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About Repair Cafe Orkney

Repair Cafe Orkney is a project supported and hosted by Greener Orkney. It is a pop-up social event where customers can bring things like clothes and household items to be repaired, and learn how to make repairs themselves with the team of friendly repairers.

Repair Cafe Orkney is part of a worldwide network of Repair Cafes. The first one launched in Amsterdam in 2007. Now there are thousands throughout the world – with two taking place regularly in Orkney. Our West Mainland Repair Cafe started in Spring 2025, followed by one in South Ronaldsay from Summer 2025.

As well as helping customers repair stuff the Repair Cafe volunteers offer a brew and some fabulous home-made cakes and biscuits! 

There is no charge for any repairs undertaken or advice given – customers donate what they can afford which keeps the Repair Cafes running.

When and where does Repair Cafe Orkney happen?

Repair Cafe Orkney has two pop-up events which happen monthly.

• Repair Cafe West Mainland: usually the third Saturday of the month at Stromness Community Centre, 10:00am

• Repair Cafe South Ronaldsay: usually the last Friday of the month at Cromarty Hall, St Margaret’s Hope 10:00am

For the latest information about upcoming events, and any changes to timing or venues, please check the Repair Cafe Orkney Facebook page for updates. You can also message the Repair Cafe Orkney team through Facebook.

Repair Cafe Orkney’s impact

As of January 2026, Repair Cafe Orkney has diverted 392kg of stuff from waste streams by repairing it and keeping it in use, which translates into 4 tonnes of C02 emissions prevented.

Find out more

The Repair Cafe Orkney team is always keen to support new Repair Cafes in other parts of Orkney. Have a look at Repair Cafe Orkney’s Facebook page to find out more, and drop us a line if you’re interested in setting one up.

Volunteer with Repair Cafe Orkney

If you’d like to volunteer at a Repair Cafe we’d love to hear from you. If you’re a repairer, that’s great, but even if you’re not, we also need people to welcome customers, allocate customers to repairers, and manage the refreshments (it’s a cafe, after all). Pop along to any of the repair cafe events and have a word with the event coordinator if you’re interested in volunteering. You can also fill in our Volunteer Enquiry Form and we will get in touch with you.

Contact Repair Cafe Orkney

Visit: www.facebook.com/RepairCafeOrkney

Email: repaircafeorkney@gmail.com