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DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KentUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KentUK</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCaf%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafé</a> celebrates decade of reducing wasteStory by Zac Sherratt - BBC News, March 8, 2025"A Kent repair café which has become a 'cornerstone of sustainability and community spirit' is celebrating a decade since its launch."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FavershamRepairCaf%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FavershamRepairCafé</a> runs on the second Saturday of each month at The Spire Church, and this month's session will be exactly 10 years since it began."The café's volunteers have repaired more than 2,800 items, from household appliances to cherished personal belongings."Founder and chairman Prof Martin Charter said he and the team were looking forward to reducing waste and strengthening community bonds for years to come."Prof Charter began a series of pilot repair cafés in 2014 before officially launching the project the following year.[...]"More than 6,000 people have visited the café, all playing their part in diverting an estimated 7.5 tonnes of waste from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landfills</a> and saving roughly 70.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions."Source: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/repair-caf%C3%A9-celebrates-decade-of-reducing-waste/ar-AA1AuKCf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/repair-caf%C3%A9-celebrates-decade-of-reducing-waste/ar-AA1AuKCf</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafesUK</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FixIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FixIt</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnhamOnSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BurnhamOnSea</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafe</a> returns today to fix household items for freeJanuary 8, 2025"Burnham-On-Sea Repair Cafe returns today (Wednesday, January 8th) with volunteers on hand to help repair household items."The Burnham-On-Sea repair cafe is held every first Wednesday of the month from 10am-1pm at the Waffle Hub in Burnham’s College Street at the Methodist Church."The free service launched in 2023 for local residents to help them save money by getting items fixed, avoiding new purchases, and also reducing the number of items that go unnecessarily to landfill."Leader Biddy Hammond told Burnham-On-Sea.com: 'Around 500 items have been repaired by our wonderful team of volunteers over the past year.'"'We can’t repair everything that is brought in, but our team will have a look and make an assessment whether they can help or refer to other specialists.'"'Around 70% of the things brought in are repaired or fixed, saving people money and avoiding it going to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landfill</a>.'"'Why throw it away when you can try the Repair Cafe? Clothing, furnishings, small household electricals and other items, including toys and portable items, can be brought along to our willing band of volunteers. There’s no charge, although donations are welcome.'"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HighbridgeRepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighbridgeRepairCafe</a> is held every third Saturday of the month at The Purple Spoon, YMCA, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Highbridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Highbridge</a> from 10:00am – 1:00pm."Source: <a href="https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/burnham-on-sea-repair-cafe-returns-today-to-fix-household-items-for-free-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/burnham-on-sea-repair-cafe-returns-today-to-fix-household-items-for-free-2/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SomersetUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SomersetUK</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKRepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKRepairCafes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafesUK</a>#FixIt <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepairCafes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlannedObsolescence</a>

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