Laverstoke and Freefolk Parish Council launched Test Valley Men’s Shed in the mid-2010s. At first, the flooring was rotten and walls were bare. A local electrician help to run wiring for wall-mounted sockets. Furniture, heaters and machine tools were donated by generous members and, before long, a fully-functioning club and workshop emerged. By 2016/7, we were getting some great press. We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9am and 12noon. The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed and members chat, share a cuppa and work on individual or collaborative projects – mainly wood and metal work – through the course of the morning. Currently we have 18 members and welcome more. If you are interested to join, or see what we get up to, please pop along to the club or telephone Nick on 07899 840057.