Rosneath Peninsula Men's Shed

Constitutional objectives

The RPMS is established to provide recreational facilities and to advance the social needs, health, and wellbeing of men of all ages and backgrounds living in the Rosneath Peninsula. This will be achieved by: • The Advancement of Citizenship or Community Development: Creating, developing, and maintaining a facility known as the 'Rosneath Peninsula Men's Shed'. Encouraging men to become active citizens by sharing skills, volunteering, and working on projects that benefit the wider local community. Provide the opportunity where men can create, converse and connect. Help build new connections, share and develop skills, while engaging in meaningful activities that provide a sense of purpose. • The Advancement of Health: Focusing on the physical and mental wellbeing of men. This includes reducing social isolation, loneliness, and boredom, which are known key drivers of poor health outcomes in men. Using the informal peer-based approach to build Health Literacy and Education and encourage help -seeking. Promote targeted campaigns for specific men's conditions to improve symptom recognition and encouragement to seek help. • The Provision of Recreational Facilities: Creating a safe, non-commercial space (the 'Shed') where members can socialise and participate in creative, physical, purposeful, and recreational activities of their choice. To reduce isolation among men in the area, encouraging the development of skills and knowledge enabling them to share these with others in the community. Having a space to talk 'shoulder to shoulder' in an environment that makes them feel at ease. • The Advancement of Education: Facilitating informal, learning where men mentor each other, share life-learned skills, or learn new crafts and technologies. To 'Health Educate' and host health workshops including talks and seminars on specific men's health issue including prostate, heart health, cancer awareness, dementia, nutrition, and mental health in collaboration with health professionals. To promote intergenerational learning where older members can pass on skills and mentor younger members, who can educate others in digital technologies. • The Relief of Those in Need: Specifically supporting men who may be disadvantaged due to age, ill-health, disability, or financial hardship. To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing men, aged 18 or over, within the Rosneath Peninsula Area from becoming socially excluded. Relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society through the provision of facilities in which they can meet to undertake creative, physical or recreational activities, learn or pass on skills and knowledge, and support each other socially.