The Seasonal and Sustainable Reuse and Repair Fair
Sat 15 Nov
|Walthamstow - Big Creative Academy
Commissioned by Waltham Forest Council
Time & Location
15 Nov 2025, 12:00 – 16:00
Walthamstow - Big Creative Academy, Clifton Ave, London E17 6HL
About the event
An afternoon of live demos, workshops and repair specialists on hand to fix your household items including Fair Favourites:
GIVE and TAKE: Pick up unwanted toys, clothes and household items all with lots of life still in them. Or bring your own good condition unwanted items for someone else to re-home.
ELECTRICAL REPAIRS with Forest Fixers: first come first served, Forest Fixers volunteers will diagnose and repair (when possible) your portable home electricals (sorry - no microwaves).
DR BIKE: first come first served, bike maintenance specialists can do running repairs or diagnose more involved issues with recommendations on next steps
WORKSHOP: Introduction to Sashiko - Mika Sembongi introduces participants to the key stitches and traditional patterns of this robust visible mending and fabric reinforcing technique developed over centuries in Japan.
WORKSHOP: Reanimate Your Lifeless Jewellery - Oolo London invites you to bring your own jewellery pieces to a workshop session…