There are 14 in Derbyshire - Baslow, Belper, Buxton, Chesterfield, Derby, Glossop, Hadfield, Long Eaton, New Mills, Quarndon, Stanley Village (near Ilkeston), Tideswell, Wirksworth and Woodville. If you know of others that we can add to this list please email news@derbyshire.gov.uk
If you have something that needs fixing, your local repair café may be able to help you mend it. This helps prevent items being thrown out needlessly and saves the cost of buying a replacement. It's better for the environment too with less materials and energy needed to make new goods.
Volunteer repairers can tackle small electrical items such as toasters, hairdryers, lamps, radios and headphones. Clothing, garden tools, bikes, computers, hand tools and small items of furniture can also be considered for repair.
Goods that are beyond repair can be taken to our household waste recycling centres.
The repair service is free but donations are very welcome. An important aspect of the work of the cafés is about empowering people to be able to do their own repairs in the future. Where possible you'll sit with the repairer and learn from them. This may be something like replacing a fuse, mending a ripped jacket or cleaning an item to keep it working properly. People cannot leave items and then pick them up later.
The cafés are very sociable events – often with free or low cost refreshments and a sense of community.
All the cafés welcome enquiries from potential volunteers with relevant skills and qualifications. Please contact them direct.
For more information about the movement generally visit Repair Cafés worldwide and The Restart Network.
Derbyshire repair cafés
Baslow
Baslow Repair Café is organised by, and hosted at:
St Anne’s Church
1 Church Street
Baslow
DE45 1RY
Held bimonthly, usually on the first Saturday of the month, 10am to 1pm. Next dates: 14 January, 11 March and 13 May 2023.
Refreshments are available. Plant swaps, produce stalls and book stalls.
Tel: 01433 630930 or email: hello@stannesbaslow.org.uk
Donations help to fund toilets in developing countries.
Belper
Belper Beau Repair Café organised by Transition Belper.
Meets on the fourth Saturday of every month from 10am to 1pm at:
No28
The Market Place
Belper
DE56 1FZ
Contact Layla Marshall email: laylatransition1@hotmail.com or tel: 07970 277358.
Buxton
Buxton Repair Café organised by Transition Buxton.
Meets on the fourth Saturday of the month from 10am to 2pm at:
Buxton Methodist Church
Market Place
Buxton
SK17 6HX
Fairtrade refreshments available to purchase.
Contact Jean Ball tel: 07770 416649 or email: repaircafe@transitionbuxton.co.uk
Transition Buxton on Facebook.
Transition Buxton on Twitter.
Chesterfield
Chesterfield Repair Caféorganised by Transition Chesterfield.
Usually meets on the third Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm at:
Baptist Church
15 Cross Street
Chesterfield
S40 4ST
Contact Margaret Hersee, email: repairs@transitionchesterfield.org.uk
Transition Chesterfield on Facebook.
Derby
Derby Repair Café meets on the first Saturday of every month (except August) 1pm to 4pm at:
West End Community Centre
Mackworth Road
Derby
DE22 3BL
email: admin@derbyrepaircafe.org.uk
Derby Repair Café on Facebook.
Glossop
Find out about the Glossop Repair Café
Hadfield
Hadfield Repair Café organised by Hadfield Methodist Church. They meet on the third Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm at:
Hadfield Methodist Church
99 Station Road
Hadfield
SK13 1AR
Fairtrade refreshments and home-made cakes available to purchase.
Contact email: hadfieldrepaircafe@gmail.com
Hadfield repair café on Facebook.
Long Eaton
Long Eaton repair café and swap shop. Meets at:
Infusion Coffee House
Derby Road
Long Eaton
NG10 4LB
The events alternate between the repair café and swap shop and run every other month on a Saturday afternoon.
Contact Isobel Holloway, email: aitone.collective@gmail.com or tel: 07594 962703.
Aitone Collective on Facebook.
New Mills
New Mills Repair Café organised by Transition New Mills.
Meets on the last Saturday of the month from 10am to midday at:
New Mills Volunteer Centre
33-35 Union Road
New Mills
SK22 3EL
email: nmrepaircafe@hotmail.com
New Mills repair café on Facebook.
Quarndon Repair Café
Organised by Quarndon Events and Quarndon Community Group.
Meets on the last Saturday of every month from 10am to midday at:
Quarndon Village Hall
122 Church Road
Quarndon
DE22 5JA
Coffee and homemade cake. Bring a repair or just pop in for a chat and cake. Donations welcome to help offset expenses.
email: quarndonrepaircafe@gmail.com
Stanley Village Repair Café
Organised by the Stanley Village Community Association.
Held at:
Stanley Village Hall
Park Avenue
Stanley
Near Ilkeston
DE7 6FF
There's a community café and there is also free school uniform bank.
Please check Stanley Village Hall on Facebook for forthcoming repair café dates or email stanley.village@btinternet.com for more details.
Tideswell and District Repair Café
Organised by Tideswell and District Environment Group (TDEG).
Meets on the third Saturday of the month (except August and December) from 10am to 2pm at:
Tideswell Community Hall
Church Lane
Tideswell
SK17 8PD
Refreshments available and donations encouraged.
email: repaircafe@tdeg.org.uk
Tideswell and District Environment Group on Facebook.
Tideswell and District Repair Café on Facebook.
Wirksworth
Wirksworth Repair Café organised by Transition Wirksworth, Wirksworth United Reform Church and Wellspring Church. They meet on the first Saturday of every month from 10am to 1pm at:
Wellspring Church Hall
St John's Street
DE4 4DS
Contact Hilary Hebron email: wirksworthti@gmail.com
Woodville
Woodville Repair Café organised by Circularity.org
Meets on the second Saturday of each month from 10am to 1pm at:
Circularity Hub
1 Hartshorne Road
Woodville
DE11 7JB
Woodville Repair Café have a great team but more volunteer repairers are always welcome.
Circularity on Facebook.