Repair cafés are helping local people choose a cheaper, greener option instead of just throwing something broken away.

I visited Parliament's Repair Café to celebrate the skilled volunteers in our part of Devon who stop hundreds of items going to waste by fixing them for free.

If you’ve damaged something and don’t how to fix it, I’d recommend you reach out to one of our local repair cafés such as Sidmouth Repair Café, Repair Café Exmouth, Topsham Repair Café, Budleigh Community Workshop, Axminster Repair Café, or the Repair Café in the Blackdowns.

We owe them a big thanks for all that they do to support local communities.