Join the repair revolution! 🌍💚 Come along anytime 11am-2pm

***This is a free event***

⚙️Sewing machine repairs eg tension adjustment and other small mechanicals

🚲 Basic bike repairs

🧵 General repairs, eg all and sundry - message us to check if you have a specific query!

👚 Textiles, eg replace zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), simple alterations, visible darning

🧸 Toy repairs - bring your teddies, trucks and more along and our volunteers will do their best to bring them back to life

🧶 Knitting and crochet - wool garments, blankets, toys etc

💍 Basic jewellery repairs, eg twisted jump rings, restringing

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.

☕The cafe will be open serving cake and hot drinks, should you wish to purchase, but there is no pressure or expectation to buy.

🧵If you are unsure on whether to bring an item or not - please email info@earthrepairshop.org and they 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.

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Our Ilfracombe Repair Cafes are confirmed for the following Sundays throughout 2024:

17th March
19th May
7th July
22th September
17th November

Keep an eye on our Facebook page and check back here on our What's On page for more upcoming Repair Cafes at different locations throughout North Devon.

🙋‍♀️ 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 with PFND on info@earthrepairshop.org if you would like to get involved.

🙏 THANKS AND FUTURE PLANS

Our Ilfracombe Repair Cafe is a partnership project, part of PFND’s expanding Repair Cafe network, jointly hosted by Ilfracombe’s Earth Repair Shop and hand:plant cafe, with the support of volunteers from the local community.

Plastic Free North Devon are building on the success of their original Braunton and Repair Cafes, thanks to funding from the National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and supporting North Devon towns and villages to get their own Repair Cafes up and running. PFND are also members of the national Repair Cafe Network. There are currently Repair Cafes in Braunton, Landkey, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.

If you are an individual or community group interested in setting up or becoming involved with a Repair Cafe in your own town or village, please get in touch with us on info@plasticfreenorthdevon.org.