Be part of North Devon's Day of Action on Saturday 31st January. One day where we show what community action actually looks like. One day where every tiny piece of rubbish counted becomes evidence that informs data, campaigning and policy.

Turn up on the 31 Jan, at one of our organised community cleans, or do your own clean (please see below*) and let us know, and you could win a Dryrobe® or a Hydro Flask*!

• Northam Burrows (10am-12pm): Meet at Westward Ho! slipway

• Bideford Tarka Trail with the Green Party (11:30am): Meet at Bideford Station

• Instow Beach (11am-1pm): Meet at The Glorious Oyster, Sandhills car park

• Rock Park, Barnstaple (10am-12pm): Meet on Ladies Mile

• Newport, Barnstaple (10am-12pm): Meet in B&M car park

• Crow Point, Braunton (10am-12pm): Meet at Crow Point car park

• Croyde Beach (10am-12pm): Meet by the slipway

• Woolacombe Beach (10:30am-midday): Meet at Mill Rock

• Lee Bay, Ilfracombe (9:30am-11am): Meet at Lee Beach slip way

• Wildersmouth Beach, Ilfracombe (10am-12pm): Meet at the entrance to the beach

• Hele Bay, Ilfracombe (10am-12pm): Meet at the entrance to the beach

• Lynmouth (10am-12pm): Meet on the Esplanade in front of the Rhenish Tower, Lynmouth. Short stroll to Eastern Beach (family friendly).

• Lee Bay, Lynton (10am-12pm): Meet in the Exmoor National Park car park at Valley of Rocks, Lynton. 2km walk down to Lee Bay (for the more adventurous). 

For organisations, businesses and schools:

• Groups/community clubs: organise a clean in your local community on 31 Jan, we’ll supply gear & guidance.

• Schools & businesses: run your clean during the week leading up (Mon 26–Fri 30 Jan) so your community can still take part within your working hours.

• Drop us a line for details.

Data matters – what you collect and count gives real-world evidence for campaigning and for holding decision makers to account.

Please join us and help to make our fourth Day of Action the biggest yet!

*If you plan to do your own clean, please send us your data so that they can send it on to national databases. Email us and we will send you a simple form. Here is what info we’ll need from you: 

• How many KGs of waste you collected

• How many people took part

• How many plastic bottles collected

• How many coffee cups collected

• The most unusual find collected

*FREE PRIZE DRAW:

Win a Dryrobe® or a Hydro Flask!

Attending one of the above cleans? Send us a cool photo of yourself cleaning-up on the day along with the clean details.

Doing your own clean? Send us a cool photo of yourself at the clean, along with the location, how many bags of rubbish were collected, how many KGs of waste collected.

At TWO locations:
hand.plant Cafe, 76 High St, Ilfracombe EX34 9NQ and
Delta, Marlborough Rd, Ilfracombe EX34 9NG

Drop in anytime between 11am and 2pm and give your tired, torn or temperamental items a new lease of life. Every fix keeps something out of landfill, strengthens local know-how, and brings neighbours together.

What fixing services we usually offer:

• Sewing & fabric (please bring your own replacement buttons or zips)

• Bicycles (please bring your own replacment brake pads)

• Electrical (small household items)

• General repairs

• PAT Testing

All repairs are dependent on volunteer availability. If you’re unsure whether to bring something, please email us at least 48 hours before and we’ll check: info@earthactionnorthdevon.org 

A few notes:

• We’re a community repair space, not a professional service, so very complex or specialist items may be better handled elsewhere.

• Please stay while we work on your item. The Repair Cafe is about learning, connection and shared skills.

• All our repairers are volunteers and we will ask you to read and sign a disclaimer before we undertake your repair.

• Donations are welcome but never expected.

• Cake and hot drinks are always available to keep spirits high.

Want to volunteer?

We’d love more helpers, whether you mend things or simply enjoy welcoming people. No professional qualifications needed, just willing hands and a friendly heart.

About the Repair Cafe:

Ilfracombe Repair Cafe is part of Earth Action North Devon’s growing Repair Cafe network, run by the Earth Repair Shop and hosted by hand.plant Cafe and Delta and powered by local volunteers. Thanks to support from The National Lottery Community Fund, Repair Cafes are now running in Bishop’s Tawton, Braunton, South Molton and Ilfracombe.

