Don’t Bin It! Fix It in Duns!

A broken zip? A hoover that needs mending? A misbehaving mobile?

Free help will shortly be at hand in the shape of Duns’ new Repair Café, which opens to the public on Saturday 1st February.

The town-centre drop-in facility at 15 Murray Street will this month offer sewing repairs, plus repairs to small electrical appliances and household goods, solutions to basic computer and mobile-phone issues and repairs to sewing machines.

Set up by local community group Greener Duns, the aim is to help people save money and support the environment by fixing broken items for free, rather than throwing them away and buying new ones.

“Our slogan is Don’t Bin It! Fix It!” explained Greener Duns’ Chair, Eloner Crawford. “Mending items instead of throwing them away helps to reduce landfill and cut emissions from manufacturing new products, while saving you time and money. Some of the items repaired may even be cherished family treasures which are irreplaceable. 

“We’re lucky to have a staff of willing volunteers who are skilled in all kinds of repair work, and we hope to run the Café on the first Saturday of every month. Many thanks to Scottish Borders Climate Action Network (SBCAN) for kindly providing the funding for our first session through its ‘Borders Act For Change’ campaign, which runs throughout February.”

Duns Repair Café will open on Saturday 1 February from 10am – 1pm at the Fair Share Building, 15 Murray St, Duns TD11 3DE. Repairs to sewing machines on that day must be pre-booked in advance by emailing info@greenerduns.org.uk

No pre-booking is required for sewing repairs, small IT and phone issues or repairs to small electrical appliances and household items: Just walk in! Repairs are free of charge, but donations are always welcome. Refreshments will be available.

For more information, please visit greenerduns.org.uk or see Greener Duns’ Facebook page.