{"id":54630,"date":"2021-11-16T13:40:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T13:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=54630"},"modified":"2021-11-16T13:40:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T13:40:08","slug":"cardiffs-volunteers-unite-repair-cafe-splott-teams-up-with-benthyg-cymru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/11\/16\/cardiffs-volunteers-unite-repair-cafe-splott-teams-up-with-benthyg-cymru\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff\u2019s volunteers unite: Repair Cafe Splott teams up with Benthyg Cymru"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Every month fixers gather at the Oasis Centre to mend the community\u2019s broken things<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>REPAIR Cafe Splott has started working with Benthyg Cymru, the Library of Shared Things, to give residents of Splott access to new tools alongside the opportunity to repair items they already own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the first time that Benthyg Cymru was involved during a Repair Cafe. The idea behind the library is that people can borrow a variety of items instead of having to buy them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers from around Cardiff turn up to fix things in Splott every month to help people save money and save unnecessary waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn terms of the mental health of the fixers it is like a tonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits are pretty widespread, there is obviously saving money for people but also it saves waste,\u201d said volunteer Grant Cockerill.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Cockerill runs the Repair Cafe based in South Riverside and described how volunteering was beneficial for the fixers and those coming to the cafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/RepairCafeScrewdrivers-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Repair Cafe Wales started in April 2017 and the idea has spread across the world through the Repair Cafe Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many volunteers spoke about the positive feeling of getting involved with the community for a good cause and the benefits of helping people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI always like to be part of something and not on my own \u2014 I need community involvement,\u201d said volunteer Mel Hobday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI like fixing things and I\u2019d like to put that skill to good use,\u201d said research scientist Ed Sayers. He had turned up to volunteer as a fixer for the first time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eirol Evans, 23, who has volunteered at the Repair Cafe for five years, said: \u201cThe nicest times are when you can tell the item is really important to someone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repair Cafe Splott runs once a month and this month\u2019s items included a bike, pushchair, broken picture frame, toaster, keyboard and a variety of rusty tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will Gowers recalled one of his strangest fixes. It was an old pepper grinder in the shape of a wine bottle from Germany.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan Harling\u2019s most impressive fix was an embroidery machine which he discovered needed a specialist part worth \u00a310 to fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Benthyg-Cymru-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The Cardiff mobile project is funded by Cardiff Council and the Welsh Government <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Naomi England, volunteer co-ordinator for Benthyg&#8217;s Mobile Repair and Reuse project, said: \u201cWe want a presence at every Repair Cafe in Cardiff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms England is one of the volunteers who drives Benthyg\u2019s van, delivering tools to areas of Cardiff which do not have a nearby centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have got anything broken or needing mending there will be another event in December. 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