Repair Cafés

What to expect

Repair Cafés are run by volunteers and you’ll find at least two Cafés happening most months in South Cambridgeshire and Royston – find out dates, times and locations here. Locations on the map are places that have regular annual/biannual Repair Cafés, but other villages have one-off events.

Repair Cafés usually take place at the weekend and are organised and hosted by green groups, charities, enthusiasts, community groups and parish councils. At each event you’ll find a café serving hot drinks and cakes, as well as a team of volunteer repairers with various skills and tools who can fix things.

More information

If you have an item that needs repairing, you can contact the organisers and book it in ahead of the event. Items that can be repaired include toys, bikes, clothes, small electrical appliances, small items of furniture, laptops, printers – basically anything that isn’t too bulky and won’t make too much of a mess!  Once your item is booked in,  you’ll be given a time slot when you can turn up, have a cup of tea and sit & chat to a repairer whilst they attempt to fix your item – you might even pick up some skills whilst you watch. When you arrive, you’ll be asked to sign a simple agreement (click on the photo in the image gallery for details).

If you are someone who enjoys tinkering and fixing things, you may want to volunteer to be a repairer or even set up a Repair Café in your village – you can contact Cambridge Carbon Footprint for advice &  training about how to do this.

There is no charge for entry or repair but donations are gratefully received to help pay for costs.