Where it all started

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The little shed in the left hand corner was our first home

The initial steering committee for MenzShed Kapiti was Nigel Clough, Andrew Stephens and Charles Lloyd who had been involved with MenzShed Wellington.  MenzShed Kapiti commenced operations July 2010 in a 40m2 shed which was part of the Waikanae depot made available by Kapiti Coast District Council.

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You have to use your imagination to see the potential here

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Working bees were necessary to make this habitable

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The three wise men who started it all and made all the necessary contacts

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 The full potential of this KCDC depot was obvious from the outset

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A working bee was needed to make the outside presentable

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Strong coffee is part of the shed psyche and Nigel started it all here

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Our shed sign and logo is the symbol that has now been  adopted and copied nationally

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The inside area was soon cleaned up and converted to a practical workshop

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The team also made the most of the expanded outdoors area for working

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Our power was fully rewired by our  member, a registered electrician

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We were given a gazebo to give us space when it rained

We were given a gazebo to give us space when it rained

We improvised if rain interrupted work and stopped progress

We improvised if rain interrupted work and stopped progress

Inside soon became crowded and full of tools

Inside soon became crowded and full of tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

……………and then we were official with the Mayor [with the red top] assisting the cutting of the ribbon at the launch.

 

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Nigel, as chairman, welcomed the group & explained how it all started

Jenny Rowan, the Mayor, supporting us on this momentous day

Jenny Rowan, the Mayor, supporting us on this momentous day

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We had been in and cleaned up, put our mark on the place, had a lease and now this made it official.