Repair Café Wales Fixes Over 21,000 Items, Promoting Sustainability

Carmarthen: Repair Café Wales has fixed over 21,000 items. This helps people save money and reduce waste.

The initiative encourages repairing instead of replacing items during ‘Fix-it February’ and beyond. They aim to fix 1,000 items this month. This saves as much carbon as taking a car off the road for 360,000 miles.

People can bring broken items to a repair café. Volunteers help fix them for free. This includes electronics, clothing, furniture, and household appliances.

The Welsh Government’s Circular Economy Fund supports Repair Café Wales. They have expanded to over 140 repair cafés across the country.

Huw Irranca-Davies, Deputy First Minister for Climate Change, visited a café in Carmarthen. He brought a damaged cycling glove, which a volunteer repaired.

He noted the success of Repair Café Wales shows what communities can achieve together. With 1,000 dedicated volunteers each month, these cafés help the climate and save money.

Phoebe Brown, director of Repair Café Wales, expressed pride in their achievement. She highlighted that fixing items for free can significantly save local families money.

Repair cafés help tackle the ‘throwaway culture’ by encouraging people to make the most of what they have.

List of North Wales Repair Cafés:

Amlwch (FFIWS Hub)

17 Mona Street, Amlwch, Ynys Mon LL68 9AN

Bagillt

Bagillt Community Library, The Pentre, Bagillt, Flintshire CH6 6EQ

Bala

97 High Street, Bala LL23 7AE

Bangor (Undeb)

Foyer, Bangor Students’ Union, 4th Floor Pontio, Deniol Road, Bangor LL57 2TQ

Bangor M-SParc

204 High Street, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 1NY

Beaumaris

Llangoed Village Hall, Beaumaris, Ynys Mon LL58 8NN

Bethel (Tecstiliau)

Y Bedol (Ground Floor), Bethel, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 1AX

Black Park, Halton, Chirk

Black Park Chapel & Community Centre, Black Park, Halton, Chirk, Wrexham LL14 5BB, United Kingdom

Blaenau Ffestiniog

Y Dref Werdd, 4 High Street, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd LL41 3ES

Buckley

Refurbs Repair and Reuse Centre with Cafe, 9 Brunswick Road, Buckley, Flintshire CH7 2ED

Colwyn Bay

@20 Station Road, Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire LL29 7PA

Conwy

St John’s Church, Rosehill Street, Conwy LL32 8LD

Crest Cooperative Llandudno

Crest Cooperative, 3 Gloddaeth St, Llandudno, LL30 2DD

Denbigh

HWB Dinbych, Smithfield Rd, Denbigh LL16 3RG

Flint Repair Cafe

Town Hall, Market Square, Flint, Flintshire CH6 5NW

Llanfaelog

Llanfaelog Village Hall, Llanfaelog, Ty Croes, Anglesey LL63 5SS

Llangefni

Ffiws Maker Space, Mencap Mon, Llangefni, Llangefni, Ynys Mon LL77 7LT

Llangollen

St Collen’s Community Centre, Regent Street, Llangollen LL20 8UH

Llanrug

Sefydliad Coffa Arwyr, Memorial Hall, Llanrug, Gwynedd LL55 4BE

Mold

Parkfields Community Centre, Ash Grove, Mold, Mold CH7 1TB

Mold

Daniel Owen Centre, Daniel Owen Community Centre, Earl Road, Mold, Flintshire CH7 1AP

Pwllheli – M-SParc#AryLon

43 High Street, Pwllheli, Gwynedd LL53 5RT

Rhyl

Brighter Futures, 34 Wellington Road, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 1BN

Rhyl Ysgol Christchurch

Ysgol Christchurch, Ernest Street, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 2DS

Ruthin

The Naylor Leyland Centre, Well Street, Ruthin, L15 1AF

Wrexham

CAIA Park Centre, Prince Charles Road, Wrexham, LL13 8TH

Wrexham Penycae

Penycae Neighbourhood Church of the Nazarene, Stryt Issa, Penycae, Wrexham LL14 2PN

Wrexham Plas Madoc

Little Sunflowers Opportunity Centre, Hampden Way, Acrefair, Wrexham LL14 3US

Wrexham Students’ Union Repair Cafe pop up

Wrexham Students’ Union, Plas Coch Rd Campus, Wrexham, Wrexham LL11 2AW

Wrexham Ty Pawb: Repair & Reuse

Ty Pawb, Market Street, Wrexham, LL13 8BY

Yr Orsaf

Yr Orsaf, Muriau Stores, Heol y Dwr, Penygroes LL54 6LP

Ysgol Maesglas, Greenfield

Greenfield, Flintshire CH8 7JW