{"id":1655,"date":"2024-08-04T14:22:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T13:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guisboroughecogroup.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:54:17","slug":"eco-group-repair-cafe-27-07-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guisboroughecogroup.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/08\/04\/eco-group-repair-cafe-27-07-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco Group Repair Cafe 27.07.24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fun at the Teddy Bear Hospital<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guisborough and District Eco Group Repair Cafe. Saturday July 27th had its first Repair Cafe soft toy hospital. I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve had this much fun since we were kids. Bear repairs made the children happy and happiness is infectious. We want to do it again next month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All smiles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jemma and Yvonne smiled as they held up the board covered with advertising for the Group and the Repair Cafe. They had plenty to smile about. We had advertised the soft toy and teddy hospital and expected lots of much loved but poorly teddies. The board was left at the door to let visitors know that the hospital was inside and the ladies went in to set up the ‘hospital’ beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Posing before treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A few bears were flat out<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The volunteers are treating well loved teddy bears to some extra TLC. Applying plasters and patches or stitches they made them well for their delighted owners. Bear repairs made the children happy and happiness is infectious. We want to catch it again next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teddies returned to their owners and one resting, waiting to be picked up.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were pleased to see all the toys as well as the usual clothing repairs. The Repair Cafe has grown in popularity and the volunteers aim to add other activities in the future. They are talking about using Curtain Boutique remnants to make things like lavender bags, hand and neck and body warmers and draft excluders. They also plan to give children and adults lessons in needlecraft – nothing too complicated, but that will give learners confidence to pick up a needle and sew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim of the Group is to improve sustainability and repairing items so they can be reused is really sustainable. We need more volunteers. We would like you to come along, see what you think and volunteer if you can. No commitment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIPS PLEASE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any money and energy saving tips? Do you know any groups or businesses that do things to help the community to save money or save waste? You can post them on the Eco Group Facebook page or email them to Fred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples recently posted on Facebook are The Darlington Building Society, Curtain Boutique and Chaloner Street Coffee House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RESCUING<\/strong> HEDGEHOGS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Anne, who has been rescuing hedgehogs for many years, is our speaker at the meeting on Monday, August 5th. She can tell us of her many experiences, including getting a hedgehog highway constructed in New Marske. It is a system of tunnels to allow hedgehogs safe passage through gardens of new homes. She can importantly remind us what we can do to encourage them into our gardens and keep them safe.\u00a0
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Copyright \u00a9 2024 by Fred Page<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On behalf of the Eco Group <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(recently renamed GUISBOROUGH and District ECO GROUP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best wishes from Jemma and Fred<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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