We live in a throw away culture. When something breaks, we tend to throw it away and buy new. Electronics are a particular problem – globally, we generate over 60 million tonnes of e-waste every year.
The Garforth Repair Café helps to change that. We want to rekindle the lost arts of “make do and mend” by running sessions where you can bring along a broken item and have a volunteer fix it whilst you learn alongside them.
Don’t throw an item away! Bring a lost skill back to life and learn how to repair it. Contact us if you’d like to get involved.
Our future events for the 2025 are:
- Sunday 4th May at the Miners’ Welfare Hall on Main Street from 2-4pm (what3words location: chefs.decisive.roosters)
- Sunday 8th June at the Miners’ Welfare Hall on Main Street from 2-4pm (what3words location: chefs.decisive.roosters)
- Sunday 6th July at the Miners’ Welfare Hall on Main Street from 2-4pm (what3words location: chefs.decisive.roosters)
- No Repair Cafe is planned for August
- Sunday 7th September at the Methodist Church Hall, Church Lane from 2-4pm (what3words location: mavericks.ladder.clapper)
- Sunday 5th October at the Methodist Church Hall, Church Lane from 2-4pm (what3words location: mavericks.ladder.clapper)
- Sunday 2nd November at the Miners’ Welfare Hall on Main Street from 2-4pm (what3words location: chefs.decisive.roosters)
- Sunday 7th December at the Miners’ Welfare Hall on Main Street from 2-4pm (what3words location: chefs.decisive.roosters)
Events for the rest of 2025 are to be organised…
Other Repair Cafe events happen across Leeds. To find out more have a look at the Leeds Repair Cafe Facebook.
