'The Repair Shop' BBC2 & BBC1(Series 4) + ABC(Aust.) TV Series.
Now in its Sixth Series...first released in March 2017. This show has many similarities to Men's Sheds....worth a look at. Can be viewed on YouTube....click on the link below.
The programme is filmed at the Weald and Downland Living Museum, Singleton, West Sussex in a barn that is turned into a temporary 'Repair Shop'. See slide show of the Museum below.
The show started in Australia on the ABC...May 2019.
The programme is filmed at the Weald and Downland Living Museum, Singleton, West Sussex in a barn that is turned into a temporary 'Repair Shop'. See slide show of the Museum below.
The show started in Australia on the ABC...May 2019.
Weald and Downland Living Museum...
Training Program for our Members.
The members of our Shed need to safely operate each machine they wish to use. We have adopted a Training System using downloaded YouTube instructional videos plus 'hands-on' instructions, coaching and assessment.
Sample YouTube Instructional Videos:
The training/refreshing consists of showing members videos on each machine listed below. The various videos cover safety; basic operations; advanced operations; hazards & handy techniques.
Hint: The videos run between 5 to 8 minutes and watching them as a group makes for a lively and interesting critiquing session for all. Since a lot of the YouTube videos can have 'errors' that can be pointed out and discussed.
Each member is instructed and coached on each machine.
Also each member is periodically reassessed on the machines listed below.
Note: A wireless headphone set allows new members to watch the training videos at their own leisure with the TV audio turned off. This does not disturb others.
Hint: The videos run between 5 to 8 minutes and watching them as a group makes for a lively and interesting critiquing session for all. Since a lot of the YouTube videos can have 'errors' that can be pointed out and discussed.
Each member is instructed and coached on each machine.
Also each member is periodically reassessed on the machines listed below.
Note: A wireless headphone set allows new members to watch the training videos at their own leisure with the TV audio turned off. This does not disturb others.
The Junior Shed Program.
The Junior Shed began in 2011 and continues. Each Friday during school term about six men from the Corrimal Community Men’s Shed attend the Balgownie Public School to work with seven Year 6 students on wood projects.
One of the strong aims of the Junior Shed is to provide another sphere of learning for the students that creates broader opportunities for a more positive experience of learning. It is particularly important that these Year 6 students have these opportunities so that they can head into high school feeling good about learning.
Not only are these students feeling good about learning, they are also feeling good about themselves. Each week they are completing wood projects that they take back to their classes and then home. Often their classmates are amazed at what they have constructed, and many of the classmates wish they could be part of the junior shed. The Junior Shed leads these students to feeling good about themselves because they are holding in their hands something good that they have learned to make.
The sense of value that these students have is built even more by the design of the program. Each student has a Men’s Shedder working with them to complete the project – showing the tricks of the trade and offering encouragement. This investment of time into the lives of the students by the Shedders speaks volumes to the students about their self-worth, and the value of learning for their futures.
Girls and boys are participating in the program.
One of the strong aims of the Junior Shed is to provide another sphere of learning for the students that creates broader opportunities for a more positive experience of learning. It is particularly important that these Year 6 students have these opportunities so that they can head into high school feeling good about learning.
Not only are these students feeling good about learning, they are also feeling good about themselves. Each week they are completing wood projects that they take back to their classes and then home. Often their classmates are amazed at what they have constructed, and many of the classmates wish they could be part of the junior shed. The Junior Shed leads these students to feeling good about themselves because they are holding in their hands something good that they have learned to make.
The sense of value that these students have is built even more by the design of the program. Each student has a Men’s Shedder working with them to complete the project – showing the tricks of the trade and offering encouragement. This investment of time into the lives of the students by the Shedders speaks volumes to the students about their self-worth, and the value of learning for their futures.
Girls and boys are participating in the program.
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Permission granted for the above article, photos & video to be published.
'Spend a Day with Pop in the Shed' Program.
Grandchildren are invited to spend a day during their school holidays learning various skills while building projects with their Pop.
Pop cuts out all the components of the project which then allows the child to do the assembling and finishing steps.
The Shed can accommodate three children per day. This allows each member the opportunity to invite one child per year.
Pop cuts out all the components of the project which then allows the child to do the assembling and finishing steps.
The Shed can accommodate three children per day. This allows each member the opportunity to invite one child per year.
'The Shed goes Green on Solar Power' Program.
Thanks to the generosity of Greensolar Solutions, Corrimal Community Men's Shed is now producing its own green power via a Trina Solar Electricity System. Greensolar Solutions kindly gifted the solar panels and inverter for our system.
Myna Bird Traps Program.
Regular workshops are part of a Wollongong City Council (WCC) sponsored community program that aims to monitor and reduce the number of Indian Myna Birds in the region.
Through the Indian Myna Bird Program people are taught the steps taken to reduce the breeding, feeding and roosting opportunities for the birds. Participants also learn how to trap and dispose of the birds in a humane way, using a method that’s accepted by the Pest Animal Advisory Group, an organisation made up of animal welfare and government agencies.
Council does not supply traps. Council provides a referral to the Corrimal Community Men's Shed where a low-cost trap can be purchased following the completion of Council's educational workshop (approximately one hour in duration). The cost of a trap is $50, payable to the Men's Shed.
Since September 2023 the training workshop can be done online. Click on the button below to see the details...
Through the Indian Myna Bird Program people are taught the steps taken to reduce the breeding, feeding and roosting opportunities for the birds. Participants also learn how to trap and dispose of the birds in a humane way, using a method that’s accepted by the Pest Animal Advisory Group, an organisation made up of animal welfare and government agencies.
Council does not supply traps. Council provides a referral to the Corrimal Community Men's Shed where a low-cost trap can be purchased following the completion of Council's educational workshop (approximately one hour in duration). The cost of a trap is $50, payable to the Men's Shed.
Since September 2023 the training workshop can be done online. Click on the button below to see the details...
Click on the photos & diagram to enlarge.
Myna Bird Trap Assembly Diagrams can be purchased from us.
Contact: Secretary Manager (Trevor) on
0418 673 126
Contact: Secretary Manager (Trevor) on
0418 673 126
Common (Indian) Myna Bird - Wollongong City Council.
Facts Sheet:
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