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Repair Cafe – Saturday 12th October

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The Repair Café gives people’s broken or worn-out possessions a new lease of life! See people like yourself rebuilding, repairing and recycling cherished items that might otherwise be thrown away. Open again in our ECO-Action Hub.

Please register here if you wish to bring something for repair to reserve your time-slot: Or feel free to email the Repair Café team on repair.maidenhead@gmail.com.

We open from 10:00 to 15:00. Repair skills available at this next event include:
– small electrical items (excludes microwaves and large items)
– laptops/computers, phone repairs (except screen repairs)
– IT assistance(e.g. anti-virus, software updates)
– glass repairs, book binding, fixing picture frames
– basic woodwork, small furniture items
– sewing and mending, textiles repairs

We aim to fix anything, our volunteers love to solve problems!

Look out for our future dates in 2024!

SOLAR PANELS – ARE THEY FOR YOU?

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Come to our SOLAR PANELS QUESTION TIME on Saturday October 19th 2024 

WHY COME?

This is your chance to hear our expert panel answer your questions about solar panels. The panel includes two installers, and two experienced solar panel owners;

  • Real life examples of installing PV/Solar panels to generate electricity
  • How to get the best out of your existing system: tips & experiences
  • Using battery storage with PV/Solar & taking advantage of off-peak tariffs
  • All presented with real life figures, savings & tips by users and experts!.

WHEN AND WHERE:

  • SATURDAY 19th OCTOBER from 1100 to 1230
  • In the ECO Action Hub in the Nicholson Centre
  • ECO Action Cake & Coffee also being served!

WANT TO ASK A QUESTION: Want to ask a question in advance? Please click this link

We look forward to seeing you there for what we hope will be a very interesting and interactive ‘question-time’ conversation !

THIS WEEK: Repair Cafe – Saturday 14th September

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The Repair Café gives people’s broken or worn-out possessions a new lease of life! See people like yourself rebuilding, repairing and recycling cherished items that might otherwise be thrown away. Open again in our ECO-Action Hub.

Please register here if you wish to bring something for repair to reserve your time-slot: Or feel free to email the Repair Café team on repair.maidenhead@gmail.com.

We open from 10:00 to 15:00. Repair skills available at this next event include:
– small electrical items (excludes microwaves and large items)
– laptops/computers, phone repairs (except screen repairs)
– IT assistance(e.g. anti-virus, software updates)
– glass repairs, book binding, fixing picture frames
– basic woodwork, small furniture items
– sewing and mending, textiles repairs

We aim to fix anything, our volunteers love to solve problems!

Look out for our future dates in 2024!

SOLAR PANELS – ARE THEY FOR YOU?

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Come to our SOLAR PANELS QUESTION TIME on Saturday October 19th 2024 

WHY COME?

This is your chance to hear our expert panel answer your questions about solar panels. The panel includes two installers, and two experienced solar panel owners;

  • Real life examples of installing PV/Solar panels to generate electricity
  • How to get the best out of your existing system: tips & experiences
  • Using battery storage with PV/Solar & taking advantage of off-peak tariffs
  • All presented with real life figures, savings & tips by users and experts!.

WHEN AND WHERE:

  • SATURDAY 19th OCTOBER from 1100 to 1230
  • In the ECO Action Hub in the Nicholson Centre
  • ECO Action Cake & Coffee also being served!

WANT TO ASK A QUESTION: Want to ask a question in advance? Please click this link

We look forward to seeing you there for what we hope will be a very interesting and interactive ‘question-time’ conversation !

HELP US BE EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL WITH EVENTS!

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We’ve been busy building & running events for months. Our teams work well – but now we need someone to be our event ‘focal point’ to ‘co-ordinate’ our events, our teams, our partner-events and just ‘pull it all together’.

We’re NOT looking for someone to run events (unless you’d like to do that too): We’re definitely looking for a (volunteer) coordinator. Could that be you?

If you’ve an interest in climate & the environment, want to ‘do something that makes a difference’ and have even some organisational capability we’d love to talk to you. Come into the Hub, reach out to us here, or come to one of our events and see us!

CLOTHES-SWAP: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

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SWAP DON’T SHOP! £30 million worth of clothes sit unworn in the UK’s wardrobes* so why not swap them? We are working again with “Saf’s Swap Shop”, with another clothing swap event in our Hub with the main Swap on 30th November!

Why a Clothes Swap? EVERY swap of an unwanted piece of clothing extends it’s lifecycle and reduce it’s carbon footprint! Fashion enthusiasts can exchange up to 10 unwanted items for preloved clothes, accessories and shoes for less than £1 per item!