Get some fresh air, feel good and do good! Come down and care for a part of our local National Landscape, UNESCO Biosphere and World Surf Reserve, anytime between 11am and 1pm.

✨ JANUARY 18th SPECIAL: Free workshop with Ecotribo's mini extruder! Discover how they find out what type of plastic each piece of waste is. Then turn beach plastics into recycled carabiners, giving discarded materials a second life. There will also be some giveaways for biggest batch found and weirdest!

🥤 FREE HOT DRINKS: these will be provided by Saunton Break Cafe (thank you!) down on the beach (rather than at the cafe). Please remember to bring your reusable cup if you have one!

🅿️ FREE PARKING: for all volunteers, pop in the shop when it’s time to leave and let them know you have been volunteering with us.

🧤 EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: gloves, litter pickers and bags. However, if you have your own, please bring it with you.

🦀 CITIZEN SCIENCE & LEARN ABOUT THE BEACH ENVIRONMENT: Coastwise volunteers will be on hand to help us deepen our understanding of the beach environment and support citizen science efforts relating to wildlife and beach cleans. We feed our data into national campaigns as much as possible (Surfers Against Sewage Million Mile clean and the Marine Conservation Society).

🧁 PRIZE DRAW: Be in with a chance of winning a family cream tea voucher at Saunton Sands Hotel at every clean.

This year’s beach cleans are being made possible by our ongoing partnership with Saunton stakeholders; Christie's Estates, Saunton Beach Enterprises Ltd, Saunton Break Cafe and Braunton Countryside Centre. The events continue to be supported by Saunton Surf Life Saving Club, Saunton Hotdoggers and we are excited to welcome Coastwise and Saunton Sands Hotel to the support team.

Drop in anytime between 10am and 1pm and give your tired, torn or temperamental items a new lease of life. Every fix keeps something out of landfill, strengthens local know-how, and brings neighbours together.

What we usually offer:

• Textile repairs: Zips (bring your own if a replacement is needed), buttons (please bring your own), simple alterations, darning and creative mends.

• Small electrical repairs: Radios, headphones, gadgets and other small items.

• Bicycle repairs: Bike checks and fixes by Baz from Pickwell Pedals.

• Mechanical help: Simple fixes for household or handheld mechanical items also supported by the Braunton Men’s Shed.
  

All repairs are dependent on volunteer availability. If you’re unsure whether to bring something, please email us at least 48 hours before and we’ll check: info@earthactionnorthdevon.org

A few notes:

• We’re a community repair space, not a professional service, so very complex or specialist items may be better handled elsewhere.

• Please stay while we work on your item. The Repair Cafe is about learning, connection and shared skills.

• All our repairers are volunteers and we will ask you to read and sign a disclaimer before we undertake your repair.

• Donations are welcome but never expected.

• Cake and hot drinks (including coffee from 51 Degrees North) are always available to keep spirits high.

Want to volunteer?

We’d love more helpers, whether you mend things or simply enjoy welcoming people. No professional qualifications needed, just willing hands and a friendly heart.

About the Repair Cafe:

Braunton Repair Cafe is part of Earth Action North Devon’s growing Repair Cafe network, hosted by the Museum of British Surfing and powered by local volunteers. Thanks to support from The National Lottery Community Fund, Repair Cafes are now running in Bishop’s Tawton, Braunton, South Molton and Ilfracombe.

Now at our new location in The Amory Centre! Drop in anytime between 10am and 12pm and give your tired, torn or temperamental items a new lease of life. Every fix keeps something out of landfill, strengthens local know-how, and brings neighbours together.

What we usually offer:

• Textiles: Zips (bring your own if a replacement is needed), buttons (please bring your own), simple alterations, darning and creative mends.

• Mechanical: Radios, headphones, gadgets and other small items.

• Jewellery: Simple repairs to necklaces, bracelets etc.

• Small electrical repairs: Radios, headphones, gadgets and other small items.

• Carpentry

• Sewing machines: Simple fixes and tune-ups

All repairs are dependent on volunteer availability. If you’re unsure whether to bring something, please email us at least 48 hours before and we’ll check: info@earthactionnorthdevon.org

A few notes:

• We’re a community repair space, not a professional service, so very complex or specialist items may be better handled elsewhere.

