Here is all the news about what has been happening at Troon Men’s Shed.
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Pétanque
Nine members recently enjoyed a few of games of pétanque at Marr Rugby Club which was hosted by one of our members who is a member of Troon Pétanque Club. In pétanque players throw boules towards a small target ball called the jack and the objective is to score points by having boules closer to…
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Ayrshire Cancer Support
Members of Troon Men’s Shed were pleased to be able to use their DIY skills to help Ayrshire Cancer Support get their new Ayr cancer support centre ready for opening following the completion of the building works. The Troon Men’s Shed team put their tools to use to assemble furniture, hang pictures and paint walls,…
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Home Energy Scotland
Troon Men’s Shed were pleased to welcome Marc from Home Energy Scotland to our meeting on 14th July where he gave a presentation about the services that they provide, as well as providing some top energy saving tips including: Home Energy Scotland offer free, impartial advice on energy saving, keeping warm at home, funding support…
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NHS Community Links Practitioners
We were pleased to welcome Fiona and Arzoo, who are NHS Community Links Practitioners, to the Troon Men’s Shed meeting on 30th June. They work with GP practices in Troon and Dundonald to help people connect with community services to improve their mental health and general wellbeing with regard to the issues listed in the…
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Vote For Troon Men’s Shed – Participatory Budgeting Fund
Troon Men’s Shed have applied for a grant of £2,000 from the South Ayrshire Council Participatory Budgeting Fund towards the purchase and installation of a heat pump, solar panels, and other green energy equipment for the former Hosiery Park Pavilion. We are working on a Community Asset Transfer to acquire the building and to develop…
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Troon Gala Day
Five members of Troon Men’s Shed helped out the Troon Gala Day, which took place on Sunday 15th June, where they assisted with the parade which was lead by Troon Blackrock Pipeband. Thanks to a grant from Troon Round Table they were wearing new hi-vis vests with the Troon Men’s Shed logo and our thanks…
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Ayrshire Ukelele Clan
Four members of the Ayrshire Ukelele Clan came along to the Troon Men’s Shed meeting on 24th March to play us a few tunes and to present us with a very generous donation of £500. The group meet on a Monday evening in Troon to play, and they also perform at events, care homes, hospitals…
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Gravitational Waves
At our fortnightly meeting on 10th March we welcomed Dr Graeme Eddolls from Syracuse University in New York who gave us a talk on his work as a researcher on gravitational waves. Graeme is a Troon boy who left Marr College before attending Glasgow University. He has worked at various organisations in America and is…
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Delivery from the Co-op
Troon Men’s Shed were pleased to welcome Derek and Linsey to our meeting on 10th March. Derek is store manager at the Co-op at Muirhead and Lynsey is the Co-op Ayrshire Member Activator. We were delighted to receive a very generous donation of some Co-op goodies which will be used at our forthcoming social meetings.…
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New Meeting Venue
The Troon Men’s Shed meeting on Monday 10th March at 2pm is our first meeting at our new meeting venue:The Lighthouse Christian Centre, Ailsa Rd, Troon KA10 6DB Our meeting attendance has outgrown the capacity of the cafe area at the Scout Centre where we previously held our meetings, and the new venue will comfortably…