Department of Reuse
SHOPS
Always (2023)(GMT+00:00) Paper Tales ORGANISERPaper TalesDEPARTMENTGifts,Reuse,CreativityTYPEShop
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The Shop for Book People. Paper Tales is a hub of literary activity, exclusively stocking local authors and showcasing bookish gifts made by local creatives.
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The Shop for Book People.
Paper Tales is a hub of literary activity, exclusively stocking local authors and showcasing bookish gifts made by local creatives. You can expect to find truly unique items such as book clocks, origami creations, eco-friendly blind date with a books, handmade stationery and more!
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TIME
Always (2023)(GMT+00:00)
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Shop for beautifully upcycled furniture and homewares from Marcie K and explore her ‘Alice in Wasteland’ installation made from reupholstered and redesigned discarded furniture.
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Shop for beautifully upcycled furniture and homewares from Marcie K and explore her ‘Alice in Wasteland’ installation made from reupholstered and redesigned discarded furniture.
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TIME
Always (2023)(GMT+00:00)
Always (2024)(GMT+00:00) Paper Tales ORGANISERPaper TalesDEPARTMENTGifts,Reuse,CreativityTYPEShop
DETAILS
The Shop for Book People. Paper Tales is a hub of literary activity, exclusively stocking local authors and showcasing bookish gifts made by local creatives.
DETAILS
The Shop for Book People.
Paper Tales is a hub of literary activity, exclusively stocking local authors and showcasing bookish gifts made by local creatives. You can expect to find truly unique items such as book clocks, origami creations, eco-friendly blind date with a books, handmade stationery and more!
ORGANISER
TIME
Always (2024)(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Shop for beautifully upcycled furniture and homewares from Marcie K and explore her ‘Alice in Wasteland’ installation made from reupholstered and redesigned discarded furniture.
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Shop for beautifully upcycled furniture and homewares from Marcie K and explore her ‘Alice in Wasteland’ installation made from reupholstered and redesigned discarded furniture.
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TIME
Always (2024)(GMT+00:00)
Always (2024)(GMT+00:00) Flaming Moth ORGANISERFlaming MothDEPARTMENTFashion,ReuseTYPEShop
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Lydia at Flaming Moth Vintage (est 2013) promotes sustainable fashion and vintage Bridal dresses dating from 1910-2000. The special thing about this
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Lydia at Flaming Moth Vintage (est 2013) promotes sustainable fashion and vintage Bridal dresses dating from 1910-2000.
The special thing about this wedding shop with a difference is Lydia sources wedding dresses and occasion wear from around world. When a bride tries on a dress Lydia takes a photograph of them in their regular clothes and one of them wearing the dress. The bride can then keep the photos. She feels this keeps the magic of choosing a gown and is a good omen.
Flaming Moth Vintage acquires genuine vintage clothing and accessories from 1920s – 2000. With a special interest in authentic pieces from the 50s – 70s, Lydia loves to source and tailor a bespoke retro aesthetic within an ethically modern sustainable business model.
Lydia has worked as a personal shopper and stylist in Sydney Australia, she is always happy to help find and source for you the perfect outfit. When visiting her beautifully designed shop, you will notice her eye for detail and colour.
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Always (2024)(GMT+00:00)
Always (2024)(GMT+00:00) Ann Win ORGANISERAnn WinDEPARTMENTReuseTYPEShop
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I am a businesswoman originally from Sierra Leone and I want to promote my culture through my small business where I sell handmade and handwoven
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I am a businesswoman originally from Sierra Leone and I want to promote my culture through my small business where I sell handmade and handwoven authentic African products such as jewelleries, apparel, baskets, drums and other gifts.
TIME
Always (2024)(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Shop for rescued electricals, lovingly repaired and upcycled in our in-house repair shop, the Repairium.
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Shop for rescued electricals, lovingly repaired and upcycled in our in-house repair shop, the Repairium.
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No Small Thing & Disrepair Cafe
TIME
Always (2024)(GMT+00:00)
Always (2024)(GMT+00:00) Second Plus + ORGANISERSophia MightyDEPARTMENTFashion,Gifts,ReuseTYPEShop
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Second Plus +, has something for everyone jewellery, accessories, custom made craft, Bristol caps and plus size clothing up-to size 24.For the outrageously fabulous to simple and
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Second Plus +, has something for everyone jewellery, accessories, custom made craft, Bristol caps and plus size clothing up-to size 24.
