Shed Reopens

Timaru Menzshed has re-opened on Tuesday 6th January 2026 following our Christmas break. If you’re thinking of joining or just cuirous to see what we do, come and visit us. We’re open on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings from about 08:30 am until 12:00 pm.

Men’s Health Week 9th to 15th June 2025

We’ve used this year’s “Men’s Health Week” as a starting point for us to engage with health providers to gain insights into keeping ourselves well and healthy and as a timely reminder to make sure our Shed first-aid facilities are up to scratch.

This week we had a visit from Marthy Cloake from the South Canterbury Branch of the Heart Foundation to talk to us about keeping our hearts and arteries healthy, what to do if we, or another Shed member, shows signs of heart related illness and the importance of regularly monitoring our blood pressure. Before leaving us, Marthy did some on the spot blood pressure testing of the Sheddies on site and offered the opportunity for members to visit her at her office if they preferred to.

This is part of a series of visits from health educators and providers we have planned at the Shed over the coming months. Our next session will be on the 24th June when we will have a visit from Rosie Chambers of the Alzheimers Society.

Positive Aging Expo 8th May 2025

Timaru Menzshed will be manning a stand at Timaru Age Concern’s “Positive Aging Expo” on Thursday 8th May 2025 from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Entry by gold coin donation.

The Expo is being held at the Caroline Bay Hall so there’s amply free parking and there’ll be an onsite cafeteria as well.

Come along and find out more about our Menzshed, what we do and how easy it is to join.

Menzshed NZ Conference & AGM Invercargill 2025.

Hello sheds and sheddies – Canterbury & West Coast

Our Invercargill hosts are now ready to receive sheddie registrations.

Please click this link

http://tinyurl.com/yc8m92f6 ….. to read about the programme and to register.

Even if an expression of interest was completed some weeks ago, registration is still required.

Questions? Please contact Peter Bailey at menzshedconference@gmail.com

Regards, Roger

Roger Bowman, Secretary

Tel: 027 8822 448

Charity CC49919

Forklift Project 2024/25

Following a successful bid to the Mid and South Canterbury Trust we were awarded a $10,000 grant towards the cost of replacement of our Shed forklift. In addition to the purchase of the forklift, we have undertaken training and operator certification of a number of our Shed members to ensure the safe and correct operation of the forklift. The new machine is better equipped and more efficient than the machine it replaced and further benefits from lower engine and noise emissions.

We gratefully acknowledge the Mid and South Canterbury Community Trust for allocating grant funding for this project and to MH Equipment Supplies Ltd for helping us to source a suitable machine. Our thanks also to Mainland Driving School Ltd for providing our operator training and testing and to Gallagher Insurance for the provision of insurance cover for the machine.