Latest update – April 2021
We have exciting plans for the reopening of the Horsham Repair Cafe on Saturday 31st July. Its new home will be at the United Reformed Church, 45 Springfield Rd, Horsham RH12 1PT (behind Wilko) on the last Saturday every month 10am – 4pm. It will be part of the Sussex Green Hub. More news coming soon.
REFILL NEWS: We are going to offer a limited bottle refill service on Saturday 15th May and Saturday 26th June in Horsham Market from the Sussex Green Living – Inspiration Eco Station (a 1974 retrofitted milk float)!
However, we are still able to advise on repairs using Zoom consultations and will continue to manage to repair some items remotely.
If you’d like to know more please enquire by email here: info@horshamrepiarcafe.org.uk.
Please note that we can’t take broken items that you have replaced with new appliances but that you would like us to fix so we can donate or sell on. We don’t offer that service and we also have nowhere to store any items. Please take these broken appliances to your local household waste recycling centre instead where they can be properly recycled. Thank you.
We miss all our volunteers, supporters and customers very much and hope, like everyone, that we will be up and running soon.
We don’t just do repairs, we offer much more…
REPAIRS: The Horsham Repair Cafe offers a fantastic free monthly repair service for your broken and worn out items. Come and join us to learn how to repair and mend, save money and be part of a community sharing crafts, knowledge and creative skills.
It’s highly recommended that you book your repair in advance – you can book here
Please read our Repair rules here before you book.
If you’d like to know whether it’s worth bringing an item to be repaired, perhaps our handy guide might help – please read it here.
Donations are welcome for any repairs undertaken and refreshments. They help us to be able to keep running this free and valuable service.
ENERGY SERVICE: We offer an energy cost comparison and switching to 100% clean and renewable energy. You will need to bring a recent electricity bill (and gas bill if you use it) with you. Everyone we have switched has saved money! The process only takes about 5 minutes! Or you can carry out the comparison and switch from the comfort of your armchair here. We also offer advice and support on ways to deal with fuel debt, reduce energy consumption and energy costs by cutting unnecessary energy use and energy loss from their properties.
REDUCE YOUR PLASTICS: We offer a household and personal cleaning product bottle refill service, learn more here. This saves you money and reduces the number of plastic bottles which need to be made from raw natural materials in turn helping the planet.
REFRESHMENTS AND BOOKING: We have cakes and tea available, so do come along for a cuppa and a chat – also great for when you’re waiting for your repairs (don’t forget to book them in).
Children welcome too!
HELPERS: We are always looking for volunteers for the Horsham Repair Cafe and Sussex Green Living’s environmental awareness and education work. Please contact us if you can spare some regular time. We are looking for general helpers, refreshments, technical repair, craft skills, website design, data management and any other areas you think could help us. Your support will be gratefully welcomed.
Learn more about our action you can take to build a more sustainable world and download the Sussex Green Living Pledges to the Planet action plan here.
