{"id":69757,"date":"2020-07-11T04:57:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T18:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=69757"},"modified":"2020-07-06T17:49:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T07:49:07","slug":"hands-on-creativity-returns-to-social-shed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/hands-on-creativity-returns-to-social-shed\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands-on creativity returns to social Shed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MAKERS in the Ballarat Community Men\u2019s Shed can come back to their base at Barkly Square to craft and chat.<\/p>\n<p>Program coordinator, Duanne Seivers looks after safety and wellbeing, and said people of all abilities are welcome to come in and \u201cjust be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an inclusive place for men, and we have had female members, to gather and socialise,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t necessarily need to do woodwork, because that\u2019s not the biggest part about it, it\u2019s the social and mental health side of it, to get people out of the house and active in the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of our members are 50-plus and a lot are single. If they didn\u2019t come to the shed, a lot would be isolated.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69760\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69760\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/07\/IMG-0460-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken Young working on his recycled timber chopping boards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ken Young is one of around 35 members of the Shed, which first opened at another location in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been handy, and when I retired, I wanted somewhere to go to keep my mind active. I like to make things and get involved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got beautiful machinery. Out of recycled timber I make chopping boards and cheese knives, and we make wooden ball-point and fountain pens, kids\u2019 toys, little tables, and trees out of pallets at Christmas time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the fellas, we have a talk. If you want to play the computer, you can. If you want to sit and do nothing, you can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Shed is a not-for-profit supported by the Salvation Army, open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Call <strong>5337 0600<\/strong> to make an inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>Attendance is currently on a roster system to ensure members COVID safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAKERS in the Ballarat Community Men\u2019s Shed can come back to their base at Barkly Square to craft and chat. 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