Pencoed Mens Shed - Public

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from everyone at Pencoed Men’s Shed

It’s been a very busy and rewarding year for us, from winning the Pencoed Mayoral Award, to building strong links with Pencoed Town Council and working closely with Pencoed Trailblazers. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved together and look forward to continuing to spread cheer and happiness throughout the year ahead.

We meet at Pencoed Pavilion every Wednesday, 18:00–20:00, and will be back after the festive break from Wednesday 7th January. New faces are always welcome.

16/12/2025

Wow, amazing to hear Men’s Sheds being discussed in the Senedd. Thanks to Sarah Murphy MS for Bridgend & Porthcawl for highlighting the work we’re doing and championing our cause

14/12/2025

We’re at Pencoed Welfare Hall today spreading the word about Pencoed Men’s Shed and showing some of the things we’ve been making this year.
Already got one strong endorsement - maybe we’ll see him down the shed at some point this year….

13/12/2025

We’ve been working with resin the last few weeks. We’ve made a whole load of cool things that are perfect for stocking fillers and secret Santa gifts!
We’ll be at Pencoed Welfare Hall tomorrow for 10-2

05/12/2025

We’re feeling proud and humbled to be receive the Mayoral Award for Merit from Pencoed Town Council for our work supporting Men’s Mental Health

We really appreciate all the support we’ve had this year and are extremely grateful for the recognition of the work we are doing in our community

26/11/2025

We’re getting into the Christmas spirit this evening at the shed!
More Christmas boxes made up for those in need - 19 done in total!
We’ve also ventured into doing some custom resin work in time for Christmas….. watch this space!

24/11/2025

A little late with this update but here we go…
We’ve spent the last few weeks making Christmas boxes for men in Bridgend who have suffered from Domestic Violence.
We managed to make up another 9 boxes last week which makes a total of 15 boxes
Thank you to everyone who donated and thanks to all the guys at the shed for taking the time to come along and help towards this excellent cause!

19/11/2025

Great to see the government recognising the challenges in Men’s Health in today’s (International Men’s Day) announcement.

Our local council (Pencoed Town Council), Bridgend Council and our local representatives (Chelsea Charlene Edwards, Paul Edwards Cllr Melanie Evans, Chris Elmore MP Cllr. Alex Williams Sarah Murphy MS for Bridgend & Porthcawl) have been instrumental in supporting our group - great to see that has now been echoed by Westminster

Hopefully more men will benefit from projects like ours in the future

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-unveils-englands-first-ever-mens-health-strategy?fbclid=IwdGRjcAOKtVJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe7A_wIZUbJ6_TapHbE9o5Roxilvb3mnrujT2BZ-5aZc4jTKm2LaWY7QpDDCQ_aem_ZvkZhm3kMliBOPwW9tCkwA

The government launches bold plan to tackle physical and mental health challenges faced by men and boys, and reduce inequalities.

19/11/2025

Happy International Men’s Day to everyone.
Very fitting that tonight at Pencoed Men’s Shed we’ll be making Christmas boxes for men in the local area who have suffered domestic violence.
Looking for more men to join us to help put some boxes together and practice your present wrapping skills!
Pencoed Pavillion, 6-8 tonight

18/11/2025

In the news with Pencoed Trailblazers

https://glamorganstar.co.uk/volunteers-reclaim-lost-path/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOJ0rJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEem7HB7UCBYCGtaLg0KubnA5L5LSb5BG3XJv4J46TzBnkez2QG31fb6jSFU5E_aem_wSigfryLUvuHD8CISSSiWw

The volunteers worked from 10am to 12pm and uncovered a long-lost right of way, collecting an astonishing 165 kilos of litter in the process.