All Frade Stores are now open for business.  Please note that we have limited the number of customers in our stores to six people at any one given time and we are still observing one way systems and […]

WE ARE RE-OPENING ON JUNE 15th We would like to extend a warm welcome to our all friends, family and supporters, and announce that we are ready to re-open our […]

In this third installment of #VOLUNTEER WEEK celebrations we’re highlighting some of the outstanding work that our shedders have been up to since #VOLUNTEER WEEK 2019. The first project we […]

Volunteer week celebrations 2020 In this second installment of #VOLUNTEER WEEK celebrations we’re highlighting some of the outstanding work that our volunteers have carried out since #VOLUNTEER WEEK 2019. 2019 […]

#VOLUNTEERWEEK Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. Read more > https://volunteersweek.org/ This is our favorite time of year, […]

Every now and then we get a piece of furniture in our stores that for some reason just likes to hang around! This could be for many reasons but most […]

Back in early 2019 we received a call from Ben Jones Vice Principal of Caldicote Primary School, Middlesbrough. The purpose of the call was to offer Frade’s Men’s Shed a […]

Middlesbrough’s one and only Men’s Shed has been awarded free food on a weekly basis through the Greggs Unsold Food Donations programme. Greggs Unsold Food Donations are awarded to soup […]

Our beloved Man Shed is certainly making traction! Not so long ago we wrote an article explaining the devastating news that Zoe's Place would need to shut it's doors two […]

We would like to wish a huge warm thanks to our friends at Camerados for showcasing our beloved Men’s Shed on page 8 of the first issue of The Camerados […]

The first seven days of June have become one of the most important weeks in any UK charity’s year because that is the time that has been set aside to […]

FRADE, a local charity that tackles poverty and reduces waste going to landfill, are announcing new venture into Northallerton, after entering into a partnership with Broadacres Housing Association. FRADE, which […]

Zoe’s Place announced they need to close their doors two days a week due to lack of funding! Zoe’s Place is the UK’s only dedicated hospice service for babies and young […]

Some pretty big revelations were made at our Middlesbrough store today. A super buffet was laid on for some very special guests, including our local Member of Parliament Andy McDonald, […]

FRADE, a local charity that aims to tackle poverty and reduce waste going to landfill, have announced new funding to increase and expand their successful Middlesbrough Men’s Shed Furniture Restoration […]

Over time we have developed close working relationships with many organisations and none more so than with our friends at IKEA Gateshead. Since 2015, our partnership has strengthened to such […]

Our Men’s Shed is certainly getting noticed. This week BBC Radio Tees came to see us. They wanted to know more about what we do for the community and report on our North Ormesby Sessions.

We are delighted to have Step Forward Tees Valley back again this year! It seems incredible that a year has gone by since our friends at Step Forward Tees Valley […]