A repair cafe is a pop-up where volunteers fix your household equipment which might otherwise get thrown away.

Repair cafes are not unusual, they are popping up all over the country.

Tattenhall Repair Café has been open since July 2022. It happens on the last Sunday of every month (except December) at 10-12 in the Barbour Institute, Tattenhall.

A repair café is a great way to stop waste, reduce consumption, and build community links.

This is for simple repairs on generally low value equipment where a professional repair is not needed, or cost effective – think broken chair leg, ripped cushion, broken kettle lid, darning, clothes mending etc.

We have a fantastic dedicated team that set up the room, look after the café (yes, tea and cakes also) and a skilled  group of volunteers who do the repairs.

It is free to bring stuff for fixing. A donation is always nice but not expected.

On average we look at about 150 items a year and successfully fix about 120 of them, We save therefore about 3,000kg of CO2 and about £6,000 in replacement costs each year.

What a great thing!