Join the repair revolution! - This is a FREE service!
Come along any time 10am-1pm at Barnstaple Library to bring your items back to life, learn new skills, save money and the planet!
Now that this event is well established, Barnstaple Repair Cafes from 2025 onwards will be operated by Barnstaple Town Council with the support of us here at PFND.
Each month they aim to offer:
👖 Textiles repairs
Such as replacing zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), darning teddy bears, simple alterations, visible darning
📻 Small electrical & mechanical repairs
Such as radios, headphones, cameras etc
However, as they rely on volunteers, they can't always guarantee that all these skills will be available - check their Facebook and Instagram for updates on which repairs will be on offer closer to the time.
If you have any questions, email barnstaplerepaircafe@gmail.com at least 48 hours before the event to give them time to respond.
👉Please note:
This is not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop them a message if you’re not sure (see email address above)
☕Cake and hot drinks will be served to keep you refreshed while you watch and learn.
🧵If you are unsure on whether to bring an item or not - please email barnstaplerepaircafe@gmail.com and they will run it by their sewing stars to see what they can do.
💸 This is a FREE service! Donations are welcome but not expected.
💚 They’'d love it if you could stay whilst we repair your items, cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.
📆UPCOMING BARNSTAPLE REPAIR CAFES 📆
Saturday 15th February
Saturday 15th March
Saturday 19th April
Saturday 17th May
Saturday 21st June
Saturday 19th July
Saturday 16th August
Saturday 20th September
Saturday 18th October
Saturday 15th November
Can’t make any of these or looking to find one closer to you? Check out our What’s Calendar for all of our Repair Cafes in South Molton, Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Ilfracombe and Braunton plus ones hosted by others too: https://plasticfreenorthdevon.org/whats-on
🙋♀️VOLUNTEER WITH US🙋♀️
We are always on the lookout for a few more volunteers, either to share their mending skills at the Cafes or to help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day. You don’t need to be a professional seamstress or upholsterer or mechanic to volunteer - just someone with some basic skills who is happy to share what they know or a friendly welcoming face to help run the event. There is no pressure to undertake any repairs that you are not confident with.
Please get in touch with us on info@plasticfreenorthdevon.org if you would like to get involved or barnstaplerepaircafe@gmail.com for volunteering specifically for Barnstaple Repair Cafe.
🙏THANKS AND FUTURE PLANS🙏
The Barnstaple Repair Cafe has been a partnership project, part of Plastic Free North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network. For 2025 onwards, the brilliant Barnstaple Town Council will now be taking over running the events with us as a stakeholder. Barnstaple Repair Cafes has also made possible thanks to many stakeholders; NDVS, Barnstaple Rotary Link Club, Barnstaple Library and One Barnstaple as well as support from Barnstaple Town Council and of course, our incredible volunteers and the local community.
Thanks to previous funding from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.