You may have noticed the panel on the right with some quotes in, I thought I would get them in one place.

‘Another exciting year for sheddies - this competition is a beautiful example of how the British are not just skilled craftsmen but have great imaginations not to mention excellent senses of humour’
Sarah Beeny

The beauty of a garden office is that it combines the popular yearning for a pastoral ideal with the practicalities of technological development and guards our privacy in the way that an open-plan office – even if you call it something exciting like a ‘den’ or a ‘hive’ – never can. .
Alex from shedworking.co.uk

It’s fantastic that beach huts are getting in on the competition this year. Unlike sheddies, beach hut owners often have to work within restrictions about size and colour yet they still manage to create some wonderfully individual seaside hideaways.’ Dr Kathryn Ferry

‘My shed is much more than a place to store the garden tools.’ - Tony : Shed of the year 2007 winner

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Last years Shed of the Year winner Tony answers my silly questions.

Q) What one bit of advice would you give to potential sheddies that
want to “do” up their sheds

Don’t forget you have to look at it for 52 weeks of the year. Luckily my shed is quite “normal” (or at least that’s what I think ! )

Q) Who was your inspiration when creating your Shed of the year.

Julius Caesar, Roman Emperor.

Q) Has Last years win change your outlook on being a sheddie?

Yes, The interviews with the media were less stressfull than I thought and I’d find it easier next time.

Q) What are your future plans in terms of your shed and any other developments

An upper and a lower pond connected by a Roman Aqueduct.

Q) If you did not have your Roman Temple Shed, what would be your
ultimate bolthole/shed-away-from-it-all and where would it be?

A hide-away shed at the bottom of the garden with a stove and coffee-making facilities.

Q) If your shed was on fire what would be the first thing you would
save?

The Roman Murals

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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:

Simply Garden Furniture

Outdoor Toys Direct

Flaming Barbecues

Garden Centre Direct

Simply Fitness Equipment

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.

Contact us

To get access to hires images and more information on Shed week go to our press section

Competition Terms and Conditions.

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I am pleased to announce that last years Shed of the year winner Tony is going to be one of the judges for this years Shed of the Year.

Tony will be able to give his sheddies eye view on the potential winners to take his wreath (sorry crown).

We know have a great selection of judges for this years event, Sarah Beeny, Trevor Baylis, Alex from shedworking and Professor beach hut Kathryn Ferry.

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