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Press & web coverage in 2008

If you see Shed Week mentioned in the press, both offline and online let me know.

10th July

We had a full page in the Daily Sport, well some have said that our site is like shedporn

9th July

We were farked and our server crashed, I have to say many thanks to my web host hostmysite for their fast response so that the rest of the interweb could see the site again, they suggest I get my own server for next year…. So if anyone wants to help out.

Rob over at theWelshview reports on Shed of the year

I have done quite a few Radio interviews today about Shed Week, including BBC Radio Leeds who are asking their listeners what they would put in their sheds, bbc radio oxford, SGRFM and BBC Radio northamptonshire/ the rest seem a blur!

The Express did a piece on the Sheds, not seen it yet.

The metro reports on Shed Week,but prefers the TARDIS shed

The trumpet of Truth my local newspaper mentions Shed of the Year

Dave Barry over at the Miami herald announces the winner and his readers comment

Your shedness on BBC Radio Oxford

The instructables.com mentioned the winner and Runner up

8th July

The Loose women on ITV talk about shed week.

Wilco on Chris Evans Radio 2 show, talking shed week.

Judge Lloyd Alter gives his inside view on Shed of the year

7th July
Jamie Theakston and Emma B on Heart Radio talking about shed Week and reader Emmat reports

They went on about it for HOURS and hours. They were getting people to phone in with the weirdest thing anyone had ever done in a shed, it honestly provided about an hour’s radio, and they kept going on about shed week like it was roughly as important as Valentines.

Steve wright mentioned Shed Week on his BigSHow apparently

5th July The Times (London Times if you are in the UK!) do a nice piece about the anticipated Shed Week

4th July

Techdigest.TV mentions the TARDIS sheds and gives a good explanation of a shed to the non UK readers -

We should explain the importance of the garden shed to our international readers. It may smell a bit mouldy, there may only be one uncomfortable folding chair to sit on, and most sheds lack basic utilities like gas, water and electricity. But the shed is the final hiding place for man.

You can view what the blogoshed and here has to say about Shed Week and Shed of the year

3 July 2008 Indy blogs Emma Townsend does a round up of her favourite sheds.

GeekDad over at wired.com has picked up on the sheds and asks Now, the question is: can you open the doors with a snap of your fingers?

2 July 2008
Blog round up - garden monkey Chris Routledge The Forbidden Planet International Blog

Picked up by Cory over at BoingBoing for TARDIS sheds.

2 July 2008 The indy mentions Shed week and out great sheddies sheds.

29 June 2008 The independent on Sundaydoes a great interview with Alex from Shedworking and talks about shed week.

Co-op magazine features sheddie and mentions Shed of the year

23 June 2008 - my alta ego gave an interview on BBC Radio Jersey today.

before then.

BBC Wiltshire did a great preview of Shed of the year

www.materialicio.us picked us up.

Yorkshire evening Post mentioned Shed of the Year

Lloyd Alter over at Treehugger

“The anniversary of our independence from tyrannical sheds” what the chiefhome officer calls the closing date for Voting.

Wilco on Rock Radio talking sheds.

The metro a whole page in todays edition (3rd June 2008) nothing on website yet.

Treehugger’s Lloyd Alter (one of our judges!) Posts about Shed week and some interesting sheds.

The BBC Gardens Illustrated mentions National Shed week in their Dig in section.

The always quirky A Welsh view has a post about Shed of the Year asking the question “Who will win this year’s contest? The Knitted Shed? The Boat Shed? The Disco Shed? ”

Shed week and our Sponsors Garden Buildings Direct mentioned on the excellent home working blog chief home officer.

The SKY HD shed has been spotted on wired, Red ferret and others I am sure

Bryan Appleyard’s blog - quote about us “Splendid blog devoted to sheds and shedmen”.

Wilco on BBC Southern Counties Radio talking about Men and sheds and Shed ladies.

Property advice: Q and A - Telegraph 6th March 2008

A quote about sheds in the Western Mail Feb 20th 2008.
We were mentioned on Radio1, Scott Mills show, when they were interviewing Sarah Beeny, fellow Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles said he would easily beat Last years Winner Tony in a shedoff, but has yet to Share His Shed.
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