Tool Sharpener – Repair Cafe

The Repair Cafe in Uckfield is a part of Sussex Support Services based in Victoria Pleasure Ground. Set up to help counter the culture of throwing items away the moment something goes wrong, they repair a whole range of household items people bring along. Their categories include: clothes/textiles, bicycles, electrical appliances, computers/software issues, general woodwork, tool sharpening, general maintenance on furniture and wooden objects.

It is held at Victoria Pavilion on the 4th Saturday of every month, except for December.

Are you a practical person, good at sharpening a range of metal tools, from garden shears to chef’s knives? Would you be happy doing this once a month for local folk as part of our repair team?

Uckfield Repair Café are seeking such a person to join our group of nearly thirty repairers, specifically to help sharpen tools that are brought in by our customers to our monthly drop in sessions.

This is the perfect opportunity for someone wanting to do something practical to help local people repair and improve their items, and join in with the amazing work that goes on at the repair café.

There is no age limit but applicants will need to be experienced in doing this job safely. We have a few hand tool such as files and sharpening stones, but we also encourage our repairers to bring their own equipment that they are familiar with. All volunteers give their time freely, but any pre‑agreed legitimate out of pocket expenses for tools and materials involved in the task will be met out of voluntary donations from our customers.

The sessions are on the 4th Saturday of each month (except for December). We set up from 9am for the public attend between 9.30 and 12.30, and we clear up by 1pm.

For more information please either come in and see us at Wealden Volunteering, or call us on  or email us at offic