We meet from 10.00am - 12.30pm every 3rd Saturday of the month except August and December. We have now made the permanent move from the Oxshott Community Hub to St Andrew's Church Hall.
We no longer host a refill stall but if you would like to save plastic in this way, visit Ecocentric Us in Claygate to stock up on refills of household items and toiletries.
Bin it? No way!
Our repair cafe is an exciting collaboration between Oxshott Net Zero and Danes Hill School. By giving items a second lease of life, we hope to reduce the volume of items going to landfill and also to reduce consumption of new items.
The repair cafe is also a place to pick up some skills and learn how to repair household items.
At each repair cafe we obviously run repairs but that's not all we do. You can find our swap-shop (check out what we are swapping each month below) and occasional displays about other Oxshott Net Zero projects such as Take the JUMP and Plastic Free Oxshott. And finally the cafe part. Each repair cafe is great place to come and get a coffee and sweet treat so just come along and enjoy the vibe. We are grateful to Danes Hill School for supplying delicious home-made cakes each month.
Come and enjoy the cafe. Bring something from home in need of repair. Or volunteer now as a repairer or a welcomer and join the team. If you are bringing an item for repair, get to us at least half an hour before we close so that we have time to look at it for you.
What happens at a repair cafe?
Repair cafes are a way to bring a second lease of life to your household goods, clothes and other textiles. The idea is that you bring along your damaged goods and our volunteer repairers will do their best to fix it whilst passing on some helpful tips and skills. If possible, they will show you how to do the repair yourself under their guidance. Repair cafes are also a great place to enjoy a coffee and a friendly chat. Oxshott Repair Cafe is a part of the Global Repair Cafe movement led by Repair Cafe International Foundation. www.repaircafe.org/en
Our great team of volunteers can offer free repairs to: small electricals, furniture, garden tools, clocks, clothes and textiles, toys etc. We also regularly offer bike check-ups and small repairs or have visiting specialists with us. We can usually sharpen garden tools for you. Please bring any cables or batteries for electrical items so that they can be plugged in and tested.
We cannot help with petrol items, microwaves or knife sharpening. We do not have a jewellery expert. Fob-watches and wrist watches are too small for our services (we do clock repairs). We do not do clothing alterations; make soft furnishings or upcycle clothing although we may be able to show you how to do these things for yourself if we have time when we are not repairing textiles.
When you arrive at the cafe you will be welcomed and asked to fill in a form about the item you have brought with you. You will then either be allocated to a free repairer or given a ticket and asked to wait until a suitable repairer becomes free. Whilst you wait, you can enjoy a cup of coffee and cake in our lovely pop-up cafe run by Danes Hill School.
The idea is that you stay with the repairer to learn how to fix things. For example, if you bring something in need of sewing, you may find that you are set up with a needle and thread under the careful eye of one of our expert repairers.
You are also welcome just to come to enjoy the cafe without having to bring something for repair.
Only items that can be carried by one person will be accepted and we cannot undertake repairs which will take an unduly long time (roughly half an hour). Please ensure that items are clean and empty out vacuum cleaners.
Next Dates and where to find us
See panel for dates through 2026
From January 2026 - every 3rd Saturday (except August and December) 10.00am - 12.30pm St Andrew's Church, Oakshade Road, KT22 0LE. Last items for repair 12.00pm.
See here for a full list of House Rules, FAQ and our Data Protection Notice.
Monthly swap shop
At each repair cafe we run an exchange of items which you no longer need but someone else may love! Just bring along your item and exchange for something else. If you don't have an item to swap, don't worry! You can still take a desirable item home by making a donation.
We will run swaps for a few months at a time before changing to a different set of items (see the box opposite). We will also run a seed/plant swap each month.
We can only accept the items we are swapping that month.
Volunteer
Join the team
We are looking for local residents with different repair skills to be repair enthusiasts or welcomers during our repair cafe events. We also need people to help with admin for this project.
If you have the time and skills to support your local community by repairing these kinds of items we'd be delighted to hear from you: small electrical items, small household/garden items, clothing/textiles, simple bike repairs, tech items.
If you are interested, please get in touch and we will send you a volunteer pack: repair@oxshottnetzero.org.uk
12
Events held
414
Number of visitors
206
Items brought
111
Items fixed
27
Items partially fixed or advice given
68
Unrepairable
85+
KG of landfill diversion
799+
KG of CO2e reduction
107
Number of items brought for donation elsewhere
8+
Plastic Bottles refilled
50+
Tools sharpened
How we make these calculations
These calculations use a tool from the Centre for Sustainable Design at Surrey University. It is hosted on the website of Farnham Repair Cafe where you can take a look at it. We use the simple calculation tool for our data.
The calculation makes certain assumptions, eg that the item would have gone to landfill had it not been repaired which may not always be the real-world outcome. It also works on averages so it becomes more accurate over time. We include it not as an exact representation of how much carbon has been saved or of weight saved from landfill but as an encouragement for all of us to do more by seeing the impact of our combined actions represented in this way. We hope that you enjoy seeing it!
Below is a screen-shot from Farnham repair cafe where you can see the savings of 10kg of repairs represented as equivalent savings in car or air mileage or as number of showers.
