Here is all the news about what has been happening at Troon Men’s Shed.
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Functional Fitness MOT
The Functional Fitness MOT session on 24th February was fully booked and 24 members of Troon Men’s Shed were tested by the Occupational Therapy team from NHS Ayrshire & Arran to give an indication of their exercise performance. After completion a health questionaire and having their blood-pressure taken and a diabetes test, participants undertook a…
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Donation from UPM Caledonian Paper Mill Employees
Last September fourteen members of Troon Men’s Shed enjoyed a visit to UPM Caledonian Paper Mill at Irvine and learned that the employee’s contribute to a charity fund each month which is matched by the company. Troon Men’s Shed were delighted that they had been picked by the employees as recipients of the charity fund…
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NHS Functional Fitness MOT
NHS Ayrshire and Arran are running a Functional Fitness MOT for Troon Men’s Shed members on the afternoon of Monday 24th February in the Scout Centre and booking is required as spaces are limited. Tests will include blood pressure, balance, hand grip strength, flexibility of reach, upper shoulder flexibility and then a discussion at the…
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Nominate Us For A Movement For Good £1,000 Award
Troon Men’s Shed need your help to be in with the chance of being awarded £1,000 in the Benefact Group Movement for Good Awards. The Benefact Group is a diverse group of specialist financial services businesses which gives all available profits to charity and good causes. The Movement for Good Awards is their annual programme of…
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Prostate Scotland
Troon Men’s Shed will be welcoming Elaine Stewart from Prostate Scotland to the shed meeting on Monday 27 January 2025 when she will give a talk about the work that Prostate Scotland do to raise awareness of prostate disease/cancer and how they support men (and their families) who have been diagnosed with prostate disease/cancer. The…
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Who Ate All The Pies?
Troon Men’s Shed did! All in the interests of finding out which was the best. We did a blind tasting of five different makes of mince pies at our meeting on Monday with M&S Collection Mince Pies (£4 for 6) getting a couple of points more than Aldi Deep Filled Mince Pies (£1.25 for 6)…
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Troon Community Council
At our meeting on 9th December we were joined by George Mulveny from Troon Community Council to tell us about the important work that they do for the town, which includes organising a number of long-running annual events including the Glasgow Taxi Outing, Troon Gala Day, Odd Object Competion, and Wintertainment. George also presented us…
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Troon Round Table Santa Float
Troon Men’s Shed were pleased to help Troon Round Table with the Santa float on Friday night which visited the Coxswain Drive and Calder Avenue. It was great to see so many people, young and old, enjoying a visit from Santa. Thankfully the weather was a lot better than forecast and the rain held off.…
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Mince Pie Tasting
The next Troon Men’s Shed meeting is on Monday 9th December from 2pm to 3.30pm in the 28th Ayrshire (Troon) Scout Group Centre (downstairs of front building) when we will be doing some blind tasting of a variety of mince pies to see which is the best. The Scout Centre is a collection point for…
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Open Doors Day
To mark International Men’s Day on the 19th November, the Scottish Men’s Shed Association is facilitating an Open Doors Day. Troon Men’s Shed isn’t taking part this year but some of the other sheds in Ayrshire are so why not pay a visit: For full details of sheds opening their doors on 19th November visit:https://scottishmsa.org.uk/doorsopenparticipatingsheds/