About this Event
Bring something to fix and we'll help you, or just come along to meet friends old and new, and have a blether about repair, reducing waste and building a resilient local economy over tea and nibbles.
Free entry, with some light food on offer from guest cooks for a modest sum. Any donations to keep us going are graciously accepted. The repair café has now been re-worked as a part of the New Moray LETS trade fair, to help both groups run more sustainable events.
From Spring to Autumn you'll find us in the wooden pavilion outside of Forres Community Garden, accessible via Bogton Road, and fully wheelchair accessible. In December we'll be in Forres Town Hall.
Examples of skills covered:
- Bike repair
- Clothing repair
- Electronics
- IT troubleshooting
- Mending toys & furniture
Make sure that you bring any necessary connectors, accessories or spare parts with you. For example, if you want to repair a cracked screen then you will need to get a spare part to fit that model. For many common replacement parts iFixit are recommended for quality. If you can't find it yourself then we can show you how to find one for next time. We may have some basic spare parts like fuses but are unlikely to have anything device-specific.
Registration in advance is not necessary, but helps us to prepare for the day with the limits of the space and volunteers.
Find out more about TTF here. This event has been based on the Restart Party formula. Our repair events have been kindly supported by volunteers from local STEM community The T-Exchange (Moray Makerspace) since 2018, and device-opening tools granted from iFixit and The Restart Project.
See some of the collective achievements of Forres Restarters so far here (data may be out of date sometimes until we can get more help to log the outcome of recent events).
Donations will go towards upkeep of the community centre and will help us to run future events.
If you are interested in volunteering, please either get in touch via the organiser contact here or just turn up on the day and say hello! We always welcome more helping hands, whether with advertising, catering, data logging, fixing items, or just welcoming new arrivals.
Disclaimer:
We are happy to help you learn how to repair. Our skilled volunteers are here to teach, not to perform professional repair work, and Restart Parties are a community self-repair space. As such, you must take responsibility for your own gadgets.
We aim to repair already-broken items and prevent them from going to waste, and if something needs to be dismantled, further damage can be done to fragile parts in that process, so do not bring items that are under warranty, as doing so is likely to void it. Also be aware that the use of hand tools carries with it a risk of injury. If bringing a computing device, make sure to back up your data.
By attending, you agree not to hold the volunteers or organisers liable for any loss or damages incurred as part of this event.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
TTF Environmental Education & Healthy Living Centre, TTF, Forres, United Kingdom
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