Trevor Wilkey, a former policeman and motor mechanic, joined MenzShed three months ago after moving from Bluff to Invercargill. News of the engineering department opening delighted him as he will be donating equipment to it.
He has no room in his town house to set up a workshop and is pleased to share his gear.
The camaraderie at MenzShed made it enjoyable, Wilkey said.
Assistant manager Nick Sarisa said MenzShed gave members a place to form friendships, help each other on projects and learned new ways to do things.
It’s a place retired people can go to, he said.