Repair Cafe - Gryffe Valley Area

25/10/2026

Here's our October Repair Cafe in numbers:
12 volunteers made it happen: repairers, organisers, coffee makers;
19 Visitors presented us with:
22 items for repair;
13 of these were successfully repaired on the day, a few more items have since been fixed after the event (where it took a bit longer or parts were needed that we didn't have handy) - these items are not included in the emissions and landfill savings below.

Saved from land fill: 30kg
Emissions Saved: 226.2kg

This is equivalent to driving 939 miles.

More importantly: We brought smiles to people's faces, had lovely chats and made great connections.

Next Repair Cafe: 14 Nov, 12-3pm, Cargill Hall. Don't be shy, bring us all your broken stuff!
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23/10/2026

We were delighted to attend the first Holyrood Repair Café event at the Scottish Parliament on 6th October 2026 which was sponsored by Lorna Slater MSP, and hosted by Circular Communities Scotland.

In the last session of parliament circular economy legislation was passed with cross party support, and in this session the actions needed to move us forward in this transition will be delivered. Community repair cafes are already playing an important role in this and take place regularly across Scotland. They provide affordable, convenient places for people to have electricals, textiles and other items repaired and offer sustainable alternatives to buying new products.

MSPs were able to show their support for and celebrate the action being taken to reduce waste, save people money, share skills, and build stronger communities. They were able to see demonstrations of repair skills by volunteers from 12 different community repair projects, of which we were one, and meet representatives from the wider community of repair projects across Scotland, and other circular community organisations.

There were also speakers on the impact and value circular community organisations bring and how we can support the transition to a circular economy in a way that delivers environmental, social and economic benefits.

Thank you to Tom Arthur and Neil Bibby MSPs for popping by and showing their support.

23/10/2026

Do you wonder what kind of stuff we fix? Well, here's one of the before and after photos from our last repair cafe. Jacket zip broken and fixed! Next repair cafe: 14 Nov, 12-3pm, Cargill Hall. Save the date! Likes, comments and shares help spread the word 😉

21/10/2026

Can we ask you all a favour? If you shop with the Coop and have a coop card/app, you can choose to support a cause which will increase the funding that cause will get. We are one of their chosen charities (whoop!) Would you consider choosing this one? The funding will pay for part of our running costs such as insurance, hall hire, PAT testing, consumables. No cost to you, and it's all in a click! Feel free to share!

The Co-op Local Community Fund is supporting Creating A Sustainable Gryffe. Become a member or sign in to choose a local cause to support.

11/10/2026

What fun we had fixing things at Saturday's Repair Cafe! We were delighted that a few visitors came from a fair bit further away, combining a day out to our beautiful village with visiting the Repair Cafe, going for a meal, and popping into Olapip Home. Our next and last Repair Cafe for 2026 will be on 14th November, why not like our page so you don't miss future dates?

10/10/2026

We were delighted to bring our repair cafe to parliament. Today, join us in our usual pop up hub at Cargill Hall from 12-3pm where we’re ready to fix your broken things.

06/10/2026

This Saturday! Bring your broken household items, pedal bikes and textiles and we will try and fix them. Have a cuppa with some delish homebaking while you wait. What's not to like? Free of charge, donations welcome. See you there!

01/10/2026

Give their favourite clothes a new lease of life! 🧵👖

Join our FREE Creative Workshop and learn simple, creative ways to mend, adapt and extend children’s clothes, from adding length and patches to giving well-loved favourites a fresh new look.

Bring along something you’d love to keep wearing and discover what a little creativity can do.

📅 Saturday 10 October 2026
⏰ 1:00–2:30pm, alongside the Repair Café
📍 Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Crescent, Bridge of Weir
💚 Free to attend

Sponsored by Ren CAN - Renfrewshire Climate Action Network

Come along, get creative and give loved clothes a longer life.