MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to provide a facility that empowers all men of all ages to socialise together and do things in a practical way that by participation will encourage a development of a good self-esteem for each other and be a support to our local community projects in a good and positive way.
AIMS
The general aims of our men’s shed are to:
1. Enjoy the company of each other.
2. Assist men of all ages and background through friendship, mentoring and support.
3. Provide practical activities in a safe working environment.
4. Gain the help of health and wellbeing professionals when we can.
5. Provide respite care activities for the disabled and the disadvantaged.
6. Provide instruction and skill training for senior men.
7. Provide intergenerational learning and mentoring
8. Focus on men’s health and wellbeing, encouraging and assisting users to gain access to relevant services and information available to them within the community
9. To help support the issues of isolation, loneliness and depression which are faced by many men when they stop full-time employment or are looking for work by providing them with a space, tools and support to help them meet their goals.
10. Provide a place for men – especially those who have retired or are unemployed – to socialise, use their skills to mentor each other with our community projects, in a safe environment.
Groombridge Men’s Shed | Charity Number 1188369