Men's Shed in Camberly on BBC Radio 4

The BBC Radio 4 series Café Hope in which presenter Rachel Burden talks to folk who are doing their bit to make things better features Neil Baker from the Men's Shed in Camberly in its latest episode. He tells Rachel how their community workshops reduce loneliness, and encourage men to make new friends while completing building projects. Listen to it at the link above (it's only 15 minutes long so ideal for a coffee break moment).

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Shepherd's hut tack room

The latest design from Plankbridge following their dog wash hut, laundry room, and garden privy models is its Tack Room measuring a bijou 2m x 2m. Features include full-size saddle racks and bench storage seating as well as familiar favourites such as tongue-and-groove panelling, cast-iron electric radiator, 70mm Thermafleece sheep’s wool insulation, and of course corrugated tin exterior in your chosen colour.

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Friday Finery: thatched garden room

A tremendous build for this week's Finery from The Little Thatched Co which incorporates said thatched roof, originally designed as a mobile 'show building' but which unsurprisingly struck a chord. Measures 2.9m x 1.6m x 2m.

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Inside Cressida Cowell's writing shed (video)

A nice video for BBC Newsround (sans John Craven, sadly) in which Cressida Cowell guides us around the spot in which she wrote the How to Train Your Dragon series.

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Garden office music studio

Here is the Rubicon Garden Rooms office and rehearsal studio for Radiohead tribute band, Just Radiohead (pictured with Rubicon's Managing Director John Lyon)

It's a bespoke, sound-proofed music studio, with insulated glass installed in the back garden of band member Shaun on the Wirral who also uses it as a home office for his day job running a motivational speaker and leadership management training company. Rather than convert a large garage, they went down the shedworking route.
 
“Having the studio has made a huge difference to the band," said Shaun, "because it can be quite expensive to hire a rehearsal space, so we’re saving a lot of money doing that. It also means we don’t have to move our equipment so much."

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Tiger expands in Scotland with new Ayr show site at Dobbies Garden Centre

Woodlands Home & Garden Group’s brand Tiger has launched its third Scottish franchise show site. The new site at Dobbies Garden Centre, Ayr, is part of Tiger’s franchise-driven expansion strategy and, as elsewhere, showcases the brand’s sheds, summerhouses, workshops and log cabins.

“We were keen to bring Tiger to Ayr because it’s a brand with a proven reputation and a strong following," said franchisee Andrew Mathieson. With Tiger’s manufacturing expertise and the support behind the franchise model we’re confident this new site will be a real success.”

Sam Jenkinson, Head of Marketing at Tiger, added: “Scotland has been a strong growth market for us, and this third show site at Ayr represents another important step forward in reaching Scottish consumers. This first site in the Dobbies network provides us with prime retail environments to showcase our buildings, and Andrew and his team are well placed to deliver excellent customer service and sales performance.”

The Ayr launch, the 10th this year, means Tiger’s national footprint includes 19 sites, with more openings planned before 2026.

The new Tiger Show Site at Ayr is now open at Dobbies Garden Centre, Holmston Road, Old Toll, Ayr, KA6 5JJ, Monday-Friday 9.30am-4.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-3pm.

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Friday Finery: Skipjack Pod

This rather lovely curved interior of a Skipjack Pod from Hully, which also comes with optional glass-fronted façade, is this week's week-ending Finery.

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