• Please stay while we work on your item. The Repair Cafe is about learning, connection and shared skills.

• All our repairers are volunteers and we will ask you to read and sign a disclaimer before we undertake your repair.

• Donations are welcome but never expected.

• Cake and hot drinks are always available to keep spirits high.

Want to volunteer?

We’d love more helpers, whether you mend things or simply enjoy welcoming people. No professional qualifications needed, just willing hands and a friendly heart.

About the Repair Cafe:

South Molton Repair Cafe is part of Earth Action North Devon’s growing Repair Cafe network, hosted by South Molton Town Council’s Amory Centre and powered by local volunteers. Thanks to support from The National Lottery Community Fund, Repair Cafes are now running in Bishop’s Tawton, Braunton, South Molton and Ilfracombe.

Get some fresh air and join the Plastic Free Woolacombe team and the National Trust and ND Silent Disco for a silent disco boogie down Woolacombe beach as you clean it!

Meet at Mill Rock

Equipment Provided

Upcoming dates:

****Keep an eye out for 2026 dates ****

See you there !

Any queries, contact Plastic Free Woolacombe via instagram message or Deborah on 07980625475

Join the repair revolution! 🌍💚

If you have any textiles or clothing, which need a minor repair, bring it along and our skilled volunteers will mend it. This is a free service (although donations are always welcome).

Come along to The Church of St John the Baptist anytime between 10am and 1pm.

👉Please note:

We are not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring us ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop us a message if you’re not sure.

☕The cafe will be open serving cake and hot drinks, should you wish to purchase, but there is no pressure or expectation to buy.

💸 This is a FREE service! Donations are welcome but not expected.

💚 We'd love it if you could stay whilst we repair your items, our cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

👖Please bring any zips or button etc. that you’d like to be used.

❓Any question or enquiries, please contact us (ideally at least 48 hours before the event to allow us time to read and respond)

📆 UPCOMING BISHOP’S TAWTON & OTHER REPAIR CAFES 📆

Our Bishop's Tawton Repair Cafes are held on the FIRST Wednesday EVERY OTHER month from 10am -1pm AND we hold repair cafes in other towns which are listed in this What’s On Guide.

Keep an eye out for 2026 dates

🙋‍♀️VOLUNTEER WITH US 🙋‍♀️

If you have useful repair skills and would like to help out with our cafes, we’d love to hear from you. If you could help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day

Find out more about volunteering with us.

🙏THANKS AND PLANS 🙏

Our Bishop's Tawton Repair Cafe is a partnership project, part of Earth Action North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network, hosted by Church of St John the Baptist, with the support of volunteers from the local community.

Thanks to previous funding for other Repair Cafes in the area from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.

Get some fresh air and join the Plastic Free Woolacombe team and the National Trust and ND Silent Disco for a silent disco boogie down Woolacombe beach as you clean it!

Meet at Mill Rock

Equipment Provided

Upcoming dates:

Christmas Eve 2025 10am-12.30pm

****Keep an eye out for 2026 dates ****

See you there !

Any queries, contact Plastic Free Woolacombe via instagram message or Deborah on 07980625475

Join the repair revolution! 🌍💚

Come along anytime 10am-1pm!

SERVICES AVAILABLE;

MEN’S SHED won’t be at our repair cafe this month with their usual PAT testing and other handyman-type skills, but they will open as usual every Thursday.

👕 Textiles repairs (always available)
Such as replacing zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), darning teddy bears, simple alterations, visible darning

We also aim to offer:

• Small electrical repairs such as radios, headphones, cameras

• The Pickwell Foundation’s ‘Pickwell Pedals’ Basic Bike Service and Repairs

• IT Support and fixes

AND because it’s nearly Christmas (don’t panic):

• Turn your jumper into a Christmas jumper with our volunteer Lee.

• We also have a Christmas Jumper Swap. Because sustainability is Christmas chic.

However, as we rely on volunteers, we can't always guarantee that all these skills will be available.
If you have any questions, please contact us at least 48 hours before the event to give us time to respond.

👉Please note:

We are not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring us ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop us a message if you’re not sure.

☕We will also be serving cake and hot drinks to keep you refreshed while you watch and learn. 

🧵If you are unsure on whether to bring an item or not - please contact us and we will run it by our sewing stars to see what we can do.

Donations are welcome but not expected.

