Hughes Repair Cafe


When: Second Saturday of the month 10am – 1pm

The next Hughes Repair Café will be on this Saturday 11 October.

Where: Hughes Community Centre, Whittle Street, Hughes

At the Hughes Repair Café, you can bring along clothes for repair. They can also repair a wide range of other goods as well, including electrical, photograph, jewellery, bike, soft toys and general handy repairs. Check the website for the exact list of repairers that are volunteering at the upcoming repair café session.

In 2024, there were 326 items repaired which meant that 339kg of waste was deferred from landfill. That is quite an achievement from a single repair café operating just one day a month!

One satisfied customer: “I went, hard to find. No street identifiers, but its the Hughes Community Centre. I can't speak highly enough of the fantastic service they offer. I have been trying to get lamps fixed for 2 years. It was done very ably by delightful guy, not naming, while l sat & had a cup of coffee. I've not been so delighted with an outcome for a long time. You are a fantastic service and help. Thank you, Joy.”

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/hughesrepaircafe

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