Here is all the news about what has been happening at Troon Men’s Shed.
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Cycling Without Age Scotland – 25 May 2026
The Troon Men’s Shed meeting on Monday 25th May at 2pm will be a talk by Cycling Without Age Scotland Troon Branch about their activities, including the trishaws which are used along the prom. They will be bringing a trishaw for a chance to see it up close. Tea and coffee will be available and…
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Technology Enabled Care Event – 28 May 2026
On Thursday 28th May from 10am to 12pm Troon Men’s Shed are hosting a Technology Enabled Care event which is being run by South Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership and takes place at at The Lighthouse Christian Centre, Ailsa Road, Troon KA10 6DB. Technology Enabled Care (TEC) is any digital tool or service that helps people to live well and…
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History of Dundonald Castle – 4 May 2026
At our meeting on 4 May 2026, Friends of Dundonald Castle’s Education Officer Gillian Borland will be giving a talk on the history of Dundonald Castle. Exploring over 3500 years of history from Iron Age through to the medieval period when the current existing structure was built, so come along to hear all about Dundonald…
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Swifts and Electronic Swift Callers – 13 April 2026
Our meeting on 13th April is a talk by Andrew Turney about swifts and electronic swift callers. Andrew will speak about swift conservation as sadly their numbers have declined drastically due to the loss of nesting sites. He has been working with Sanquhar & District Men’s Shed who are building swift nest boxes and innovative…
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Support Troon Men’s Shed Plan to Acquire Hosiery Park Pavilion
Troon Men’s Shed is calling on the local community to support our application to acquire the former Hosiery Park Pavilion on Brodie Avenue through a Community Asset Transfer (CAT) from South Ayrshire Council. The Hosiery Park Pavilion has been unused for several years and has fallen into disrepair. We are applying to purchase the disused…
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Fire Safety In The Home – 23 March 2026
The Community Action Team from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will be talking at our meeting on 23rd March about fire safety in the home. The majority of fires in the home are accidental so come along and find out how to prevent fires and keep everyone safe. Tea and coffee will be available…
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Building Storage Units for Ayrshire Cancer Support Shop
We were pleased to help Ayrshire Cancer Support when they approached us to see if we would be able to make some storage units for their charity shop in Newmarket Street in Ayr. The units were required to store donated bags before they get sorted by the shop team. Several visits were made to the…
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Finding Nancy: a talk by Derek Skinner – 2 March 2026
Our next meeting is on Monday 2nd March at 2pm at the Lighthouse Christian Centre, Ailsa Road, Troon KA10 6DB and is a talk “Finding Nancy”, where Derek Skinner will tell the story of how a surprising revelation at a funeral lead him to a journey along the route of the World War One ‘Western…
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Over to You – 23 February 2026
At our meeting on 23 February 2026 we were pleased to welcome Marie Oliver and Fiona Craig from Voluntary Action South Ayrshire (VASA) to tell us about planning for the future in case you are no longer able to make decisions, and also for after your death. Attendees received an information pack with booklets to…
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Donation from Troon Senior Citizens Welfare Committee
At a recent Shed meeting we were very pleased to welcome Cathleen Morrison and Moira Gorman from Troon Senior Citizens Welfare Committee, who meet in the Ivy Cottage and are known locally as Ivy Cottage group. They presented us with a generous donation and we are very grateful to them for their support of Troon…