A CHARITY looking to widen their initiative to benefit the entire community hosted a hugely successful open day last week.

Forth Valley Men’s Shed are looking expand their work into a community shed, which would see them cater to all members of the public.

As reported by the Advertiser, the charity are hoping to complete an asset transfer of Marshill House in Alloa.

As part of their process, they hosted an open day to welcome the public in for them to see the project and hear their plans for the future.

Kenny Quinn, chairman of the Men’s Shed, was blown away by the support from the community during the open day.

“I didn’t expect that many folk to come to it,” Kenny said. “It was a great day and far better than I had ever hoped.

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“The Provost was there for most of the day and it was excellent, we got a lot of feedback from it.

“It was very busy, we estimated within the area of around 100 people across the full day.

“Forth Valley Men’s Shed would like to thank everyone for their support during this campaign.”

The charity reported that around 100 people attended the open day at their current headquarters on Ward Street.

Donald Balsillie, provost for Clackmannanshire Council, spent most of the day at the shed, continuing his long-term support of the project.

He added: “I very much enjoyed my visit to the open day event at Forth Valley Men’s Shed in Alloa.

“It is a great initiative and I was impressed by the number of activities being undertaken by both men and women who enjoy this facility socially and take part in various craft activities from simple repairs including woodworking to festive wreath making and the use of a modern 3D printer which was fascinating.

“I wish the group well in their plans to secure the use of Marshill House, Alloa for the purpose of developing the Alloa Community Shed project.”