Llangollen people encouraged to join 'Fix It Feb' campaign

 

* A volunteer repairer at work in the Llangollen Repair Cafe.

Llangollen Repair Cafe is inviting local people to take part in  Fix It Feb, a Repair Café Wales campaign encouraging people to repair rather than replace their faulty items.

They are being asked to pledge to fix at least one broken item - saving money, reducing waste, and supporting sustainability locally. 

Pledges could include sewing on a button, patching clothes, or restoring a beloved item. 

 

If you don’t feel like your repair skills are up to it, not to worry. Go along to Llangollen repair café this Saturday February 15 at St Collen's Community Hall, between 11am and 2pm, and the friendly volunteers there will either show you how to fix your item, or repair it for you. 

 

The repairs completed at Llangollen repair café will contribute to Repair Cafe Wales’ aim to fix 1,000 items across the county in February, which they say is a carbon reduction saving equivalent to driving a car over 360,000 miles. 

 

Repair café events take place in villages, towns and cities across Wales every month. Experienced fixing volunteers, equipped with tools and skills, repair items including small household electricals, clothing/textiles, mobile phones and laptops, bicycles (some dates) and small items of furniture.

 

Everyone is welcome to bring their item along to Llangollen repair café on this Saturday, with no need to book. 

 

Since Repair Cafe Wales launched, the initiative has helped local communities save an impressive £1 million and has fixed over 21,000 items. 

 

The Fix it Feb campaign aims to further that impact by empowering even more people to fix items, reducing the need for new goods, helping to conserve resources, reducing the carbon footprints and saving local people money.

 

"Repairing things can be simple, accessible, and rewarding," says Phoebe, Director of Repair Cafe Wales.

"Not only does it save money and reduce waste, but it’s a great way for the local community to get together to share skills and ideas. With Fix It Feb we're showing Wales how small actions can make a big difference for the environment and our communities."

 

* You can pledge your support for Fix It Feb by visiting Repair Cafe Wales' website at https://repaircafewales.org/. Whether it's repairing a household appliance, mending a cherished sweater, or restoring a favourite toy, every repair effort contributes to a greener future.