Abergele Men’s Shed have secured a grant of £500,000 from the National Lottery People and Places Community Programme. The grant is to undertake the refurbishment of their building at the rear of Market Street in Abergele. At the moment the building is just a shell with four walls and no roof. When the refurbishment is complete the two-story building will provide a two ground floor workshops and a community space at first floor level. Doug Jackson said,
“This project has been 4 years in the making. We wanted a permanent base and bought the derelict building which has been an eyesore to Abergele since the 1980s. We expect work will begin in the spring and completed by the end of this year. We are indebted to the local community who have supported this project, advising on its development and who will now see a return for the lottery tickets they have purchased over the years. We are also grateful to the National Lottery who understand the benefit this will bring to the Abergele community and funded plans for this development.”
The Abergele Shed was founded in 2015 in a wooden shed on a car park at the rear of Itica. Since then we have had two separate temporary bases. Throughout we have helped many people and groups in Abergele by carrying out repairs, upcycling and making garden furniture. Wherever possible our work is done with recycled materials, we don’t always charge but request a donation for work carried out.
Currently they are based on Tayna Business Park in two small workshops we helped restore. We meet every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and welcome anybody who would like to help their community or learn new skills or just come to find out more about us.
Further information can be obtained from 01745 825085