Shock Horror - shed blog moves

the Google blogger platform has been great, but I have decided to give Wordpress a go, so the blog is now at

http://www.readersheds.co.uk/readersheds/blog/

you wont need to upadate your RSS feed plus I will point shedblog.co.uk to the correct URL

thanks and watch out for any problems!

Shed TV

Was listening to Chris Evans on the way home today, and he was interviewing a guy about a new TV channel Horse and country TV, so I texted in to suggest that SHED.tv would be a great thing to have, with shows on what people do in their sheds etc, well a bit like readersheds but moving faster

Anyway Mr Evans mentioned it and then started talking about his SHEDS(he should share them) and his allotment, so I think he would be a great person to support national shed week, along with Wagon and Boggy' Marsh, but they never return my emails!!

what do you lot think? and how could we integrate it with the Shed of the Year awards, maybe have the ones with the most votes in each category video their sheds as well?

Shed Week and Shed of the Year 2007

Due to the lack of governmental response to a special national week that celebrates the garden shed, the powers that be, i.e me looking at my shed calendar and pointing with my eyes closed, have decided that the first ever National Shed Week should be ...

The first week in July, which this year starts Monday 2nd July.

Among the various activities in National Shed Week we will be holding a prestigious Shed of the Year competition, with the winner/s being announced in the middle of the shedweek.

We will be putting out a call to all existing sheddies and any new ones that register and put up more than one picture of their shed on readersheds.co.uk by June 25th 2007. The public or fellow sheddies will then be able to vote in a range of shed categories (including Garden Office of the Year which is sponsored by The Shed magazine) and we will be awarding prizes to the best sheds in the each category.

So keep your eyes peeled and subscribe to our RSS feed or email alerts to find out more.

If you are a shed company that wants to provide prizes or sponsor a category on Shed of the Year or the whole thing!, and jump on the bandwagon that is shedweek, then please let me know.

Shedbuild : Erecting the shed

Following on the laying of the foundations article the other week, we have the 2nd part of the guide here.

Shedweek : Progress

Not much progress on shedweek, as the powers that be are not up for it, then we will set our own! and wait for them to jump on afterwards!

We will be announcing an event to take part in national shed week some time in the next 7 days.

Just to give you some notice it involves sheds, thats all I'am saying on the matter. ;)

Sheddie creates flying saucer - The US Army wants it

The age of the British amateur inventor toiling away in his humble garden shed lives on - and Geoff Hatton is proof of it.


The former hovercraft engineer has designed and patented a flying saucer from his workshop in Peterborough that has grabbed the imagination of the American military establishment.

the dailynail reports

They also have a video of it flying, windows media video thing.

CHOCOLATE CHEESE !!

Not had cheese post for a while, so here goes from PA

CHOCOLATE CHEESE LAUNCH

A rich new cheese which combines white stilton with Belgian chocolate is launching in the UK.

Called a chocolate whirl, it looks like a Swiss roll and has a slightly sweet taste.
The calorific treat contains 59% white stilton, 11% full fat Belgian chocolate and 28% cream cheese. It is on sale now at selected Tesco deli counters priced £7.99 per kilo.

Its made by Long Clawson but can't find anything on their site about it yet.

"The last word in luxury - a garden shed? " of course it is

I missed this on Sunday, but posh hotels are now having sheds/shacks in their grounds so people can rough it for £195 a night!

Britain's most luxurious hotels have come up with a new way to excite jaded guests - sending them to sleep in sheds in the garden. 'Bothy Lodges' are small round wooden buildings with more than a touch of a Hobbit house about them, but hoteliers think they could have the sense of romance and occasion that guests are looking for.

The first hotel to have them is the Enterkine Country House, take a look after the leap to see the pictures... yes a nice shed, and you are more than welcome to pay me £195 a night to stay in my shed!!! just let me know!

Ikea - flatback housing

I blogged aboutthis ages ago, well now its coming true, according to the guardian

Last month, planning permission was approved for the first British BoKlok development: 36 flats in St James Village, Gateshead, due for completion by the end of the year. Each apartment, with two or three bedrooms, is expected to cost less than £100,000. More will follow - many more, probably, since BoKlok is quick to build, energy efficient and aimed at households earning between £15,000 and £30,000 a year. Who's to stop them?

form boingboing

Easter shed offers

Hopefully you will be out in the garden this Easter and pottering in the shed, or even building your own.

Of course you could always buy an off the shelf one from the DIY lot.

They have the following offers (affiliate links) for the Spring

B&Q DIY.com - Wavenley Left Hand Garden Room -Save £1316.72

Argos - Save up to a third

Shedstore - Windsor Shiplap High Eaves Save £80

Taylors Garden Buildings Overlap Economy Apex Shed 8'x6' Save £70

Trimetals - Titan 108 Save £95.01

Shed security message from the old bill

The police forces around the contry are giving their annual shedsafe notices, its mostly the same message, but worth keeping note of

There are a number of simple steps that can be taken to prevent shed crime:

• Make sure your shed or garage is sturdy. If not, make this a priority and improve the fabric of the building.



• Fit a quality lock on the door



• Make sure any windows are secured. Consider fitting a grille or bars to prevent access. Fit a blind or net curtains to stop would-be thieves from looking inside.



• Postcode all property such as cycles, lawnmowers, hedge trimmers and garden furniture by engraving, stamping or even painting. Visually marked property does have a deterrent effect upon the thief.

My favourite headline is "Prevent The Shedache of Becoming a Victim of Crime" from West Yorkshire.

Nothing on the North Wales police site, but an intresting story of a shed being torn down.


Any heres some of sources so you can keep an eye on your local bobbies wossname

Lock up your sheds warn police - Avon and Somerset

Prevent The Shedache of Becoming a Victim of Crime, West Yorkshire

Garden Wise - South Yorks

The MET

West Midlands Police - Garden Security

Fife Garden Security

Gloucestershire


West Mercia Constabulary

or use the shedsearch to find more

The price of sheds to rise?

David Smith of the Sunday times has a good bit on the price of sheds, a bit wossname for a lowly sheddie like me, but the more cerebral sheddies may understand it.

Hurricane Rita- The shed aftermath

Melissa has a good post about a Garden before and after Hurricane Rita.
garden shed hall of fame: Hurricane Rita- Before and After

she says "Remarkably, the Tara, the garden shed, remained untouched"

Its good to read positive things happening after all this destruction.

Beer of the week : Burton Bridge Stairway to Heaven

They say A Pale, Distinctive hoppy aroma with Smooth easy drinking beer, The hops are Fuggles & Goldings with late copper hops added but be careful of it's strength.

I say a very quoffable Pale type ale, the hoppyness of brew gives a nice finish, but yes the 5% does make it a on-occasion beer, more then a session.

Shedbuild : Lay the foundations

Good little article on building a shed series, hopefully I can get more for readersheds.