{"id":4893,"date":"2025-09-04T14:35:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/?page_id=4893"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T08:13:49","slug":"repair-cafe-whitstable","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/repair-cafe-whitstable\/","title":{"rendered":"Repair Cafe Whitstable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_0139.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4962 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_0139-224x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_0139-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_0139.jpeg 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><u><b>WHITSTABLE REPAIR CAFE VOLUNTEERS ARE FEELING EXCITED!<br \/>\n<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Only a few days to go until Whitstable Repair Cafe reopens after a summer break at a new venue and with new dates!<\/p>\n<p>Join us at our first session back \u00a0on <b>Saturday 5th September<\/b>. We have moved to a new, larger location, \u00a0<b>St Alphege Church, High Street, Whitstable, CT5 1 AY.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Doors open at 10am and we run to 12.30pm with our busiest time 10am to 11.30am. It\u2019s generally quieter after 11.30am.<\/p>\n<p>Repairs are carried out by our talented team of repairers and we welcome a donation for each repair to support our running costs. Repairs undertaken include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>household gadgets<\/li>\n<li>garden tools<\/li>\n<li>kitchen knife and tool sharpening<\/li>\n<li>electrical items<\/li>\n<li>clothes and accessories<\/li>\n<li>beaded jewellery<\/li>\n<li>toys<\/li>\n<li>small ceramics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus, while you wait, you may want to visit our cafe area \u00a0so you can grab a coffee, biscuit or a piece of delicious home made cake. Parking is available at the nearby charity car park for a small donation.<\/p>\n<p>The Repair Cafe is run by volunteers from Whitstable and District Soroptimist International Club\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sigbi.org\/whitstable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.sigbi.org\/whitstable&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1768063788837000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2vo4G3iglb93JJko8Vi7ZD\">www.sigbi.org\/whitstable<\/a> and by talented volunteers from our local area. See all 2026 dates for Whitstable Repair Cafe below.<\/p>\n<p>For up to date information on repairers available at each session check us out at :<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: Repair Cafe Whitstable<\/p>\n<p>Instagram: repair_cafe_whitstable<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Email: whitstablerepaircafe2025@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>Website: www.sigbi.org\/repair-cafe<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_4916.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4960\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_4916.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_4912.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4957 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_4912.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_4912.jpg 765w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/whitstable\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_4912-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; WHITSTABLE REPAIR CAFE VOLUNTEERS ARE FEELING EXCITED! 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