Ealing Repair Café’s Impact: 2025 Achievements

We are sharing our 2025 results and impact. Since 2023 we have been recording what items we help repair and upcycling at our sessions over the year. This means at the end of the year we can see what impact we have had so here’s our 2025 results and impact. For 2025 Ealing Repair CaféContinue reading “Ealing Repair Café’s Impact: 2025 Achievements”

How to Extend the Life of School Uniforms

Children’s school uniform and sports kits are a necessary (but sometimes costly) family expense. So we have put together some tips on how to keep your children wearing and using their school uniform for longer. “The Wrong Blazer 2020” report shows that parents spend an average of £337 per year on uniforms for secondary school children andContinue reading “How to Extend the Life of School Uniforms”

Mends for Jeans

Jeans are the more hard-wearing clothes in our wardrobe and designed to last. However as we do wear them a lot, jeans still need patching usually around the crotch or knees. Here’s a few examples of how we make some almost invisible and visible mends. Rear end mend! These jeans ripped on the rear alongContinue reading “Mends for Jeans”