Axe Valley Men's Shed

Author: Mike Belch

  • Orchard Planting

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    21st May 2023 Chaps been busy making name plates for our new orchard , coming along nicely. Our next project is to erect our fruit cage . Find our more information and see pictures of our Shortlands site on our Projects page.

  • Batts Combe Quarry Visit

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    18th May 2023 Shed members recently visited Hanson Batts Combe Quarry which is dug deep into the Mendip Hills on the edge of Cheddar village. After a safety briefing we were taken high up on to the edge of the quarry to see its operation. We then went right down to the quarry face where…

  • Co-op Community Fund 2022 Donation

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    9th November 2022 We are thrilled to receive a donation of over £1,400 from the Co-op Local Community Fund that will allow us to carry on our work for men of the Axe Valley community.

  • First Archery Session

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    9th September 2022 Our two acre Shortlands men’s shed garden has plenty of room to grow vegetables and fruit for the community, plus it also lends itself to other activities, so we just held our first archery session there.

  • Summer Party

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    6th August 2022 Our members and their partners all came together at our Shortlands men’s shed garden in Axbridge for a summer celebration with good food and musical fun. We had to put up shelters to protect us from the unusual weather – bright sunshine for once. We also put up a gazebo as the…

  • Community garden stone donation

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    25th July 2022 Heidelberg Materials staff from Batts Combe Quarry in Cheddar just visited our Shortlands men’s shed garden with a donation of 30 tonnes of stone chippings. For the full story see the Batts Combe Community News website

  • Chew Valley Community Farm Visit

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    24th September 2021 Several of our members visited the community farm in Chew Magna to seek inspiration for developing our new two-acre Shortlands men’s shed garden in Axbridge.

  • Fighting Digital Exclusion

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    15th March 2021 Throughout the various lockdowns and COVID19 restrictions over the past 12 months we have been concerned about the plight of school children who have not had access to computers for home based learning. Many well-off families already have one or more desktops, laptops, or tablets. Poorer families may have been given laptops…

  • Finally Open!

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    28th October 2020 After a false start back in September due to the COVID19 “rule of six”, we are now fully open. Hand washing and face masks are still the order of the day, but we are here, so come and find us! We wouldn’t be here without grants from both Cheddar and Axbridge Councils,…

  • All Dressed Up No Place To Go

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    9th September 2020 Our new “shed” in Cheddar is fitted out and we are ready to go. Unfortunately COVID lockdown rules mean we can’t meet here yet. Hopefully that will change in a few days time.