Kyneton Men\u2019s Shed has relaunched women’s woodwork classes and they’re already proving popular through bookings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The classes are held every Tuesday over seven weeks and teach the participants the basics of woodwork. Participants each finish the course with a completed tool or garden equipment carrier that utilises all the elementary hand tools and battery-operated power tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the completion of the course, students are invited to attend the shed every Tuesday to undertake their own projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Long-time shed member and course instructor Bob Grubb said he had been astounded at how popular the courses were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe began holding them before the pandemic struck and completed four courses, but COVID-19 forced a total shutdown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut with very little publicity, we have almost filled three of the four courses we will operate this year.\u201d
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Maggie Hopkins, who completed the first course almost two years ago, has been appointed the women\u2019s coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has played a key role in working with Bob and the three other instructors \u2013 James Keddie, Robin Burgess and Ian Collie \u2013 to fill the courses and teach the women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI found the course highly rewarding and extremely helpful,\u201d Maggie said.
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\u201cIn addition to the woodwork, we discuss general home maintenance such as leaky taps, blown lamps and the importance of smoke detectors \u2013 all those handy things that women should know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI urge women wanting to do one of these extremely useful courses to contact me as quickly as possible. We only take on six students at a time, and we only do four courses a year. If the courses remain as popular as they are, it will not be long before we are booking in women for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maggie Hopkins can be contacted on 0437 584 979 or email petemag@iinet.net.au<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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