How it works
Come along to one of our Repair Café sessions, bring your broken items, and sit with a cuppa while our friendly volunteers try to fix them. It's free, though donations are welcome.
Come Along
Find your nearest Repair Café from our list below. Just drop in during our opening hours — no appointment needed.
Stay & Watch
We work on a first-come, first-served basis. Sit with our volunteer repairers and see how your item gets fixed.
Enjoy a Cuppa
While you wait, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, chat with other visitors, and learn something new.
💡 How you can help us help you
- Clean your item — it's much nicer for our volunteers to work on
- Bring all the bits — leads, chargers, manuals, broken parts, screws
- Bring batteries — if your item needs them
- Arrive early — we work on a first-come, first-served basis
Note: We do our very best, but repairs are offered on a best-endeavours basis. We can't guarantee everything will be fixable or perfect afterwards, but we'll always try our hardest.
✅ What we can try to fix
Our volunteers have recently fixed:
Sharpening and upholstery are not always available — email us beforehand to check.
❌ What we can't fix
Unfortunately, for safety reasons, we cannot repair items where we can't test whether they'll be safe to use afterwards:
Or anything our volunteers consider unsafe to work on.
Not sure? Email us beforehand with brief details of your item and we'll let you know if we can help.
Team in action
Repairs underway
Happy fix!
Why repair matters
Repairing instead of replacing helps create a more sustainable, connected, and skilful community. Here's why repair matters:
Reduce waste
Keep items out of landfills and reduce environmental impact. Every item repaired is one less in the bin.
Build community
Connect with neighbours and share skills. Repair Cafés are social spaces where people come together.
Learn skills
Discover how things work and gain repair confidence. Watch, learn, and try it yourself next time.
Our repair cafés
We run regular Repair Cafés across Basingstoke. Find your nearest location and pop in.
Chineham Repair Café
Best arrive before: 12:30pm
Christ Church Chineham
Reading Road (next to Surgery)
RG24 8LT
Hatch Warren & Beggarwood Repair Café
Best arrive before: 12:30pm
Hatch Warren Community Centre
RG22 4XF
Coming soon
We're planning to start a new Repair Café in the Brookvale area. Please get in touch if you'd be interested in using your skills as a host or a repairer.
Contact us to register your interest.
Other local Repair Cafés
Looking for a Repair Café outside Basingstoke? Here's another option in the local area:
North Hampshire Repair Café
North Hampshire Repair Café (NHRC) rotates around different locations in North Hampshire. Visit their website for details on dates, times, and location.
🌐 nhrc.uk
We need you!
We're always looking for friendly people to join our volunteer team. We've learned that running a successful and sustainable Café takes many different skills and personalities.
🙋 What sorts of skills?
There's probably a place for you if you're good with:
…and any other repair skills you might have.
🤔 Not sure if you can help?
If you've got time to give and enthusiasm to share, we'd love to chat. No formal qualifications needed — just a willingness to learn and help others.
Ready to get involved?
To explore volunteering with our friendly team:
Or just come along to one of our sessions and say hello.
Our supporters
We're grateful to the following organisations and funders who help keep our Repair Cafés running.