Shop other people’s wardrobes and help reduce excess clothing waste. You’re not just swapping but upgrading clothes from ones you don’t wear to ones you will! NB: This is a swap for adults’ clothes, we may run a children’s clothes swap at a later date.

How it works: Bring up to 10 items of clothing, accessories and shoes to swap. Saf’s Swap Shop accepts all shapes, styles and sizes provided they are freshly cleaned and in good condition.

Bring your clothes in to the Hub on the “drop-off” dates, and come to the Swap on Saturday 30th from 13:00 – 16:00. Go home with a new wardrobe of clothes … !

What happens next? Once dropped off, items are exchanged for relevant tokens. For fairness, there’s a tiered token system: bronze, silver and gold. Items are categorized by type, brand, RRP and condition. Swappers receive tokens to exchange for preloved items.

Drop off Dates & Times

  • Thursday 28th November between 11am – 2pm
  • Saturday 30th November between 11am -12pm 

Clothes Swap Date & Time:

  • Saturday 30th November between 13:00 – 16:00

Tickets: Tickets to Saf’s Swap Shop are £8 (plus booking fee) per person with 20% of each ticket sale donated to the ECO Action Hub. Purchase tickets via Eventbrite: Click Here

WE NEED YOUR IDEAS!

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We’re planning a series of events for this autumn/winter on saving energy, saving you money and reducing your carbon footprint. We would love to know what you’re interested in.

We’ve built a short survey which you can take here: ECO Action Carbon Events Survey

Thank you for taking time to complete the survey: We’ll use the feedback you give us to shape our events programme, and to better inform any other ECO Action projects or initiatives we may run.

Repair Cafe – Saturday 14th September

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The Repair Café gives people’s broken or worn-out possessions a new lease of life! See people like yourself rebuilding, repairing and recycling cherished items that might otherwise be thrown away. Open again in our ECO-Action Hub.

Please register here if you wish to bring something for repair to reserve your time-slot: Or feel free to email the Repair Café team on repair.maidenhead@gmail.com.

We open from 10:00 to 15:00. Repair skills available at this next event include:
– small electrical items (excludes microwaves and large items)
– laptops/computers, phone repairs (except screen repairs)
– IT assistance(e.g. anti-virus, software updates)
– glass repairs, book binding, fixing picture frames
– basic woodwork, small furniture items
– sewing and mending, textiles repairs

We aim to fix anything, our volunteers love to solve problems!

Look out for our future dates in 2024!

BUILD YOUR OWN JUNK JOURNAL!

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Want to have something that’s Eco-Smart to help record a holiday, a special event, plan your next big adventure or ‘simply’ for every-day mindfulness thoughts? Come and make a ‘Junk Journal’ from things around your house that you would probably throw away!

Take envelopes and paper to make the body of the journal. Decorate with pictures and designs from magazines, catalogues and food packaging. Add ‘bling’ using ribbons, beads and wool.

Please bring

  • 1 or more large envelope (C4/A4 size)
  • 5 or more smaller envelopes – any shape or colour
  • Magazines/catalogues, packaging with designs or words you fancy using.
  • If you them, great to add to your journal: beads, earrings, wool, ribbon or lace.
  • Glue sticks and scissors provided but feel free to bring your own.

Who’s it for & what’s it cost?

  • Children and adults of any age from 12 upwards!
  • We ask that parents stay with & accompany children.

No charge for the workshop but a donation to support the Hub is very welcome!

What Next?

  • Workshop runs on Saturday 5th October from 11:00 – 14:00
  • Spaces are limited to 20 so please book now: Eventbrite ticket here
  • If you turn up on the day & there is space we will do our best to fit you in!

This is upcycling at it’s best.

Young Eco Warriors: “Friday Club”

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Calling all young Eco Warriors in Maidenhead – Drop in to play in our child-friendly Eco Action Hub! Bring your friends and your parents or guardians to play too!

What’s happening: We’ve got singing, story-telling, drawing and a space to play!

Bring your Parents or Guardians too!

Who’s it for?

  • Up to age 4 1/2 during school term dates
  • Parents must stay & accompany children
  • Please leave a donation if possible at the Hub

What Next:

  • Drop In: Come to the Hub no booking required!
  • Dates: Fridays from September 6th to December
  • Timing: From 10:00 to 12:00 – no booking required
  • Where: Eco Action Hub, Nicholson Centre SL6 1LB

* We hope to have tea, coffee and snacks available by this date – to be confirmed!