One step closer for Men's Shed

The Community Rail Partnership (CRP) and Lowestoft Central Project (LCP) have secured funding for the three surveys required – asbestos, structural and electrical. We're just waiting to get the go-ahead from Network Rail to unleash the surveyors.  

We're hoping to be able to use and renovate the unoccupied former Great Eastern Railway Stables building on Denmark Rd.

Once the surveys have been completed, we'll know – finally – where we stand...

CRP has also negotiated with Greater Anglia an 'in principle' agreement for North Lowestoft Men's Shed to use the land just to the east of The Stables to the car park boundary, with a view to making it into some form of community garden.

North Lowestoft Men's Shed first looked inside the Stables building in March 2021. It's called The Stables because we believe that's what it was originally in the 1890's, to keep the horses used to pull carts delivering goods brought by train to the station.

In the meantime, a small group of us sometimes meet at Giardinos in the Sparrows Nest at 3pm on Wednesdays. Check our Facebook page for details.