Thamesmead Repair Café @ Youthbuild Ventures

Bring your broken electronics, textiles and costume jewellery and sit down with experienced fixers to fix them for free, with their support!
About this Event

Bring your broken electronics, textiles and costume jewellery and sit down with experienced fixers to fix them for free, with their support!

No experience needed, just bring your curiosity. It’s a welcoming space to meet others, learn something new, and enjoy a cuppa while we fix.

Please book a fixing slot below.

Walk ins are also welcome (12:00-14:30). We will do our best to squeeze you in, but please be aware that we can’t guarantee that a fixer will be available to look at your item. You may also have to wait to be seen by a fixer.

Youthbuild Ventures is located on the road behind the Moorings.

We're working with Bexley Council to grow a community-led repair group, who will organise regular repair cafes in Thamesmead and ensure residents benefit from these events for as long as possible!

Interested in volunteering with Thamesmead Repair Cafe at future events? Please email [email protected]. There are plenty of ways to get involved, from helping organise the repair cafes and hosting on the day to volunteering as a fixer and organising refreshments.

Information on the items we commonly fix:

Electricals/electronics: Items commonly fixed are toasters, lamps, hairdryers, hoovers, radios and more! Fixers can attempt to fix most small houshold appliances. However, we won't be able to fix the following: white goods, microwaves, printers, e-bikes, e-scooters, or EV batteries, smartphones or tablets, televisions or monitors. Please remember to bring any spare parts, chargers or cables along with your item.

Textiles: We can attempt to repair most textile items, including clothing and bags. We can only accept items that need repairing and we are not an alteration service. We can also help creatively upcycle items that are stained or marked. Please remember to bring any parts needed in the fixing process with you, like a new zip or replacement buttons.

Please note:

• As a general rule, we can look at one item per person. You will be assigned a repair slot. If we are able to look at more than one item with you in the time assigned to that slot, we would be happy to.
• Our fixers will do their very best to diagnose and fix your item. However, this isn’t always possible. If it's not possible, our fixers will help you diagnose the issue and identify potential next steps.
• Please let us know what you're planning on bringing, we'll let you know [in advance] if this is something we can't repair
• We’re happy to help you learn how to repair. We are not repair professionals, and Repair Cafes are a community self-repair space. Attending means that you take responsibility for your own gadget. Please back up your data.