Leather is pretty tough and repairs need some special tools and materials. But a handbag also needs to look good so, if it’s looking a bit dull, a bit of ‘elbow grease’ and some read more

We don’t only fix broken things at Repair Cafe The Grove, we also love to show visitors how to fix things themselves. Lessons on how to thread up and look after a sewing machine can be much read more

At Repair Cafe The Grove we love diverting valued items from that mysterious destination called ‘the waste stream’, usually by fixing them when they are broken.

But there’s another read more

A leather belt is an example of how leather goods are an important part of our lives that we hardly notice – until they break. And they’re not so simple to fix without the right tools read more

It’s often the little things that that brighten up our lives, like colourful beads, LOTS of colourful beads. At Repair Cafe The Grove we get to fix lots of colourful things like jewellery, read more

Whether it’s audio or video, digital or analog, software or hardware, old or new, mains or battery, our volunteer fixers are confident with technology and happy to take the covers off. If read more

We’re always grateful to the Grovely-Mitchelton Scouts for allowing us to use their den once a month at an affordable rent. In return we are often able to provide a ‘handyman’ read more

Don’t do this at home! Mains voltage electricity can be lethal!
With 240volt electrical appliances you MUST have a license before you poke around inside. Repair Cafe The Grove has some read more

Is it furniture, or ornament, or electrical repair? We don’t mind, we just love fixing things. But if, like this lamp, it is a 240 volt electrical appliance we hand it over to one of our read more

As you can see, some of our volunteer fixers can get quite attached to the items they fix, even having a friendly chat with them sometimes? But a lot of our visitors also enjoy the opportunity read more