💚 We'd love it if you could stay whilst we repair your items, our cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

📆UPCOMING BRAUNTON REPAIR CAFES 📆

Dates for 2026 yet to be confirmed

🙋 VOLUNTEER WITH US 🙋

We are always on the lookout for a few more volunteers, either to share their mending skills at the Cafes or to help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day. You don’t need to be a professional seamstress or upholsterer or mechanic to volunteer - just someone with some basic skills who is happy to share what they know. There is no pressure to undertake any repairs that you are not confident with.

Find out more about volunteering with us.

🙏THANKS AND FUTURE PLANS🙏
Our Braunton Repair Cafe is a partnership project, part of Earth Action North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network, hosted by the Museum of British Surfing, with the support of volunteers from the local community.

Thanks to previous funding from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.

Get some fresh air, feel good and do good! Come down anytime between 11am and 1pm.

FREE HOT DRINKS - this year, these will be provided down on the beach rather than at the cafe (still with thanks to Saunton Break Cafe). Remember to bring your reusable cups!

FREE PARKING - for all volunteers, pop in the shop when it’s time to leave and let them know you have been volunteering with us.

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED - gloves, litter pickers and bags. However, if you have your own, please bring it with you.

Keep an eye out for 2026 dates

This year’s beach cleans are being made possible by our ongoing partnership with Saunton stakeholders; Christie's Estates, Saunton Beach Enterprises Ltd, Saunton Break Cafe, Braunton Countryside Centre. The events continue to be supported by Saunton Surf Life Saving Club, Saunton Hotdoggers, National Landscapes and local Surfers Against Sewage reps.

We will also attempt to run a MCS Survey or a brand audit, depending on the amount of volunteers/conditions. Please make yourself known if you want to help with these surveys.

Join the repair revolution! 🌍💚 Come along anytime 11am-2pm to Hand:Plant Cafe and Delta on Ilfracombe High Street to bring your items back to life, learn new skills, save money and the planet! 

From 2025, Ilfracombe Repair Cafe is now operated by the wonderful Earth Repair Shop team with support from us at Earth Action North Devon.

Skills sharing:

Their skilled repairers are on hand to share their skills with you to take home - you can learn basic sewing, knitwear patching, visible mending and how to service your bike!

Repairs:

⚙️Sewing machine repairs eg tension adjustment and other small mechanicals

🚲 Basic bike repairs

🧵 General repairs, eg all and sundry - message info@earthrepairshop.org to check if you have a specific query!

👚 Textiles, eg replace zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), simple alterations, visible darning

🧶 Knitting and crochet, wool garments, blankets, toys etc

💍 Basic jewellery repairs, eg twisted jump rings, restringing

However, as they rely on volunteers, they can't always guarantee that all these skills will be available at every event - If you have any questions, email info@earthrepairshop.org at least 48 hours before the event to give them time to respond.

👉Please note:

This is not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop Earth Repair Shop message if you’re not sure (see above email address).

☕The cafe will be open serving cake and hot drinks, should you wish to purchase, but there is no pressure or expectation to buy.

💸 Donations for the Earth Repair Shop are welcome but not expected.

💚 They’d love it if you could stay whilst they repair your items, Repair Cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

📆UPCOMING ILFRACOMBE REPAIR CAFES 📆
Keep an eye out for 2026 dates

Can’t make any of these or looking to find one closer to you? Check out our What’s On Calendar  for all of our Repair Cafes in South Molton, Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple and Braunton plus ones hosted by others too.

🙋‍♀️VOLUNTEER WITH US🙋‍♀️
We are always on the lookout for a few more volunteers, either to share their mending skills at the Cafes or to help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day. You don’t need to be a professional seamstress or upholsterer or mechanic to volunteer - just someone with some basic skills who is happy to share what they know or a friendly welcoming face to help run the event. There is no pressure to undertake any repairs that you are not confident with.
Please get in touch with us on info@earthrepairshop.org if you would like to get involved.

🙏THANKS AND FUTURE PLANS🙏
Our Ilfracombe Repair Cafe has been a partnership project, part of Earth Action North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network, hosted by Hand:Plant Cafe and Delta in Ilfracombe. For 2025 onwards, the brilliant Earth Repair Shop team will now be taking over running the events. Ilfracombe Repair Cafe has also been made possible thanks to support from Ilfracombe Town Council, hand:plant and of course, all of the incredible volunteers and the local community.

