Reuse and Repair

Come along and be inspired by new ways to reuse, repair, recycle, upcycle and repurpose your household goods, clothes, beloved and everyday items at our Reuse and Repair Fairs, which will tour Waltham Forest in 2024!    

Reuse and Repair Fair  

Sunday 30 November from 12 to 4pm 

Free entry 

Venue:  Big Creative Academy, 38 Clifton Avenue, Walthamstow, E17 6HL 

More details on the November Reuse and Repair Fair

At the September Fair there will be a special focus on reuse, repurposing and repair for the outdoors, including tool sharing, play and community gardening. 

This is a free event devised for families and residents. 

The Reuse and Repair Fair is produced by Artillery CIC in partnership with the Leytonstone Toy Library, Forest Recycling Project, Forest Fixers and Waltham Forest Council’s Climate Emergency Team. 

Would you like to do more to shop ethically and perhaps more cost effectively?  Buying reused, reclaimed, second hand, preloved things or borrowing them is an excellent way to reduce your household's environmental impact and very often to save quite a bit of money too.  Repairing things we already own, whenever we can, is also really good for the environment and the pocket.  

Waltham Forest Council and Forest Recycling Project want to help you to do more. We have created the Repair and Reuse Directory so you can find local repair experts and pre-loved items.  

To find an event happening near you, visit our events page or other local resources including social media, Eventbrite, local newspapers or the Waltham Forest News.  

For those wanting to find their own solutions, Youtube and Wikihow are great resources. You can search for general repair skills lessons or look for ways to resolve a specific repair problem.  

Dr Bike will help you with repairing your bicycle.  They regularly hold free events in the borough.  Find out more on our Cycle Training, Safety and Maintenance page.