Brislington and st Annes Repair Cafe

Happy World Environment Day!
This year’s theme focuses on how we can “Restore Our Earth” 🌍 and one simple and powerful way we can all take action is by recycling our old electricals. Did you know that a whopping 75% of materials in our electricals can be recycled?

Happy World Environment Day!

This year’s theme focuses on how we can “Restore Our Earth” 🌍 and one simple and powerful way we can all take action is by recycling our old electricals. Did you know that a whopping 75% of materials in our electricals can be recycled?

Anything with a plug, battery or cable contain precious materials from gold, copper and steel, to lithium and palladium. These natural resources can be reused and recycled into anything from children’s playgrounds to lifesaving medical equipment ♻️ and also means reducing the need to mine for new materials.

By recycling your old electricals, you’re not just clearing out clutter—you’re helping clean up the planet!

So if you can’t repair, donate or sell your old electricals, always recycle them! Head to our recycling locator to find all your local repair, donation and recycling drop-off points: https://ow.ly/Olo250S9KLw+

And celebrate by sharing this post and inspiring others to start recycling!

Our next Repair Café is on Saturday 20th July, at St Cuthbert’s Church Hall, from 10 until 12.
Here are a few of the things people have brought in to be fixed in the past. We’ll do our best to fix what comes through the door, but if we can’t, we may be able to sign post you to someone else we know who can help.
Hope to see you on Saturday! Please note we will not be available in August; after 20th July, the next BS4 Repair Café will be in September.

Our clever electricals repairers do enjoy a light bulb moment!
If you have a lamp that needs fixing, why not bring it along to our Repair Café at St Cuthbert’s Church Hall, on Saturday 16th, from 10 til 12. Remember to bring a bulb, so we can check if it’s fixed!
Cash donations much appreciated, to help us cover the cost of room hire.

Broken bra letting you down? Why not bring it along to Saturday’s Repair Café in St Cuthbert’s Church Hall, Sandy Park!
We can never promise to fix things, but we’ll do our best.
Saturday 15th June, 10-12.

fancy starting your own repair café then have a read of this

we're very keen t ohelp too os feel free to come along to one of our events or drop us a message if you'd like ot chat about how we got started and how you can too :-)

Do you want to start a Repair Café this year too? Then do as John Westra did and download the digital starter kit. It contains ready-made answers and solutions to all kinds of questions. "You get a logo, the starter kit contains standard forms, you can make flyers, posters. For me, I needed not to have to spend all that much time thinking about that." https://www.repaircafe.org/en/start-your-repair-cafe-the-right-way-with-our-starter-kit/

fancy starting your own repiar café then have a read of this we're also very happy to chat with anyone who's interested in getting started so please come alng to one of our events or drop us a message :-)

Do you want to start a Repair Café this year too? Then do as John Westra did and download the digital starter kit. It contains ready-made answers and solutions to all kinds of questions. "You get a logo, the starter kit contains standard forms, you can make flyers, posters. For me, I needed not to have to spend all that much time thinking about that." https://www.repaircafe.org/en/start-your-repair-cafe-the-right-way-with-our-starter-kit/

This Saturday repair cafe is back at st Cuthbert’s

Looking forward to seeing you at our next repair cafe 10am to 12pm Saturday 18th May in the Crypt at St Cuthberts church top of sandy park Rd

Tea and coffee available while you wait. New and curious possible Volunteers always welcome to come and chat. Always a good idea to come early.

Sandy Park Road shops - Brislington, Bristol fans

Here’s a before and after from a cushion we mended at a recent Repair Café. This was repaired by hand.
We are looking for another volunteer or two who could help us with machine sewing mends in particular, but hand sewing is always useful at our cafés too.
Are you a keen machinist who could offer a couple of hours of your time each month? The Repair Café takes place on the third Saturday of each month. You can pop in to see what it’s all about, and have a chat on Saturday if you’re interested. Or send us a message. Thank you.

Our next Repair Cafe is on Saturday 20th April, at St Cuthbert's Church Hall, on Sandy Park Road, between 10 and 12.
Bring along your broken items, for one of the team to have a look at! We can't guarantee a repair, but we'll do our best, or suggest someone else who may be able to help.
Please note that we don't do alterations (eg take up trousers or new curtains etc), and we don't do routine maintenance or servicing of items such as bicycles - there are local businesses who can help you with that. Our priority is to fix broken things to keep them out of the bin.
Hope to see you on Saturday!

A great Repair Cafe for March! People brought in a variety of items including a much loved lamp, a hairdryer which broke after a single use, an umbrella, cushion, coat, a Dad's favourite wind up radio, a clock and drum machine.

If you have something needing a repair our friendly volunteers will next be in St Cuthbert's Church Hall on Saturday 20th April 10am-12pm.

We are looking for additional volunteer repairers - sewing, general repairs or electrical, we need a variety of skills to support this wonderful community project, helping people and saving what we can from the recycling bins or landfill. Come and chat or send us a message. We'd love to see you.

