Tony Blair tries to get planning permission for £20,000 shed

photo credit: World Economic Forum Paul Routledge in the Mirror reports Every man is entitled to his shed, but when you’re as rich as Tony Blair, things can get a bit out of hand. And they have. The megashed for his £5.75million mansion in the Chilterns set him back £20,000. This is an awful lot… Continue reading Tony Blair tries to get planning permission for £20,000 shed

Sheddies & DIYers to get discout vouchers for security gear

photo credit: bog_king Householders worried about recession-fuelled burglaries will be offered discount vouchers for security equipment by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith this week. The DIY store money-off scheme is part of a push to prevent the economic crisis sparking further rises in burglaries – which rose 4% in the most recent crime figures. Alarms, window… Continue reading Sheddies & DIYers to get discout vouchers for security gear

Couple create town where they first met in shed

Childhood sweethearts Stanley and Christine Buck have created a model of a 1950s town to remind them of “happy times”. The retired couple, of Whittlesey, Cambs, have spent much of the past 20 years crafting the MDF replica. The 1:24inch scale model features a variety of places that hold memories for them, including the coffee… Continue reading Couple create town where they first met in shed

Do you want a Surf Shack in your garden?

Those lot over at Garden Buildings Direct have got a great little beach hut/surf shed for sale Surf Shack a great authentic looking building ideal to store all of your surf and water sports gear. Modelled on a traditional surf shack it features a large amount of useable space and includes wide, double doors for… Continue reading Do you want a Surf Shack in your garden?

“We shall fight in the fields and in the streets”

Alex foxed us with his weekly name that shed thing… and this weeks was Winston Churchill’s shed and one of his shedworkers Martyn Cox talks about it I recently snapped this shed at Chartwell in Kent. It is none other than the shed once owned by wartime PM Winston Churchill. I like to imagine that… Continue reading “We shall fight in the fields and in the streets”

Allotment shed owners urged to protect them

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photo credit: Chor Ip POLICE are warning shed owners to think security following a number of break-ins at allotments in South Somerset. Several sheds at allotments in Ilminster were raided by burglars between 7pm on March 19 and 9am on March 20 and various items were stolen including a rotavator and a petrol strimmer. Now… Continue reading Allotment shed owners urged to protect them

Shed Lawyer on the case

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The press & Journal reports BARRISTER Peter Smith has an unusual claim to fame: he runs the only media law practice in the world operating out of a wooden shed. On a daily basis, his work links him to globally famous celebrities and television shows broadcast across the world, so one might assume his office… Continue reading Shed Lawyer on the case

Buddhist shrine Shed

Isaiah Thompson found this shed on his walk to work in Philadelphia. I heard a bell chiming and saw this shed, which has been converted into a Chinese Buddhist shrine. You can’t see it from the pic, but inside the tiny shed were candles, incense and other goodies for the Buddha. A guy came out,… Continue reading Buddhist shrine Shed