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Where
Hartley WintneyWhen
August 31st
10am-1pm
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About Repair Café
Happy Clients
Replacement costs saved
Kg of Greenhouse Gases
Kg landfill avoided
What is Repair Café?
We throw away vast amounts of stuff. Even things with almost nothing wrong, which could get a new lease on life after a simple repair. The trouble is, lots of people have forgotten that they can repair things themselves or they no longer know how. Knowing how to make repairs is a skill quickly lost. Repair Café changes all that! People who might otherwise be sidelined are getting involved again. Valuable practical knowledge is getting passed on. Things are being used for longer and don’t have to be thrown away. This reduces the volume of raw materials and energy needed to make new products. It cuts CO2 emissions, for example, because manufacturing new products causes CO2 to be released.
Change mindsets
- Recycle
- Reuse
- Relove
- Help Save the Planet
Repair Café teaches people to see their possessions in a new light. And, once again, to appreciate their value. Repair Café helps change people’s mindset. This is essential to kindle people’s enthusiasm for a sustainable society. But most of all, Repair Café just wants to show how much fun repairing things can be, and how easy it often is. Why don’t you give it a go?
Our Mission
To cultivate awareness of the bigger picture and of the pronounced impact reuse has on the environment, on personal well-being, and on our community's resiliency;
To cultivate motivation to extend the life of the things we have through repair; and
To cultivate the capacity to repair, through learning to fix things ourselves, or finding out how and where to have them repaired.
Our Plan
Introduce Repair Café's to North Hampshire. Extending and enhancing the current network of venues and dates.
Our Vision
To bring practical, low cost, repairs to people. Extending the life of everyday objects.
To reduce the amount of things going into landfill.
To reduce the amount of new things we need to buy.
Supporters
Organisations helping us
Locations & Events
Where to find our events
Events
What's Happening next. Its the last saturday of the month.
Click a location to see more and book your repair. Bookings open a month before the event.
- St Johns Church, Hartley Wintney, November 30th, 10:00 to 13:00
- Sherfield-on-Loddon Village Hall, October 26th, 10:00 to 13:00
- Cliddesden Village Hall, September 28th, 10:00 to 13:00
- Hartley Wintney, St Johns Church, Aug 31st, 10:00 to 13:00 ...
Sherfield Village Hall, July 27th, 10am - 1pmOld Basing Village Hall, June 29th, 10am - 1pmSt Johns Church, Hartley Wintney, May 25th, 10am - 1pmSherfield Village Hall 27th April 10am-1pmRotherwick Village Hall 23rd March 10am-1pmSt Johns Church Hartley Wintney 24th February 10am-1pmSherfield Village Hall 27th January 10am-1pmCross Barn Odiham 25th November 10am-1pmHall 2&3 St Johns Church Hartley Wintney 28th October 10am-1pmSherfield Village Hall 30th September 10am-1pmCross Barn Odiham 26th August 10am-1pmSt Johns Church Hartley Wintney 29th July 10am-1pmSherfield Village Hall 24th June 10am-1pmSilchester Village Hall 10am-1pmSt Johns Church Hartley Wintney 29th April 10am-1pmSherfield Village Hall 25th March 10am-1pmLychpit Community Centre 25th February 10am-1pmHartley Wintney 28th January 10am-12:30pmSherfield on Loddon 26th November 10am-1pmHartley Wintney 29th October 10am-12noonSherfield Park Community Centre 24th September 10am-12noonHartley Wintney 27th August 10am-12noonSherfield On Loddon 30th July 10am-12noonHartley Wintney 25th June 10am-12noonOdiham 28th May 2pm-4pm
Rotherwick Village Hall
Rotherwick Village Hall, Hampshire, is one of the most attractive halls in the country. Built in 1932 in a traditional style it is set in the centre of this small village.
- Airy and spacious hall.
- Generous parking area next to hall (with wheelchair access).
- Kitchen facilities.
Outside view of the location. Directions available from Google maps.
Hartley Wintney
Outside view of the location. Directions available from Google maps.
Car Park entrance is off A323 Fleet Road, not Green Lane. RG27 8ED
- Easy Disabled Access
- Free Parking
- Catering Facilities
Sherfield Village Hall
Outside view of the location. Directions available from Google maps.
