{"id":10655,"date":"2016-05-25T16:47:30","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T16:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=10655"},"modified":"2016-05-25T16:47:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T16:47:30","slug":"shed-community-project-for-men-to-open-in-ely-within-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/05\/25\/shed-community-project-for-men-to-open-in-ely-within-two-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Shed community project for men set to open in Ely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A CENTRE\u00a0aimed at giving older men the chance to meet and take part in practical pastimes is to open in Cardiff\u00a0next week.<br \/>\nThe Men in Sheds group has taken over the old betting shop at the Dusty Forge in Ely in what will be the first project of its kind in Cardiff.<br \/>\nThe Shed is designed to be an area to support older men in particular as they take part in practical activities. The idea was developed in Australia and has since spread across the globe.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/2015\/11\/24\/shed-project-hopes-bring-together-older-men-ely\/\">The Cardiff project was given the go-ahead last March<\/a>. It\u00a0will not follow a strict timetable but\u00a0will be driven by the desires of those who use it.<br \/>\nIt has taken some time for the Men in Sheds project in Cardiff to find a suitable site. But when ACE (Action in Caerau and Ely) stepped in to offer the old betting shop, the idea could finally become reality with some help with Willmott Dixon housing.<br \/>\nWe caught up with Dave King, founder of Cardiff men in sheds, ahead of the launch of the project to see how it was progressing.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10662\" style=\"width: 288px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0408.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10662\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10662\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0408-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Men in Sheds founder Dave King\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10662\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0408-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Men in Sheds founder Dave King\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Cardiff Men in Sheds founder Dave King<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGVTOvy-AWs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGVTOvy-AWs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CENTRE\u00a0aimed at giving older men the chance to meet and take part in practical pastimes is to open in Cardiff\u00a0next week. The Men in Sheds group has taken over the old betting shop at the Dusty Forge in Ely in what will be the first project of its kind in Cardiff. The Shed is designed to be an area to support older men in particular as they take part in practical activities. 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