Goring Repair Cafe is a free community service organised by the Goring Gap Environmental Organisation (GGEO).  https://www.goringrepaircafe.info/

As ever, all residents are welcome to bring in up to two items for repair to Goring Village Hall 10am-12.30pm. Bikes, buggies, lamps, fans, toasters, toys, computers, phones, textiles, vacuum cleaners, food mixers, other small electrical and non-electrical products, small leather and wooden items and small pieces of furniture are all the types of products we are used to tackling – and it’s a free service by willing and skilled volunteers.
We generally have about 16 repairers on duty at each event who, between them, have a wide range of technical and practical skills. Each repairer is set up with their own work station and tools, and will try to fix more of less anything you bring in. In addition to the repairers, there are ten support staff, who will register your products and allocate them to the most appropriate repairer, as well as undertaking other tasks, including providing refreshments for you in Café Bellême.
Book exchange – bring, swap, browse and enjoy!
Alongside the Repair Café in the main hall, we will be running a Book Exchange, giving you the chance to refresh your bookshelf and discover something new to read. If you’d like to take part, bring up to five books in good condition that you no longer want. Please arrive at 9.30am so we can organize them before the event opens at 10am. Once we’re open, you can swap your books for different ones, giving them a new home while picking up something new to read yourself.
If haven’t been to the Repair Café before, there is a video, photographs and more information about what happens there, along with how the Exchange event works on our website: goringrepaircafe.info (When you open it, click on the logo to start the short video – and check you have your sound on and click to see it full screen).
The Goring Repair Café is an environmental project run by local charity Goring Gap Environmental Organisation (GGEO) to help reduce waste and avoid the carbon emissions produced when people have to purchase a new replacement product.The facility is to reduce waste and unnecessary consumption by providing opportunities for anyone to bring one or two items in (see list of example items commonly brought in) to get them looked at and hopefully repaired. The events are on the first Saturday of even months between 11am - 1.30pm when there should be around 8 - 12 experienced volunteer Repairers with the tools and equipment needed to try to find the fault and fix it. However, there are no guarantees that we will be able to repair everything, as sometimes spare parts are needed which are not always available at the time. Voluntary donations are welcome if you would like to support the service to help offset the costs of the hall hire and other expenses.  Even if you don't have anything broken at the time, you can always pop into Café Bellême for refreshments and look at what we do. A website is under construction, but in the meantime for further information please  call / email Ron Bridle on 07789 871620 / ronbridle@btinternet.com.