Hardworking volunteers at the Repair Cafe Sandbach have had their work commended on BBC Breakfast TV.

Repair Cafe Sandbach, which takes place at St Peter's Church Hall in Elworth, was mentioned as part of a feature today (Tuesday) on repair cafes up and down the country which stop items going to landfill.

The repair cafe in Sandbach is run by Sandbach Partnership and takes place every third Saturday of the month. It was set up in September 2023 and since then has gone from strength to strength.

A spokesperson from Repair Cafe Sandbach said: "It was very quick but they showed a repair and another showing a sewing repair being done. It's great to get a mention."

The next Repair Cafe Sandbach takes place this Saturday (21 February) from 11 am until 2 pm as featured in our What's On section here  .

With a group of volunteer 'fixers', each specialists in their own field, the cafe is led by Helen Dorney, Chair of Sandbach Partnership, pictured below. 

"I am so proud to run this project for Sandbach. We have a great team of volunteer fixers together with hosts and a café stocked with homemade cakes," said Helen previously. 

The Repair Cafe Sandbach is led by Sandbach Partnership chair, Helen Dorney.

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"We have a team of general fixers including skills such as mechanical, electrical, electronic, pottery, and crafts. Collectively, they have fixed vacuums, lamps, children's toys, stereos, food mixers, bikes, pottery ornaments and clocks, to name just a few. Lastly, we have our IT section, and they fix laptops, smart phones and tablets." 

What is the difference between a Repair Café and BBC's popular Repair Shop programme? 

"In essence repairs undertaken at Repair Café Sandbach are 'smaller' and can be performed by a skilled repairer within about 30 minutes," said Helen. 

"With the aim of reducing items going to landfill, we also have an additional focus on skills sharing. We ask the member of the public who brings the item to stay and help/watch the repair sharing knowledge and skills. 

Helen added: "The aim is to reduce items going to landfill and we also have an additional focus on skills sharing. We ask the member of the public who brings the item to stay and help/watch the repair sharing knowledge and skills."

Repairs are undertaken free of charge (subject to any part requirements), with donations made by visitors which contribute toward operating costs.  

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