Repair groups 

Repair groups help to bring to life your broken items – usually for low or no cost. The groups bring together like minded people, who have skills in fixing things and will do their best to help give your item a second life.

Upcoming groups this month (check the website for up-to-date times and locations):

• Repair Café in the Blackdown Hills, 23 September
• Repair Café Bridgwater, 30 September
• Burnham and Highbridge Repair Café, 7 & 16 September
• Chard Community Hub (sewing repair), every Thursday
• Chard Community Hub (general repair), 2, 16, & 30 September
• Compton Dundon Repair Café, 9 September
• Glastonbury Repair Café, 16 September
• Ilminster Share and Repair, weekly, Monday, Thursday & Saturday
• Langport Repair Café, 23 September
• Brittons Ash Repair Café, 20 September
• Porlock Vale Repair Café, 30 September
• Shepton Mallet Repair Café, 9 September
• Wellington Repair Café, 2 September
• Wells Repair Café, 2 September
• Repair Café Wincanton, 23 September
• Wivey Repair Café, 16 September
• Taunton Repair Café, 9 September

A list of repair groups, times and locations can be found online: Somerset’s Repair Network

Get involved

Somerset repair groups are recruiting new volunteers. Can you donate your time and skills? Groups need people to help fix items, coordinate, welcome, make refreshments, publicity and more. Whatever your skills and interests, do contact a local group.

By volunteering you could:

• Acquire new skills and confidence.
• Gain satisfaction and achievement.
• Meet like-minded people in your area.
• Help create a more sustainable world.

Check our website for group details: Somerset’s Repair Network