After taking a COVID-provoked break, Hitchin's Repair Café is back up and running, with booking for the upcoming surgery now open.
Following two successful pre-pandemic Repair Cafés, the volunteer-run initiative at Hitchin Hackspace on Bancroft returns on November 27 to play a part in preventing thousands of repairable items from going to landfill every year.
Repair Café co-ordinator Jennifer Marcotte champions the event as an opportunity for the community to come together for a good cause, and to get to know each other.
“We throw away vast amounts of stuff. Even things with almost nothing wrong, and which could get a new lease of life after a simple repair," she said.
The Repair Café accepts small broken items - from mechanics to toys to clothing - that can easily be brought to and taken away from the session. Only pre-booked items will be accepted, with a limit of one item per person.
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