Leicester Fixers

Leicester Fixers delivered the Leicestershire Community Repair Outreach Programme main aim was to support 6 community repair groups in delivering repair events across Leicestershire. We supported the creation of Coalville, Hinckley, Market Harborough, Lutterworth and Rutland Fixers as well as supported Transition Loughborough Fixers and Melton Space organisation of repair event. The project was funded through Shire Environmental Grants If you would like to read an edited version of our final report to our funders with the activities we've delivered, the organisation we've got in touch with as well as the actual outcomes, subscribe to our newsletter and indicate that you want to get more information about the Leicestershire Outreach Programme. If you would like to deliver a community outreach programme, subscribe to our newsletter and let us know . We will contact you via email to arrange an appointment, discuss further your goals and share with you resources.

Do you want to make Leicester Fixers a sustainable feature of Leicester? Do you want to join a community of people interested in acquiring repair skills, reducing the amount of waste going into landfills and building communities? If yes to all the above questions, Subscribe to our newsletters and say that you want to get involved.  You will receive an email in the following week with a small survey to fill and an appointment so you can have a chat with one of our volunteer coordinators about your interests, skills and what you would like to achieve What you can help with now There are few activities you can already engage with such as: Writing a Fixer Story Adding details of repair shops or communities to  Leicester Fixers Directory J oining an upcoming event as a participant or volunteer S upporting the Right To Repair Campaign by learning more Submitting references about your research about repair  and any other articles or podcasts  about Leicester Fixers F ind ...

Do you need Help Fixing a Broken Item? Here are few steps you can take Join your local community repair discussion groups and ask directly on the forum for some suggestions on how to repair the items as well as recommendation for repairers in your area. If you live in Leicester, you can join Leicester Fixers Facebook Group If you live in Leicestershire, there are numerous groups that can support you with repair, find out about them here You can join Restarters.net and ask for suggestions on their forum Have a browse through the internet for discussion forum for suggestions and advices For Electronic items, Ifixit is a great resources as well as Youtube If you know of more resources, please contact us or comment with your suggestions of discussion forum people can join so we can added to our directory specialised in repair Pay for professional services For more repair shops in the high street, we need to support repair businesses and this by purchasing their services. Instead of buyi...

Do you want to start a community repair group? Are you based in Leicester, Leicestershire or beyond? Are you looking for some support and suggestions on how to proceed from an existing group like Leicester Fixers? If yes to all the above questions, s ubscribe to our newsletter indicating that you want to start a community repair group so we can contact you and share with you our support package for community groups based in Leicester and Leicestershire and arrange an appointment for an initial conversation to understand your vision and what you are hoping to achieve. You can also join our Facebook Group to ask questions. Through the Leicestershire Community Repair Outreach Programme , Leicester Fixers supported 6 communities in their journey towards community repair by sharing with them information, resources, best practices, tools, volunteers and an insurance cover.  By providing support to groups across the region in starting community repair groups, we are meeting our main miss...

Want to organise a repair event? A Festival or a Repair Event? For a Festival Leicester Fixers can Share the Steps by Steps Project Plan for organising the Green Festival of Making and Mending that you can replicate! Have an hour discussion to give you an overview of the key learnings If you are in Leicestershire Provide Volunteer Support Lease Equipments such as a PAT tester and tools Share information about Insurance requirements and more For a Restart Party or Repair Cafés Leicester Fixers can Share the Step by Step Project Plan and necessary documentation for managing volunteers and health and safety. All this for the organisation of a Repair Café or Restart Party Have an hour discussion with your group to give an overview of our key learnings Share information about Insurance requirements and more If you are in Leicestershire, Leicester Fixers Provide Volunteer Support Lease Equipment such as a PAT tester and tools If interested in some of the support we offer: subscribe to our ne...