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NEEDLES OUT AT THE LOCAL REPAIR CAFÉ Tewkesbury’s Repair Café has reported a resounding success in January. The centre undertook a record number of repairs, attracted two new volunteers, and sold out of cake!
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Repair Cafés are free events where people who have items that need repairing are put in touch with those who have the necessary skills to repair the items. These can include clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, bicycles, crockery, toys etc. Items are repaired for free - and Repair Cafés don’t charge for volunteers’ time. But clients do meet the costs of any parts needed, and also make a donation to help cover the costs of running the service. There are over 1300 establishments worldwide, and Tewkesbury’s operates from the Baptist Chapel. Spokesman Bill Adie commented: “Last month’s items repaired included a couple of chairs, radios, a CD player, a model vintage car, a TV, an exercise bike, a teddy bear and a lamp. “And repairers are to
Volunteers at work in Tewkesbury Repair Café try again to get the tick back into an old clock called Godfrey, when the owner returns with replacement parts in February. “What many people don’t realise is that we repair fabrics as well. Curtains, cushions, cuddly toys and, of course, clothes. Torn seams, broken zips, missing buttons. Shirts and tops, trousers, coats, belts, and hats - you name it, we’ve done it! “We’ve also received grants towards our
start-up costs, tools and equipment from Bookworm, the charity bookshop, Barnwood Trust and the Blakemore Foundation - whilst Cirrus Logic sponsored our brand new aprons. Many thanks to them. “We hope to see even more repairs, especially sewing, at our next Repair Café on Saturday 17th February at Tewkesbury Baptist Church hall from 3pm to 6pm.” For more details, visit the website www.tewkes buryrepaircafe.co.uk
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One of Tewkesbury’s longest established businesses, Warners Cars, is looking forward to a century in business. Pictured above are the original premises at Twyning in 1922 and, below, the Gloucester Road Rover garage in 1994. See the full story inside on pages 50 and 51.
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