Nepean Men's Shed
Bird
Feeders
We have been very busy making 50 bird feeders.
These feeders are to be distributed throughout parts of
the Blue Mountains that have been ravaged by past bush
fires. It is a project being undertaken by bird lovers
and it is hoped that the feeders, once supplied with a regular
topping up, will encourage the birds to return.
Toys
For the past few months we have been beavering away making toy
cars, planes, graders, trucks and black boards for Operation
Christmas Child.On Monday 7th September we were able to
present to Craig Jennings, from Samaritan Purse Australia, 165
wooden toys and 41 double sided black boards. Craig gave a
short talk on the activities of his group overseas and
particularly their work in Cambodia and faced a number of
thoughtful questions afterwards.
Assembling Kitchen Flat
Packs
On Friday
20th. Feb. 10 members arrived at Bunnings North to assemble a
KABOODLE flat pack kitchen Bunnings were donating to a local
charity. There had been a slight miscalculation in the time
and numbers required...all were assembled within the hour.
This and That
The
Operation Christmas Child black boards are proceeding and
should be com-pleted in the next week or two.
Tool Boxes
Tool boxes for the
sculpture group are nearing completion. Thanks to David
Ongley.
Outdoor
Classroom Seating
Bench type seats have been made to create an outdoor
classroom for Springwood Public School.Fabricating the steel
uprights required the brushing up on some past skills, which
demonstrated that members do have a wide range of abilities
for undertaking projects. The seats when finished were taken
to site and concreted in the ground to create the permanent
outdoor classroom which allows open air lessons in comfort.
And we managed to get into the local press.
Chook
Run
Springwood resident, Robyn Crouch, donated a couple of Drill
Presses and other items, and so we offered to build her a
chook run to say thank you. A number of visits were made and
the Chook Run took shape with Robyn keen to to get some chooks
into a safe area that would prevent unwanted guests in the
shape of a fox or two. On completion Robyn was pleased
with the result and all those involved can feel proud and
satisfied with a job well done.