A new Repair Café aiming to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill with be opening in Yellow and Blue community hub and is looking for volunteers.

The monthly café will run from 11 am to 2 pm beginning on Saturday, June 25 and will help people learn to throw-away items that can be reused and recycled.

It is linked to the wider 'Repair Cafe Wales' and will be made up of volunteers who will try and repair damaged or broken household items.

Typical items might include electrical goods, technology, ornaments, clothes, bicycles (for basic maintenance and guidance), jewellery and more.

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Items brought in will be assessed by one of the volunteer fixers, and if a particular part is needed to complete the repair you will be advised then and asked to purchase it and bring it back to the Cafe for completion (although this may not always be necessary).

People will then be invited to sit with the fixer whilst they repair the item. There is no charge for fixing items but it is asked if people could donate to the Cafe.

 So far, a total of 15 volunteers have offered their help to the Cafe but Repair Cafe Wrecsam is looking for others who can offer skills in admin, spreadsheets, meeting and greeting, filling online forms, electrical, pat testing, sewing, general DIY, jewellery repair, bicycle repair, mobile phone repair, computer repair, electrical repair, woodwork repair, and first aid skills/certificate.

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Phone repairs are a particularly sought-after skill for the café.

Repair Cafe Wrecsam hopes to help Wrexham move towards a circular economy, create a culture of repair and re-use and bring the community together by sharing skills

If you would like to volunteer at the Repair Cafe Wrecsam once a month (or when you can) please complete the Volunteer Form and list what skills you can offer: https://repaircafewales.org/volunteer-form/

You can also get in touch with Repair Cafe Wrecsam here: repaircafewrecsam@yahoo.com

For more information, visit: https://repaircafewales.org/