Article by Alana Sinclair Despite how things seem on the surface, I’m not anti-Christmas. Sure, I actively avoid the Christmas isle at the supermarket and avert my eyes from the ads, but it’s not because I harbour any ill will … Continued
Article by Chris Moller My dad would never own anything unless he understood how to repair it, and he would hardly ever throw anything away unless it had been repaired at least a couple of times. He said he never wanted … Continued
Article by Nicole Barton. Repair Cafes. ‘What a jolly good idea’ is what I think Sir David Attenborough said to me as I introduced him to the concept in April. My recollection is blurred by endorphins and adrenalin – this … Continued
CCF Volunteer Alice Vodden shares her top tips for plastic free shopping My top eight tips for plastic-free shopping Since September last year, my family and I have been living plastic-free. This began initially as a month-long challenge to try … Continued
Back on November 11th we attempted to hold the World’s Biggest Repair Café, a title which required beating the then current record holder’s 150 repairs. Needless to say, at 232 successful repairs, we completely smashed it. Feedback indicates … Continued
Chris Lee, the founder of Royston Repair Cafe (and the inspiration for much of the Repair Cafe growth throughout Cambridgeshire) has written a blog on his experience of taking part in the World’s Biggest Repair Cafe. This blog can be found … Continued
Tara Button is a former advertising executive and founder of ‘Buy Me Once‘, a site that gathers information about all the best quality and most durable products in one place. Tara hopes that ‘Buy Me Once’ will become a kite … Continued
Significant progress is being made in waste reduction, reuse and recycling across much of the developed world. In the UK, the recycling rate of household waste has quadrupled since the turn of the millennium and we and many other EU … Continued
Not only did CCF supporter Seigo and his bride, Romilde, organise a fantastic circular wedding but their story caught the imagination of the national press. As a result thousands of people from all over the UK were introuduced to the … Continued
Hundreds of sleek birds swooped around our kayak as Anne and I paddled to the Inner Hebrides. Their wing-tips skimmed the sea, hinting at their name – shearwaters. A third of the world population of Manx Shearwaters breed in burrows … Continued