enfinium awards Flintshire repair cafes over £4,000

The repair cafes are all located near its Parc Adfer facility in Deeside, North Wales.

The cafes are: Flint Town Hall Repair Cafe, Mold Repair Cafe, the St Mary Upton Village Repair Cafe, the Bagillt Community Library Repair Cafe, and the Buckley Repair Cafe.

The funding will go towards further tools, equipment and training materials  – alongside upskilling volunteers, funding for courses on PAT testing for electronics and tool sharpening.

St Mary Upton Village Repair Café said that it also plans to trial an initiative to give young people “hands on” experience in electronic repair.

To date, 12 Repair Cafés have received funding from enfinium’s “Repair Cafe Support Fund” of £60,000 over a three year-period since its launch in March 2024. The fund was set up to support cafés within a 30-mile radius of one of enfinium’s facilities in Kent, North Wales, West Yorkshire or the West Midlands.

The fund will reopen on 1 January 2025 and will accept applications until 31 May 2025. Cafes can apply for funding of up to £1,500 per annum. Applicants can visit its website or email communityfunding@enfinium.co.uk to find out more.

Philip Curds, head of ESG and sustainability at enfinium, said: “The UK must reduce the amount of waste it produces if we are to achieve a circular economy. Repair Cafes play a vital role in this, helping local communities reduce waste while simultaneously avoiding the cost of unnecessarily replacing household items. We are delighted to support the work of these five Repair Cafes which reduce overall carbon emissions and limit the amount of waste sent to climate-damaging landfill”.

Lesley Wood of Flint Town Hall Repair Cafe, added: “We’re delighted to have received funding from enfinium’s Repair Cafe Support Fund, which will allow us to further help our community repair their possessions. This support will enable us to fix even more items, helping people save money while encouraging a more sustainable lifestyle.

“Our cafe is about much more than just repairs – it’s about bringing people together to share skills, reduce waste, and make positive, lasting changes in how we approach everyday items. This funding means we can make an even bigger impact at a time when sustainable choices are more important than ever.”