THE Cockburn Men’s Shed will have a flash new workbench waiting for it when doors to its new facility open early next year.
The 1.8m long jarrah workbench, valued at $2500, was won by Men’s Shed chair Mike Manning as a door prize for the WA Wood Show held at the Claremont Showground in early August.
Mr Manning said he was over the over the moon with the win.
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The bench was built by Myaree’s Workbench World.
Owner James Shadbolt said he could not have been happier to see the bench go to a good home.
“We’ve done work with men’s sheds before and we love what they do,” he said.
“Many people can become isolated when they retire so men’s sheds offer them a place to socialise, hone their skills and feel productive.”