History of the Shed

Getting Started

Our founders began their journey during 2014 with the unavoidable office work to establish a "Community Interest Organisation", which was formally registered in June 2015. The local non-profit community gave valuable assistance with the ins and outs of this process.
But of course having a physical shed was essential(!) so the founders then set about finding an location, appropriate funding and a team of enthusiastic members. The Oswestry show ground provided an ideal location, accessible and central in our district. After clearing the site of trees and undergrowth the members installed a generously donated Portacabin for socialising, with all necessary services - heating, electricity, internet etc.
Then the team designed a workshop shed for carpentry, woodturning, etc., and carried out all aspects of its construction. The video below shows it in the earliest days but it now houses many machines and tools to be used by the members in the course of their projects.

A Message from the Early Days

Mobirise

Techie stuff

Our first addition was an area for electronics and computing (including our own admin).  Several members will happily share skills in these fields. If you want to learn basic skills we can get you browsing the web and using email, and can help with more complex matters too.  But expect plenty of tea breaks (we love tea breaks).

Mobirise

Metalworking

The next step was the metalwork shed.
We converted a container into a lined shed housing metalworking, milling and welding gear. This was completed in the autumn of 2018. Again, we have several members with skills in these disciplines who will encourage and help you learn.

Mobirise

Art and Modelling

During 2020 the Art shed was built at the far end of our premises, away from the machine shops, and provides a calm haven for painting, model-building and the like. You will find some impressive artwork on the walls - and of course, the artists will always welcome and share their expertise with you. 

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