Do you enjoy sewing and mending?

We need more volunteers at our Brislington and St Annes Repair Café, who could bring a sewing machine to help fix clothes and other textiles and stop them from being thrown away.

Contact us at www.facebook.com/BS4repair to find out more, or come along to our next Repair Café on Saturday 16th March

10am – 12 noon.

learn how to mend & repair (nearly) everything

learn how to mend & repair (nearly) everything image Years ago, if something broke, you repaired it. Today if something breaks, most items just get trashed either because people don’t know how to repair things – but more often due to items not…

🎉 After a year of planning and delays out of our control, we can finally announce that the Library of Things is officially coming to Bedminster - the lease is signed, the keys are in our hands, a setup plan is in place, and we are aiming to open our new East Street premises in April! 🎉
Read all about it in our new blog post here, including exactly where you'll be able to find us -> https://tinyurl.com/25cpm4zn
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We are still in need of Things to lend out, volunteers to help us fix things and run lending sessions, and we need the wonderful BS3 community to support us by spreading the word and becoming members!
If you can donate Things or are interested in becoming a volunteer, please get in touch at [email protected]
🛠️🪜 🪚 🎸 🪠 ⛺ 🔦 📽️

Do you enjoy sewing and mending?

We need more volunteers at our Brislington and St Annes Repair Café, who could bring a sewing machine to help fix clothes and other textiles and stop them from being thrown away.

Contact us at www.facebook.com/BS4repair to find out more, or come along to our next Repair Café on Saturday 17 February 10am – 12 noon.

Come along to our next repair café on Saturday 17 February 2024 10am – 12 noon at St Cuthbert’s Church Hall, Sandy Park Road, Brislington BS4 3PG
Our friendly volunteer repairers will help with simple repairs and give you the opportunity to learn alongside them while they try to fix your item.
We repair electrical and mechanical items, clothing, textiles and more …
If you have something that may help us with fixing your items such as matching wool, thread, wood or specialist glue please bring it with you.
Can you help? More volunteer repairers always needed.
FREE event but CASH donations welcome to support this Repair Café.
Refreshments available

bristol Light festival starts on Friday

Link to map

bristollightfestival.org

Looking forward to welcoming a new repair cafe over the river in hanham opening in February 😁

Our first Repair Cafe in 2024 will be held on Saturday 20 January 10am - 12 noon
What will you bring for our volunteer repairers to try and fix?

On Saturday 20th January we will be welcoming back our volunteers from their well earmed Christmas break to help repair your broken things!
Pop along and see us from 10am.until 12 noon in St Cuthbert's Church Hall (bottom entrance) on the corner of Sandy Park Road and Wick Road.
We can look at all things mechanical, electrical and textiles (please note hand sewing repairs only).
We are very looking forward to seeing you!

Every November, it feels like we see more and more adverts encouraging us to empty our bank accounts to buy more and more stuff. And not just via email, but on TV, billboards and across the internet too.

This Black Friday frenzy leaves clouds of greenhouse gases and a trail of waste. So this year, let's choose a different path.

Here are our five top things the marketers don't want you to do:


#1 Repair something!
This may be preaching to the choir, but repair is a fantastic way to save money, learn skills, reduce our environmental impact and meet new people. Whether you're a pro or a total beginner you can find a repair option here. https://therestartproject.org/repair-options/


#2 Support your local repair shop
If you can't fix it yourself or with help, your local repair shop may be able to. Why spend loads on a pricy new gadget when you could spend less to keep your current one going, do your part for the planet and support a local business instead? https://creativemedia.org.uk/bristol-repair-cafes/


#3 Get informed
I talk about why repair matters all the time in these emails. But this week is the perfect time to learn about the bigger picture from a real expert. Listen to the amazing Alice Bell on our podcast as she talks us through the history of the climate crisis and how repair relates to reducing our emissions.https://therestartproject.org/podcast/climate-history/?


#4 Take action
Repairing things ourselves is a great first step. But we also need governments to make repair easier, cheaper and more accessible:

If you're in the UK, check out the UK Repair & Reuse Declaration and email your MP about it. https://repairreusedeclaration.uk/email-your-mp/
If you're in the EU, there are just two weeks left to ask your EU representative to support repair during a crucial round of negotiations.

#5 Embrace pre-loved stuff
It's an open secret that second hand stuff is generally pretty amazing: cheaper, trendier and better for the planet. And that's even true for most tech these days! So whether you're buying, selling or donating, think reuse first.

Bristol Repair Café dates This page lists the dates for forthcoming repair cafes in Bristol, UK.

This Saturday morning 😁

Next BS4 Repair Cafe (last one before Christmas) will be at St Cuthbert's Church Hall (bottom entrance) on the corner of Wick Road and Sandy Park Road from 10am until 12 noon. What do you have that we can help fix? Christmas jumper needs a darn? Fairy lights fused?