For the outrageously fabulous to simple and effective.
ORGANISER
TIME
Always (2024)(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Shop for rescued electricals, lovingly repaired and upcycled in our in-house repair shop, the Repairium.
DETAILS
Shop for rescued electricals, lovingly repaired and upcycled in our in-house repair shop, the Repairium.
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No Small Thing & Disrepair Cafe
TIME
Always (2025)(GMT+00:00)
Always (2025)(GMT+00:00) Paper Tales ORGANISERPaper TalesDEPARTMENTGifts,Reuse,CreativityTYPEShop
DETAILS
The Shop for Book People. Paper Tales is a hub of literary activity, exclusively stocking local authors and showcasing bookish gifts made by local creatives.
DETAILS
The Shop for Book People.
Paper Tales is a hub of literary activity, exclusively stocking local authors and showcasing bookish gifts made by local creatives. You can expect to find truly unique items such as book clocks, origami creations, eco-friendly blind date with a books, handmade stationery and more!
ORGANISER
TIME
Always (2025)(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Shop for beautifully upcycled furniture and homewares from Marcie K and explore her ‘Alice in Wasteland’ installation made from reupholstered and redesigned discarded furniture.
DETAILS
Shop for beautifully upcycled furniture and homewares from Marcie K and explore her ‘Alice in Wasteland’ installation made from reupholstered and redesigned discarded furniture.
ORGANISER
TIME
Always (2025)(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Shop for rescued electricals, lovingly repaired and upcycled in our in-house repair shop, the Repairium.
DETAILS
Shop for rescued electricals, lovingly repaired and upcycled in our in-house repair shop, the Repairium.
ORGANISER

No Small Thing & Disrepair Cafe
TIME
Always (2026)(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Shop for beautifully upcycled furniture and homewares from Marcie K and explore her ‘Alice in Wasteland’ installation made from reupholstered and redesigned discarded furniture.
DETAILS
Shop for beautifully upcycled furniture and homewares from Marcie K and explore her ‘Alice in Wasteland’ installation made from reupholstered and redesigned discarded furniture.
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TIME
Always (2026)(GMT+00:00)
Workshops, events & services
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We’re taking part in the Bristol Bid Care and Repair Festival, 7th – 19th April with loads of free workshops, talks and events all celebrating
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We’re taking part in the Bristol Bid Care and Repair Festival, 7th – 19th April with loads of free workshops, talks and events all celebrating the actions we can take to save landfill and money by taking care of and repairing the things we own rather than throwing them away and buying new.
| Date and Time | Event Name | Description | Link / Details |
| 8th April, 1 – 3 pm | Jewellery Repair with Sorrel Garden | Bring your own items and learn how to repair them! | Drop in to Sorrel Garden shop on the Ground Floor Of Sparks Bristol. Free, book in advance. |
| 8-12, 15-19 April, 11 – 6pm | Your wishes for Broadmead | Add your views to this giant dandelion clock | Sparks Bristol Ground Floor, in our Nature Department, Broadmead entrance. |
| 9th April, 1 – 1.45pm | Food Is The Best Medicine | Lunchtime talk with Mike Abrahams about how what we eat impacts our health. This could really change your life for the better! | Free talk in Sparks Bristol, more details. |
| 10th April, 12 – 4pm | Craft sessions for all ages | Sewing and creative fabric art | Drop in to the community craft table on the Ground Floor of Sparks Bristol, next to the cafe. |
| 11th April, 11 – 6pm | Interactive Performers in and around Sparks | Our Sparklers will be entertaining the public in Broadmead. | Sparks’ Ground Floor and at the Horsefair entrance |
| 11th April, 11 – 5pm | Dr Bike, Cycle Repair | Is your bike feeling a bit under the weather? Bring it to Dr Bike – your friendly, free bike health check. | Sparks Bristol Ground Floor, Travel Department by the Horsefair entrance. |
| 11th April, 11 – 4pm | Craft sessions for all ages | Tatreez – using traditional Palestinian embroidery to explore personal ancestry, memory, and storytelling. | Drop in to the craft table on the ground floor of Sparks Bristol, next to the cafe. |
| 12th and 15th April, 2 – 2.30pm | Storytelling – Earth Care Tales | Join Marcus Fagon for a lively journey through the storytelling traditions of Africa and Europe. | On the Ground Floor of Sparks Bristol. Free, book in advance. |
| 15th April, 12 – 1pm | Workshop – Resilience: practical tools for staying strong in a busy city | A supportive and informative workshop to explore simple, effective ways to strengthen your resilience when facing everyday challenges. | Free, book in advance or drop in to the ground floor Department of Discovery. |
| 15th April, 12 and 1pm | Storytelling with a mermaid | Join real life mermaid and environmentalist Lyndsay Cole as she reads her own children’s stories. | Outside Sparks Bristol, Haymarket entrance. |
| 16th April, 11 – 5pm | Bike Repair skills workshops from Bike Bristol | Hourly Sessions covering brake and gear adjustments, punctures, and safety checks led by Bike Bristol. | Travel Department by the Horsefair entrance n the Ground Floor of Sparks Bristol. Free, book in advance. |
| 17th April, 12 – 4pm | Craft sessions for all ages | Learn the basics of making Mosaic | Drop in to the community craft table, next to the cafe on the Ground Floor of Sparks Bristol. |
