Basking in the wonderful sunny weather a large crowd visited the “Men in Sheds Festival” weekend at Sandown Airport.
Mayor and High Sheriff attend
Dave Betteridge, from Shanklin Men in Sheds, formally opened the event on Saturday.
On Sunday, the High Sheriff Nigel Hartley was there to champion the event and took pleasure in visiting the 25 plus stands with Rob, from Nashers (Nettlestone and Seaview Shed) as his guide.
It was the fourth Men in Sheds Festival held at Sandown Airport and was hosted by WAM (Wight Aviation Museum) Jonathan Lamb, chair person of WAM in his opening address enthused,
“We are here to celebrate a truly remarkable movement: Men in Sheds. Across the Isle of Wight, over a dozen Sheds offer far more than just woodwork, engineering, and crafts.
“They provide a lifeline. They tackle isolation, foster unbreakable camaraderie, and promote mental wellbeing by giving local men a shared sense of purpose and good old-fashioned conversation.
“Today is our chance to support them and see their incredible projects firsthand.”
Stalls, music and beer
The festival included a wide variety of stalls, of Arts and Crafts from a number of the Island’s Men in Sheds, including Bembridge Shed, Nettlestone and Seaview Shed, Shanklin Shed, West Wight Shed and of course WAM Men in Hangars.
The visitors were entertained with live music from Wootton Acoustic Music Shed, Whippingham Music Shed and other musical groups.
There was even a small Beer Festival hosted by WAM volunteers Allan and Hobbit.
Visiting the museum
Keep an eye on the WAM website for information about other events throughout the summer.
As usual the museum will be open to all visitors on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays from 10am to 3pm each day.
For more information email “WAM Opening” to
[email protected] or phone or text to 07949 704052 or visit our website.
News shared by Brian on behalf of Wight Aviation Museum. Ed
