Repair Cafe at The Mill E17

London, United Kingdom

Hosted by Group avatarForest Fixers

Volunteers at a Restart Party fixing devices, cropped on hands

Description

If you would like to join us to fix at this event, please select the RSVP button above.

If you wish to bring a broken gadget to this event, please email [email protected] and let us know:

  • what you are going to bring (one item per household please)
  • the make and model number
  • its age
  • what is wrong with it

Once we have all this information, we will give you a time slot.

Place: The Mill, E17 7HA

Stations: St James Street (Liverpool St to Chingford Line) and 1 minute walk

Walthamstow Central (Victoria Line) and 12 minutes’ walk

Walthamstow Queen Road (Barking to Gospel Oak line) and 12 minutes’ walk

Good cycle parking directly outside The Mill

Bus: 230 or 158 to St James Street Station

Any bus going to Walthamstow Central then 12 minutes’ walk

Location

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Coppermill Ln, London E17 7HA, UK

About the group

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Forest Fixers

Welcome to Forest Fixers.

We hold repair cafes and we have a repair club which meets a couple of times a month.

Forest Fixers' Repair Cafes

This is where people bring their small electrical items (toasters, lamps, radios etc) so that we can help you fix them. Please note that we have stopped using Eventbrite for booking for the time being. We will indicate how to book on the page for each event. If there's nothing there, it's because we haven't opened the booking yet. We look forward to welcoming you at one of our cafes where one of our fixers will help you fix your gadget or small appliance (sorry no microwaves).

If you are a fixer and would like to come and fix with us at a repair cafe, just let us know by selecting the RSVP button on the event page or drop us a line at the email address below.

Forest Fixers' repair clubs

These are skill-sharing (and sometimes training) sessions for people who want to help out at our repair cafes and would like to upgrade their skills. Everyone from beginners to experts welcome! You can bring your own tools or use ours. All repair clubs take place on a Tuesday from 6:30pm - 9pm. You are welcome to come to just part of the session. Please book by selecting the RSVP button for the sessions you would like to come to or drop us a line at the email address below.

Our main base is at:

The Mill

7-11 Coppermill Lane

London E17 7HA

The nearest station is St James Street (Liverpool Street to Chingford Line), which is just round the corner from The Mill

or a 12 minute walk from Walthamstow Central (Victoria Line) or Queens Road (Barking to Gospel Oak Line).

There is plenty of cycle parking right outside The Mill

[email protected]

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Restart Party Do’s and Don’ts

DO

  • Check if your device is still within warranty, you may be eligible for a free repair, replacement or a refund. (Which? helps in the UK).
  • Take responsibility for your device and your data. Our volunteers are here to help you learn to fix your gadget, not to provide a free repair service. Get involved!
  • Backup your data. We can’t be responsible for your cat pics, so please back up your device before you come. (Of course you already do this once a month, right?)
  • Charge up your device and bring all leads.
  • Get in touch with organisers if you have any questions about whether a fix is possible.

DON’T

  • Assume repairs will be successful. We help fix over half of devices at our events. Even if your repair is unsuccessful, you will learn about your device and why it failed.
  • Expect us to have spare parts. But we can help you source them. Often people visit twice: first we’ll help diagnose the fault, then you source the spare part, and on your return we’ll help you do a replacement.
  • Attempt a mobile screen repair just to save money. DIY mobile screen repair is a learning opportunity first and foremost. Please see our advice page first.
  • Bring a microwave.