Repair your things with the help of our friendly volunteers and enjoy a cuppa and natter at the Repair Café. Whether it’s a broken household electrical, clothes, toys, jewellery, furniture or tools in need of sharpening, we can help!
Happy Co-Repairers
Where and when can I get help with repairing an item?
To request a repair slot in the hub or at pop-ups sessions, email us with information on the item that is broken including make and model, and when you are available to attend. We’ll get back to you to confirm availability.
Hub Repair Café Sessions
Bookable sessions are currently available at our Hub in Cascades:
- Wednesday (general, IT & electrical)
- Thursdays (general, electrical & fabric)
- Fridays (electrical & fabric)
- Saturdays (all)
We also have tool and knife sharpening and jewellery repair slots available at a variety of times.
Pop-Up Repair Café Sessions
- Sat 20th September 2025, 10am – 1pm at Buckland URC, 174 Kingston Road, Fratton, PO2 7LP
- Sat 18th October 2025, 10am – 1pm at Soutshea Library, Palmerston Road, Southsea, PO5 3QQ
- Sat 15th November 2025, 10am – 1pm at tbc
- Sat 20th December 2025, 10am – 1pm at tbc
More 2025 dates coming soon
Our Terms and Conditions
Before we work on any repair together, you’ll be asked to read and sign the House Rules/Disclaimer.
What type of items can you help me repair?
We get asked this a lot, and the general rule of thumb is if you can carry it and it’s not alive, we’ll help you take a look. So book in your broken household electricals, clothes, toys, jewellery, furniture, rusty tools and more. Join us to learn how to repair and mend, save money and carbon and be part of a community sharing knowledge, crafts and skills. (Please note that we can’t help with microwaves or e-scooters.)
How much does it cost?
We ask everyone that can, to make a donation to help us cover the cost of running the sessions. However we never want money to be a barrier to us helping you repair something, so anything you can do to help is appreciated whether that’s offers to volunteer or spread the word.
Why use a Repair Café?
There are many benefits to repairing rather than replacing:
Save money
Often, a very simple repair is all that is needed to extend the usable and useful life of a product for several months or longer.
Save carbon
Before you even started using your product, a lot of carbon and raw materials were used in it’s creation and transportation (often more than will ever be needed by you using it!). And when it does reach the end of it’s life, more resources and energy are used in recycling it. So the longer your things last, the kinder to the planet you’re being.
Learn and connect
Repair Cafés bring together a diverse group of people, sharing and learning new skills, along with a good smattering of cakes, cuppas, natter and fun.
Happy Co-Repairers
Have been lucky enough to have had their help on several occasions, repairing…. A Dyson vac, table lamp, garden strimmer, sharpening secateurs and knives. I don’t think there is anything they can’t achieve repair wise.
Wendy
What a fantastic experience! So many brilliant people working there doing incredible things to help be more sustainable. We took two vacuum cleaners down and had them repaired! Thank you.
