Repair Café To Launch in Putney


Don't chuck things out – get them fixed at St Mary's Church


A repair cafe in Reading. Picture: Karen Blakeman

A new initiative is being launched in Putney to reduce the amount of waste we generate and help the environment.

Repair cafes have become increasingly popular and one is being set up at St. Mary’s Church on Putney High Street (SW15 1SN).

The pilot launch day is on Saturday 23 April from 10am to 12pm. You are asked to bring your broken items and a group of volunteers will do our best to fix them

Items that you can bring along include:

* clothing / leather
* furniture / wood, plastic or ceramic objects
* scissors and shears
* electrical appliances
* bicycles

No charge is made but a voluntary contribution will be appreciated.

Some car access is available, on request.

If you’d like to volunteer to help out at the repair café either with repair or admin email c.e.lindsell@gmail.com stating how you can help. You can then come to an introductory meeting being held at the church on Tuesday 19 April at 6.30pm.

More details here.

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April 8, 2022