Give your broken household items a new lease of life this weekend at the BIG FIX event taking place in Rath Mor Business Park, courtesy of Repair and Share Foyle.
The organization will mark its third anniversary with a special community celebration featuring music, food, entertainment and a host of interactive activities on Saturday May 24th from 10am – 1pm.
People are invited to bring along broken and unloved items and will have the opportunity to learn some useful new skills, from wiring a plug to mending breakages in the toy hospital.
Looking ahead to the event, Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Councillor Lilian Seenoi Barr, encouraged people to go along.
“Repair and Share Foyle are doing a wonderful job breathing new life into old items, and I want to thank them for their positive work over the past three years in teaching people to repair and reuse.
“We are all guilty of just disposing of old household appliances and things that seem a bit past their sell-by date.
“But with a bit of TLC they can be made good as new, saving money and helping to reduce the amount being thrown away.
“It’s a win win for everyone and I hope to see everyone at Saturday’s event in Rath Mor.”
Repair & Share Foyle is just one of almost 70 Repair Cafés across the UK taking part in The BIG FIX 2025 campaign.
The campaign has grown into a national movement to reduce waste, and also bring communities together to work towards a more sustainable future.
Caroline McGuinness-Brooks, Managing Director of Repair & Share Foyle, said: “This weekend’s BIG FIX repair cafe is another great opportunity to come along, choose repair over disposal and learn some new skills – it’s also our 3rd birthday so we’re promising cake!”
Visitors can bring broken items like small pieces of furniture, electricals, clothing, toys, and tools for sharpening, and their team of talented volunteer fixers will do their best to repair them on the spot — while sharing tips to help people mend things for themselves in the future.
There will also be a one-day-only discount on memberships for the Library of Things — a lending library for tools, events equipment, and other handy items — making it easier and more affordable for everyone to share and borrow instead of buy new.
The Big Fix will run from 10am – 1pm on Saturday May 24th at Repair and Share Foyle, Rath Mor Business Park – all are welcome.
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