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 23 repair cafes across Cornwall. Most cafes take place monthly and are run by groups of volunteers in various venues.
Programme
Location | Cafe | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
Bude | Repair Cafe Bude, 10am - 1pm | Last Saturday of every month |
Callington | Callington Repair Cafe, 2pm - 5pm | Second Saturday of every month |
Calstock | Calstock Repair Café, 10am - 2pm | Third Sunday of every month |
Carnon Downs | MyFeock Community Repair Cafe, 10am - 11am | Last Tuesday of every month (except December) |
Falmouth | Falmouth Repair Cafe, 1:30pm - 4pm | Second Sunday of every month |
Godolphin | Godolphin Repair Cafe, 2pm - 4pm | First Tuesday of every month |
Hayle | Hayle Repair Cafe, 10:30am - 12:30pm | Second Saturday of every month |
Helston | Helston Repair Cafe, 1:30pm - 4pm | First Sunday of every month |
Launceston | Launceston Repair Cafe, 9:30am - 12:30pm | Second Saturday of every month |
Liskeard | Liskeard Repair Cafe, 1pm - 4pm | Third Saturday of every month |
Looe | Looe Shedders, 10am - 12pm | Second Saturday of every month |
Lostwithiel | Lostwithiel Repair Cafe, 10am - 1pm | First Saturday of every month |
Millbrook | Rame Repair Cafe, 7pm - 8pm | First Tuesday of every month |
Mullion | Mullion Repair Cafe, 10am - 11:30am | First Friday of every month |
Penzance | Penzance Repair Cafe, 1pm - 4pm | Last Saturday of every month |
Portreath | Upcycle Kernow, 1:30pm - 4pm | Weekly every Wednesday |
St Austell | St Austell Repair Cafe, 1pm - 3pm | Second Saturday of every month |
St Ives | St Ives Repair Cafe, 1pm - 3pm | First Saturday of every month |
Saltash | Saltash Repair Cafe, 10am - 1pm | Second Saturday of every month |
Stoke Climsland | Stoke Climsland Repair Cafe, 9am - 1pm | Third Saturday of every month |
Torpoint | Torpoint Environment Action Repair Cafe, 9:30am - 1pm | Last Sunday of every month |
Tregrehan | Carlyon Parish Repair Cafe, 11am - 2pm | Last Saturday of every month |
Tregony | Tregony Repair Cafe, 1pm-3pm | Fourth Saturday of every month (except January, August and December) |
Truro | Truro Repair Cafe, 10am - 12pm | Paused until further notice |
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.