| 17th April, 3 – 6pm | Clothing Repair with The Slow Fashion Studio. | Meret and Lisa will show you an array of different techniques to revive your worn and broken items. | At the Slow Fashion Studio opposite the Fashion Department on the Ground Floor of Sparks Bristol. Free, book in advance. |
| 18th April, 11 – 12pm | Climate Cafe | The Climate Café is a pop up, welcoming space for people to get together to discuss thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis, over biscuits and a hot drink! | Sparks Bristol ground floor Department of Energy. |
| 18th April, 1 – 7pm | Love Saves The Day Sustainable Fashion Event | The Love Saves community is out to prove slow festival fashion slaps. Come and get your summer looks sorted. | Sparks Bristol first Floor Department of Imagination. Pay What You Can, book in advance. |
| 19th April, 12 – 5pm | Local learning – History of Broadmead exhibition | Share your memories of the area and insights into what would make for an ideal Broadmead. | |
| 19th April, 12.30pm and 3pm | Storytelling – tales from Broadmead | Join Pete for some fabulous stories of old Broadmead, and share your memories at the exhibition inside. | Outside Sparks Bristol, or inside if wet! Free, book in advance. |
| 19th April, 12 – 4pm | Broadmead Past and Future event with Root learning | Department of Discovery on the Ground Floor of Sparks Bristol |
TIME
April 8, 2026 2:00 PM – April 19, 2026 5:00 PM(GMT+00:00)
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Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
April 19, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
April 24, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
April 26, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
May 1, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
May 3, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
May 8, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
May 10, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
May 15, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
May 17, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
May 22, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
May 24, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
May 29, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
May 31, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
June 5, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
June 7, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
June 12, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
June 14, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
June 19, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
June 21, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
June 26, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
June 28, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
July 3, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
July 5, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
July 10, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
July 12, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
July 17, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
July 19, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
July 24, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
July 26, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
July 31, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
August 2, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
August 7, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
August 9, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
August 14, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
August 16, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
August 21, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
August 23, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
August 28, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
August 30, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
September 4, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
September 6, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
September 11, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
September 13, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
September 18, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
September 20, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles
DETAILS
Community Threads is a friendly and free sewing group designed to teach basic sewing skills, sewing machine usage, basic embroidery and mindful slow stitching, bringing in embroidery styles from different cultures. It welcomes people of colour, migrants and refugees. We reuse fabrics and textiles, experiment, learn from each other and chat over hot drinks and biscuits.
It is a free weekly group that runs on Fridays from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
TIME
September 25, 2026 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
DETAILS
Join us at our Sparks Repair Cafe in the Department of Reuse & Resources to mend your things! Every Sunday, we’ll be
DETAILS
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.
ORGANISER
No Small Thing
TIME
September 27, 2026 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM(GMT+00:00)
About our department
What you can do
Shop secondhand or bring your broken items to be mended or repurposed at our repair cafe.
We are offering a unique opportunity to be part of the Department of Reuse and the international Repair Cafe movement, empowering and upskilling local communities. By sponsoring our Repair Cafe, you can help us build a more sufficient and resource conscientious society. Download our sponsorship pack to find out more and register your interest.
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