Sustainable Suffield’s Repair Cafes have three new volunteer repair people called “fixers.”
Our greatest demand has been for sharpening services, and we’re grateful that two new volunteers have signed on: one specializes in chainsaw sharpening and another in sharpening knives, garden tools, shears, and scissors. Our third new fixer is a former industrial electrician, who focuses on repairing electrical appliances.
Sustainable Suffield will be hosting four Repair Cafes from 10 am to 2 pm at the Suffield Senior Center on the following Saturdays in 2026:
- January 24th
- March 28th
- June 27th
- October 17th
When you visit with broken items, please consider the following:
- For furniture that needs gluing, plan to come early to allow the glue to set up before we close at 2 pm.
- We impose a three-blade limit on sharpening. If you have more than three, you’ll need to re-register after we sharpen each set of three. That’s to give others an opportunity to have their blades sharpened.
- If you bring in multiple items to repair, you’ll need to register each item sequentially after each repair, again, out of fairness to others.
- We serve coffee, water and treats like cookies while you wait.
- We encourage donations, which help cover the costs of hosting Repair Cafes.
Fixers are not paid. They willingly offer their time for free to repair your home goods