Repair, Mend & Make

February 25, 2018, 10:00am - February 25, 2018, 12:00pm

Say no to waste by fixing and reusing items you already own. Hello everyone! Our first 2018 Repair, Mend and Make session will be on Sunday the 25th of February. Our excellent volunteer fixers Helen, Tim and Steve will be on hand again to fix your broken/damaged goods. Helen is our clothes and fabrics whisperer. She'll attempt to mend your clothes and other fabrics, test your faulty sewing machine and even show you how to use it. As a Bonus from 11am, Helen will also be showing people how to make their own wonderful kids snake doll (Sam the Snake!) using old fabrics. Tim will be looking at small electrical appliances (kettle, toaster, turntable, lamps, radios, vacuum cleaners, sewing machines etc.). Furniture repair is another thing that Tim can do. Steve can check you bike for any issues it might have and either fix it or recommend what you should do with it. He's been volunteering at Second Chance Cycles for quite some time now so got plenty of experience! Are you a bit of fixer yourself? Join us and share your skills! We’d love to be able to offer a variety of fixing services to the community (bikes, jewellery, computers, books, anything really!). We'd also love some help on the day with setting up, welcoming people and taking photos. Planning on coming along with something to fix? send us a photo in advance so we can give our fixers a heads-up on what’s coming in on the day. See you then 🙂 #sustainability #repaircorner #community #zerowaste #communityconnections #WarOnWasteAU