InDownton Newsletter
The community newsletter for the village of Downton, Wiltshire
Repair Cafe - making a difference to the community
Lover Repair Cafe
Every Wednesday and Friday morning.
Redlynch Village Hall
10am - 12 noon
Leave your name & phone number, and you will be contacted when your item is ready for collection.
You are simply asked to pay for material costs and give a donation to our Local Projects.
Enquiries: Paul 01725 510753 or preferably email loverrepaircafe@gmail.com
Situations vacant for volunteers
Electronics
Are you a retired electronic engineer who would enjoy helping others & keeping your skills alive?
Rush/reed chairs - Are you skilled in re threading chairs? Work from home and apply your skills.
Doll/Teddy Repairs - Expert or keen learner required. Would you like to learn to repair dolls or teddy bears?
For more information, email loverrepaircafe@gmail.com - they would love to have you on board.
Care in the Community Finalists
The Lover Repair Cafe are finalists in BBC Radio Wiltshire’s Make a Difference competition in the Community Group category. The judges will announce the winners later in September.
The Repair Cafe have been going for some time now - and some interesting statistics have been produced, with some help from Farnham Repair Cafe & the University for Creative Arts, Farnham. From their 453 sessions this far, 3606 jobs have been completed satisfactorily - which equates to an 88% success rate. Approximately 13.5 tonnes of landfill has been diverted and CO2 emissions have been reduced by 105 tonnes. This all amounts to a potential saving of £250,000 by the community - all involved are extremely pleased to know what a difference they are making to the environment, in addition to their already very substantial donations to charity. Recently they have been able to send £1000 to UK DEC in aid of the Turkey & Syrian Earthquake Appeal.
A 20th Century Westminster Chime before (left) and after (right) restoration