Event date: Saturday July 29th from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council – 14 Forth Street EH1 3LH, Edinburgh UK
Repair Café Edinburgh is heading to the Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council! Our volunteers will be on-hand to help you repair your broken electricals, electronic and mechanical devices such as toys, small electricals, laptops and lamps!
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WHAT IS A REPAIR CAFE?
So you know what a tool library is – it’s like a library, but with tools. Well, a repair cafe is a meeting space where people bring their stuff to get it fixed and have a cuppa while the repair happens.
Models differ, but generally there are teams of volunteers with expertise in fixing different things, and they want to do the fixing WITH YOU, not for you.
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE?
Our fixers can usually give most things a go. They have particular expertise in electrical, electronic and mechanical devices. That translates as things like toys, small electricals, laptops, lamps, the list could go on!
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TICKETS
Tickets are free and can be booked on this EventBrite page. Book while supplies last, as there are a limited number of spaces available!
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Communities’ Reduce Reuse & Recycle
Event organised by:
Communities’ Reduce Reuse & Recycle Project: The aim of the project is to encourage and support BAME communities in Edinburgh to reduce waste, increase reusing and repairing and to shift to a more sustainable consumption through activities including sewing club, swap Shop events; food parcel distribution to vulnerable families, sustainable cooking sessions, DIY upcycling and more. Find out more here: https://www.elrec.org.uk/communities-reduce-reuse-recycle
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Repair Café and the Edinburgh Tool Library
The Edinburgh Tool Library believes in access over excess. By borrowing tools, sharing skills and learning to live more responsibly, we look to support ourselves, our neighbours and our planet.
Repair Café Edinburgh hosts regular repair events in spaces across the capital where people can get help to fix their broken things. Their events are a partnership with the fantastic Edinburgh Tool Library, working to reduce waste and increase reuse in communities.
Repair cafés are brought to communities by volunteers in many other countries. ELREC is very excited to come together with ETL and Repair Café Edinburgh and contribute to this awesome movement. Read more on www.repaircafe.org.
