{"id":23820,"date":"2018-01-26T16:11:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T16:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=23820"},"modified":"2018-01-26T16:11:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T16:11:26","slug":"repair-cafe-expands-second-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/01\/26\/repair-cafe-expands-second-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Repair Caf\u00e9 volunteers expand to a second venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FOLLOWING the success of the Repair Caf\u00e9 in Cathays, the charity is heading for a new venue in Grangetown on Sunday.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Repair Caf\u00e9 originated in Amsterdam in 2009 and now there are over 1,400 worldwide. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The charity describes them as \u201cfree meeting places all about repairing things together. In the Repair Caf\u00e9, you\u2019ll find tools and materials to help you make any repairs you need.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visitors who bring their broken items from home \u2013 including clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, bicycles, crockery, appliances and toys \u2013 can get help from expert volunteers.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s an ongoing learning process. If you have nothing to repair, you can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. Or you can lend a hand with someone else\u2019s repair job.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joe O\u2019Mahoney, who runs the charity in Wales, said: \u201cWe set up and ran the Cathays one about nine months ago, it is all a bit of an experiment but so far it is going well,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have around 80 volunteers on our books, but typically 15 turn up to each event,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPeople bring anything: electrics, furniture, toys, computers, torn clothes. We do an MOT on bikes as well.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cathays <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Repair <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caf\u00e9 is run out of The Table, which is a caf\u00e9 \u00a0inside Pentyrch Baptist Church on Pentyrch Street.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt was immediately popular with a lot of refugees, so much so that we decided that we should set up another one in Splott in the Oasis refugee centre, so that instead of them always coming to us we can bring a Repair <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caf\u00e9 to them,\u201d said Dr O&#8217;Mahoney.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe Splott Caf\u00e9 is being set up to run on April 14.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The charity plans to have a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Repair <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caf\u00e9 available in Cardiff every weekend. So when Moseem Suleman of Cardiff Community Gateway asked for one to be set up in Grangetown, plans immediately were put in place.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once the Grangetown Caf\u00e9 is set up and the Splott one goes ahead, the next venue may be in Butetown.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Repair <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caf\u00e9 is funded by donations and its fundraising. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People normally put some money in a donation pot but we are going to set up a donations website page in a couple of months.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The objectives of the Repair <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caf\u00e9 charity\u2019s work are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reduce landfill and increase recycling and upcycling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teach people new skills by repairing things together<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Help local communities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Change people\u2019s mindsets so that they view their possessions in a new light<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The new Grangetown Repair <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caf\u00e9 will be open this Sunday (12pm-4pm) at The Hideout Cafe in the Grange Pavilion in Grange Gardens and will continue to run on the last Sunday of every month.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is free and there will be coffee and cakes available to buy while your items get fixed.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOLLOWING the success of the Repair Caf\u00e9 in Cathays, the charity is heading for a new venue in Grangetown on Sunday. 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