Kent Repair Cafe Conference
Schedule
Fri Jun 19 2026 at 11:45 am to 03:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Sessions House | Maidstone, EN
About this Event
Welcome to the Kent Repair Cafe Conference!
Agenda
Kent Repair Cafe Conference Agenda
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Arrive and check-in
Info: Check in at reception in Sessions House and make your way to the Lecture Theatre where you will be given a badge
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:05 PM
Welcome
Host: Richard Izzard (KCC)
Info: Lecture Theatre
🕑: 12:05 PM - 12:15 PM
Setting the scene in Kent
Host: Rob Robinson (KCC)
Info: Lecture Theatre
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Repair Café presentations including Q&A
Host: 3 x Repair Cafes
Info: Lecture Theatre
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Lunch and networking
Info: Provided by Wasted Kitchen. Outside Lecture Theatre (please feel free to use the café, lecture theatre seating and standing area outside the lecture theatre to eat)
🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM
Stories, advice, tips and workshops
Host: Repairers (you!)
Info: Swale Rooms (next to Lecture Theatre)
Swale 1 – Starting or strengthening a repair café – recruiting volunteers, equipment, space and safety, funding basics, insurance, communications and advertising
Swale 2 – Practical fixing – managing skills, where to get the skills, sharing resources, electricals, bikes, textiles
Swale 3 – Impact measurement – CO2 savings, waste avoidance, recording data, using metrics for funding bids and reporting, Repair Manager
🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:50 PM
Panel Session
Host: Various
Info: Lecture Theatre - Q&A with Rob Robinson (KCC), Duncan Lambert (Maidstone Repair Café), Josie Ball (The Restart Project) and Philip Curds (Enfinium)
🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:00 PM
Close
Host: Richard Izzard
🕑: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Drinks, chat and more networking!
Info: We'd like to invite those who can make it to Craft Brewed, 9 Market Buildings, Maidstone ME14 1HP for more chat over a coffee or beer
Where is it happening?
Sessions House, Kent County Council, Maidstone, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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