Ilfracombe Repair Café is a Plastic Free North Devon repair café. Plastic Free North Devon are a CAG Devon member who have a growing network of Repair Cafés that are a hub for community engagement – encouraging people to come together, share skills and a cuppa, and repair what might otherwise get thrown away!

Got a pair of ripped jeans, a bike with a flat tyre, a teddy bear in need of a patch, a sewing machine that’s stopped sewing, or a clock that’s stopped ticking? Bring it along to their Repair Cafés and see if one of their superstar volunteers can help give it a new lease of life.

Repair Cafés are a great way to combat fast fashion and a throwaway culture, and also provide an important community space to open up the conversation and help people to feel empowered to combat the climate crisis together. The environmental and climate crisis and the cost of living crisis are not separate issues, and repair cafés are a simple but effective solution that addresses the times we’re living in a way that benefits people, and also planet.

Plastic Free North Devon have Repair Cafés in central locations across North Devon where people can reach us easily by foot or by public transport. If this is not your nearest repair café in North Devon, find their other Repair Cafés in the area: Check out their What’s On page for upcoming Cafés near you!