WEAct are delighted to be running a monthly Repair Cafe rotating between 2 local venues in the Woking Borough area.
We aim to reduce the amount of items going for waste disposal and to help people learn more about repairing household items. We celebrated our third year anniversary on 14th June 2026.
We greatly appreciate donations at the events to help cover our running costs and to support WEAct activities and projects. In September 2025 we launched a Schools Funding project which is using donations to the Repair Cafe to provide grants to local schools to support Environment and Nature projects. This is running again in 2026. Read more here.
If you would like to make a donation to help support the Repair Cafe or as thanks for a repair we have done for you please click button below.
If you’re interested in volunteering with the Repair Cafe, please fill in the enquiry form by clicking the form below and we’ll get back to you. We’re currently looking for someone to help with the Repair Cafe Admin – see here for details. We have a full team of fixers at the moment but if you have good fixing skills you are welcome to get in touch and be added to our backup list. We are looking for a couple more people who could help on our Welcome Team.
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What can we fix?
A great team of volunteers has come forward to offer free repairs to: small household electricals, battery-operated clocks, ceramics, small items of furniture, toys, Windows and Apple computers and tablets, printers, garden tools, clothes and textiles.
Only items that can be carried by one person will be accepted and no petrol-driven items should be brought for safety reasons. Electric scooters are also not accepted as they need specialist knowledge and can be a safety hazard.
If possible, please send us an email at repaircafe@wokingenvironmentaction.org to let us know what you are planning to bring.
Examples of things we have fixed: lamps, vacuum cleaners, coffee grinder, blender, food mixer, printer, paper shredder, vax steamer, pressure washer, handbag, trousers, dress, pair of shorts, shirt, toy pelican, toy helicopter, doll, hair trimmers, lawnmower, facial steamer, items of school uniform, DAB radio, carriage clock, alarm clock, soup maker, fan, hair dryer, toaster, chair, coffee table, rucksack, deck chair seat, sandal and many others.
A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document and a copy of our House Rules is available on this page. Our Privacy Policy is on our Key Documents page.
When and where? (2026/27)
All events on a Saturday. Doors open at 10am and close to new items at 12.30pm
- 14th November 2026 – Trinity Methodist Church, Brewery Road, GU21 4LH.
What3words location is ///butter.shells.fuzzy - 5th December 2026 – Old Woking Community Centre, Sundridge Road, GU22 9AT. What3words location is ///powder.those.tiny
- 9th January 2027 – Trinity Methodist Church, Brewery Road, GU21 4LH.
What3words location is ///butter.shells.fuzzy - 13th February 2027 – Old Woking Community Centre, Sundridge Road, GU22 9AT. What3words location is ///powder.those.tiny
- 13th March 2027 – Trinity Methodist Church, Brewery Road, GU21 4LH.
What3words location is ///butter.shells.fuzzy - 10th April 2027 – Old Woking Community Centre, Sundridge Road, GU22 9AT. What3words location is ///powder.those.tiny
HOW ARE WE DOING?
100% of our visitors would recommend our Repair Cafe to others!
We are delighted with the fix rate that we have achieved so far and we have also been able to offer advice on a good number of items.
See testimonials from our visitors to the Repair Cafe here.
| Events Held | 42 |
| Items brought for repair | 2448 |
| Fixed | 1434 |
| Fixed off site | 443 |
| Total Fixed | 1877 |
| Total Fixed % | 76.7% |
| Fixable | 306 |
| Total Fixed / Fixable | 2183 |
| Fixed / Fixable % | 89.2% |
| KG of Waste diversion | 4,540.0 |
| KG of CO2e reduction | 52067.7 |
What we have done so far…
Have a listen to the WEAct Co-Chair Ellen, talk about the Repair Cafe on BBC Radio Surrrey:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gsvfz5?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile (interview takes place between 3.43 – 3.51)
Woking Repair Cafe is run by Woking Environment Action (WEAct) and is a part of the Global Repair Cafe movement led by Repair Cafe International Foundation. www.repaircafe.org/en
