Repair Evening Stories: Meet Jackie

In April 2019 we had a visit from Jackie and her husband who came along to our furniture repair evening with her Grandmother's sewing table.

Repair Evening Stories: Meet Tim

In April Tim attended our furniture repair session to mend an old card table.

Repair Evening Stories: Meet Kirsty

Kirsty initially attended a two day Upholstery workshop at the Edinburgh Remakery in July 2019, and then came along to one of our free repair sessions to get help fixing the wooden frames of some well-loved chairs.

Repair Evening Stories: Meet Debbie

Debbie attended a drop-in repair evening in September 2019 after having heard about them during a private party she had arranged at the Remakery earlier in the year.

Repair Evening Stories: Meet Steve

Steve attended our drop-in repair evening December after having seen a post advertising the service on the Edinburgh Remakery Facebook page.

Leith's Good with Food: Meet Gurcharn Singh

Visiting the Sikh temple kitchens in Sheriff Brae, Leith, there’s a poster on the wall that tells you everything you need to know about the Sikh attitude to food waste. It says “Please don’t waste Guru Ka Langar. Take only what you can eat”

Leith's Good with Food: Meet Irene

Irene Mosota is one of the four Leithers featured in the upcoming ‘Leith’s good with food’ campaign for Changeworks' Zero Waste Leith project to help reduce food waste and increase food recycling.

Meet a Zero Waste Business: The Edinburgh Remakery

The Edinburgh Remakery is an award-winning social enterprise based in Leith. They were the first business to join the Business Charter when it launched in August 2018. We spoke to Stephanie Bowring, Communications Manager at the Edinburgh Remakery, to find out more about their how the business charter has helped the Remakery.