Including refugees and asylum seekers in our volunteering community

We have been very lucky at The Red Shed to include an asylum seeker in our volunteer team. Maha came from Sudan where she was a teacher. She travelled to the UK and while she was waiting for her application for residency, she wanted…

JANUARY JOB LISTS….

January is a quiet time in the garden but it is a time of planning and looking to the future – We have made a list of events we would like to run this year, including a Quiz Night, Open Gardens, Plant Sale and…

Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time!!

HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT FOR ALL THE WORK AT THE RED SHED !!

Dementia Friendly Stevenage

This year we have been having a great time working with the Stevenage Mayor as one of her chosen charities. We have been raising money, raising our profile along with that of all the dementia services in the town…but most excitingly of all we…

Introducing our newest member of staff…….

In a world often consumed by negative news and headlines it has been a breath of fresh airfor me to stumble across The Red Shed; a haven of possibility and warmth nestled withinour local community. The Red Shed was a place, until recently, I…

Young Volunteers

This month we were really pleased to work with the Family Volunteering Club who encourage children under 5 to volunteer. A group of young volunteers and their Mums came to The Red Shed and helped with a few tasks around our garden. They were…

Better Together………

We are really pleased to team up with Hertswise to grow our Carers Cafe and build on the service we offer. We launch our new look Cafe on 1st August. We will continue to meet once a month and provide support, respite and information…

OPEN GARDEN 2023

Building on the success of our open days last year, we decided to just have the one event and invite everyone we knew! The Mayor opened for us and we hosted The High Sheriff, several local councillors, representatives from funders, partners and other dementia…

Communities Supporting Communities – it’s a real thing!

How wonderful to have received so much support from other local community organisations. This month we have been chosen as the Charity of the Year for Stevenage Grange Rotary, Fairview Road Residents Association and the new Mayor of Stevenage. Add to this Lessiters (the…

These are our values – and we’re sticking to them!

We have been looking at Values for The Red Shed and with input from our participants and volunteers. Values for an organisation are ‘the fundamental beliefs and principles that guide the work you do and the way you do it. ‘Values illustrate the culture…