The BIG FIX is back, and this time it's even bigger and better!

Running throughout the whole of May, The BIG FIX has one aim – to fix and breathe new life into as many broken things as possible.

The event, coordinated by Recycle Devon, sees skilled menders fix broken items such as electronics, garden equipment, clothing, jewellery, clocks and much more to give them a new lease of life.

Due to its huge success, The BIG FIX event is now nationwide across the British Isles for the third time, with over 77 Repair Cafés in Great Britain taking part.

Repair Café Kenilworth will be joining in, with its next café on Saturday 20 May (2-5pm at Abbey Hill United Reformed Church).

Locals are welcome to drop in with their items for repair and, working with the volunteers, see how to fix it.

The BIG FIX hopes to help people save money, not only by repairing old items but also passing on skills to fix their own items in the future.

Kenilworth Repair Café has a talented group of dedicated volunteers (image via Kenilworth Repair Café)

Repair Cafés are increasing in popularity as people are becoming more budget and environmentally conscious. Indeed, at Kenilworth's last café in April, organisers estimate that it would have cost over £1,000 to have replaced the items they fixed, quite apart from the energy saving from the manufacturing process.

As with all cafés, Kenilworth has a fabulous team of volunteers who offer their time and skills to help mend broken items and keep them in use for longer.

Volunteers also help greet visitors, supply tea and coffee and restock supplies of cakes and other tasty treats. It is a café after all!

Last year, 50 Repair Cafés and 580 volunteers took part in The BIG FIX, mending 1,100 items and saving 31 tonnes CO2. Over 830 cakes and biscuits were served alongside 1,000 cups of tea and coffee!

Kenilworth's organisers said they will be counting our cuppas too but not how many cakes they serve!

Find out more about Kenilworth Repair Café here.

And for more local events, head to our What's On section.