1 x 30 Minute Charger 1 x… Continue reading Win! a fabulous Dewalt Powertool Kit
Subscribe to the sheds : We have a winner
Sorry for the delay on announcing who has won the £30 amazon voucher for signing up to get the latest sheds in your inbox. We had over 200 subscribers but there was 20 odd that have not Verified their email, so are not included 🙁 The winner is Laura Cameron and I will be getting… Continue reading Subscribe to the sheds : We have a winner
DIY : GET HANDY
Q: I need to paint my living room ceiling, which has become shabby, but it’s white on white so how will I know where I’ve painted and where I haven’t? A: Simply use the clever emulsions that paint on pink but dry white. These are designed for just this purpose and are widely available from… Continue reading DIY : GET HANDY
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National Work From Your Shed Day
This Thursday (May 15) is National Work from Home Day when up to five million workers are expected to work from home across the UK. Well you can follow Shedworking icon and Shed of the year judge Alex, who will be not only working from his shed, but posting and twittering all day. To celebrate,… Continue reading National Work From Your Shed Day