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03/03/2025
Belfast Repair Week Encourages Residents To Mend And Reuse
Belfast residents are being encouraged to embrace the value of repairing and reusing during Belfast Repair Week, running from Monday, March 3rd to Sunday, March 9th.
Belfast City Council, in partnership with ReLondon, is hosting a series of repair workshops, discussions, and interactive sessions across the city, aiming to equip individuals and communities with valuable skills, save money, and contribute to a more sustainable future.
The week-long initiative emphasizes the benefits of repairing items over discarding them, including reducing resource demand, cutting carbon emissions, minimizing landfill waste, and fostering a culture of skill-sharing.
Highlights of Belfast Repair Week include:
• Monday Mendathon (March 3rd): A drop-in event at 2 Royal Avenue where attendees can bring items for repair and learn mending techniques.
• Mend Your Ways (March 3rd): A webinar featuring industry experts discussing circular fashion models.
• Fixing the Future (March 4th): A hands-on repair and skill-sharing day at Ulster University's Belfast campus.
• Revive and Re-Wear (March 5th): A sustainable fashion event at St. Vincent De Paul on Antrim Road, teaching mending techniques.
• Mending Pile Meet-up (March 5th): A clothing repair session at Belfast Tool Library.
• Furniture Repair Workshop (March 6th): A workshop at Belfast Tool Library teaching furniture repair techniques.
• Bike Maintenance Sessions (March 6th & 7th): Sessions at Cregagh and Markets Community Centres.
• Repair Café Belfast (March 8th): A special edition at South Belfast Quaker Meeting House, offering repair assistance for household items.
Many events are free and beginner-friendly, with some workshops requiring advance booking. For full details, visit belfastcity.gov.uk/belfastrepairweek.
Belfast City Council, in partnership with ReLondon, is hosting a series of repair workshops, discussions, and interactive sessions across the city, aiming to equip individuals and communities with valuable skills, save money, and contribute to a more sustainable future.
The week-long initiative emphasizes the benefits of repairing items over discarding them, including reducing resource demand, cutting carbon emissions, minimizing landfill waste, and fostering a culture of skill-sharing.
Highlights of Belfast Repair Week include:
• Monday Mendathon (March 3rd): A drop-in event at 2 Royal Avenue where attendees can bring items for repair and learn mending techniques.
• Fixing the Future (March 4th): A hands-on repair and skill-sharing day at Ulster University's Belfast campus.
• Revive and Re-Wear (March 5th): A sustainable fashion event at St. Vincent De Paul on Antrim Road, teaching mending techniques.
• Mending Pile Meet-up (March 5th): A clothing repair session at Belfast Tool Library.
• Furniture Repair Workshop (March 6th): A workshop at Belfast Tool Library teaching furniture repair techniques.
• Bike Maintenance Sessions (March 6th & 7th): Sessions at Cregagh and Markets Community Centres.
• Repair Café Belfast (March 8th): A special edition at South Belfast Quaker Meeting House, offering repair assistance for household items.
Many events are free and beginner-friendly, with some workshops requiring advance booking. For full details, visit belfastcity.gov.uk/belfastrepairweek.
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