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Local Mending & Repair Meetups

Marsh mending

Marsh Mending

4:00 – 6:00 pm – first Wednesday of every month (during term time) at the Marsh Community Centre.

Breathe new life into your clothes and save money. Bring along your mending no need to book. Free entry – materials, equipment and expertise available and great conversation. Hosted by The Marsh Community Centre with Sewing Cafe Lancaster and Lancaster Steiner School.

Lancaster & Morecambe
Repair Cafe

Hosted monthly in Lancaster, Heysham and Halton. Find dates and locations HERE.
 
Lancaster & Morecambe Repair Cafe is designed to eliminate waste, by coming together as a community, to repair items and share skills and tools to enable future generations to repair their own wares and encourage a more sustainable future.

Beer & Yarn

6:30 – 8:30 pm first Tuesday of every month in Stonewell Tap.
 
Meet up for some socialising while working on any handwork projects – from knitting and crocheting to mending and darning. Sewing Cafe Lancaster always has some extra materials, tools or assistance available if you need direction or mending materials. The meet up is free, please purchase a drink from the bar.
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Space2

6:30 – 8:30 pm every Wednesday at the LAMM space in White Cross .
 
Hosted by Lancaster and Morecambe Makers (LAMM). Wednesday evening is open to non-members to check out the space and access sewing machines, workshop, and other equipment to help repair all sorts of needs from textiles to tech, as well as support and knowledge from LAMM members.

Green Lancaster

Hosted at Lancaster University. Find dates and locations HERE.
 
LUSU Green organises free mending sessions at the University – for more info and upcoming dates see their Facebook page.

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