Thanks to previous funding from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.

Join the repair revolution! - This is a FREE service!

Pop along to Barnstaple Library foyer any time between 10am and 12.30pm at Barnstaple Library to bring your items back to life, learn new skills, save money and the planet!

This project is now well established, moving into it’s third year.  

Barnstaple Repair Cafes from 2025 onwards will be operated by Barnstaple Town Council’s One Barnstaple Community Developer with the support from a team of enthusiastic helpers from us here at Earth Action North Devon, Barnstaple Library and other local groups and services.

Each month the team aim to offer:

👖 Textiles repairs
Such as replacing zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), teddy bear A&Es, simple alterations and mending of clothing and small household soft furnishings

📻 Small electrical & mechanical repairs, tool sharpening and PAT testing
Such as radios, headphones, cameras etc

Repair Cafe’s rely on volunteers, so they can't always guarantee all these skills will be available every month - Follow them on Facebook where you can pop a message through if you have any queries - best to do it at least 48 hours before the event to give them time to respond.

👉Please note:

This is not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop them a message if you’re not sure or pop in and ask at one of the sessions.  (see email address above)

☕Hot drinks will be served to keep you refreshed while you watch and learn. 

💸 Donations are welcome to help the cafe continue but are not expected.

💚 Staying whilst your items are repaired is preferred as cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

📆UPCOMING BARNSTAPLE REPAIR CAFES 📆

Keep an eye out for 2026 dates

Can’t make any of these or looking to find one closer to you? Check out our What’s On Calendar  for all of our Repair Cafes in South Molton, Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Ilfracombe and Braunton plus ones hosted by others.

🙋‍♀️VOLUNTEER WITH US🙋‍♀️
We are always on the lookout for a few more volunteers, either to share their mending skills at the Cafes or to help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day. You don’t need to be a professional seamstress or upholsterer or mechanic to volunteer - just someone with some basic skills who is happy to share what they know or a friendly welcoming face to help run the event. There is no pressure to undertake any repairs that you are not confident with.

Find out more about volunteering with EAND, or if you want to focus on the Barnstaple Repair Cafe, there’s an expression of interest form here:  Volunteering with One Barnstaple .

🙏THANKS AND FUTURE PLANS🙏
The Barnstaple Repair Cafe has been a partnership project since 2023, part of Earth Action North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network. For 2025 onwards, Barnstaple Town Council’s One Barnstaple Community Developer will now be supporting the events with us as a key stakeholder. Barnstaple Repair Cafes haves been made possible thanks to many stakeholders; NDVS, Barnstaple Rotary Link Club, Barnstaple Library and One Barnstaple as well as support from Barnstaple Town Council and of course, our incredible volunteers and the local community.

Thanks to previous funding from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.

Join the repair revolution! 🌍💚

If you have any textiles or clothing, which need a minor repair, bring it along and our skilled volunteers will mend it.

Come along to Willow’s Tearoom anytime between 10am and 1pm.

👉Please note:

We are not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring us ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop us a message if you’re not sure.

☕The cafe will be open serving cake and hot drinks, should you wish to purchase, but there is no pressure or expectation to buy.

💸 This is a FREE service! Donations are welcome but not expected.

💚 We'd love it if you could stay whilst we repair your items, our cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

👖Please bring any zips or button etc. that you’d like to be used.

❓Any question or enquiries, please contact us (ideally at least 48 hours before the event to allow us time to read and respond)

📆 UPCOMING LANDKEY & OTHER REPAIR CAFES 📆

Our Landkey Repair Cafe is currently held on the FIRST Wednesday of EVERY OTHER month AND we hold repair cafes in other towns which are listed in this What’s On Guide.

Please Keep an eye out for 2026 dates

🙋‍♀️VOLUNTEER WITH US 🙋‍♀️

If you have useful repair skills and would like to help out with our cafes, we’d love to hear from you. If you could help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day

Find out more about volunteering with us.

🙏THANKS AND PLANS 🙏
Our Landkey Repair Cafe is a partnership project, part of Earth Action North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network, hosted by Willow's Tearoom, with the support of volunteers from the local community.

Thanks to previous funding from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.

