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A little about the Repair Café! Hovingham’s Repair Café is a recognised member of the 3,100 strong, Repair Café International organisation. Residents are invited to bring along items that are in need of repair.

The objective is to see our possessions in a new light and discourage us from throwing away well-loved items into landfill which could be mended and returned to a useful life.

What’s more, to learn a little, meet new people and perhaps have a little fun repairing something seeing how easy it often is, whilst enjoying a cup of coffee and cake!

Our team of volunteers will do their best to mend or advise, free of charge. Items can include electrical, household, carpentry items, clothing mending and alterations.

A Repair Café is run on the second Saturday of every quarter, sharing repairing skills to fix and extend the life of items that would otherwise go to landfill.  

"I feel thrilled to bits. It's like a new piece of furniture" said one happy visitor to Hovingham's first Repair Café. A volunteer carpenter, sewing expert, and experienced repairers fixed eleven items in two hours. Hilary Sleights from Hovingham said “it’s fantastic to have my 47 year old clock working again. This clock has huge sentimental value to me”. During the event, a Morsbag was created. Morsbags are made using unwanted fabric and given away free to reduce plastic bag use.

If you have skills that you could share in sewing, shoe repairs, jewellery repairs, tool sharpening, computers, electrical or carpentry etc, then please contact us and join us at the repair café. Contact:  repair-cafe@hovingham.org.uk or Kim Colenso 01653 628324

Hovingham Village Hall and events are listed on the Repair Café Hovingham Facebook page @repaircafehovingham or https://www.facebook.com/repaircafehovingham

There's more useful links here to websites with step by step videos and guides for basic repairs.