Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things!

Every Sunday, we’ll be holding two drop in sessions:

• 11.30am – 1.30pm- Repair Cafe

• 2.30pm – 4.30pm – Repair and Make Cafe

Both sessions will be focused on repair but with the afternoon offering a little more freedom and space for creativity.

If you have nothing that needs repair, we’ll have a lovely stash of items that can be reworked, dismantled and re-made, investigated, stripped for materials.

Gather is exactly what it says, a place to gather with others in conversation or in quiet. A place to find community, rest or a place to simply just be. Two community pioneers from the Flourish Framework will host & supply simple conversation starters as well as small table-top activities.

Takes place every Wednesday, from 2pm-4pm.

In the Sustainable Fashion Workshop, Meret from Rethrindle CIC hosts a weekly repair and alteration service and frequent workshops on mending and upcycling, all things textile.

Repair and Alteration Service: every Thursday 11-6, see prices below.

No need to book – just drop by the Fashion workshop space with your garms to get them fixed or transformed!

Price list:

• Mini repair (e.g. replace a button, fix a seam) – £5
• Small repair (e.g. mend a small tear or patch) – £7-10
• Medium repair (e.g. fixing a big tear, pocket mending or zipper replacement) – £10-15
• Max repair (e.g. coat zipper repair, broken lining) – from £15
• Visible mend by hand – from £12
• Mini alteration (e.g. change hemline, shorten sleeves) – from £12
• Medium alteration (e.g. take in/let out, shorten sleeves with cuff) – from £15
• Max alteration (e.g. reline garment) – from £30
• Rework (e.g. rework clothing into something new) – from £35

Please note these prices are just a guide – as every mend and alteration is different, all garments will be examined and quoted individually on the day.

Next topic: The Psychology & Power Behind Dressing Up

An informal conversation about fashion topics with Clothemod and likeminded people. On the first Sunday of each month, join (or just listen) to discussions about present topics in Fashion, sometimes with special guests! Also enjoy an exclusive 20% off at Clothemod’s shop and a £4 coffee and cake deal at Busy V Bakery.

We provide a variety of LGBTQIA+ books to children and young people, completely free, keep them as long as you like. We’ll be available for book borrowing, book returning and a space for young people to sit, read and chat about LGBTQIA+ books.