Comments on: And the winner is… Repair Café! https://www.repaircafe.org/en/and-the-winner-is-repair-cafe/ Weggooien? Mooi niet! Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:52:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Glyn Atkinson https://www.repaircafe.org/en/and-the-winner-is-repair-cafe/#comment-20088 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:52:52 +0000 https://www.repaircafe.org/en-de-winnaar-is-repair-cafe/#comment-20088 Grimsby In Bloom joined the Repair Cafe network in April, 2023.

6 volunteers work in different skill sets to stop materials from being thrown in waste skips.

Currently, 1 volunteer has repaired over 40 faulty clocks.

Other notable repairs includes a set of 1940 Disney Xmas tree lights, a 1920 gramophone, a 1957 Ferguson record player, and an Olivetti typewriter not used for 40 years which now works perfectly.

Our local Council awarded us an Environmental.Civic Award last year – pucture already forwarded to you.

]]> By: Glyn Atkinson https://www.repaircafe.org/en/and-the-winner-is-repair-cafe/#comment-20079 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:35:11 +0000 https://www.repaircafe.org/en-de-winnaar-is-repair-cafe/#comment-20079 Grimsby In Bloom run a Repair Cafe every 6 weeks, based at their West Marsh HQ which is within a socially deprived area, nationally recognised as such. This group has won the N E Lincolnshire Council Civic Award for Environmental impact, attending our local Town Hall Awards ceremony. We can supply a photo of us receiving this award at the ceremony if needed.

We are very proud of being able to reduce waste and recycling items that have broken down.

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