Clock Repairs at Arnside Repair Cafe
Successful First Session of Arnside Repair Cafe
The first Arnside Repair Cafe on the 28th October at the Arnside Educational Institute was a great success and very busy thanks to all the volunteers, repairers and the local residents who brought their items in to seek advice and repair!
- A range of electrical items were repaired, including hedge-cutters, lamps, hoovers and an iron lead.
- The textile people offered advice and help to a number of people on the best way to mend their clothing, bags and soft toys.
- AbilityNet guided people through ways to solve their tech problems such as backing up photos and speeding up slow computers.
- KingSharp was parked outside sharpening blunt knives, tools and scissors. This is a paid service that proved very popular – so we are planning to get the van back for a regular spot every 3 months.
Tea, coffee and biscuits were kindly provided to people waiting to be seen by the established Arnside Community Cafe that runs every Monday morning.
If you have something you would like to bring to the next repair cafe on Monday, 25th November, you can put a message on the new Arnside Repair Cafe Facebook page or send a picture and message to Alison Sandford on ali@thesandfords.plus.com to check that we have a repairer who can look at your item. Please make sure that all items, particularly clothing, are in a clean condition.
The Arnside Repair Cafe helps to stop waste going to landfill and reduces Arnside residents’ carbon footprint. Cash donations are taken to help towards the running costs of the repair cafe.
Come along, have a cup of tea at Arnside Community Cafe and find out a bit more about what we do!