REPAIR CAFE INTERNATIONAL

REPAIR CAFE HASSOCKS

4th Sat of each month (except Aug and Dec), 10.00AM - 1.00PM

The idea of repair cafes was born in Amsterdam in 2007 and swiftly spread across the world. The premise is simple enough: instead of throwing away your rusty kettle, faulty vacuum cleaner or knackered lamp, you take it to a meeting place, where knowledgeable volunteers help you mend the item, understand what’s gone wrong, and even show you how to mend it. 

Repair Café Hassocks is where you can bring your broken things - clothes, household items, small appliances, furniture, toys etc. and a team of volunteers will be on hand to help you to mend it. For big repairs which are not possible in a few short hours, we have shared a list of repair professional services below. 

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We have to operate a booking system at this time due to Covid. In usual times, there would also be the "café" aspect which runs alongside the repairs, where you can have a chat and a tea/coffee. We hope this can be introduced when the measures have been lifted.

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EXAMPLES OF REPAIRS

Clothing and textiles

• mending rips and tears in clothing

• replacement zips

• replacing buttons

• replacing missing press studs with button and button holes

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Household electrics

• vacuum cleaner issues (e.g. poor suction) 

• problems with plugs, fuses, flexes / cables (eg hair dryer / iron)

• checking battery condition

• table lamps

• toasters (but can’t fix broken element) 

• food mixers (although spare parts often required) 

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Other household items

• tightening loose handles

• broken items suitable for gluing

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Sharpening

• knife and scissor sharpening

• tool sharpening

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Toys

• re-attaching a missing wheel - from wooden truck, etc

• tightening or gluing loose or broken parts

• re-stitching soft toys

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Wood and furniture

• reattaching a wood handle to a drawer

• gluing loose parts 

• tightening/gluing a wobbly leg on a chair or stool

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Computers, tablets and mobile phones

• help with the basics of software and apps

• charging, power lead and battery issues  

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Other

• minor clock repairs

REPAIR CAFE HASSOCKS HOUSE RULES

1. Booking is required while Covid-19 restrictions apply.

2. Items for repair (clothing, textiles, appliances toys etc) must be clean.

3. If parts are needed (e.g. a new zip) the owner will need to bring these with the item for repair.

4. We do not accept some items for repair, including microwaves, pressure cookers, bicycles, child car seats or anything you cannot carry in.

5. Visitors bringing broken items for repair do so at their own risk.

6. Repairers offer no guarantee for the repairs and are not liable if objects repaired in the Repair Café turn out not to work properly at home.

7. Repairers are entitled to refuse to repair items.

8. Visitors are responsible for tidy removal of broken objects that could not be repaired.

9. A voluntary donation towards the costs of running the Repair Café is greatly appreciated.

10. During busy times only one item per person will be examined.

11. The work carried out in the Repair Café is performed free of charge on a voluntary basis by the repair experts on hand.  The fact that the repairs are done by unpaid volunteers reflects the allocation of risks and limitation of liability: neither the organisers of the Repair Café nor the repairers are liable for any loss that may result from advice or instructions concerning repairs, for the loss of items handed over for repairs, for indirect or consequential loss or for any other kind of loss resulting from work performed in the Repair Café. The limitations set forth in these House Rules shall not apply to claims declared justified on the basis of liability arising by virtue of applicable consumer protection legislations which cannot be lawfully superseded.