Repair Cafe Rugby

Warwickshire, United Kingdom

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Volunteers at a Restart Party fixing devices, cropped on hands

Description

Bring us your weary and broken vacuum cleaners, your kettles, your toasters. Bring us you toys, your clothes, your heaters, your radios, your clocks and your bikes. We will do our best to fix these and we would like to show you how easy this can be. We can show you how you can also become a fixer.

We have now moved from St. Andrew’s church along the road to The Rugby Eco Hub @ The Claremont Centre, 43 Clifton Road, Rugby, CV21 3QE. The entrance and car park are on Bath Street.

Location

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43 Clifton Rd, Rugby CV21 3QE, UK

About the group

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Repair Cafe Rugby

A small group of volunteers hoping to keep items out of landfill by making them useful again. Bring us your broken electricals, toys, bikes, textiles etc and let's see if we can help you fix them We meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 10am to 12 noon at the Rugby Eco Hub, 43 Clifton Road, Rugby CV21 3QE. The entrance and car park are on Bath Street.

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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.