The Twickenham Repair Cafe has hit 1,000 repairs.

The Twickenham Repair Cafe, which runs on the third Sunday of every month, was set up by a group of friends in 2021.

They give local people the opportunity to bring along their broken items to be repaired.

Colin Messenger, a volunteer at the repair cafe said: "Thank you to the 33 repairers and support crew for their dedication, positivity and love of solving problems always with big smiles.

"They have shared their skills, saved over 5 tonnes from landfill and raised over £2,000 for charity over 19 months since the Cafe opened.

He added: "Their 1,000 years of combined experience has enabled them to fix almost anything including: iPads, clocks, lawn mowers, coffee machines, clothes, bikes, lamps, ceramics, furniture and even sharpen garden shears! 

"The customers are always so grateful and there is a wonderful positive vibe in the hall."

The cafe has inspired seven other cafe openings across South West London and has recently collected over 300 tools for Africa - TWAM.UK. 

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Find out more about the cafe here.