Men’s Shed

It will be a busy year for the Martinborough Mens Shed. The temporary Mens Shed behind the i-Site on Kitchener Street is open two mornings a week from 10am to noon Wednesdays and Saturdays. Some community projects are being worked on as well as individual items. Members of the community are invited to stop by and see what is happening or bring along something that perhaps the members could repair. Donations of workshop tools, machines, gardening equipment and other spare items will be gladly collected and greatly appreciated.

Members had an opportunity to walk through the old courthouse recently which was followed by a BBQ in the back garden. It was great to see over 40 members present and it was a good chance to toss around some ideas of how to approach the task ahead on both the inside and outside of the building.

The Shed is planning to have a stall at the old courthouse on Cork Street during the March Fair Day to sell items produced by members and spare equipment. Stop by and see what is on offer.

A Healthy and Happy 2016

When it comes to health, there is a huge amount of information out there informing us that if we just “eat this miracle food”, “do 100 sit-ups every day” or “purchase this expensive magic elixir” we too can experience great health and vitality.

As it turns out though, it is not just one food or meal that nourishes us, or one walk which makes us fit, it is about what we do in combination everyday that really makes a difference for the long term. Great health results from what we eat, how we move and think, along with periods of rest and rejuvenation. … Continue Reading

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Sole food
How about wearing odd shoes for a day – we had a great opportunity on 11th September to raise money for Camp Quality by wearing odd shoes.  Unfortunately I forgot about it and just had my usual unusual shoes on.  It did make me think about what other shoe days might be around though and several popped up. 

There is “Two different coloured shoes day” on 3 May, “Wear brown shoes day” on 4 December, “Put on your own shoes day” (perhaps more for kids) on 6 Dec, “Red shoe day” on 25th July  and “One day without shoes day” on 21 May.  … Continue Reading