Forget Retail Therapy, It's Time For Repair Therapy!
Learn to mend your broken items yourself with support from skilled volunteers
Enjoy giving your things a new lease of life and appreciate them again
Help reduce waste and stop things going to landfill - be part of the circular economy!
see article below for session dates and times.
Llandrindod Repair Café has been running since June 2014, and was chosen by The Guardian as one of 17 top community projects from around the UK in their "Live Better" Community Project series. In 2019 it celebrated its 1,000th repair. The Repair Café idea began in Amsterdam in 2007 and has since been taken up all round the world. No charge but the cost of any parts must be paid for and donations towards running costs are always gratefully received
**** VOLUNTEERS NEEDED including FIXERS WITH SUITABLE SKILLS, GENERAL and ADMIN HELPERS ****
Enquiries via our Facebook page or email llandrindodrepaircafe@gmail.com
Put your unused tools to good use!
The Repair Café is an official collection point for Tools for Self Reliance Cymru. Have a clear-out of any unwanted tools or sewing machines and we will help put them to good use. The Repair Cafe has a list of wanted tools, but most items will be accepted (especially workshop tools). Items can be brought to a monthly Repair cafe session or dropped in to The Hive, South Cres, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DH between 10 - 4 Monday-Friday.
Printer stops working after a particular number of prints?
Electric appliance bust after 2 years when your previous one lasted ages?
Underwear falling apart after a few washes?
Yearning for the latest must-have mobile phone?
Manufacturers are forcing us to constantly update and buy new stuff. Replacement means profit, but it also means wastage of energy and raw materials and more rubbish and pollution.
Companies are also refusing to make consumer items more repairable. Service instructions are often absent or limited. Many new products are solidly glued or welded together to deliberately make repairs difficult or impossible.
Do you no longer wish to accept this "repair costs more than buying new" attitude? You are not alone. Have fun with repairing instead, with help and advice from our skilled volunteers. Did you know that as many as 50 to 70% of items brought in can be fixed at a Repair Cafe?
Some of the many articles mended at our previous events include necklaces, clothing, handbags, bicycles, electric heaters, a hedge trimmer, cd players, saucepan lids, a carpet sweeper and a clock. We even help you sharpen your blunted tools.
All this for just a small donation to cover our costs. A bargain? You bet!
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Manufacturers are forcing us to constantly update and buy new stuff. Replacement means profit, but it also means wastage of energy and raw materials and more rubbish and pollution.
