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 25 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 Berries Community Centre, Berries Avenue |
Last Saturday of every month |
| Callington |
Callington Repair Cafe, 2pm - 5pm |
Second Saturday of every month |
| Calstock | Calstock Repair Café, 10am - 2pm Calstock Village Hall, The Quay |
Third Sunday of every month |
| Carnon Downs | MyFeock Community Repair Cafe, 10am - 11am The Hub, Carnon Community Methodist Church Hall |
Last Tuesday of every month (except December) |
| Falmouth | Falmouth Repair Cafe, 1:30pm - 4pm Princess Pavillion, 41 Melvill Road, Falmouth |
Second Sunday of every month |
| Godolphin |
Godolphin Repair Cafe, 2pm - 4pm |
First Tuesday of every month |
| Hayle | Hayle Repair Cafe, 10:30am - 12:30pm Hayle Day Centre, Commercial Road, Hayle |
Second Saturday of every month |
| Helston | Helston Repair Cafe, 1:30pm - 4pm Old Cattle Market, Coronation Park |
First Sunday of every month |
| Launceston | Launceston Repair Cafe, 9:30am - 12:30pm The Ambulance Hall, Westgate Street |
Second Saturday of every month |
| Liskeard | Liskeard Repair Cafe, 1pm - 4pm Liskerrett Community Centre, Varley Lane |
Third Saturday of every month |
| Looe | Looe Shedders, 10am - 12pm St Martins Parish Hall, St Martins Road |
Second Saturday of every month |
| Lostwithiel | Lostwithiel Repair Cafe, 10am - 1pm Lostwithiel Community Centre Pleyber Christ Way, PL22 0HE |
First Saturday of every month |
| Millbrook |
Rame Repair Cafe, 7pm - 8pm |
First Tuesday of every month |
| Mullion | Mullion Repair Cafe, 10am - 11:30am Mullion Village Hall |
First Friday of every month |
| Penzance | Penzance Repair Cafe, 1pm - 4pm Redwing Gallery, 32 Alverton Street, Penzance, TR17 2QN |
Last Saturday of every month |
| Portreath | Upcycle Kernow, 1:30pm - 4pm Portreath Retail Park, New Portreath Road |
Weekly every Wednesday |
| St Austell | St Austell Repair Cafe, 1pm - 3pm Light and Life Centre, Brunel Business Park, The Sidings |
Second Saturday of every month |
| St Ives |
St Ives Repair Cafe, 1pm - 3pm |
First Saturday of every month |
| Saltash | Saltash Repair Cafe, 10am - 1pm St Nicholas Church Hall, Station Road |
Second Saturday of every month |
| Stoke Climsland | Stoke Climsland Repair Cafe, 9am - 1pm Old School, Stoke Climsland, PL17 8NY |
Third Saturday of every month |
| Torpoint | Torpoint Environment Action Repair Cafe, 9:30am - 1pm Torpoint Library and Community Hub, Fore Street, PL11 2AG |
Last Sunday of every month |
| Tregrehan | Carlyon Parish Repair Cafe, 11am - 2pm Carlyon Parish Hall, Chapel Lane |
Last Saturday of every month |
| Tregony | Tregony Repair Cafe, 1pm-3pm Tregony Village Hall, Back Lane, Tregony, TR2 5RP |
Fourth Saturday of every month (except January, August and December) |
| Truro | Truro Repair Cafe, 10am - 12pm New location TBC |
First Saturday of every month (paused until March) |
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.