Based in Kendal, Simply Repair aims to reduce the number of goods sent to landfill (domestic appliances, furniture, tools, clothes etc.), by running a monthly repair café that gives people easy access to repair services for their household items. The group wants repair to be the norm, instead of binning goods and buying new ones.

The group has a number of volunteer repairers who specialise in everything from electrics, sewing and darning, to basketry and bookbinding. They have repaired furniture, crockery, household appliances and are willing to have a go at anything. People who bring items for repair are also skilled up, so that they can repair their own items in the future.

The group is on the lookout for new volunteers to help support the running of the group, both skilled repairers, as well as people interested in administration and marketing