Shed project finds permanent home at Bath City Farm

Bath City Farm will now host the group in shipping containers

A group that helps older people to socialise has finally found a new home after three years of being "nomads".

The Shed project in Bath and North East Somerset will now work out of converted shipping containers at Bath City Farm.

The project provides a space for people over the age of 50 to engage in practical workshops such as carpentry.

The group have spent the past three years without a permanent base, hosting sessions from the St John's Foundation, the Salvation Army, and local cafes.

The group have been getting together at various places in the city for craft, DIY and building projects

The Bath Shed project formed five years ago, after people felt the city was lacking a space for the older community.

Now with a place to call home, the Bath shedders aim to reach out to more people in the Bath area with further sessions.

Martin Sharratt, secretary of the Bath Shed said: "We're so excited by the thought of having our own place at last.

"We hope that by being based at Bath City Farm our members can also be of help to the Farm, mending things or building things on the site."

The group are known to contribute towards wider community projects in BANES, even creating a mud kitchen for the Southdown Methodist Church and making bird boxes, bug and bee hotels.

The project has already fundraised £40,000 towards the build, and are now seeking the remaining funds to complete the fit-out and provide a warm space with all the required services.

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