Skills are another thing, anyone with skills who would be up for doing workshops and teaching specific making and fixing skills that would be amazing.” If people are fond of writing then we would love to get someone in to help us write a few blog posts on our events. “We are in desperate need of tools so anyone getting rid of tools and machinery who wants to donate please contact us. They did get a £200 grant from Llandrindod Wells Recycling Group.”Įventually they would like to make it much more than just a once a month thing and run weekly workshops. Volunteers are bringing their own tools and they are happy to share but it does limit us somewhat not just in terms of what we can offer the 30-odd people we have coming to our events but also in terms of expanding repair workshops,” says Botting. “At the moment we are running this all on a shoestring. The event is officially organised by Trawnsnewid Llandrindod Transition and supported by the Spa Town Trust and Recycling Group. Still in its early days (their third event was held on 13 September) this community group has already had about 30 items brought along to both events and has raised enough money through donations at both cafes to break even (just!). They have about 20 people working now from all different backgrounds – all entirely volunteer-led – so people can bring anything from bikes to brooches.
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If everyone knew how to fix their broken belongings we could cut so much waste.” “This is something we all believe in strongly such a horrendous amount goes to landfill. “We sat there and thought to ourselves, how many times do we hear about idea like that and just don’t act on them? Well. A visit to Newton, where they have already established a repair group, inspired some Llandrindod residents including Joseph Botting to set up a repair cafe themselves.
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