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National Shed Week and Shed of the Year Competition
The race is on to win the coveted Shed of the Year competition which will be held this summer as part of the first ever National Shed Week.
Organised by the internationally-famous www.readersheds.co.uk in collaboration with The Shed magazine, National Shed Week (which runs from July 2 until July 9) will be the first national celebration of one of the cornerstones of British culture.
So here's a call to all existing sheddies and any new ones that they should register their shed on www.shedoftheyear.co.uk by June 25 2007. For the chance to win the prestigious Shed of the Year competition with a high quality shed from Taylors Garden Buildings among the top prizes. You can also enter the poll for Who You'd Most Like To Show Around Your Shed? (Sarah Beeny currently leads with 37% of the vote.)
The public and fellow sheddies will then be able to vote in a range of shed categories (including Garden Office of the Year which is sponsored by The Shed magazine) and prizes will be awarded to the best sheds in the each category. The group winners and overall winner will be announced during National Shed Week.
Entrants for the best Homeworking sheds will also be in with a chance of starring in a new book ‘Shedworking’ (The Friday Project July 2008) by Alex Johnson, Editor of The Shed magazine and the man behind http://shedworking.blogspot.com/. .
"Every shed is unique," says Uncle Wilco (Head sheddie) from readersheds.co.uk. "The traditional shed found on allotments and in back gardens has been a second home to generations of men and women. But the 21st century shed comes in many shapes and sizes and serves many purposes. There are pub sheds, shacks, studios, and even Tardises not to mention increasing numbers of garden office sheds catering to the increasing demand for working from home. As a place for a little slice of freedom and a spot to indulge yourself, there's simply nothing that can touch it."
There's no doubt that sheds have a special place in our culture and that some of our finest minds have found solace and inspiration in a shed. Indeed:
• Homeworking can reduce global warming by reducing commuting and therefore our carbon footprint (source Oxford University study/onre.com)
• Almost half of 18 to 29 year-olds have bought a shed since the turn of the new century (source: Saga Insurance)
• Having a garden office can increase the value of your property by at least £25,000 (source: Enterprise Nation/Homefinder UK)
• Among the many sheds at this year's Chelsea Flower Show is a special roof garden shed presented by the British Beekeepers' Association in their Urban Beekeeping display (source: RHS)
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