Join the repair revolution! 🌍💚
Come along anytime 10am-1pm
👕 Textiles repairs (always available)
Such as replacing zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), darning teddy bears, simple alterations, visible darning
We also aim to offer:
Small electrical repairs such as radios, headphones, cameras
Minor carpentry repairs
However, as we rely on the help of volunteers, sometimes we may only be able to offer textile repairs - please email us at least 48 hours before the event (to give us a chance to see your message and get back to you) to ask if a particular item can be repaired.
👉Please note:
We are not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring us ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop us a message if you’re not sure.
☕We will also be serving cake and hot drinks to keep you refreshed while you watch and learn.
🧵If you are unsure on whether to bring an item or not - please email info@plasticfreenorthdevon.org and we will run it by our sewing stars to see what we can do.
🧵Donations are welcome but not expected.
🧵We'd rather you didn't drop and run (unless you have to) - this event is about building community connection and sharing skills.
🧵 Can't make this one?
We will update this page soon with confirmed dates throughout 2024
For more upcoming Repair Cafes throughout North Devon, check out our What’s On page👇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. There is no pressure to undertake any repairs that you are not confident with.
Please get in touch on info@plasticfreenorthdevon.org if you would like to get involved.
THANKS AND FUTURE PLANS
Our Braunton Repair Cafe is a partnership project, part of Plastic Free North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network, hosted by the Museum of British Surfing, with the support of volunteers from the local community.
Thanks to funding from the Post Code Lottery and NatureSave funding and previous funding from 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.