ruskin road repair cafe
Carshalton
At Ruskin Road Repair Cafe, we are committed to working with people to help them
develop the skills to repair rather than replace broken or faulty consumer
products, and keep them out of landfill. When you bring in an item which does
not require professional expertise to safely fix, volunteer fixers will work
with you to repair or maintain it, offering as much explanation or support as is
necessary so that you can develop the confidence to try and fix the item
yourself if it breaks again. Of course you are always welcome to come back again
for more help! At a Repair Café there are the tools and materials to help you
make any repairs you need. On clothes, furniture, electrical appliances,
bicycles, crockery, toys, et cetera. And there are also repair specialists such
as electricians, seamstresses, carpenters and bicycle mechanics. Visitors bring
their broken items from home. Together with the specialists they start making
their repairs in the Repair Café. It’s an ongoing learning process. If you have
nothing to repair, you can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. Or you can lend a hand
with someone else’s repair job. The Repair Café teaches people to see their
possessions in a new light. And, once again, to appreciate their value. The
Repair Café helps change people’s mindset. This is essential to kindle people’s
enthusiasm for a sustainable society. But most of all, the Repair Café just
wants to show how much fun repairing things can be, and how easy it often is.
