Event information
Book in your broken item and an experienced volunteer repairer will help you fix it – or at least have a good try! We can tackle a wide variety of repairs including kitchenware, mechanical items, toys, clothes, textiles and jewellery. We are not repairing any electricals, electronics or bikes at this repair cafe.
Repairers will discuss the repair with you and you'll work together to fix it, if possible - and you are encouraged to pass on what you learn to others as well! As with all repair cafes, the repairers are brilliant and can fix a lot of things, but there are no guarantees.
The museum team will also be running two free repair-themed tours of the museum, at 12pm and 1pm, where you can find out about everything from Captain Scott's men sewing in Antarctica to modern conservation work on a parka made from seal intestine. Repair cafe attendees will have the chance to sign up for a tour on the day.
It’s a free event but donations to the Polar Museum and to Cambridge Carbon Footprint are welcome. Tea, coffee, water and biscuits will be available free of charge. There are also cafes and restaurants nearby on Regent Street.
This event is organised in partnership with Cambridge Carbon Footprint. Please visit CCF's Repair Cafe web pages for more information on how repair cafes work.