Get some fresh air and join the Plastic Free Woolacombe team and the National Trust and ND Silent Disco for a silent disco boogie down Woolacombe beach as you clean it!

Meet at Mill Rock

Equipment Provided

Upcoming dates:

30 November 2025 10.30-12pm

Christmas Eve 2025 10am-12.30pm

****Keep an eye out for 2026 dates ****

See you there !

Any queries, contact Plastic Free Woolacombe via instagram message or Deborah on 07980625475

Meet at The Glorious Oyster (entrance to the Sandhill car park) to register!

Equipment provided
Free refreshments for participants
Free parking for registered participants
Part of the Surfers Against Sewage ‘Million Mile Scream’

Come dressed in your best sustainable Halloween costume. Think charity shop finds, upcycled outfits, or creative re-wears from last year. Fast fashion isn’t invited! The best eco-friendly costumes could even win a HydroFlask.

Earth Action North Devon has teamed up with Devon Christie Estates and local partners to carry out a regular beach clean at Instow as part of their Community Clean series.

Come and join us!

NB: You will need to collect a car parking slip from the organisers to receive free parking on the day.

Many thanks to supporting partners: The Glorious Oyster, Instow Parish Council, Johns of Instow and Bideford Rotary Club.

Can't make this one?
Check out our What's On page for upcoming cleans and planet-friendly events and sign up to our monthly What’s On email for more cleans and other planet-friendly events.

Get some fresh air, feel good and do good! Come down anytime between 11am and 1pm.

FREE HOT DRINKS - this year, these will be provided down on the beach rather than at the cafe (still with thanks to Saunton Break Cafe). Remember to bring your reusable cups!

FREE PARKING - for all volunteers, pop in the shop when it’s time to leave and let them know you have been volunteering with us.

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED - gloves, litter pickers and bags. However, if you have your own, please bring it with you.

Our Big Saunton Beach Cleans will be on the following Sundays in 2025
23rd November 11-1pm

Keep an eye out for 2026 dates

This year’s beach cleans are being made possible by our ongoing partnership with Saunton stakeholders; Christie's Estates, Saunton Beach Enterprises Ltd, Saunton Break Cafe, Braunton Countryside Centre. The events continue to be supported by Saunton Surf Life Saving Club, Saunton Hotdoggers, National Landscapes and local Surfers Against Sewage reps.

We will also attempt to run a MCS Survey or a brand audit, depending on the amount of volunteers/conditions. Please make yourself known if you want to help with these surveys.

Join the repair revolution! 🌍💚

Come along anytime 10am-1pm! This month’s event is a part of International Repair Day.

SERVICES AVAILABLE;

MEN’S SHED will be supporting our repair cafe this month offering PAT testing and other handyman-type skills!

👕 Textiles repairs (always available)
Such as replacing zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), darning teddy bears, simple alterations, visible darning

We also aim to offer:

• Small electrical repairs such as radios, headphones, cameras

• Minor carpentry repairs

• The Pickwell Foundation’s ‘Pickwell Pedals’ Basic Bike Service and Repairs

• IT Support and fixes

However, as we rely on volunteers, we can't always guarantee that all these skills will be available.
If you have any questions, email info@earthactionnorthdevon.org at least 48 hours before the event to give us time to respond.

👉Please note:

We are not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring us ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop us a message if you’re not sure.

☕We will also be serving cake and hot drinks to keep you refreshed while you watch and learn. 

🧵If you are unsure on whether to bring an item or not - please email info@earthactionnorthdevon.org and we will run it by our sewing stars to see what we can do.

💸 Donations are welcome but not expected.

💚 We'd love it if you could stay whilst we repair your items, our cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

📆UPCOMING BRAUNTON REPAIR CAFES 📆

29 November 2025

Dates for 2026 yet to be confirmed

🙋 VOLUNTEER WITH US 🙋

We are always on the lookout for a few more volunteers, either to share their mending skills at the Cafes or to help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day. You don’t need to be a professional seamstress or upholsterer or mechanic to volunteer - just someone with some basic skills who is happy to share what they know. There is no pressure to undertake any repairs that you are not confident with.

Find out more about volunteering with us.

🙏THANKS AND FUTURE PLANS🙏
Our Braunton Repair Cafe is a partnership project, part of Earth Action North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network, hosted by the Museum of British Surfing, with the support of volunteers from the local community.

