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 second year anniversary on 14th June 2025.
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. 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.
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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, computers, 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.
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)
All events on a Saturday. Doors open at 10am and close to new items at 12.30pm.
- 9th May 2026 – Trinity Methodist Church, Brewery Road, GU21 4LH.
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- 13th June 2026 – Old Woking Community Centre, Sundridge Road, GU22 9AT. What3words location is ///powder.those.tiny
- 11th July 2026 – Trinity Methodist Church, Brewery Road, GU21 4LH.
What3words location is ///butter.shells.fuzzy - 8th August 2026 – Old Woking Community Centre, Sundridge Road, GU22 9AT. What3words location is ///powder.those.tiny
- 12th September 2026 – Trinity Methodist Church, Brewery Road, GU21 4LH.
What3words location is ///butter.shells.fuzzy - 10th October 2026 – Old Woking Community Centre, Sundridge Road, GU22 9AT. What3words location is ///powder.those.tiny
- 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
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 | 36 |
| Items brought for repair | 2113 |
| Fixed | 1214 |
| Fixed off site | 396 |
| Total Fixed | 1610 |
| Total Fixed % | 76.2% |
| Fixable | 262 |
| Total Fixed / Fixable | 1872 |
| Fixed / Fixable % | 88.6% |
| KG of Waste diversion | 3,946.3 |
| KG of CO2e reduction | 45,956.8 |
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
