{"id":20328,"date":"2017-10-19T16:32:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=20328"},"modified":"2017-10-19T16:32:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:32:57","slug":"mens-charity-ely-needs-bigger-shed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/10\/19\/mens-charity-ely-needs-bigger-shed\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#039;s charity in Ely needs a bigger shed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A CHARITY in Ely now has so many members it needs to move to a bigger location. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Men in Sheds was set up two and a half years ago by Dave King and takes place at The Dusty Forge, on Cowbridge Road, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The group was set up because of a lack of leisure activities for older men who have a lot of spare time on their hands. This could be because of retirement, illness or bereavement. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr King said: \u201cThere is a big demand for what we are doing.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are getting more and more inquiries from people as well as the occupational health unit at Llandough Hospital. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCardiff council are also interested in me taking on some of their clients as well.\u201d <\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20343\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-20343 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Saw-CU-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Saw-CU-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Saw-CU-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Saw-CU-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Saw-CU.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20343 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Saw-CU-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Saw-CU-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Saw-CU-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Saw-CU-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Saw-CU.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> The Men in Sheds sessions help members develop their woodwork skills.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Men in Sheds provides a space for men to develop their woodwork skills and meet new people. In the future, the charity aims to sell anything it produces to try and become financially independent.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the growing interest, there has been a lack of financial support for Men in Sheds and they can only run because Action for Ely and Caerau (ACE), another charity based in the area, is letting it rent a room for free. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It has also received funding for the People&#8217;s Health Trust, which has helped them with running costs. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACE has identified Trelai community centre in Caerau as a new location. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dave said: \u201cWe are very keen to get that building with ACE. I think it would be a game-changer for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CHARITY in Ely now has so many members it needs to move to a bigger location. 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