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Shed of the year has been announced. Welcome Sheddie, this blog is about sheds! You can share your shed, or view other people's sheds. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed.
The category winners for Shed of the year 2008 have been announced..Shed Week 2008 will start on July 7th 2008.
Shed of the year 2008 - How it works
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Voting closes Friday 4th July 23:59 GMT Just view the sheds and click Vote for the ones you like.
The voting has now opened, Just go to the main site, click on as many sheds as you like and then vote. the sheddies and the public can vote for each shed in each category.
So share your shed now as the shed door will close on Sunday 9thrd June for entry to Shed of the Year 2008.
Just before Shed Week 2008 the judges will be voting for their shed of the year, which will be announced during Shed Week (Tuesday 8th July)
The winner of each category will go to the final vote for Shed of the Year, which the judges will vote for and of course Garden Buildings Direct are providing a £500 prize fund to the overall winner.
So make sure your shed is upto date is in the correct category and has a picture (no picture then no vote allowed!)
The shed category’s are
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We are also having a International Shed of the year, which will be chosen from our judges of all the non UK sheds, so you can still share your shed.
Sorry but only UK sheddies can have the chance of winning the coveted Shed of the Year title, but we welcome all international sheds.
If you would like to sponsor a shed of the year category then contact me.
Who Will be Shed of the Year 2008? Tardis, Beach Hut or Humble Shed.
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Official Shed Partner For Shed Week 2008
Share your shed for “Shed of the Year 2008″ and win £500 worth of prizes.
The race is on to win the coveted Shed of the Year title which will be held this summer as part of the second National Shed Week.
We are very pleased to announce that one of the UK’s leading online garden building companies, Garden Buildings Directwill be the official sponsor and shed partner for this year’s Shed Week and will be providing the grand prize for the Shed of the Year Competition.
The grand prize will total £500 and the winner will be able to choose products from Garden Buildings Direct or products from one of their sister websites selling extensive ranges of garden furniture, outdoor toys, fitness equipment and BBQ’s.
Organised by the internationally famous readersheds.co.uk, National Shed Week (which runs from July 7 until July 13 2008) will celebrate one of the cornerstones of British culture, the not so humble Garden Shed.
Can this year’s sheddies beat the wonderful and unique sheds that we showcased in the inaugural Shed Week last year, including the amazing Shed of the Year 2007 which was a Roman Temple built by Tony Rogers?
This year’s judges are property guru Sarah Beeny, wind-up radio inventor Trevor Baylis, Professor of beach huts Kathryn Ferry and Shedworking expert Alex Johnson, Eco-architect Lloyd Alter and to give his sheddies eye view last years winner Tony Rogers.
Sheddies are still welcome to “Share their Sheds” and can enter their buildings on the website ready for the judging in Late June.
About the sponsor
Garden Buildings Direct is part of a number of websites owned by Kybotech Ltd started in 2000, however the business family tree goes back to 1878. Charles & William Walton are the 5th generation of the Walton family connected with the manufacturing of garden buildings and garden related products, based in Sutton-on-Trent the centre for garden buildings since 1927.
They are an online retailer who successfully operate a family of home, garden and leisure retail brands:
Their main product lines go under the brand name of BillyOh.com with ranges of Wooden Sheds, Plastic Garden Sheds, Metal Garden Sheds, Summerhouses, Metal Greenhouses, Wooden Garden Storage, Plastic Garden Storage, Gazebos, Home Offices, Shed Security, Shed Electrics and Arbours as well as garden furniture and BBQ’s.
About National Shed Week
This is the second year we have run the competition which pits wooden sheds against TARDIS, garden offices against beach huts in a battle royal to win the title of Shed of the Year 2008.
After the success of last year’s Shed Week and the great reaction we got from press and the public, Sarah Beeny has agreed to become a judge again, along with inventor and entrepreneur Trevor Baylis.
They are joined by Shedworking expert Alex Johnson, Kathryn Ferry who is a beach hut expert and Treehugger and Eco-housing guru Lloyd Alter.
To get access to hires images and more information on Shed week go to our press section
Competition Terms and Conditions.
Why not read more about the judges and or why not add your shed to our competition and it could be Shed of the Year 2009 !
