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Where Things Get A Second Life, Repair, Don’t Replace!
14th April 2026
Repair Cafés in the UK have become popular where things get a second life, repair, don’t replace.
Here is a list of Cafes, drawn from official networks like the Community Repair Network, Repair Café International, regional directories (e.g., Wales, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire), and local council/government pages.
Details like exact addresses, emails, or websites can change, so I recommend checking the linked sites or contacting organizers for the latest session times (most are monthly or periodic pop-ups and often free or donation-based). Many encourage pre-booking items.
England (various regions)
- Chiswick Repair Cafe (London)
Website: chiswickrepaircafe.com
Voluntary initiative for electronics, clothes, etc. - Headington Repair Cafe (Oxford)
Bullingdon Community Centre, 61 Peat Moors, Headington, Oxford OX3 7HS.
Tuesdays (check exceptions).
Website: https://www.bullingdoncommunityassociation.co.uk/pages/repair-cafe - Banbury Repair Cafe (Oxfordshire)
People’s Park, Warwick Rd, Banbury.
Saturdays 9:30am-12pm.
Website: https://repaircafeoxfordshire.org/meet-the-repair-cafes/ - Abingdon Repair Cafe (Oxfordshire)
Community shop, 25 Bury Street, Abingdon.
Mixed sewing/electrical sessions.
Website https://abingdoncarboncutters.org.uk/ - Wolvercote Repair Cafe (Oxford)
Wolvercote Community Market, White Hart Pub, 126 Godstow Rd, Oxford OX2 8PQ.
Website: https://livewell.oxfordshire.gov.uk/Services/2795/Wolvercote-Community - Cambridge Room Repair Cafe (Cambridge)
Unit 57, Grafton Centre, Cambridge CB1 1PS.
First Saturday of most months, 9am-midday.
Website: https://www.cambridgeroom.org/events/the-cambridge-room-repair-caf-wsn24-jrjty - Ely Repair Cafe (Cambridgeshire)
Contact: info@elyrepaircafe.org.uk
Website: https://elyrepaircafe.org.uk/
Runs quarterly. - Cottenham Repair Cafe (Cambridgeshire)
Cottenham Community Centre.
2-3 times/year.
Website: https://therestartproject.org/groups/cottenham-repair-cafe/ - Bewdley Repair Café (Worcestershire)
St George’s Hall, Bewdley DY12 2EQ.
Website: https://therestartproject.org/groups/bewdley-repair-cafe/ - Bromsgrove Repair Café (Worcestershire)
Details via Worcestershire Council repair cafes page. - Forest Fixers Repair Cafes (Waltham Forest, London)
Multiple sessions across the borough.
Check Waltham Forest council site. - Reading Repair Cafe (Berkshire) At RISC (London Street) or rLab (Weldale Street).
Facebook for dates. - Share & Repair Bath (Bath) Share & Repair Hub, Second Floor, Redbridge House, Lower Bristol Road, Bath BA2 3EW. Email: hello@shareandrepair.org.uk
Tel: 07486 518197. - Brighton Repair Cafe (Sussex)
Historical/ongoing group
Website: https://brightonrepaircafe.org/
Wales (from Repair Cafe Wales network)
- Maindee Repair Cafe (Newport area)
Website: https://wastesavers.co.uk/reuse/repair-cafe/ - Torfaen Repair Cafe
Regular monthly sessions.
Website: https://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Climate-Change/Net-Zero-2050/Repair-Caf%C3%A9/Repair-Caf%C3%A9.aspx - Aberaeron Repair Cafe (Ceredigion)
RAY Ceredigion, Pengloyn, Tabernacle Street, Aberaeron SA46 0BN.
Website: https://repaircafewales.org/location/ray-ceredigion/ - Abergavenny Repair Cafe Abergavenny Community Centre, The Old School, Park Street, Abergavenny NP7 5YB.
Website: https://repaircafeabergavenny.uk/ - Barry Repair Cafe
Barry Library, King Square, Barry CF63 4RW.
Website: https://repaircafewales.org/location/barry/ - Brecon Repair Cafe
Queenshead Market Vaults, Market Street, Brecon LD3 9AH.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/BreconRepairCafe/ - Cardiff Canton Repair Cafe
Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QE.
Website: https://repaircafewales.org/location/cardiff-canton/ - Carmarthen Repair Cafe
Lammas Street, Cegin Hedyn, Carmarthen SA31 3AD.
Website: https://repaircafewales.org/location/carmarthen/
Scotland & Northern Ireland
- Repair Cafe Northern Ireland (various)
Network hub: repaircafeni.org. - Share & Repair Scotland groups
Website: shareandrepair.scot
Check members map for local cafes. - Aberfeldy Repair Café (Scotland)
Website: https://www.rreuse.org/organisations/aberfeldy-repair-cafe
Contact via repaircafe.org UK search
Best ways to find more or verify details:
- UK Map: communityrepairnetwork.org.uk/find/ (interactive map with hundreds of groups).
- International Directory: repaircafe.org/en/visit/ (search “UK”).
- Regional networks: Repair Cafe Wales (repaircafewales.org), Oxfordshire (repaircafeoxfordshire.org), Cambridgeshire (cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/repair-cafes/), etc.
Repair Cafés are volunteer-run and focus on skills-sharing to reduce waste. Sessions typically cover electronics, textiles, bikes, and small items.
Always confirm details directly, as events can vary seasonally. If you need ones in a specific city/region, let me know for more targeted info!
www.rentasenior.co.uk is a UK portal where seniors aged 50 years and over can offer their skills and expertise to their local community.
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