Glen Community Development
The Glen Development Initiative is a community organisation passionate about uplifting and creating opportunities in the local area. They run a number of workshops including Recycle Reimagine. Participants of the scheme have the opportunity to work with preloved materials to design and create something new. So far, they have made thrones, tables and benches from […]
Tools For Solidarity – Downpatrick
We refurbish hand and electric tools and domestic sewing machines for artisans in sub Sahara Africa, especially in Tanzania. We are a volunteer organisation and all volunteers receive training in repair skills. We particularly welcome volunteers with extra support needs. We act as a donation point for tools, sewing machines, workshop machinery and more.
Sustainability Stories
Sustainability Stories is a community-focused charity committed to reducing landfill waste by upcycling brown furniture, broken household items, and unwanted textiles in creative and imaginative ways. We run hands-on workshops that teach practical upcycling skills, promote sustainable living, and inspire others to see the value in what might otherwise be discarded. Open to all, we […]
Remakery Studio
The Remakery Studio in Bangor, County Down, is a co-operative workspace dedicated to encouraging sustainable living. It provides a community space to rethink, recover, reuse, and redistribute surplus materials, offering workshops and resources to encourage repair, upcycling, and the development of new skills, all aimed at reducing waste and promoting a circular economy.
Gortin Men’s Shed
As a Men’s shed we have a focus on repair and reuse we regularly use Omagh recycling yard to retrieve items from to repair or repurpose we also repair items for our local community
Laurencetown, Lenaderg and Tullylish Community Association’s (LLTCA)
LLTCA have been organising and facilitating Repair cafes since March 2020. We also set up a Tool Library in 2023 to compliment the Repair Cafe ethos of repair and DIY. We offer a limited HandyMan scheme delivered by volunteers. We have a Community Fridge & Freezer and collect via Fareshare from TESCO and KFC four […]
Rostrevor Men’s Shed
We are a Men’s Shed that is very much a part of the community and located in the main square in Rostrevor. We use reuse wood to build bird boxes, planters etc and refurbish garden benches. We hold DIY workshops, Repair Café, and Tool Donation Point.
Repair & Share Foyle
Repair & Share Foyle is a Community Interest Company based in Derry-Londonderry dedicated to tackling waste one fix and share at a time. The dynamic team believe in the power of communities to address the climate emergency by coming together to share time, skills, and resources.
Ards and North Down Borough Council
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Tools for Solidarity
Tools for Solidarity is a non profit organisation in Northern Ireland that runs entirely by volunteers. The charity supports artisans in the poorest countries of the world by providing high quality refurbished hand tools, sewing machines and training through local refurbishment centres within the regions themselves. This act of solidarity enables local people to have technical skills and […]