A local repair cafe will host its second event this weekend.

St Thomas's Repair Cafe will return on Saturday 14 November, with volunteer repairers on hand to fix items brought along by members of the public.

The cafe is the first to launch as part of the Chester Repair Cafe Collective, a new project led by Friends of the Earth Chester and District.

Having established Chester Repair Cafe in 2024, the group is now looking to expand its work and encourage more people across the area to embrace repairing and reusing everyday items.

Earlier this year, Kerry and Hannah from Chester Repair Cafe attended the Parliamentary Repair Cafe at the Palace of Westminster in March, where they called for policies to make repairing everyday possessions easier.

St Thomas's Repair Cafe launch attracted a variety of unusual items for repair, including a limping Nativity camel, a grandmother clock, a DJ's turntable, and the Lord Mayor's Chain of Office - which received a close-up quality inspection.

The expansion of the repair cafe movement comes amid growing concerns about waste and consumption.

As the world's second-largest producer of waste electrical and electronic equipment, the UK is also a major contributor to the fast fashion crisis.

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The cafe is the first to launch as part of the Chester Repair Cafe Collective (Image: supplied)

Kerry, project lead for Chester Repair Cafe Collective, said: "It's fantastic to see the Repair Cafe movement growing in our area, as well as nationally.

"They're wonderful events to be part of and it's really exciting to have a new Repair Cafe in Chester, especially being so close to our university and student community. "

Rev'd Anne-Marie Naylor of St. Thomas's Church added: "St Thomas's is an Eco-church; we love helping people and we love the environment.

"Repair Cafe's are a brilliant way to help people make things last, save money and perhaps learn some new skills to pass on. All that and cake too!"

People interested in getting involved with the cafe can email [email protected].

Anyone with an item in need of repair is invited to bring it along to St Thomas's Church, 3 Cheyney Road, Chester, CH1 4AG, on Saturday 14 November at 10.30am.