Laptop on its last legs? Tablet playing tricks? Don’t chuck it - FixIt! 70% of discarded laptops are reusable and need only basic repairs. Brent Fixing Factory has opened their doors to fix laptops and tablets which would otherwise end up as electronic waste. Situated in the heart of Abbey Road Household Reuse and Recycling... Continue Reading →
Design it yourself Half term workshop
Send your kids along to learn how to turn an old t-shirt into friendship bands, keyrings or a shopping bag!* at Acton Gardens Community Centre on Tuesday 31st May from 1-3pm at £2 per child. Aimed at over fives. Toyah from @designityourself will run this great workshop REDUCE ♻️ REUSE ♻️ UPCYCLE! * Bring in... Continue Reading →
Trash and Treasure markets back Sunday 29 May
Trash and treasure vintage markets are back, last Sunday of the month at Brentham Club.
Clothes Repair May Workshops
Come along to Ealing Repair Cafe and learn how mend to your favourite clothes. Ealing Repair Cafe teaches people to darn or patch clothes and textiles. By mending and extending the life of clothes creates a circular economy for clothes, and a move away from fast disposable fashion. We run monthly gatherings around Ealing and... Continue Reading →
The Big Plastic Count May 16 to 22- Take part and give plastic the big heave ho!
Plastic is everywhere, and despite our best efforts to recycle, much of it ends up in the oceans and on the land. Greenpeace's Big Plastic Count is a way to break the cycle, gathering data to help the UK government adopt the strongest targets to reduce plastic waste. We are inviting schools, community groups, businesses... Continue Reading →
Hanwell Hootie’s is back & tackling plastic
DRASTIC ON PLASTIC The Hanwell Hootie music festival is back and so is it's Hootie/Marshall branded reusable plastic cup, which is £1 when you purchase your first drink. This cup can be refilled when you purchase another drink in any of the Hootie Venues! Hanwell Hootie: Largest Free one day music festival in London As... Continue Reading →
Patch, Darn and Natter – 25 April 2022
Need help to patch or darn your clothes? Ealing Clothes Repair Cafe can help teach and support you. Next Monday 25 April we have morning and evening patch, darn and natter drop in sessions. We are at Happy coffee in Northfields between 10 am and 12 noon. In the evening we are at OPEN Ealing... Continue Reading →
Recycle Fabrics Using Kantha Stitch : A Two Day Course
Do you have a collection of fabrics that have memories or stories associated with them? Learn how to recycle fabrics using Kantha Stitch. Kantha is a style of stitching found in Indian embroidery. Traditionally Bengali women layered together old discarded clothing with the simple kantha style stitching to make a bedspread or bed cushion. They... Continue Reading →
Clearing out your wardrobe for spring?
Donate clothes you once loved to Traid collection. Ealing Council has partnered with TRAID and West London Waste to make it easier and quicker to recycle textiles and electrical waste. TRAID will collect from your property for free: ClothesPaired shoes - tie pairs of shoes togetherBags, belts and other accessoriesBric a bracLinen - eg sheets,... Continue Reading →
Acton Gardens Children Workshops in April
Reduce, Reuse & Upcycle Come along to Ealing Gardens Community Centre childrens holiday workshops in South Acton. Get your children along and let them explore their creative side & learn how to turn something old into something new. No experience necessary Make your own DIY-Dye: turn a t-shirt into yarn & accessories 👚 Tue 5... Continue Reading →