Last Sunday Channel 4 showed the first episode of this year’s Shed of the Year competition, with the “Normal Sheds” and “Eco Sheds” categories. “Eco” included Cormac’s Bothy (follow the link for lots of photos) which is a handbuilt, round-log cabin in the Scottish Highlands. #shedoftheyear was trending on Twitter during and after the programme, with thousands of people posting tweets with that hashtag.
Twitter lets us get a sample of what the audience thought, and many of the comments about Cormac’s Bothy were what hutters might expect:
That highland bothy shed is just the most magical building I've ever seen! It's like a dream! #shedoftheyear
— Elisabeth Anderson is at @velobetty@toot.bike (@velobetty) June 21, 2015
Others questioned whether the entrants were really sheds at all!
If these are sheds then I'm stumped? #Eco sheds? Nope log cabin, green house and something resembling toilet block! #shedoftheyear
— Linzi Wilkinson (@iamlinzi_) June 21, 2015
On Monday, Patrick Barkham’s Guardian story was getting retweeted with the #shedoftheyear hashtag too:
How the garden shed could solve our housing problems | Patrick Barkham http://t.co/FxlbkE0IOT
— Patrick Barkham (@patrick_barkham) June 22, 2015
During the week the tweets have continued, with a mixture of people watching on catch-up, and other people using it to reach target audiences, whether that’s Cuprinol or Yale advertising their products, people proudly showing off their own sheds, or exhibitors at events like Woodfest Wales:
From @WoodfestWales to #shedoftheyear #cabinofthegreenman all started @WoodfestWales @MrGeorgeClarke @Channel4 pic.twitter.com/ZnUsKtyWPw
— woodlaw carvings (@woodlawcarvings) June 23, 2015
Next Sunday, episode two has the “Unique” and “Historical” sheds categories.
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