Fleet to Fleet St cycle

David Philip is raising money for Church Crookham and Fleet Mens Shed

Fleet to Fleet St Cycle · 6 September 2025

A men’s shed is a larger version of the typical man’s shed in the garden – a place where he feels at home and pursues practical interests with a high degree of autonomy. A men’s shed offers members a place to work on projects at their own pace and in a safe, friendly and inclusive venue. A shed’s activities usually involve making or mending in wood (eg carpentry, joinery, turning, carving, whittling, marquetry, furniture renovation) but may include metalworking (milling, sheet metal, welding etc) bike repair, gardening, electronics, tool renovation, boat renovation, model engineering (model railways, planes) and even building a car! Reclamation, reuse and restoration will feature strongly – and some say that is true of the men too! Although sheds mostly attract older men, some have included men of any age, women and young people. Whichever activities are pursued the essence of a shed is not a building, which some don’t have, but the network of relationships between the members.

Story

This is a low key, annual cycle event, from Fleet, Hampshire to Fleet St London, via the Basingstoke canal, River Wey and Thames path. The event will now be used as a fundraiser for Church Crookham and Fleet Men's Shed, who do an amazing job of helping men in the community build social connections and forge new relationships.

Sheds are about meeting like-minded people and having someone to share your worries with. They are about having fun, sharing skills and knowledge with like-minded people, and gaining a renewed sense of purpose and belonging.

As a by-product of all of that, they aim to reduce isolation and loneliness, allowing men to deal with mental health challenges more easily and remain independent.

Donation summary

Total
£60.00
Online
£60.00
Offline
£0.00

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