Repair Cafe

Repair Cafe is held on the third Saturday of the month 
10am - 12am 
Avonway Annex Room

Next Repair Cafe

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Fordingbridge Greener Living held its first Repair Cafe on Saturday 23rd April 2022 at Fordingbridge Scout Hut at Roundhill. The concept of a repair cafe is that, instead of throwing things away, people can learn from experts how to repair items; saves money and reduces waste. There are 2346 repair cafes registered worldwide with the Repair Cafe network https://www.repaircafe.org/en/

David Sanders who is one of the committee who run Fordingbridge Greener Living had been planning to open our repair cafe during the time of Covid-19 but restrictions meant that he had to put the project on hold. So, we are very pleased that the Repair Cafe has successfully now been up and running for several years, making an important impact on reducing the waste whilst bringing this exciting and much needed monthly event to Fordingbridge.

At our first event we were able to repair almost every item brought in from a diverse collection. We repaired an antique broach, hair straighteners, a toaster, an intelligent alarm clock, and a brass and glass antique lantern, as well as a vintage teddy bear. The repairs successfully completed saved the equivalent carbon emissions as driving 313 miles.

If you have something that you would love to have repaired then bring your item along. We are also looking for more volunteer repairers, whatever your talents and experience. Tea, coffee, soft drinks and cakes will be available to purchase.

Get in touch if you want to know more or to let us know what items you will be bringing for repair:
Email: fordingbridgerepaircafe@gmail.com
WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/G0cxGc92cix0bmzFf7Dg6A