What is a Repair Café?
A Repair Café is a meeting place where people can come together to:
- alter or mend clothes
- fix broken furniture, electrical gadgets, bikes, toys, crockery and more
Want to learn how to:
- sew on a button?
- fix a zip on a coat?
- wire a plug?
These are some of the basic skills that can help us manage day-to-day and extend the life of the things we buy. Repair cafes offer the opportunity to learn something new by chatting with and watching the volunteer repairers.
Cornwall Repair Café Network
The Cornwall Repair Café Network supports both start-up repair cafes and those that have been running for a while. Our broader aim is to create a community, teach new skills, and challenge throw-away culture.
Benefits of the Repair Café Network include:
- connection to a Cornwall-wide network of repair cafes
- access to public liability insurance at no cost to you
- joining a directory of repair cafes in Cornwall
- promotion of your events through our social media channels and website
- access to a step-by-step guide which includes:
- advice on governance
- venue selection
- sample risk assessments
- and monitoring forms
Where is my nearest Repair Cafe?
Currently there are 26 repair cafes across Cornwall. Most cafes take place monthly and are run by groups of volunteers in various venues.
September 2025 Programme
| Location | Cafe | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bude | Repair Cafe Bude, 10am - 1pm Berries Community Centre, Berries Avenue |
Saturday 28 September |
| Callington |
Callington Repair Cafe, 2pm - 5pm |
Saturday 13 September |
| Calstock | Calstock Repair Café, 10am - 2pm Calstock Village Hall, The Quay |
Sunday 21 September |
| Carnon Downs | MyFeock Community Repair Cafe, 10am - 11am The Hub, Carnon Community Methodist Church Hall |
Tuesday 30 September |
| Falmouth | Falmouth Repair Cafe, 1:30pm - 4pm Princess Pavillion, 41 Melvill Road, Falmouth |
Sunday 14 September |
| Godolphin |
Godolphin Repair Cafe, 2pm - 4pm |
Tuesday 2 September |
| Hayle | Hayle Repair Cafe, 10:30am - 12:30pm Hayle Day Centre, Commercial Road, Hayle |
Saturday 11 October |
| Helston | Helston Repair Cafe, 1:30pm - 4pm Old Cattle Market, Coronation Park |
Returning in October |
| Launceston | Launceston Repair Cafe, 9:30am - 12:30pm The Ambulance Hall, Westgate Street |
Saturday 20 September |
| Liskeard | Liskeard Repair Cafe, 1pm - 4pm Liskerrett Community Centre, Varley Lane |
Saturday 20 September |
| Looe | Looe Shedders, 10am - 12pm St Martins Parish Hall, St Martins Road |
Saturday 14 September |
| Lostwithiel | Lostwithiel Repair Cafe, 10am - 1pm Lostwithiel Community Centre Pleyber Christ Way, PL22 0HE |
Saturday 6 September |
| Millbrook |
Rame Repair Cafe, 7pm - 8pm |
Tuesday 2 September |
| Mullion | Mullion Repair Cafe, 10am - 11:30am Mullion Village Hall |
Friday 5 September |
| Penryn | Penryn Repair Cafe, 6pm - 8pm Temperance Hall, Penryn |
Thursday 4 September |
| Penzance | Penzance Repair Cafe, 1pm - 4pm 32 Alverton Street, Penzance |
Saturday 27 September |
| Portreath | Upcycle Kernow, 1:30pm - 4pm Portreath Retail Park, New Portreath Road |
Every Wednesday |
| St Austell | St Austell Repair Cafe, 1pm - 3pm Light and Life Centre, Brunel Business Park, The Sidings |
Saturday 13 September |
| St Ives |
St Ives Repair Cafe, 1pm - 3pm |
Saturday 6 September |
| St Just | St Just Care and Repair, 10:30am - 1pm St Just Woman's Institute |
Sunday 7 September |
| Saltash | Saltash Repair Cafe, 10am - 1pm St Nicholas Church Hall, Station Road |
Saturday 13 September |
| Stoke Climsland | Stoke Climsland Repair Cafe, 9am - 1pm Old School, Stoke Climsland, PL17 8NY |
Saturday 20 September |
| Torpoint | Torpoint Library and Community Hub, 10am - 2pm Fore Street, PL11 2AG |
Sunday 28 September |
| Tregrehan | Carlyon Parish Repair Cafe, 11am - 2pm Tregrehan Chapel, Chapel Lane |
Saturday 27 September |
| Tregony | Tregony Repair Cafe, 1pm-3pm Tregony Village Hall, Tregony |
Saturday 27 September |
| Truro | Truro Repair Cafe, 10am - 12pm 36a St Austell Street, TR1 1SE |
Saturday 6 September |
Join the network
If you’re interested in joining the Cornwall Repair Café Network, please fill out the form using the link below.
By submitting the form, you give us permission to share your details with other network members. Once completed, we’ll get in touch and send you our Repair Café Pack. We also recommend joining the Repair Café Network Facebook group.