Celebrate International Repair Day by visiting a cafe where staff can fix almost anything

It's International Repair Day on Saturday, October 19, and the Hadfield Repair Cafe will be celebrating its 15th anniversary.

As part of their regular, monthly session, they're inviting anyone to take part in the quiz and have a brew and a slice of birthday cake, all for free. 

As usual they will be providing free repairs, so go along, engage your brain, enjoy refreshments, and save some pennies. The event is from 10am-1pm with the last repairs accepted at 12.30pm.

Hadfield Repair Café will look at almost anything that can be carried through our door. The team of skilled and friendly repairers carry out a wide range of repairs including electrical and electronic repairs, sewing, knife and garden tool sharpening, furniture and an interesting range of miscellaneous repairs. 

They are also welcoming new volunteers either as repairers or in the kitchen.

In the last 12 months they have fixed 170 items, which according to the International Repair Café Carbon Calculator has saved 2,942.9 kg of CO2 which is equivalent to that produced by driving 12,221 miles, showering 1,839 times or flying 17,945 miles!