Waltham Forest's Festival of Reuse and Repair

WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE NEXT

Reuse and Repair Fair

29 September, 12-4pm

FREE ENTRY

Venue: Handsworth Primary School,

Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park,
E4 9PJ

Find new ways to reuse, repair, repurpose and upcycle your everyday items with local community groups and organisations.

For our next fair we have a special focus on reuse, repurposing and repair for home interiors:

Free Give and Take with Forest Recycling Project and Walthamstow Toy Library
(Please bring donations from 11.30am)
Electronics Repair Cafe with Forest Fixers and South Chingford Repair Club
(No need to book this time)
Doctor Bike Maintenance with Cycle Confident
Build Your Confidence with DIY Tools with Norman and Simona
Sewing Machine Maintenance Workshop with Cheekyhandmades (See booking below)
Reuse and Repair Market Place - Discover sustainable local businesses and community projects and initiatives. Featuring Sit Collective, HP Pins and Needles, Play it Again Toys, and Idle Hands mending circle.
Pick up tips in mini skill sharing sessions including: furniture reupholstery, knitwear darning,
toy and book repairs

Sun, 29 Sept
Handsworth Primary School
Sewing Machine Repairs Workshop
29 Sept 2024, 12:30 – 14:30
Handsworth Primary School, Handsworth Ave, London E4 9PJ, UK
Bring along your sewing machine and get it back in working order. Learn to do your own servicing and repairs.
Book Here
Sun, 29 Sept
Handsworth Primary School
Give and Take
29 Sept 2024, 12:00 – 16:00
Handsworth Primary School, Handsworth Ave, London E4 9PJ, UK
Simply bring something along you no longer use to give and take something away you need.
Learn more
Sun, 29 Sept
Handsworth Primary School
Forest Fixers' Electronics Repair Cafe
29 Sept 2024, 12:00 – 16:00
Handsworth Primary School, Handsworth Ave, London E4 9PJ, UK
Lamp won't light up? Toaster won't pop up? Vacuum won't pick up?
Learn more
Sun, 29 Sept
Handsworth Primary School
Dr Bike Session
29 Sept 2024, 12:00 – 16:00
Handsworth Primary School, Handsworth Ave, London E4 9PJ, UK
Free, drop in bike maintenance
Learn more

Call out for anyone who loves to reuse, repurpose and repair for home interiors.

Does your business / mending circles / local initiatives include reuse, repurposing and repair for home interiors in your work?
We’re developing the programme to celebrate sustainable projects in the borough and would love to hear from you if you’d like to have a stall or table or perhaps bring an activity to the September Fair.
Please get in touch with Morag to discuss your idea.

Take a look at the photos from the March & July fairs
where we had a special focus on circular fashion, tool sharing and reuse and repair for the outdoors

"That was unreservedly awesome. You must do it again!"

"Great resource for re-using and repairing!
So useful to speak to knowledgeable people face-to-face!"

Visitor feedback from the March Reuse & Repair Fair

Reuse and Repair Directory

As part of Waltham Forest Council’s response to the climate emergency and cost of living crisis gripping our country; The Climate Emergency Team and Waste & Recycling Team has teamed up with the long established Forest Recycling Project (FRP) to create the Waltham Forest Reuse & Repair Directory.

Explore the Directory

Local Reuse & Repair Projects
who have featured at past Reuse and Repair Fairs

Forest Recycling Project

FRP's work includes reclaiming, repurposing and affordably reselling waste material that would otherwise fill and pollute local landfill sites. @forestrecyclingproject

Reloved Club

The Re-Loved Club is a community pre-loved fashion sale where anyone is invited to sell on the unwanted clothes from their wardrobe.
@the.reloved.club

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Tayyab Tailors

Offering some on the spot tailoring and alterations where possible, and advice on anything in your wardrobe that doesn't fit.

www.tayyabtailors.co.uk/

No One Famous Tailoring

Offering some on the spot tailoring and alterations where possible, and advice on anything in your wardrobe that doesn't fit.

@noonefamoustailoring

Upcycled Sajada

A project that shares an awareness on sustainability by upcycling unused fabrics and materials to make handcrafted unique prayer mats. @upcycled.sajada

Real Nappies For London

Demonstrating modern real nappies and offering a £70 voucher that residents can claim towards reusable nappies.
@realnappiesforlondon

Theodora Goes Wild

Learn to crochet Grannie Squares with crochet and knitwear designer Theodora Burrows.

@theodora_goes_wild

Idle Hands

Bring along your items to mend and join this Wood Street mending circle. They will have some materials you can use.
@idle__hands__

The Mill Knitters

Meet The Mill Knitters, a social knitting club in Walthamstow. Bring along your needles and have a natter.
@themille17

Fabric Rescue Project

FRP reclaim remnants and textile industry leftovers and sell them to the local community for very affordable prices.

Forest Recycling Project

Monday Mending Club

Co-founded by Japanese textile artist Mika Sembongi who runs sashiko mending workshops.
@monday_mending_club

Hannah Wild

Repurposing discarded helium balloons, transforming this single use material into statement headbands - keeping it out of landfill - yay! https://linktr.ee/hannah_wild

Artillery CIC has been commissioned by Waltham Forest Council’s Climate Emergency Team to produce four Reuse and Repair Fairs in 2024.

The Reuse and Repair Fair is produced by Artillery CIC in partnership with Waltham Forest Council, Forest Recycling Project, Forest Fixers, Leytonstone Toy Library and Waltham Forest Fashion.

Waltham Forest's Festival of Reuse and Repair

WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE NEXT

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Reuse and Repair Fair

For our next fair we have a special focus on reuse, repurposing and repair for home interiors:​

Take a look at the photos from the March & July fairs where we had a special focus on circular fashion, tool sharing and reuse and repair for the outdoors

Reuse and Repair Directory

Local Reuse & Repair Projects who have featured at past Reuse and Repair Fairs

Repurposing discarded helium balloons, transforming this single use material into statement headbands - keeping it out of landfill - yay! https://linktr.ee/hannah_wild

Partners

For our next fair we have a special focus on reuse, repurposing and repair for home interiors:

Take a look at the photos from the March & July fairs
where we had a special focus on circular fashion, tool sharing and reuse and repair for the outdoors

Local Reuse & Repair Projects
who have featured at past Reuse and Repair Fairs