Amersham’s first ever Pop-up Repair Café, inspired by BBC series The Repair Shop, was held on Saturday 12 February at St Michael’s Church, and due to its success a second date has been planned.
The event saw some 50 members of the public receive help to repair items from cuckoo clocks to a kid's much loved teddy bear and precious family trowel.
Gemma Green, Buckinghamshire Waste Awareness and Education Manager for FCC Environment said:
“We throw away vast amounts of stuff, even things with almost nothing wrong which could get a new lease on life after a simple repair,
“Last year alone 1,261 tonnes of electrical items and 749 tonnes of textiles were recycled at Buckinghamshire Household Recycling Centres, many of these items could have been mended and used again and again.
“TV shows such as Money for Nothing and The Repair Shop are helping to make repair more popular, which is great as repair doesn’t just save you money; you are also helping to reduce the volume of raw materials and energy needed to make new products. Manufacturing new products – and even recycling old ones – causes CO2 to be released, so you will be helping to reduce emissions too!”
If you would like to volunteer your time as a repairer at the next event on 12th March, or you would like to attend the next Repair Cafe, contact Gemma.Green@fccenvironment.co.uk for further details.
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