Colin Philpott visited Ripon's Men's Shed to find out how Bishop Monkton men are helping with a vital community project.

Tony Johnson and Peter Hoyle, are two of those involved as leading lights in the charity which is helping to transform lives in and around Ripon.

Until I visited just before Christmas, my perception of Men's Sheds was probably the one many people share - older, lonely men meeting up to make things, generally out of wood. That is absolutely part of the reality but I now realise there is a great deal more to the idea than that and a more diverse group of people involved.

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