“Every invention that has ever mattered in the whole of human history has come from a man in a shed in Britain” says Clarkson in the sunday times
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Video of the week : Fin : Get over You
Fin does “Get over You” by The Undertones. The Undertones (vocalist Feargal Sharkey, brothers John and Damian O’Neill, both guitarists, bassist Michael Bradley, and drummer Billy Doherty) formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975. “Get Over You” was on their second EP which reached number 57in the UK charts. It was also on their first… Continue reading Video of the week : Fin : Get over You
Grand Designs wants to see your shed!
Do you own a Grand Designs shed? If so Channel 4’s Grand Designs Live wants to see it. Send us photos of your amazing sheds and we might give them the credit they deserve by showing them live on Channel 4 and talking to our celebrity shed fan about them. Photos of the shed and… Continue reading Grand Designs wants to see your shed!
Shedblog back
Well sort of. Looks like we had a few technical issues while I was away and Alex could not do his guest posts. not to worry I will try and post the Shed of the Week later, as I have a lot of other things to catch up with.
Beer of the week
There is no beer of the week, there are lots of beers The Wetherspoons Real Ale festival is still on but alas i am off to foreign wossnames, so will miss the last week 🙁 I have added the past few weeks worth of Beer from the festival that I have drunk, to the Flickr… Continue reading Beer of the week
The shedblog is on holiday
I’m off on holiday from the shed for a week.. Alex from shedworking.co.uk will be posting the odd thing here, if he has time and he thinks it’s related to what you shedblog readers want, so look out for proper use of grammer and spelling… Also if you have shared your shed then it won’t… Continue reading The shedblog is on holiday
Judge Q and A : Sarah Beeny
Last year’s and of course one of the great 2008 judges Sarah Beeny has answered my questions. Q) With the increase in self-builds and property development moving into the garden space, how do you think this will effect sheddies. It just goes to prove that sheddies are leaders in fashion not followers! Q) What one… Continue reading Judge Q and A : Sarah Beeny
Patti Smith visits Dylan’s shed
The rock wossname Patti smith visited Dylan Thomas’s Shed (that’s me not her after the click) this week during the annual festival. Punk legend, Patti Smith will give a poetry reading at Dylan Thomas’ boathouse today (March 31) to an audience of just 20 people as part of the Laugharne literary weekend. The intimate set… Continue reading Patti Smith visits Dylan’s shed
Three ways to … Make the most of your shed
These helpful tips have you sheddie any more? 1. Put a concrete ramp up to the door frame for barrows and mowers to save you having to lug heavy equipment up and down shed steps. 2. Turn it into a feature using coloured wood stain, adding window boxes, trellis and climbing plants such as roses… Continue reading Three ways to … Make the most of your shed
Anti-crime flatpack youth centre stolen
Plans for a new youth centre to tackle teenage delinquency and crime have had to be put on hold – after the building was stolen. The prepacked building was delivered in boxes to the Austrian village of Traismauer ready to be put up the next day but were stolen by the time workers arrived to… Continue reading Anti-crime flatpack youth centre stolen