As a registered charity, we’re thrilled to have officially opened our purpose-built workshop in June 2024. New Milton Men’s Shed is a place where people come together to forge connections, share camaraderie, and find a renewed sense of purpose—all within a safe and welcoming space.
Our members enrich each other’s lives through shared skills, knowledge, and plenty of laughter. Whether it’s woodworking, metalworking, picking up a new hobby, or simply enjoying good company, our activities are shaped by the interests and goals of our members.
Beyond the Shed walls, we proudly contribute to our community, taking on repair and building projects for schools, libraries, charities, and individuals in need. While many of our members are older men, we welcome people of all ages and backgrounds who share our passion for learning, creating, and giving back.
At its core, a Shed is much more than a workshop—it’s a place where connections grow, communities thrive, and lives are enriched.
We invite you to join us and experience the Shed spirit for yourself!
Warm regards,
Mark Hughes
Chairman, New Milton Men’s Shed
The Power of Connection:
Loneliness and isolation are serious threats to health and well-being—comparable to risks like obesity and heavy smoking. Recent research reveals the growing scale of this issue, with millions of people reporting feelings of loneliness every day. The need for meaningful social connections has never been more urgent.
For many men, building those connections is uniquely challenging. Unlike women of a similar age, older men often lack close networks of friends and may be reluctant to share personal worries or health concerns. For some, retirement deepens these struggles, leading to a loss of identity and purpose. Men’s Sheds provide a transformative solution. They are far more than places to work on projects—they are spaces where individuals connect, share, and support each other. Through fun, friendship, and skill-sharing, Sheds offer a renewed sense of purpose and belonging.
The impact is life-changing. By reducing isolation, Sheds help men face mental health challenges, stay independent, and rebuild their sense of community. In countless cases, they don’t just enhance lives—they save them.
New Milton Men’s Shed is proud to be part of this vital movement. We’ve created a space where connections flourish, laughter is shared, and purpose is rediscovered. Together, we’re proving that no one has to navigate life’s challenges alone.
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Planned Events
Since our ‘Shed’ was formed in Jan 2019, we have been fundraising to build our own purpose built workshop. This initial target and challenge was achieved in June 2024 when we officially opened our new workshop in Fawcetts Field. This now allows us to have a permanent base for many years to come.
During that five and half year period, we were lucky to have received small and large donations from individuals and small local businesses and also larger donations from Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Fund all of which have been gratefully received.
In addition, we have made items to sell at the local Christmas/Easter and Jubilee events as well as organising and selling at car boot sales. Whilst we now have a permanent home, we still need to raise funds to replace equipment and machines that were donated to us and also to look and new technologies that will allow our ‘Shed’ to evolve and grow for the community.
There are 2 more ways you can use to help us raise additional funds:-
easyfundraising provides a useful way for Shed supporters to help with our fundraising.
It doesn’t cost supporters to use and a percentage of your online purchases is donated directly to our Shed in the form of a quarterly payment to our bank.
Best of all it is easily done from the comfort of your home just by shopping online shopping. Currently there are over 6000 retailers, including major brands like Amazon, John Lewis & Sainsbury’s and they will all donate to our shed when you shop with them through easyfundraising.
Register here
http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk
We have now signed up with PayPal so that you can donate directly to our Men Shed and also add Gift Aid to the donation.
We have chosen to use PayPal as there are no transaction fees when you donate to our PayPal Giving Fund through the link below, PayPal will send us 100% of your donation and any eligible Gift Aid.
You can either click the button below or scan the QR code
