The Grenfell Men's Shed has hosted several events over the last few weeks including the "Big Breakfast" which was inspired by a donation from a former resident of Grenfell and current member of The Grenfell Men's Shed.

The generous donation was used in part to cover the costs of a social breakfast for all members.

The Men's Shed gratefully accepted with the thought of a 'home cooked' breakfast including eggs, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, toast, tea, coffee and orange juice at their Railway Carriage here in Grenfell.

It was thoroughly enjoyed by 22 members and they also extended the invitation to new members of which were welcomed three new "Shedders".

Currently members are creating a series of portable firepits with several designs and using recycled materials.

These are proving to be quite popular and suit quite a few different tastes and needs from small firepits for people with caravans to large firepits that including cooking facilities such as BBQ, pizza oven, spit and general burning.

The Grenfell Men's Shed have also been refurbishing old furniture such as dining chairs, bar stools, dining tables and outside picnic tables.

The Shed's next event will be an Open Day of sorts, where they are inviting people to set up a car boot sale around their general carpark (at $20 per site).

The Grenfell Men's Shed are also planning a "Music from the Porch" on the day where local musicians are invited and encouraged to share their performing talents with them as part of the World Wide event held annually on the last Saturday of August (30 August) where thousands of people world wide play music from their porches, front verandas and front yards. As well as that, they will have our own "garage sale" and an Art Auction.

If anyone else is interested in joining in on any of these activities they can contact Julie Gilmore via our Grenfell Men's Shed Facebook page or ring on 0431417767.

The Grenfell Men's Shed is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 9am-12pm or by appointment.

They welcome new members both male and female (a recent inclusion has the been The Hen Shed) which they will formally open soon.

Another exciting thing happening is the new roof being organised for the shed, while still maintaining the heritage of the building.