Bowden Brompton Repair Cafe

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Bowden Brompton Repair Cafe

We repair items to reduce landfill, share skills and build community. 🧵🪚Bowden Brompton Repair Café ☺️
WHEN: First of each month (except January), 1pm to 4pm.

WHERE: 19 on Green Community Centre, 19 Green Street Brompton
Last repair login is 3.30pm...so repairer has time to finish it! REPAIRS 🧵⚒️🪛
~ Sewing / Textiles
~ Darning
~ Electronics
~ General, e.g. glueing broken figurines, fixing furniture, etc!
~ Sharpening & garden tool maintenance advice
~ Jewellery
~ Horticultural advice (repair your plant)
~ Information Technology advice (repair your

IT) IMPORTANT INFORMATION ✨⇣
1. Unfortunately, we cannot repair coffee machines (they need specialist components, & tend to be very time-consuming)
2. We cannot replace zips (very time-consuming) but we CAN attempt to fix the current zip

3. Our sewing volunteers do not do alterations (but we have a list of local alteration services)
4. Where possible, bring your own parts; or threads to match clothing repair; or preferred wool colour for darning, e.g. jumpers, socks.
5. Bring what's needed so that the volunteer-repairer can check the item, e.g., for a cassette player, bring a cassette; CD player, bring a CD; television, bring the remote control!
6. Please CLEAN the item to be repaired, otherwise repairers will not be able to work on the item.
☕️🥪🍪 Coffee, tea, cacao, hot chocolate, broth, biscuits, etc available (gold coin donation to cover ingredients) 🫖🍎🥕 NOTE: there are good RECYCLING facilities at 19 on Green Community Centre
💰For donations (to assist with running costs) we welcome coins & notes, or we have a bank card reader. Gratitude to Sustainable Communities SA Inc. for ongoing support, e.g., financial framework and volunteer insurance [SCSA is run by volunteers!] Thank you & acknowledgment to City Of Charles Sturt for, e.g. donated use of space at 19 on Green, staff's encouragement and enthusiasm 🌷

🌳 Repair cafes exist in many countries, saving tons from landfill. Most repair cafes, including us, weigh items & record data ~ this assists with ‘right to repair’ policy change, and more. 🌿

21/08/2026

Here are some photos from the August event.

Next event is on September 5th

17/08/2026

If the timing of Repair Cafes at 19 on Green is not convenient please check this link for the times & locations of other Repair Cafes also auspiced by Sustainable Communities SA Inc.

Sustainable Communities SA Inc. is a community-based organisation with aim to inspire, inform and connect communities to create a sustainable future.

17/05/2026

The skilled volunteers at Bowden Brompton Repair Cafe will be back to hand repair your items on Saturday 6 June!

28/04/2026

The Bowden Brompton Repair Cafe is back on Saturday 2 May!

We will be at 19 on Green repairing electrical items, clothing and general repairs from 1 - 4pm.

A list of what we can and can't repair can be found here: https://www.sustainablecommunitiessa.org.au/.../bowden.../

The repair cafe accepts donations by cash or card help us to cover running costs.

Thanks to 19 on Green, Sustainable Communities SA Inc. and City Of Charles Sturt!

28/03/2026

The Bowden Brompton Repair Cafe are downing tools over the Easter long weekend. We will be back and raring to go on 2nd May!

Address

19 Green Street
Hindmarsh, SA
5007

Telephone

+61884081860

Website

http://www.facebook.com/BBrepaircafe

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