The Force comes to Hungerford

We get to see many things at Hungerford Repair Café, but we were surprised when a young Jedi knight came in with a troublesome lightsaber. Our Force expert, Jeremy Wyatt soon had the lightsaber working as shown, so the young knight was able to return home to complete her mission.

On a more serious note, this does show that our expert fixers can turn their hands to a wide range of technical problems. Another problem was a toddler’s buggy with a failed brake. Fortunately, we were able to make the buggy safe while waiting for a new part. Other items repaired were a digital photo frame, leather gloves, a glass angel, a shooting stick and several toasters, vacuum cleaners and items of clothing. We estimate that this one event lasting just 2.5 hours has saved items weighing about 90 Kg from being sent to landfill or recycling.

If you have something that needs fixing, or are just curious, come along to the next Hungerford Repair Café on 15th November from 10 am until 12:30 at the Croft Hall. If you would like to help, send us an email at hungerfordrepaircafe@gmail.com. You can also find more information by searching for Hungerford Repair Café on Facebook and Instagram.