The Repair Café

Having fun while mending stuff at Hungerford Repair Café 
Last Saturday morning, March 18^th, the Croft Hall in Hungerford opened its doors again to help people mend their broken things. Visitors and volunteers mended a total of 32 items, and volunteers gave advice on how to fix another 10. Overall we saved about 92 Kg of broken products going into landfill. Organiser Mike Gilbert said “We don’t compete with local businesses offering repairs or alterations, but we try to help where something could be fixed at home using tools available to everyone”.

It is becoming clear that this regular event is not only fulfilling a local need, but visitors and volunteers really enjoy the occasion. One lady brought in a vintage typewriter that had a broken carriage, and commented “Brilliant! and fun to find out about the machine”. Our volunteers enjoy the many challenges that are brought to their desks, and enjoy meeting and chatting with the people who bring them in. Coffee and cakes are popular in the Café area where people wait to have their items looked at.

If you want to volunteer, or to know more about what we do, visit us at: https://www.repaircafe.org/en/cafe/hungerford-repair-cafe/ where you will find dates and contact details.