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Men’s Shed chair Stuart Johnston (left) and treasurer Wayne Drummond sign the lease on land in Silverdale War Memorial Park.
Men’s Shed members sought As the Hibiscus Men’s Shed moves ahead with its plans to establish a shed in Silverdale, it is seeking members from the local community and will hold a public meeting this week to encourage that process to begin. Recently the Hibiscus Men’s Shed Trust for a chat and to work on tasks. signed a lease with the Hibiscus & Bays Resources are provided, including Local Board for a site in Silverdale tools and equipment for woodwork, War Memorial Park and has Auckland engineering, model making and Council’s approval to construct a electronics with space to expand to building and sealed driveway with other interests as the need arises. parking pad on the 900sqm site. Chair Stuart Johnston says that a core The next stage is to finalise the building group of less than half a dozen men design and obtain quotes from have taken the project to this stage. He suppliers, followed by the massive job hopes that more local men will now of raising sufficient funding to cover get actively involved to help move it the cost of the build. The project is forward to completion. estimated to cost in the vicinity of The Trust is holding a meeting on $400,000–$500,000, which will be August 23 in Orewa designed to inform sourced by applying for grants from people about what a Men’s Shed is, as organisations such as Lotteries and the well as answering any questions and Lion Foundation. signing up new members. There are 22 of Men’s Sheds in The meeting is at Orewa Community NZ, and some have more than 100 Centre, Orewa, from 11.30am–1pm. members. All are welcome. Info: contact Stuart They consist of not-for-profit Johnston on 027 492 3357 or 09 424 community workshops where, for 7854, or email hibiscsusshed@outlook. a small fee, members can drop in com.
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