Repair History

Around two-thirds of what is brought in gets fixed\mended\repaired. Here’s a selection of what local people have brought in to our Repair Cafés for help repairing since we started in April 2022:

Electric toothbrush, clothes that need some attention, cordless kettle, toaster, leather shirt (help with torn sleeve), Electric Oil Heater, cloth bag, broken ceramics, laser printer, tabletop cooker, mobile phone, shirt, espresso machine, Bosch Multi-Tool, leather bag, DVD player, CD Player, portable TV, DAB Radio, various laptops, kitchen scale, handheld blender, aromatherapy diffuser, Sony Walkman, ear buds, vacuum cleaners, fan heater, circular saw, torch, computer monitor, dehumidifiers, baby’s cot, nightdress, dressing gowns, solar garden lights, lamps and lampshades, cafetiere, kids bikes, food mixer, bass guitar, small wooden table, hair straighteners, sewing machines, coffee grinders, garden chairs, Swan Teasmade, power tool (cord sawn through), polaroid camera, cordless phone, android phones and iPhones, hedge trimmer, tabletop two-ring cooker, lampshade, cafetiere, dress that is too big for me along the waist, jeans needing patching, table fan, tall fan, jogging bottoms needing a dart, help with taking up the hem on some trousers, backpack whose handle at the top has detached, kettle, kids metal detector, toy crow with broken beak, help with invisible mending (moth holes in jumpers), a carriage clock (pendulum not rotating), an ornate wooden box, lawn mower (Flymo), electric Golf cart, Sony PSP button sticking, mobility Scooter.

A complete up to date list (with outcomes) is always at bit.ly/hfixadmin