The Repair Shed
What Are Repair Sheds?
A place to make new friends and contacts, support and encourage each other and above all have fun!
The Repair Shed brings older men together to stay healthier and happier for longer by making, mending and learning. Our Repair Shed helps combat the challenges of isolation and the loss of social continuity associated with aging by providing a supportive environment in which older people who are practically minded and want to make things, do repairs, share skills and learn new ones.
The “Shedders” spend approximately 1/3 of their time on income generation through making items for sale and mending items that would otherwise go to landfill; 1/3 of their time on community projects (paid and unpaid) and 1/3 on their own personal projects.
Whilst the Shed movement was started by men, everyone is welcome, we even have a “Sewing Café” at our Redbourn Shed.
The Repair Sheds and Sewing Café run on the following days:
Monday, Wednesday and Fridays
Northchurch 10.00 am until 3 pm
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Redbourn 9.00 am until 2.00 pm
Wednesdays and Thursdays
Sunnyside 10.00am until 3.00 pm
Thursdays – Sewing Café
Redbourn 10am until 12.30pm
Northchurch, C/O Sunnyside Trust, Upper Allotments, New Road, Northchurch, HP4 1NJ
Redbourn, C/O St Luke’s Foundation School, Crouch Hall Lane, Redbourn, Hertfordshire, AL3 7ET
Sunnyside, C/O Sunnyside Trust, Hemel Food Garden, Two Waters Road Hemel Hempstead HP3 9BY
We make, create, upcycle, repair, restore a range of wonderful items, like our HedgeHog House, Bee Hotels, Bird Boxes, Garden Shelves, Chopping Boards this list goes on, all of these items are made from reused timber and other materials, the main goal is to keep as much as we can out of landfill, repair, re-use and recycle, both our motto and our creed.
Have a look here for a small range of some of the items we create. The larger items we make to order, but we have some hand crafted smaller items for sale immediatly at out offices in The Roundhouse Marlowes, and 48 Old High Street, Hemel, our head office of Community Action Dacorum. Call 01442 253935 and ask to speak with Tony or Matt
📢 Important Update Regarding Our Sewing Cafe 🧵
We want to let our wonderful Sewing Cafe attendees know that there will be a slight increase in the cost per session. Due to wider financial reasons, the price will now be £7.50 per session.
The Sewing Cafe, part of The Repair Shed initiative under Community Action Dacorum, continues to offer support for all levels to “make do & mend”, upcycle existing clothes and furnishings, or start from scratch using your own fabric and pattern.
Join us every Thursday from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm at St Luke’s School in Redbourn, AL3 7EU
You can still book your free space online and pay on the day.
Your contributions help support the vital work of The Repair Shed, which was started in 2015 and aims to reduce social isolation, provide creative spaces, and promote well-being in our community. As The Repair Shed celebrates its 10th Anniversary in 2025, your ongoing support is more important than ever.
We appreciate your understanding and continued support for this valuable community service.
For more information about the Sewing Cafe and The Repair Shed, please visit the Community Action Dacorum website.
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