International REPAIR DAY Saturday 19th October
The first Repair Café started 15 years ago in Amsterdam and now there are more than 500 Repair Cafés in the UK. October 19th is a special day as Presteigne local group aligns with other groups in the UK and around the world to help prevent waste and rejuvenate the culture of ‘make do and mend’.
Regular Monthly Presteigne Repair Event, third Saturday of each month, 10am – 12 noon
Youth Centre, Hereford Street, Presteigne. Contact Anne on 01544 267997
Presteigne Repair Café is run by volunteers, powered by skilled people and funded entirely by donations from their appreciative ‘customers’. These funds are used for venue hire, insurance, PAT testers or equipment servicing so if you have household or garden items in need of some TLC, take them along to the Repair Café.
Apple Pressings – 26th October
It’s time to pick up those apples and get yourselves ready for Kington Kleen’s two annual public juicing opportunities. If you have enough fruit you could even borrow the equipment. Click here for more information.
KLEEN Community Shop Fundraising Week – 30th Oct.to 5th Nov.
Bring your pre-loved stuff on Tuesday 29th October. Contact kingtonkleen@gmail.com for more information and to offer help with the rota for running the shop.
“What on Earth” – Winter Talks programme
The first in this series of talks inspired by the maps involved in Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) studies will be:
Geology Rocks
Geoff Steel presents the underlying rockscape.
5th November 7pm at Huntingdon Village Hall
These maps show the underlying Geology, Soils, Water, Flora & Fauna of the land to inform future options. Each inspiring speaker will illustrate their special knowledge of these layers, the better to help us understand. Click here for details.
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