About Us

Marchwood Men's Shed was formed in 2022 by local residents who identified a need in the local community.

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Since then, the Shed has become a registered charity and received generous financial support from Welcome Co-op, Solent Gateway, the Barker Mills Foundation, the Waterside Community Fund, Marchwood Power, Cllr David Harrison former Cllr Sue Bennison, Cllr Richard Young, Cllr Patrick Mballa and Hythe Lodge Freemasons. 

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As a 'starter project', the shedders embarked on a bird box project in partnership with Marchwood Parish Council and the local schools. Some bird boxes were delivered fully constructed to Marchwood Church of England Infant School to be painted by the children. The rest were delivered in kit form to Marchwood Junior School for the children to both construct and paint. The bird boxes were installed to Marchwood Open Spaces and a digital trail was published to allow children to find their bird box. 

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The group have continued with this community focus, building benches and planters for communal areas and numerous items for local pre-schools, schools, churches and other local charities.