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We have been working on building a new garden bench. Made from reclaimed iron work and new Oak slats, it will shortly be for sale and is viewable at The Abacus Warehouse. Estimated price £110, which is very reasonable compared to a similar commercial product.

We have started to make some nice Single Bee hotels to try and help with the campaigns to increase the population of  these endangered creatures. The first one that has been installed has already had one visitor. See the top right hand cell where a bee has laid its eggs and covered the entrance with a leaf. Encouraged by this success we are starting to make more hotels to sell for nearly nothing just to recover our costs in an attempt to get as many into local gardens as possible. Please contact us on the contact page if you would like one.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bees-needs/bees-needs-campaign#:~:text=We'd%20love%20as%20many,activity%20sheets%20for%20children

Many small projects underway at The Shed. e.g. the refurbishment of a very rotten and worn directors chair which has sat under a plastic sheet in a garden for the last 3 years.

One of the things we enjoy the most at The Shed is reusing items or materials to make new things. In the last few weeks we have been working on converting a baby's cot into a garden bench. It's gone well and hopefully will soon be in use at Bradbourne Lakes. 

https://www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/info/20069155/bradbourne_lakes/229/bradbourne_lakes_sevenoaks

We have reduced the price of our beautiful patio set. It  consists of 4 chairs and a table. Chairs are made of Oak slats and Iron frames. Patio furniture of this quality will cost you in excess of £500 at a commercial outlet.

We were asked to make some custom stands for a lady who makes jewellery and trinkets so she can display them.  Turned out quite nice and an example of how we can help by making unique pieces when nothing is available commercially.

A very dilapidated bench was given to us by our friends at The Abacus Furniture Project. It was totally rotten so has now been completely renewed and restored. A nice project and a very nice piece of garden furniture that will last ages. 

The Shedders have been working on some individual projects. Such as;

One of our members found some of the bird boxes we made for NWKCP installed in the Darent Valley. We are looking forward to hearing that they are being gainfully used by the birds in the near future.

Remember if you want to sponsor a box details can be found at 

https://nwkcp.org/what-we-do/conservation-and-biodiversity/darent-valley-barn-owl-project/sponsor-an-owl-box-in-the-darent-valley/

The garden set is now finished and on sale in the Abacus warehouse. Made with Iron frames and Oak slats the chairs and table are solid to say the least and will make a long lasting addition to any patio. On sale for £410 or near offer.

Progressing with the garden chairs. There will soon be a table to combine with these. The chairs are made with beautiful Oak and a strong Iron. They will be for sale soon.

Now we have returned work has started on some very nice garden chairs

The final boxes have been produced this week, namely two Tawny Owl boxes