Tuesday 12-11-2024 - 09:16

What can you do with a broken toaster, a coffee table with a wobbly leg, or a jumper full of moth holes? Bin them? No way! Wrexham Students’ Union, supported by Repair Café Wales, is holding their first Repair Café on Tuesday, 19^th November and you are invited to come along.

Taking place at Glyn’s Bar & Lounge in the Students’ Union building between 11:30am-1:30pm, a group of volunteer repair experts will be available to help make all possible repairs, free of charge. People visiting the Repair Café are invited to bring along their broken items from home, including toasters, lamps, hair dryers, clothes, bikes, toys and crockery. Anything broken (other than microwaves or white goods) is welcome and can usually be repaired by Repair Café volunteer specialists, who almost always have the necessary know-how!

By promoting repairs, Wrexham Students’ Union wants to help reduce waste going to landfill. According to Katie Taffinder, Student Voice Coordinator:

"Every year, we throw away huge amounts in Wales, even items which have very little wrong with them, and which could easily be used again after a simple repair. Many people don’t feel confident to repair things themselves and sometimes we forget that we can have things repaired, instead of using up valuable resources by buying new items. As well as being better for the environment, our Repair Café aims to save people money, share precious repair skills that are being lost, and bring the local community together at a low-key, enjoyable event."

Repair Café Wales has established a network of volunteer-led Repair Cafés across Wales around the values of waste reduction, community cohesion and skill-sharing. For more information head over to Repair Café Wales or check out Repair Café Wales events.

Written by Lauren Hole, Communications & Engagement Coordinator

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