Please join us for this interesting presentation on night photography by Peter Buck followed by a field trip to Kings Park to practice this new knowledge and skill. Please note later start time of 3:30pm at the Shed. Leave for Kings Park around 4.30pm for setup. I hope to see you there. Peter Buck

If you missed out the first time - the Learn to Solder Skills Session will be on again on Thursday 13th of May at 1:30 pm in the Shed Meeting Room. Participants will be introduced to soldering small electronic parts and will construct an Electronic Badge to take home. Numbers are limited to five per session due to availability of soldering irons and tools, so register now. Cost is $25 for the session and badge.

This month it's the best that Britain has to offer - Bangers 'n' Mash with onion gravy and mushy peas.  Lead by chefs Rick Stroud and Chef Peter Reading, our Kitchen Team will prepare these traditional delights for members to enjoy. Wash down your lunch with a beer and wine; these will be available for purchase at "the bar" at the usual attractive prices. Cost for food will be $12 with beer and wine at standard prices. As usual, we require pre-payment with your registration.  If you intend to use a credit carried over from a previous event, please reply to this email and we will book you in. You will be able to get a credit towards a future event if you cancel at least 1 day before this luncheon. No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. Please register early to avoid the disappointment of missing this jolly occasion as the room capacity is still limited 30 patrons.  We hope you will join us!

Next month's wine gathering will be held on May 4th.  we are selling tickets via the Mens Shed site so please reserve your space.  If you have any difficulties please contact me at keenihan@bigpond.net.au.  If you paid for last month's event you have already been booked in for the May event  

Hello Shedders. Unfortunately, both the Health Presentation and the Sundowner, which had been rescheduled to next Wednesday, 5th May, have both been CANCELLED.  We were unable to secure a presenter for the 5th May.  The Sundowners have been intended to support the Health Presentation, and besides that, the weather does not look conducinve to an outside event for next Wednesday. For members who have booked and paid for the Sundowner, your credit will be carried forward and is valid for any future SCMS event.   The kitchen team will prepare Thai influenced main dishes – pork meat ball with peanut sauce, fish patties and vermicelli salad.  We will not add chilli during cooking but will supply SCMS chilli jam for those who want a bit of spice in their meal.  Hang around after the savoury courses for our sweet sticky rice dessert. Cost for food will be $12.  Drinks will be available for purchase - beer, wine and soft drink at standard prices. You are welcome to purchase an additional ticket for your partner to attend this Sundowner.  The bar will be open from 4:30 in the garden so that your partner can purchase drinks while you attend the presentation inside the shed. We require pre-payment for meals with your registration. You will be able to get a credit for a future event if you cancel at least one day before the event. No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee.

This Workshop is to plan our first team project, "Then and Now", a pictoral history of our local area. We propose to document the landscape, buildings and activities within our community by developing a pictorial timeline in our community over the last 100 years. We will in teams of 2-3 members collect a set of old photographs, slides or negatives from on-line resources, museums, libraries, residents in the community, or other sources and as required using an optical scanner digitise the photographs. Due to the age of many photos, slides or negatives we may need to apply restoration techniques using Lightroom, Photoshop or other software packages to enhance the scanned images. We will also seek information from the community and their stories to assist in analysing the photos to identify the subject, location and time of day. We will then take a current photo from the same vantage point. We are exploring a partnership with the Claremont Museum and hope to arrange a photo exhibition inviting community members to view our collection of photos illustrating the changing landscape in our community over the last 100 years. This project will call on some of the recent skills we are developing in landscape photography, scanning and editing photos.  I encourage you to attend this workshop and participate in this community project. Mike Somerville-Brown

This month's lunch will - of all places - take us to the United States, which is famous for their tasty BBQ fare.  Lead by chef Werner Ribul, our Kitchen Team will prepare some smokey Texan BBQ Short Ribs accompanied by corn on the cobs, potato wedges and some refreshing Coleslaw. Beer and wine will be available for purchase at "the bar", to complete your meal. Cost for food will be $10 with beer and wine at standard prices. As usual, we require pre-payment with your registration. You will be able to get a credit towards a future event if you cancel at least 1 day before this luncheon. No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. Please register early to avoid the disappointment of missing this special occasion as the room capacity is still limited 30 patrons.  We hope you will join us!

Come along and visit our our SHED. It’s FREE, no Tickets required.  We'll show you around.  

Program Scanning Workshop -  led by Les Gunn on how to scan photos, negatives and slides. Les will provide a practical demonstration on a variety of photo media with tips for getting the best digital images. A useful skill necessary for our first Project, "Then & Now" Margaret River Field Trip Discussion (17 to 20 Mat 2021) - staying 3 nights at a lovely farmstay just outside Margaret River.  We are planning for a minimum of 6 people at an estimated cost of around $200 per person. Peter Buck will outline ideas and locations to explore landscape photography in the region including the beach, river and forest all within easy reach of the farmstead. We also plan to do night/astro-photography as well as visit a local winery to sample some wines. Chris Porter will clarify the proposed accommodation and arrangements for travel and meals. We need confirmation on numbers to finalise bookings, etc. I hope you can join us. Sundowner - The workshop will conclude with wine and nibbles.  Mike Somerville-Brown

Next month's wine gathering will be held on April 6th.  we are selling tickets via the Mens Shed site so please reserve your space.  If you have any difficulties please contact me at keenihan@bigpond.net.au.  Alec Nutter and Kim Roberts who are bringing the wine DO NOT need to reserve a place.  

PROGRAM 3.30 pm: Shed Conference Room: A Presentation on "Sunrises and Sunsets" by Peter Buck . 5:00pm: Travel to South Perth Foreshore for a Field Trip and setup for some pre and post sunset shots of the City skyline, Narrows Bridge, etc. (sunset expected at 6:30pm) under the guidance of Peter and other experienced photographers. Remember to bring your camera and tripod. 7:30pm: We will conclude with a Sundowner for drinks and a meal at a local restaurant or the Windsor Hotel. Please note later start at 3:30pm at the Shed. I hope to see you there. Mike Somerville-Brown 

Hello Shedders As usual, the March health presentation will be followed by the monthly Sundowner in the SCMS garden. Our kitchen team will prepare a delicious offering of glazed chicken drumsticks and vegetarian quiche slice served with baked potato and coleslaw.  Again this month there will be something sweet to finish your meal.  Cost for food will be $12.  Drinks will be available for purchase - beer, wine and soft drink at standard prices. You are welcome to purchase an additional ticket for your partner to attend this Sundowner.  The bar will be open from 4:30 in the garden to sell drinks to partners while members are at the presntation inside. We require pre-payment with your registration. You will be able to get a credit for a future event if you cancel at least one day before the event. No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. Please register early to avoid the disappointment of missing this popular event.  We hope you will join us!