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On average, a third of the carbon emissions a person produces come from the things we buy and use which includes the food and drink consumed.

Recycling alone isn’t enough; we need to reduce the amount of things we buy, use and throw away.

Our vision for 2030 is to reduce the borough’s consumption-based emissions from the things we buy and use, including electricals, food, textiles and plastic, by two thirds, and encourage people to make sustainable choices so that little is thrown away, and goods and materials have a second life through reuse, repair and recycling.


West Central London Fixers events have now resumed. Join us at the next event on 21st May.

Become an Electronic Repair Party volunteer

Does your company build and fix?

Or do you have skills that you could pass onto others in the community to help drive a circular economy?

Use your volunteer days to support the West Central London Fixers to teach new skills and help fix your fellow residents’ slow or broken electronic devices at our monthly Electronic Repair Party at Hammersmith Livat.

Whether it’s a smashed phone, silent alarm clock or faulty toaster – repairing rather than replacing electronic goods helps reduce the amount of waste we produce and reduce H&F carbon footprint.

No previous experience required - learn and ask questions while observing our experienced fixers on the day. However, volunteer fixers should be able to help out on a regular basis, not for one-off events only.

To sign up or request more information, contact Alex Horn on wcl.fixers@gmail.com.

Or book your slot to get your electronics fixes for free at www.lbhf.gov.uk/electronic-repair-party.


Donate a device

Donate unwanted office equipment your company is no longer using to be wiped, repaired and then donated to vulnerable communities in the borough, including refugees and homeless shelters.

Preferred items include smart devices such as laptops, tablets, and mobile phones, but our fixers accept most electronic items, from coffee machines to game consoles.

To learn more or donate a device today, visit Ready, Tech, Go or SocialBox.Biz.


Offer work space

Finding physical spaces in London can be challenging for local community-focused organisations with low budgets.

Got space to give?

Repair hubs and cafes, such as Restart Parties, are locally run events in community spaces to offer free or low-cost repair services for electronics, textiles and furniture.

Visit the Restart website to learn more about what it takes to throw a Restart Party, or email ugo@therestartproject.org.

Alternatively, reach out to us via the H&F Climate Alliance contact form if you can offer the use of a meeting room or other forms of physical space across the borough.


Fund a Library of Things

From carpet cleaners to ice cream makers, Hammersmith & Fulham’s Library of Things is providing hundreds of people with high quality equipment at rental costs as low as £1 per day.

H&F’s first Library of Things opened its doors in Hammersmith’s Livat shopping centre, just in time for London Climate Action Week 2022.

Help us fund more libraries across the borough to help create a less wasteful borrow-don’t-buy culture during the cost-of-living crisis.

To find out how to get involved, visit the Hammersmith Library of Things website or email juliana@libraryofthings.co.uk.


Support electrical repair workshops and programmes

Team Repair offers dedicated kits and learning materials for schools, councils and clubs for children 7+. Children can also take part in a 12 month programme that exposes them to key science, technology and repair skills.

By tinkering with a new gadget every month, children will get hands-on experience with a wide range of technologies, learn how to perform some of the most common repair, and use some of the most important tools.

Four levels of complexity teaching tech basics like buttons and electricity, to advanced topics like displays, solar panels and wireless communication.

Powered by an app to guide children through repairs, teach science concepts and encourage them to help each other solve problems.

If you are interested in becoming an educational partner, or you would like to support the team, reach out to anais@team.repair.



Join the Repair Directory

We want to help put your repair business on the map.

If you are an electrical repair shop based in Hammersmith & Fulham, why not join the Repair Directory?

Suggest your business for the Repair Directory today.

On average, a third of the carbon emissions a person produces come from the things we buy and use which includes the food and drink consumed.

Recycling alone isn’t enough; we need to reduce the amount of things we buy, use and throw away.

Our vision for 2030 is to reduce the borough’s consumption-based emissions from the things we buy and use, including electricals, food, textiles and plastic, by two thirds, and encourage people to make sustainable choices so that little is thrown away, and goods and materials have a second life through reuse, repair and recycling.


West Central London Fixers events have now resumed. Join us at the next event on 21st May.

Become an Electronic Repair Party volunteer

Does your company build and fix?

Or do you have skills that you could pass onto others in the community to help drive a circular economy?

Use your volunteer days to support the West Central London Fixers to teach new skills and help fix your fellow residents’ slow or broken electronic devices at our monthly Electronic Repair Party at Hammersmith Livat.

Whether it’s a smashed phone, silent alarm clock or faulty toaster – repairing rather than replacing electronic goods helps reduce the amount of waste we produce and reduce H&F carbon footprint.

No previous experience required - learn and ask questions while observing our experienced fixers on the day. However, volunteer fixers should be able to help out on a regular basis, not for one-off events only.

To sign up or request more information, contact Alex Horn on wcl.fixers@gmail.com.

Or book your slot to get your electronics fixes for free at www.lbhf.gov.uk/electronic-repair-party.


Donate a device

Donate unwanted office equipment your company is no longer using to be wiped, repaired and then donated to vulnerable communities in the borough, including refugees and homeless shelters.

Preferred items include smart devices such as laptops, tablets, and mobile phones, but our fixers accept most electronic items, from coffee machines to game consoles.

To learn more or donate a device today, visit Ready, Tech, Go or SocialBox.Biz.


Offer work space

Finding physical spaces in London can be challenging for local community-focused organisations with low budgets.

Got space to give?

Repair hubs and cafes, such as Restart Parties, are locally run events in community spaces to offer free or low-cost repair services for electronics, textiles and furniture.

Visit the Restart website to learn more about what it takes to throw a Restart Party, or email ugo@therestartproject.org.

Alternatively, reach out to us via the H&F Climate Alliance contact form if you can offer the use of a meeting room or other forms of physical space across the borough.


Fund a Library of Things

From carpet cleaners to ice cream makers, Hammersmith & Fulham’s Library of Things is providing hundreds of people with high quality equipment at rental costs as low as £1 per day.

H&F’s first Library of Things opened its doors in Hammersmith’s Livat shopping centre, just in time for London Climate Action Week 2022.

Help us fund more libraries across the borough to help create a less wasteful borrow-don’t-buy culture during the cost-of-living crisis.

To find out how to get involved, visit the Hammersmith Library of Things website or email juliana@libraryofthings.co.uk.


Support electrical repair workshops and programmes

Team Repair offers dedicated kits and learning materials for schools, councils and clubs for children 7+. Children can also take part in a 12 month programme that exposes them to key science, technology and repair skills.

By tinkering with a new gadget every month, children will get hands-on experience with a wide range of technologies, learn how to perform some of the most common repair, and use some of the most important tools.

Four levels of complexity teaching tech basics like buttons and electricity, to advanced topics like displays, solar panels and wireless communication.

Powered by an app to guide children through repairs, teach science concepts and encourage them to help each other solve problems.

If you are interested in becoming an educational partner, or you would like to support the team, reach out to anais@team.repair.



Join the Repair Directory

We want to help put your repair business on the map.

If you are an electrical repair shop based in Hammersmith & Fulham, why not join the Repair Directory?

Suggest your business for the Repair Directory today.

Page last updated: 03 May 2023, 02:37 PM