The Macclesfield Repair Café (Macc Repair Café) will host a free community event on Saturday 14 February 2026 at the Duke Street Community Centre (Senior Citizens’ Hall), Duke Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6UR. Local volunteers are inviting residents to bring broken household goods to be fixed rather than thrown away.
Skilled volunteers will be available from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help with mending clothes, fixing vacuum cleaners, toasters and other small household items. The local effort is part of the wider Repair Café movement, coordinated internationally by the Repair Café International Foundation, which aims to reduce waste by keeping items in use.
People who attend can watch repairs and learn practical skills they can use at home in the future. The project aims to save families money and aligns with waste‑reduction goals pursued by Cheshire East Council.
Items are handled on a first‑come, first‑served basis. While repairs are offered free of charge, the group operates a donation‑based model to help cover venue hire and tool maintenance and welcomes small donations. Volunteers make a best‑effort to repair items but cannot guarantee every repair; attendees should expect volunteer‑led, no‑warranty repairs.
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