Repair Cafes are pop up community events where people can bring broken items and volunteers help fix them. Together we are cutting waste, sharing skills and building community. We support and connect community-led, volunteer-powered repair groups across Northern Ireland, and help new groups get started.
There are 12 groups across Northern Ireland running regular repair events and together they have fixed more than 7 tonnes of items to date. Repair Cafes can help with small electricals, IT, sewing and sometimes bike, woodwork, clock and jewellery repairs. Find your local group here (link to: https://linktr.ee/repaircafeni). These friendly, welcoming events are a great way to meet new people in your community, enjoy a cuppa and a bun in our cafe and learn some new repair skills. New volunteers are very welcome to help with repairs, baking, organising and local publicity.
Repair Cafes are a community-based solution to the waste and climate crises; they work in urban and rural places and can be set up without funding, premises or staff. We’re also helping to make our communities better connected, more resilient and create a space where people can share skills, knowledge and ideas. By diverting waste from landfill, reducing demand for new products, cutting the climate impact of making new things and raising the profile of repair, we’re helping to make Northern Ireland more circular and sustainable. And participating in a repair cafe is just really good fun too!
