Repair Cafe Archives | Sussex Green Living https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/category/repair-cafe/ Sussex people inspiring a climate for change Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:02:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Grain and Flame – Recycling Comes of Age https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/grain-and-flame-recycling-comes-of-age/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:37:32 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=38884 by Keir Hartley The sustainability movement has achieved great things in the last decade. “Repair”, “recycle” and “reuse” are words that everyone uses now, from businesses and TV shows to repair cafés across the country including the ones run by Sussex Green Living. Dare we hope they’re here to stay? The evidence suggests so, as […]

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]]> Crafternoons in Horsham https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/crafternoons-in-horsham/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:01:05 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=38888 This October Sussex Green Living will be opening the doors to something new at the Horsham Repair Café. We are calling it Crafternoons, and the idea is simple: an afternoon each month where people can sit together, bring something they are making, and enjoy a couple of hours of creativity and company. The support of […]

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]]> Batting for Change: Repair and Reuse Take Root in Local Cricket https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/batting-for-change-repair-and-reuse-take-root-in-local-cricket/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:26:07 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=37956 In a small workshop in Haywards Heath, cricket bats are being restored to life. Barney Morris, better known as Barney Bats, repairs around 50 damaged bats each week. After a busy weekend of matches, his workbench can resemble a triage unit as bats arrive in need of care and attention. Morris, who runs the cricket […]

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]]> From Repair to Refill: Local Projects Rethink Waste and Rebuild Community https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/rethink_waste/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:17:06 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=37219 By Keir Hartley  Across West Sussex, more and more communities are finding simple ways to cut waste and make the most of what they already have. Whether it’s fixing broken items, passing on unwanted goods or switching to refillable options, people are discovering that small changes can make a big difference. At Sussex Green Living, […]

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]]> From Donation to Dump: The Environmental Cost of Charity Shop Surplus https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/from-donation-to-dump-the-environmental-cost-of-charity-shop-surplus/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:03:18 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=34977 Written by Katie Webber You know that big bag of old clothes you dropped off at the charity shop after having a wardrobe declutter? You probably felt a warm glow of generosity by donating your unwanted bits to a good cause (and it’s probably also a relief to get all that clutter out of sight […]

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]]> Exciting new family friendly event in Horsham https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/exciting-new-family-friendly-event-in-horsham/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:36:36 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=34306 Press release – PLANT TO PLATE FESTIVAL – brought to you by Sussex Green Living Growing together – Food – Fun – Family – Free From 10am-4pm on Saturday 26th April, Horsham will come alive to celebrate green living in Sussex – perfect for mums, dads, and little ones alike. It’s a day packed with […]

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]]> Communities or custodians? https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/communities-or-custodians/ Thu, 11 May 2023 14:02:50 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=27173 It’s not just Spring in the air! I can feel a new wave of environmental awareness amongst the communities around us, uniting and supporting each other to reduce our impact on the planet. In 2020, that terrible year, lots of positive things happened within villages, towns and cities around the world, with large groups of […]

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]]> Sussex Green Living Achievements 2022 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/sussex-green-living-achievements-2022/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 07:14:22 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=25443 Well what a year 2022 was for Sussex Green Living. As we reflect on the last year and plan for the future and 2023, we thought it was worth taking a moment to share some of our achievements… Demand for Sussex Green Living environmental education services in schools and public events has never been higher, […]

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]]> Students create inspiring art in Repair Cafe Challenge https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/repair-cafe-challenge-results/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 09:57:23 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=25434 When thinking about living an environmentally sustainable life, the first thing most people think about is the 3Rs: ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’. As part of Sussex Green Living’s education outreach programme, we initiated a School Challenge looking at how you can reduce waste by repairing.   Our school challenge for Horsham District Schools was supported […]

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]]> Protecting the Battery Life https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/protecting-the-battery-life/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 06:45:21 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=25137 “The battery won’t charge…” We hear these words very often at the Horsham Repair Cafe. It’s true that batteries don’t last forever, but we can make a drastic difference to its life expectancy. The original hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, uses a large traction battery.  Many are still running 20 years later.  So, how can the […]

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]]> Communities take Action https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/communities-take-action/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:37:38 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=24774 You might be feeling the world is not making enough progress with serious action to address the climate and ecological crises, especially with attention being diverted to the energy and cost of living crisis. Crisis after crisis, hey! However, we are seeing a rising of communities coming together to show how being leaner and greener […]

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]]> News from the Horsham Repair Cafe https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/news-from-the-horsham-repair-cafe/ Wed, 13 May 2020 10:48:31 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=13637 Sorry to say that the Horsham Repair Café will not be physically opening for our once a month repairs, refills and energy advice for a while. However we have reviewed the situation and are now going to trial a weekly repair service which will run alongside the household and personal hygiene bottle refill service. We […]

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