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I launched readersheds.co.uk in July 2001 and 2011 will be a special shed year as its the tenth anniversary (maths is my strong point) of readersheds and will be the fifth of shed of the year competition. So Iam very happy to announce that the shedfather of modern shedism Gordon Thorburn has agreed to be… Continue reading Welcome Shed of the year 2011 judge – Gordon Thorburn
After our Auction for bletchley park last week of Signed MOON DVDs, Shed Judge Sarah Beenys hard hat and some great shed books we raised a total of £381.09 that will go to the Bletchley Park Trust. many thanks for all your support and Who ever won the Door Handle from Hut 6 treat it… Continue reading Thanks bletchley park fans we raised £££ for the huts!
We have had a wonderful shed week and Shed of the year and Iam thinking about next years competition already , so before I open up entry for 2011 Shed of the year in a few weeks. I was thinking of cutting the categorys back to simplify the site and make it less confusing (yes… Continue reading Shed of the year 2011 – Whats sort of sheds should we have?
Great article in the Guardian today First, Rebecca Tyrrel lost her husband to his shed – now her son has his own private bolthole too Under an old apple tree at the top of the garden, dappled in sunshine, is a small green shed. It sits a few yards from the hedge that separates our… Continue reading Men and sheds now becoming Boy and sheds
Of course a lot of the shed news this week has been about Shed of the year 2010 But lets not forget the forerunners in this celebration of sheds and sheddies, the competition would not be as popular and the sheds as innovative without the past sheddie winners setting the bar so high. It was… Continue reading Tony’s roman temple shed gets a new roof for Shed Week 2010
One of the photos up on our Just Shed flickr group was this And it got me wondering what it was about, a quick email to Theatre Orchard Projects and I got the answer it seems like Sheds are playing a big part in the education and community theater in the Bristol/North Somerset Area. A… Continue reading The storyshed – stories from the shed
Myself and Alex have picked our favorite shots from the Just Sheds Flickr group that I set up to celebrate sheds around the globe. There are Five of the our favorites – but please leave your comments below which one is your favorite and I will give a prize to the winning sheddie photographer ,… Continue reading Just sheds : Which is your favourite Photo from our Flickr Group
Shed week or to give it it’s full title is “National Shed Week” is something I came up with to celebrate Sheds which although very popular in the UK were never given the full recognition they deserve beyond the allotment or your garden, Ok we have National Marine Week, National Bike Week, Welly Week &… Continue reading What exactly is shed week? and who are these sheddies I am hearing about.
The Lady Sarah Out of Worthing, Southend-on-Sea, Essex Owned by Reg Miller is the Shed of the year 2010. Well done Reg a truly unique shed that shows your passion for your shed but also shows there is a lot of humour and fun to be had , he wins £1000 & a shed load… Continue reading And the winner of Shed of the Year 2010 sponsored by Cuprinol Sprayable is…
Some nice mentions of the Category Winners of Shed of the year in today’s papers. The Independent talks about the rise of Lady sheddies. The long march to equality has finally reached the back garden. Sheds are no longer a male preserve, according to new evidence that suggests women are tearing down felt roofs as… Continue reading Read all about it – Shed week happens tomorrow and it’s going to be a scorcher!