Behind the shed - A weekly email about sheds - Issue #5
Amazing Sheddies
We look back at a previous winner to inspire your friends & family to enter their shed.
This winning shed from 2015 is the Inshriach Distillery
A few years ago this was a dilapidated hen house and an assorted pile of old junk. Now, after some very sporadic work it has become the Inshriach Farm shop, Ladies waiting room, Saloon Bar and Distillery. T
Sheddie Walter was recently talking to STV news about how lockdown/COVID-19 & Brexit has affected his Gin business which he runs from the award-winning shed
On Inshriach Estate near Aviemore, gin distiller Walter Micklethwait, has suffered a double whammy.
He also has holiday accommodation which has been idle due to the Covid lockdown.
Entries for #shedoftheyear 2021
Some great new entries for this year
Is two black/yellow sheds added at the same time a trend?
Interesting sheds
Previous entries that are piquing sheddies interest online.
A Popular Pub Shed
This has been our most viewed shed this week - two weeks in a row - I think people want traditional at the moment - but we love all pub sheds for
Bernard Shaw's Writing Hut
It revolves so it can catch the sun. Its windows are fitted with Vitaglass - a special kind of healthy glass that lets the suns beneficial ultraviolet rays through.
This shed has come up a few times this week in searches, as people want to convert existing buildings into sheds.
ShedSocial
One of our sheddies, Mark of the impressive Winterwood here on BBC radio talking about his great build & entry for #shedoftheyear
Your Builds
If you are starting a shed build in your garden, could be storage, office, pub, workshop & definitely if it's a folly, then let me know as I would like to follow the progress and pass it onto the sheddies who are maybe looking to do the same.
Spread the #shedlove #shedoftheyear
And finally...
IF you or your friends and family have a great shed that you think will make it as #shedoftheyear 2021 then sign up
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