Feedback in 3D

The original red shed is turning and little pink in the sun! So – before it gets a new coat of paint we took the opportunity to do some graffiti and we asked some participants to paint something they feel about being at The…

Hot Hot Hot

What a month! We have experienced record breaking hot weather and an acute lack of rainfall. The Red Shed garden has suffered and even with copious watering we have lost some of our plants and the vegetables are poor. It’s not only the fuana…

Open Days 2022

It was great to open our garden gate again this year and welcome in the friends and families of everyone involved at The Red Shed. We also had visits from various organisations and funders we work along with the Lady Mayor of Stevenage, the…

Waving the flag for dementia services…..

As part of the annual Stevenage Day event this month, local organisations were invited to get involved in creating flags to represent their work in the town. It was great to be invited along to the Intro Evening where the initial plans were set…

The Red Shed on the Road!

We ran our first trip out into the community today, taking our Croquet players to visit the Letchworth Croquet Club. It was a great evening and everyone enjoyed themselves very much – even the terrible weather didn’t dampen our spirits or drown our tallents!…

Business Effectiveness – no one is too small!

Being the Founder of The Red Shed has been challenging and a joy. I have simply made the ideas in my head into a reality with lots of help and support from family, friends, colleagues and organisations. Hard work – yes. Sometimes scary –…

Al’s Cafe @ The Red Shed is launched

We are so excited to add a carers café to the services at The Red Shed. We have teamed up with Al’s Café who were originally based in the older peoples department at the local hospital. When older peoples services were relocated to another…

What The Red Shed Means to us…….

We asked Julie and her Dad to give us some feedback on their experience of coming along to The Red Shed Project and this is what they said…… The Red Shed from my perspective and also from my dad, Roger, is that it’s a…

Diversity

Diversity is a word we hear a lot about these days and at The Red Shed it’s something we take very seriously. It’s the understanding that each individual is unique, and recognising their individual differences. These differences can be around things like ethnicity, gender and…

Extending the garden

As The Red Shed Project grows in numbers we have needed to extend our garden space to accommodate the accommodate the increase in participants and be ready for more. We have increased the number of regular workshops, so it’s great to have more garden…