Activity: Monday Mendathon
Kick of Belfast Repair Week with a Monday Mendathon! Belfast City Council, in collaboration with NIRN and Sue Bamford from Tools for Solidarity, invites you to bring along an item to repair or simply join us to discover mending techniques that will help keep your cherished textiles in fashion for longer. Say no to fast fashion and embrace a slower, more sustainable way of dressing
Where: 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast City Centre, BT1 1DA
When : Monday 3 March, 12 – 6pm
Cost: Free entry, no experience required, all welcome
Activity: Fixing the Future at Ulster University (Staff and Students Only)
Join us for Fixing the Future, a hands-on day of repair, skill sharing, led by Sue Bamford, Tools for Solidarity. Whether you are a beginner or have repair skills to share, this is your chance to learn, connect and make a difference!
What’s On?
Where: 1st Floor, BA-01-013 HUB, The Fashion & Textile Space, Ulster University Campus, Belfast
When: Tuesday, March 4th, 10am – 3pm
Availability: Open to all staff and students – drop in, hang out, and get involved!
Activity: Repair Workshops and Learning to Sew
Join Freedom Bikes for a free bike check up and bring your clothing and textiles that need repaired to volunteers from Carryduff Repair Café.
You can also learn to sew on a button or try your hand on a sewing machine with Make it Fab (11am – 1pm)
Where: QUB, 1 Elmwood Avenue, Belfast, BT9 6AZ
When: Tuesday 4 March, 11am – 2pm
Availability: Open to Queen’s University Students, Staff and wider community
Activity: Resist and Repair (Private Event – Belfast City Council Staff)
Resist and Repair is a lunchtime workshop designed to explore the art of visible mending, a creative and practical way to extend the life of clothing. By learning simple stitches and repair techniques, participants can transform worn or damaged garments into unique, personalised pieces. This hands-on session not only reduces textile waste but enables a sense of empowerment, encouraging individuals to reclaim their clothes rather than discard them. Through the act of mending, staff can embrace sustainability, self sufficiency and mindful consumption – one stitch at a time!
Where: Belfast City Council
When: Wednesday 5 March 12 – 13.30pm
Booking: Private Event
Activity: Revive and Rewear
Vincent’s Belfast, supported by Sue Bamford from Tools for Solidarity, is embracing Repair Week by celebrating sustainability and the power of repair. Customers are encouraged to rethink pre-loved items, while the store sets aside donations in need of a little TLC to showcase the impact of visible mending. From torn garments to missing buttons, this initiative highlights simple ways to extend the life of our belongings and reduce waste.
Where: Vincent’s 196 – 200 Antrim Road, Belfast BT15 2AJ
Activity: Wear and Repair
Join the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC) Committee and Sew Ready with a 3 part sewing series teaching the basics of repairing your clothes, discussing conscious fashion and learning new and purposeful ways to approach fashion.
Where: QUB, 1 Elmwood Avenue, Belfast, BT9 6AZ
When: 5, 12 and 19 of March, 6 – 7pm
Availability: Queen’s University Students and Staff only
Activity: Mending Pile Meet Up
Do you have clothes that need a fix – but struggle to find the time, motivation or know how to mend them? Join our social Mending Pile Meet Up to transform a chore into a joy with good company, a hot cuppa, some tasty treats and our if you need a little help or advice.Suitable for all levels of experience.
Where: Belfast Tool Library Workshop 116 Shankill Road, Belfast, BT13 2BD
When: Wednesday 5 March, 7pm – 8.30pm
Cost: £3.00
Booking: Essential – click here
Activity: Bike Maintenance Session
Get your bike ready for Spring! Bring your bike to Markets Community Centre for a safety check, or just come along to learn some basic maintenance skills from East Belfast Mission’s experienced bike mechanic, Michael Lowry. Free McConvey Cycles water bottle available for attendees*!
*conditions apply, 1 per person, while stocks last
Where: Cregagh Community Centre, Mount Merrion Avenue, Belfast BT6 0FL
When: Thursday 6 March at 10am – 12pm
Cost: Free, everyone welcome. No booking necessary
Activity: The Art of Repair & Student Swap Shop
Ever wanted to learn to thread a needle, sew on a button or try out a sewing machine? Abigail from Make it Fab will be happy to share her knowledge and skills around the art of sewing and mending.
Where: Foyer, Medical Biology Centre (MCB) 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL
When: Thursday 6 March 11 – 2pm
Availability: Queen’s University Students and Staff only
Activity: Chair Repair Workshop
Sign up to our Repair Week Chair Repair Workshop and let our experienced tutors take you through your paces with different methods of fixing furniture breaks. Gain the confidence to tackle those jobs at home, save money on potentially expensive repairs and breathe new life into furniture you may once have thought was destined for the dump! Get your fix-it fix at BTL!
Where: Belfast Tool Library, 116 Shankill Road, Belfast, BT12 2BD
When: Friday 7 March, 11am – 2pm
Cost: £10.00
Booking: Essential – click here
Activity: Repair Café
REpair Cafe Belfast is hosting a repair café – a community event where volunteers help you repair your broken items for free! Whether it’s a faulty toaster, a wobbly chair, a torn jacket, our skilled fixers are here to help.
Where: South Belfast Quaker Meeting House, 22 Marlborough Park North, Belfast, BT9 6HJ
When: Saturday 8 March, 10am – 12.30pm
Booking: Essential – click here
Cost: Free
