Bateau Bay Men's Shed

Big Mike and even bigger Ray enjoy a joke during our trip to the Australian Maritime Museum to visit James Cook’s Bark Endeavour.

Straight off the set of the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie our resident pirate Woody came to our Maritime Museum trip dressed for the occasion. He looked very much at home on the deck of James Cook’s HMB Endeavour. To add to the occasion it was James Cook’s birthday and had he been still

Allan thought by coming to the Shed he would get away from those baskets of ironing that never seem to be empty. We have news for you Allan, there’s no rest for the wicked at the Shed so bend your back and don’t stop until all the edging is ironed on. The staff at the

Following a request from ATB Trophies to repair the bases of some football trophies Andrew & Steve put their woodwork & wood polishing skills to work. Little did they know the trophies belonged to Steve Ella, the “Zip Zip Man” & were major awards presented to him while playing for Parramatta Rugby League Club. The

Parking at the Community Centre has become very congested now that we are open for 3 days each. To help manage parking more efficiently Mark has applied his best sign writing skills to produce some very clear parking signs and then Nigel fixed them in place. All we need now is for the tenants and

The end of the month means it’s BBQ time and this month we had 2 in 2 days. But not a single person complained. Here Daryl & Mike share some time together, probably discussing how to convert Daryl’s powered scooter into a dragster with an 80cc motor and “Harley” style extended handlebars. By next month

Roy prides himself as a skilled craftsman and here he shows his skills using a chain saw. Roy can usually be found on either the wood or metal lathe or preparing some exotic timber he has brought from his personal stash for a fine cabinet work project. The range of skills on display in the

Two views of the drinks table that is Bogie’s latest project again shows his skills in woodwork and decorative rope work. The miniature ships wheel sits on top of a turned post both being highlighted with decorative rope bands and flowers. A glass top sets the finished table off beautifully. Another job from the hands

BATEAU BAY MEN’S SHED ANNUAL REPORT – 21 September 2010 Welcome everyone to the 2nd AGM of the Bateau Bay Men’s Shed. It gives me great pleasure to present the Shed Presidents Report to you this afternoon after what has been a very productive year. I would like to begin my report by voicing publically

The 2nd AGM of the Shed was held on 21 September and a new management team and committee was elected. For the next 12 months the management team is: President – John Sharples Vice President & Secretary – Kevin Armstrong Treasurer – Nigel Stretton Committee – Colleen Cooper – ADSSI, Graham Craike, David Boulton, Mark