Taunton Repair Cafe – January – So much Repaired

Jewellery Repair

Another very successful event: 40 customers were seen in total. We found we only had 4 items that were unrepairable so there were 36 satisfied customers.

Great job – very expert

Happy Customer

The breakdown was :

  • 2 computers
  • 7 items of clothing including holes, tears, seams and a zip
  • 11 electrical items: soup maker, lamp, vacuum cleaner, 2 irons, video, cassette player, CD Player, phone, fan and a weather station
  • 4 gluing of bloken items, including a hand painted plate, a ceramic animal, and a broken casserole dish
  • 5 necklaces (clasps and restringing)
  • 7 sharpening of items including knives, secateurs and shears (with many customers bringing several items)

In addition, 7 bicycles were repaired by On Your Bike.

Electrical repair in progress

Thanks to all of our volunteers and repairers for your precious time. It is much appreciated.

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