Men’s Sheds

The Proper Mental Podcast

Welcome to Proper Mental episode 76 with UK Men’s Sheds!

UK Men’s Sheds provide support and guidance to individuals and groups across the UK in starting and managing Men’s Sheds.

They raise awareness of the social and health benefits of Men’s Sheds in reducing isolation, loneliness and in empowering local communities.

There are almost 600 community driven, member led venues in the UK under the ‘Sheds’ banner and for this episode I chat to Jon Paul Mountford who runs the shed in Penge.

We chat about his mental health journey that led him to the shed, we chat about working in the community, combatting isolation and loneliness and mental ill health.

I’m also joined by Volunteer and Community Development Manager Rachel Meadows and we chat about the association, the volunteers and some of the amazing projects happening in sheds up and down the country.

It was such a lovely experience to chat to Rachel and Jon Paul and hear all about the incredible work they are doing for mental health in the older generations.

You can learn more at Home - (menssheds.org.uk) or @ukmenssheds on social media.

You can learn more about Jon Paul’s shed here Men in Sheds Penge | Facebook

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