Come along to one of our events this November!
November Repair Cafes
Visit a Repair Cafe and get your broken items repaired by our volunteers! Please arrive as early as possible to ensure there is time to work on your repair, and remember to bring any replacement zips or buttons with you.
Bear Flat will be running special events at their Repair Cafe on the 15th of November, including a visible mending workshop, a kids repair event, PAT and battery testing, blade sharpening and a Tech Amnesty! Find out more about the event and all of the activities that will be running here.
Please check the times carefully as some Repair Cafes run at different times.
All of our Saturday Repair Cafes run from 10am til 1pm, except:
✨ Saltford from 11am – 1pm
✨ Bathford from 9:00am – 12:00pm
✨ Bear Flat from 9.30am – 12.30pm
✨ Bradford on Avon from 10am – 12:30pm
✨ Corsham from 10:45am – 1pm
Saturday 1st November
- Southdown Methodist Church Centre, The Hollow, BA2 1NJ from 10am – 1pm
- The Scout Hall, High Street, High Littleton, BS39 6JD, from 10am – 1pm
Saturday 8th November
- Bathford Parish Hall, 19-1 Church St, Bathford, BA1 7TU
- Weston Hub, Penn Hill Road, BA1 4EH
- Farmborough Memorial Hall, Little Lane, Farmborough, BA2 0AH
Saturday 15th November
- Wallington Hall, Bradford on Avon, 19th October from 10am – 12:30pm
- Bear Flat Community Hall, Bruton Avenue, BA2 4QJ, from 9.30 – 12.30pm
- Saltford Hall, Wedmore Road, Saltford, BS31 3BY, from 11 – 1pm
Saturday 22nd November
- The Pounds Art Centre, Corsham, SN13 9HX, from 10:45 – 1pm
- Methodist Church Centre, Peasedown St. John, BA2 8DL, from 10 – 1pm
- New Oriel Hall, Larkhall, BA1 6RA, from 10 – 1pm (date change for this month only)
HOW TO Workshops
Are you looking for a Christmassy event for the winter season? Have you always wanted to learn how to sew on a sewing machine? Need some confidence using a drill?
Come along to a HOW TO workshop this month! To attend you will need a ticket, these are donation based so please give what you can afford. Under 18s are welcome, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
✨ Festive Sewing Workshop: Handmade for the Holidays ✨
Come and make a Christmas table mat in this fun and festive creative workshop! Sew a festive table mat as part of a small group of sewers, festive refreshments will be included. 
This workshop will be at the Share and Repair Hub on Lower Bristol Road, on Thursday the 27th of November, 9:30am – 1:30pm.
To attend you will need a ticket, these are donation based and please give what you can afford. Under 18s are welcome, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
✨ HOW TO Use Your Sewing Machine Workshop ✨
We have two of these workshops running alongside our Repair Cafes, from 10:30am – 12pm in High Littleton and Southdown on the 1st of November.
Come and learn the basics of using your sewing machine, including setting up the machine, winding the bobbin and understanding the buttons and stitches.
✨ HOW TO Use Power and Hand Tools ✨
This is a beginner’s introductory session, you will learn which tool to use for the job, setting up for different materials, safe use and more.
From 2-4:30pm on Saturday 22nd November, at the Share and Repair Hub on Lower Bristol Road. Tickets available below.
If you know someone who would enjoy learning any of these skills, or would love a festive sewing workshop, why not consider getting them a gift card for one of our HOW TO workshops? These are redeemable against any of our workshops, so your friend or family member can pick and choose what they wish to learn, and walk away with lifelong skills.
We look forward to seeing you at an event in November!
