🎉 Colin Men Shed has successfully completed the ‘Life to the Full’ programme! 🙌 They had a fantastic time and gained so much from the experience. Huge thanks to AWARE for funding, to their brilliant trainer Mags Johnston 👏, and Groundwork Northern Ireland for organizing everything! 🌟

The GWNI Team have got some handy tips on how to look after your hanging baskets this summer 💦Water!- at least once a day 🌷 Snip off dead flowers 🌻Feed with a fetiliser; just follow the instructions. 🌹Prune, trimming leggy.growth will encourage new shoots #GWNI #Gardening

We had a great day at Bushmills Community Garden open day & have so many fab📷here's a selection! We have been working with & supporting the team at Bushmills Community Garden for 15 months. Thank you to Chairman Bob Hedley for the positive feedback on our input. #GWNI #Garden

We attended the PS2 WATERWORKS event - river Lagan, Belfast part of Belfast2024 culture bid with support from Men's Sheds members. Showcasing traditional coracle boats made by the Men's Shed in workshops supported by PS2 & ourselves. #MensSheds #GWNI

Amazing progress has been made on the storage container artwork at the Bushmills Community Garden thanks to Brian Willis and his team of volunteers. Have you been down to see it yet? #Artwork #ArtInstallation #GWNI

𝐌𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐔𝐩 - The Portglenone Community Men's Shed visited the Cloughmills Men's Shed to check out the different activities they offer. Cloughmill Men's Shed have a fantatsic garden as well chickens! Men's Sheds shorturl.at/WaiFP #MensSheds #GWNI

The Braidwater Senior Group have visited Scullery O'Tullagh where the volunteers kindly put together a BBQ, which included lots of fresh produce from the allotment! To get involved with or to visit any of our projects📧 [email protected] #GWNI #Allotments

Last week we held our Staff Development day at our Hydebank Community Garden. A chance for the team to come together outside of the office to learn, grow, & strengthen our skills. Veg for lunch was grown Scullery O'Tullagh & Hydebank Garden. #TeamBuilding #GWNI

The 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 have been hard at work weeding. We are happy to hear from anyone who would like to volunteer or use the gardens as a community meeting place ✉️[email protected] 📞028 9074 9494 to have a chat #GreenSpaces #GWNI

𝐌𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐬 We talk about Men's Sheds all the the time, have you ever wondered what is a 'Men's Shed'? Well now have all the answers in one place in our new brand new web pages dedicated to Men's Sheds! Take a👀➡️groundwork.org.uk/mens-sheds/ #MensShed #GroundworkNI

Mon 16 Sept -GWNI & Scullery O'Tullagh are hosting an 'End of Summer Garden Soiree' there will be plenty of homemade & home grown produce to be had, in support of the Cancer fund for Children. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Event funded by the Public Health Agency #GWNI

𝐌𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐬 Men’s Sheds were originally developed in Australia in the 1980s as non-profit groups that provide a local space for woodwork & socialisation, with the aim of improving the overall health & wellbeing of men. More info shorturl.at/gogPZ #MensSheds #GWNI

We have been working with a great group of young men in partnership with Drumgor Detached Youth Work Project as part of our Young Leaders of Tomorrow project. We had a fab day at Tollymore Forest Park where Journey Free led a trust building session Funded by Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland

𝐌𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐬 Would you like to join a Men's Shed? Pop over to our new web pages & find a map detailing Men's Sheds in Northern Ireland ➡️ groundwork.org.uk/mens-sheds/joi… Or 📧 [email protected] & we can send you the details of your nearest Shed. #MensSheds #GWNI

𝐌𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐬 Are you interested in starting a Men's Shed? We are here to help. All you need to know about starting a Men's Shed is available on our new Men's Shed website 👀➡️groundwork.org.uk/mens-sheds/sta… #MensSheds #GWNI

Mon 16 Sept-GWNI & Scullery O'Tullagh are hosting an 'End of Summer Garden Soiree' there will be plenty of homemade & home grown produce to be had, in support of the Cancer fund for Children. Event funded by Public Health Agency #GWNI #SummerSoiree

Our work in the community would not be possible without our funders - Thank You Public Health Agency The National Lottery Heritage Fund NI Dormant Accounts NI Aughrim Landfill Garfield Weston Foundation Age NI Policy & Engagement Fighting Words NI #ThankYou #Funders #GWNI

𝐌𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐬 We talk about Men's Sheds all the the time, have you ever wondered what is a 'Men's Shed'? Well we now have all the answers in one place in our brand new web pages dedicated to Men's Sheds! Take a look 👀groundwork.org.uk/mens-sheds/ #MensShed #GWNI

Taughmonagh Men's Shed - What's That? A Men’s Shed is a safe place for men to go to learn new skills & make new friends. Come to the start-up meeting of the Taughmonagh Men’s Shed! 🗓️Wed 18 Sep 2024 12:30pm📍Taughmonagh Social Club, Belfast, BT9 6QR Q's 📞028 9080 8850 #MensShed

Groundwork NI alongside Belfast Works Connect will be running a few taster sessions Gardening|Growing|Crafts in the near future in & around Belfast in our Meanwhile Gardens - open to all ages, abilities & cultures. More info contact Cailin McVeigh📞028 90236 677 📧[email protected]