- Easy level access
- Free Parking & EV Charger
- Wifi and Kitchen Facilities
This pride of the community, sympathetically refurbished and easily accessible, is home to many classes, organised groups and local events.
Outside view of the location. Directions available from Google maps.
- Easy access
- Free Parking
- Wifi and Kitchen Facilities
Located in the charming medieval village of Odiham, The Cross Barn was originally built in 1532 and is one of the earliest agricultural buildings built of brick in Hampshire. It is one of the jewels in the valuable collection of Odiham's historic buildings and was expertly converted in 1997.
Old Basing
Outside view of the location. Directions available from Google maps.
- Easy level access
- Free Parking
- Wifi and Kitchen Facilities
Old Basing Village Hall is a versatile facility for any type of function. The Main Hall is licensed for up to 300 people and can be used for Weddings, Parties, Village Shows, Meetings, Sport & Leisure Activities etc.
Services
Our Services
Items we can't repair
Unfortunately we can't accept: Cane Furniture, Electric Blankets, Petrol Driven Items. Microwaves
Computers
Fault analysis on Computers. Simple repairs to laptops, desktops, tablets.
Small Electrical Appliances
Fault analysis and repair on things from coffee makers to toasters.
Clothes
Simple repairs on clothes
Furniture
Fixes and repairs on small items of furniture.
Garden Tools
Sharpen tweak and fettle.
Toys
Simple repairs for old and modern toys.
Bicycle
Simple repairs for bikes but please contact us in advance.
Jewelry
Sorry, no new diamonds but simple repairs for jewelry items.
Julie Aldridge
Thank you to the team for all your help. Bedside lamps repaired so saved from the dump and no need to buy new ones. Brilliant service and everyone so friendly. 👏
"After my visit to Sherfield Repair Meeting last Saturday, I just want to let Gary know that my soup maker has just made perfect soup, and Simon know that my steam iron is working perfectly. Thank you so much to both of them for their patience." Dianne C
Kate Hope
I was SO impressed! It was extremely efficient and welcoming. We would be delighted if you were to return to Lychpit Hall in the future and are happy to do whatever we can to support your return. Thank you very much indeed for coming to Old Basing & Lychpit and for offering your excellent, talented services to our residents!
Helena Nicholson
I just want to say a HUGE thank you to Diana. She spent a ridiculous amount of hours fixing my son's 'unrepairable' toy cat and we're beyond grateful for the time spent, care and compassion she showed with the incredibly hard job of making Leo look just like Leo again. My son hasn't stopped smiling and cuddling Leo since he received him back in Friday. What a kind and lovely lady Diana is. I hope she knows how grateful and thrilled we are, but I just wanted to thank her again via your site. You all do a great job, and we're lucky to have you in our area. Thank you.
Vanessa
Very many thanks to you and your wonderful team for organising the Repair Cafe in Silchester yesterday. Everyone that I have spoken to was very happy, and delighted with the repairs that your team were able to carry out. I've published a few of the photos that we took from today on our Facebook and Instagram pages: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablesilchester/posts/pfbid0Us2nXCc91LZVn8NnSMfTYmUgsDnCZrKubWSronfTQc16hLJr56EWtsEW4XFJ2BXWl We do hope that you will consider visiting Silchester again!!!
Caroline White
Thank you for saving my Vacuum Cleaner! You guys are the best!
Pictures
Some of our recent activity
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- Odiham
- Hartley Wintney
- Sherfield
- Sherfield Park
- Silchester
- Electricals
- Fabrics
- Other
- Video
Team
Check out our Team. You may see others on the day!
Derek
Keen DIYer and all round repairer of household stuff.
Ian
Electrical guru
Norman
General mechanical and electrical repairs, and Mr Fixit.
James
Clocks, watches, vacuum cleaners. musical instruments
Sheila
Superb sewing
Simon
Technology Tamer
Frank
General repairs and glass specialist
John
Sharpest tool in the box
Diana
Sew good
Andrew
Vastley experienced in general and electrical repairs
Jonathan
General, electrical repairs and computers
Ian
Repairs pretty much anything mechanical or electrical
Sarah
Repairs clothing, soft toys and textiles.
Dom
Software Specialist.
Simon
Repairs all sorts.
This could be you
We're looking for more volunteers. Have a chat to find out more.Contact
Contact Us
Email Us
info@nhrc.uk
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