Fixing the stuff you already own is a great way to save money and help the planet. As a part of London Repair Week 2026, Ealing in March has these repair events and we would love to pop along.
- Friday, 6 March, Ealing Mencap Repair Week Workshop: For people with learning difficulties to join a workshop transforming old tote bags into drawstring bags. The workshop is lead by people by people with learning disabilities for people with learning disabilities. Book here
- Saturday 7 March, Family Fun at ReActon: Reuse and Repair Event: Come along for a fun, family-friendly day of reuse and repair. Get free school uniform, household paint and books. Learn how to mend clothes with Ealing Repair café. More details
- Saturday 7 March, Dr Bike sessions in Haven Green, W5 2UZ. From 10am to 1pm. Details here Free bike repair and advice service
- Saturday 7 March, Dr Bike sessions in Acton Market, The Mount, King Street, W3 9NW. From 2pm to 5pm. Details here Free bike repair and advice service
- Tuesday, 10 March, Ealing Clothes Mend and Natter at West Ealing Community Library, Melbourne Avenue, Ealing, London W13 9BT. From 2 pm-3.30pm. Hand powered Singer sewing machine available for suitable mends.* Reserve place All sessions are listed here What’s on – Ealing Repair Cafe.
- Saturday: 14 March, Dr Bike West Ealing Farmers Market, Leeland Road, Ealing W13 9HH. From 9am to midday. Details here Free bike repair and advice service
- Saturday: 14 March, Dr Bike Hanwell Clock Tower, Uxbridge road, W7 3SP. From 1pm to 4pm, 14 March. Details here Free bike repair and advice service
Please Contact Us if you have other events happening for Repair Week.
Two in three (64%) people in the UK say they have spent around £277 a year replacing items they think could have been repaired, according to new research published ahead of Repair Week 2026. Repair isn’t just for this week, its for all year round. We have many businesses and organisations in Ealing and London that offer services and support for repair.
Ealing Repair Cafe – Clothes
Ealing Repair Cafe teaches patching and darning clothes and textiles, to get the most of what we already have. They want to get more people valuing and wearing their clothes for longer and to move away from fast disposable fashion. Pop along to one of their friendly monthly gatherings. These sessions focus on repairing clothes and are held around Ealing, teaching mending techniques, giving suggestions and showing examples of repairs done by our community. Follow them on Eventbrite Ealing Repair Cafe and sign up to their email newsletter.
This year Ealing Repair Cafe receives The King’s Award for Voluntary Service, recognising the importance of what they offer to our community. Ealing Clothes Repair Cafe offer workshops, see Ealing Clothes Repair Workshops: Learn to Mend and Upcycle for more details. Support them and help them do more, by donating to the Ealing Repair Cafe Collectiv.
Library of things
Need some tools to help with your repairs? Why buy when you can borrow? Ealing Library of Things is based in Ealing Broadway where you can borrow items for your household needs.
Got a wobbly chair, ripped jeans, or a bike in need of fixing? Instead of spending more money on new stuff, rent the tools you need from Library of Things – it’s cheaper, greener, and easier than you think!
🛠️ At Ealing Library of things you can rent a:
- Drill, saw & other power tools
- Staple gun
- DIY & bike repair tool kits
- Sewing machine
Fix it, don’t ditch it – because small repairs make a BIG difference! Have you hired anything from Library of Things, share with us what you have borrowed?
In Ealing we have a Library of Things in Ealing Broadway, so give repair a go today Ealing Library of Things.
Support local repairers
Around Ealing, we have some great businesses offering repair, such as clothes repair, tools sharpening and small electrical repair.
- Sewing Machines: Ealing Repair cafe has a list of where you can get your sewing machine looked at Sewing machine Servicing and Care – Ealing Repair Cafe.
- Sharpening kitchen and garden tools: Renew Sharpening provides sharpening services around Ealing and Acton Home – Renew Sharpening Services
- London Repairs directory lists recommended businesses that offers repairs around London London Recycles | Repair Week.
- Restart lists local small electrical repair parties around London. As yet, we dont have a local group but we would love a local group set up, see Volunteer for Electrical Repair in Ealing.
Why is repair so important?
Waste is a big problem and causes local and internal problems around the world, as our ActForEaling Cut the Crap exhibition illustrates. 71% of Londoners surveyed said that they wanted to develop some repair skills to save cash, Why we care about repair: the importance of championing repair in our communities – ReLondon
In the UK, we discard 155,000 tonnes of electricals every year, instead of reusing or recycling them. That creates e-waste which poses a major threat to the environment, wildlife and to human health. The UK ranks second to Norway in the most e-waste produced a 2022 study has found.
The fashion industry is responsible for 8-10% of global emissions which contributes to climate change and UK shoppers buy more clothes than any other country in Europe. Water use is another big issue and cotton is very thirsty plant. For example, the making of a cotton t-shirt uses 2,700 litres of water, so lets make all those drops of water worth it by wearing it for longer.
Repair Week 2026
Join in with London Repair Week 2026 by coming along to one of the repair events running around Ealing and London. Repair Week highlights the importance of sustainability and shows how much money we can save if we take a little time to fix a repairable item instead of just binning it.