So,what have we been doing in the last few weeks?

Well, everything is in place to move our donated garage to it’s new pad, we are just awaiting availability of the HIAB truck to complete the job. (Due 21^st January – weather permitting))

Our members continue to convert all the IT and other electrical/electronic equipment to base waste streams, providing us with a regular income, and the recycling of steel pallets from local motorcycle outlets has benefitted from a pre-Christmas rush, and has been very welcome.

Community projects are still coming in with several from local kindy’s, and other sources, although with the Christmas holidays, the volume has reduced. We have worked on two kindy projects recently, a simple request to cut down a large storage box (see below) and a more involved three part request, to provide a new table, storage box and provide 4 “pictures” of native birds for display on a wall.

We have also had several members from the Community approach us for help with their DIY projects during the holiday period. These requests have been varied in complexity from a simple repair (jewellery, broken travel memento), making some weaving tools and more challenging project of a “floating shelf”. The customer had the material but could not proceed as he didn’t have the right equipment needed to install. Some improvisation was needed to get the various components to fit correctly. We also provided a wall template to assist in it’s installation.

Various other projects have yet to be assigned, from making a mud kitchen, a casket, and a Community Pantry and Lilliput Library.

If you have a project in mind and you think we can help, then feel free to contact us for a chat and we will do our best to assist you.

Don’t forget to visit our website for details on where we are and what we do.

You can visit it here:-

https://upperhuttmenzshed.kiwi

We are still on the lookout for new members. Maybe you have seen our display in the Mall which shows some of the things we do and who we do them for. If you have, and would like more info, contact us for a free tour and meet the team. Where else can you get a coffee and biscuits, for a measly $2 a week? You can bring your own projects or help with any of the Community projects to the shed – come along – you may not want to leave!

contactus@upperhuttmenzshed.kiwi

If you want to join us, even for just a cup of tea and a yarn, pop in to see us, you will be more than welcome. Just come along @ 10am Tue to Fri. We are open 9 – 12 Tues to Fri. You will find us at McLeod Park just past the BMX track.

A “thank you” to Upper Hutt Menzshed for sending this article to The Upper Hutt Connection.

21/01/26