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The BIG FIX – Any Day in May 2026!

The BIG FIX is back! 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 Devon County Council, sees 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 country for the sixth time, with over 60 Repair Cafés already registered to take part.

Repair Café Kenilworth is supporting The BIG FIX 2026 by holding an event on Saturday 16^th May 2-5pm at Abbey Hill United Reformed Church. Visitors are welcome to drop in with broken household items for our team of wonderful menders to fix.

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.

Repair Cafés are increasing in popularity as people are becoming more budget and environmentally conscious. They are organised and run by 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.

Last year over 140 repair cafés and 1448 volunteers took part, mending 2358 items and saving more than 63,000 kg CO2e. Many cakes and biscuits were served alongside many more cups of tea and coffee!

The BIG FIX 2026 is taking place across May to enable as many Repair Cafés as possible to take part.

You can find out more about our monthly Repair Café Kenilworth at Repair Café Kenilworth Facebook page.