Kent Repair Cafe Conference

Fri Jun 19 2026 at 11:45 am to 03:00 pm UTC+01:00

Sessions House | Maidstone

Circular Economy Team at Kent County Council
Publisher/HostCircular Economy Team at Kent County Council
Kent Repair Cafe Conference
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Join us at the Kent Repair Cafe Conference to swap ideas, stories and tips, and network with other repair cafes around Kent.
About this Event

Welcome to the Kent Repair Cafe Conference!



Agenda
Kent Repair Cafe Conference Agenda
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Arrive and check-in

Info: Check in at reception in Sessions House and make your way to the Lecture Theatre where you will be given a badge


🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:05 PM
Welcome
Host: Richard Izzard (KCC)

Info: Lecture Theatre


🕑: 12:05 PM - 12:15 PM
Setting the scene in Kent
Host: Rob Robinson (KCC)

Info: Lecture Theatre


🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Repair Café presentations including Q&A
Host: 3 x Repair Cafes

Info: Lecture Theatre


🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Lunch and networking

Info: Provided by Wasted Kitchen. Outside Lecture Theatre (please feel free to use the café, lecture theatre seating and standing area outside the lecture theatre to eat)


🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM
Stories, advice, tips and workshops
Host: Repairers (you!)

Info: Swale Rooms (next to Lecture Theatre)
Swale 1 – Starting or strengthening a repair café – recruiting volunteers, equipment, space and safety, funding basics, insurance, communications and advertising
Swale 2 – Practical fixing – managing skills, where to get the skills, sharing resources, electricals, bikes, textiles
Swale 3 – Impact measurement – CO2 savings, waste avoidance, recording data, using metrics for funding bids and reporting, Repair Manager


🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:50 PM
Panel Session
Host: Various

Info: Lecture Theatre - Q&A with Rob Robinson (KCC), Duncan Lambert (Maidstone Repair Café), Josie Ball (The Restart Project) and Philip Curds (Enfinium)


🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:00 PM
Close
Host: Richard Izzard
🕑: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Drinks, chat and more networking!

Info: We'd like to invite those who can make it to Craft Brewed, 9 Market Buildings, Maidstone ME14 1HP for more chat over a coffee or beer


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Sessions House, Kent County Council, Maidstone, United Kingdom

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