Thanks to previous funding from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.

Join the repair revolution! - This is a FREE service!

Pop along to Barnstaple Library foyer any time between 10am and 12.30pm at Barnstaple Library to bring your items back to life, learn new skills, save money and the planet!

This project is now well established, moving into it’s third year.  

Barnstaple Repair Cafes from 2025 onwards will be operated by Barnstaple Town Council’s One Barnstaple Community Developer with the support from a team of enthusiastic helpers from us here at Earth Action North Devon, Barnstaple Library and other local groups and services.

Each month the team aim to offer:

👖 Textiles repairs
Such as replacing zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), teddy bear A&Es, simple alterations and mending of clothing and small household soft furnishings

📻 Small electrical & mechanical repairs, tool sharpening and PAT testing
Such as radios, headphones, cameras etc

Repair Cafe’s rely on volunteers, so they can't always guarantee all these skills will be available every month - Follow them on Facebook where you can pop a message through if you have any queries - best to do it at least 48 hours before the event to give them time to respond.

👉Please note:

This is not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop them a message if you’re not sure or pop in and ask at one of the sessions.  (see email address above)

☕Hot drinks will be served to keep you refreshed while you watch and learn. 

💸 Donations are welcome to help the cafe continue but are not expected.

💚 Staying whilst your items are repaired is preferred as cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

📆UPCOMING BARNSTAPLE REPAIR CAFES 📆
Saturday 15th November

Keep an eye out for 2026 dates

Can’t make any of these or looking to find one closer to you? Check out our What’s On Calendar  for all of our Repair Cafes in South Molton, Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Ilfracombe and Braunton plus ones hosted by others

🙋‍♀️VOLUNTEER WITH US🙋‍♀️
We are always on the lookout for a few more volunteers, either to share their mending skills at the Cafes or to help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day. You don’t need to be a professional seamstress or upholsterer or mechanic to volunteer - just someone with some basic skills who is happy to share what they know or a friendly welcoming face to help run the event. There is no pressure to undertake any repairs that you are not confident with.

Find out more about volunteering with EAND, or if you want to focus on the Barnstaple Repair Cafe, there’s an expression of interest form here:  Volunteering with One Barnstaple .

🙏THANKS AND FUTURE PLANS🙏
The Barnstaple Repair Cafe has been a partnership project since 2023, part of Earth Action North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network. For 2025 onwards, Barnstaple Town Council’s One Barnstaple Community Developer will now be supporting the events with us as a key stakeholder. Barnstaple Repair Cafes haves been made possible thanks to many stakeholders; NDVS, Barnstaple Rotary Link Club, Barnstaple Library and One Barnstaple as well as support from Barnstaple Town Council and of course, our incredible volunteers and the local community.

Thanks to previous funding from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.

Join the repair revolution! 🌍💚

If you have any textiles or clothing, which need a minor repair, bring it along and our skilled volunteers will mend it. This is a free service (although donations are always welcome).

Come along to The Church of St John the Baptist anytime between 10am and 1pm.

👉Please note:

We are not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring us ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop us a message if you’re not sure.

☕The cafe will be open serving cake and hot drinks, should you wish to purchase, but there is no pressure or expectation to buy.

💸 This is a FREE service! Donations are welcome but not expected.

💚 We'd love it if you could stay whilst we repair your items, our cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

👖Please bring any zips or button etc. that you’d like to be used.

❓Any question or enquiries, please contact us (ideally at least 48 hours before the event to allow us time to read and respond)

📆 UPCOMING BISHOP’S TAWTON & OTHER REPAIR CAFES 📆

Our Bishop's Tawton Repair Cafes are held on the FIRST Wednesday EVERY OTHER month from 10am -1pm AND we hold repair cafes in other towns which are listed in this What’s On Guide.

3 December 2025

Keep an eye out for 2026 dates

🙋‍♀️VOLUNTEER WITH US 🙋‍♀️

If you have useful repair skills and would like to help out with our cafes, we’d love to hear from you. If you could help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day

Find out more about volunteering with us.

🙏THANKS AND PLANS 🙏

Our Bishop's Tawton Repair Cafe is a partnership project, part of Earth Action North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network, hosted by Church of St John the Baptist, with the support of volunteers from the local community.

Thanks to previous funding for other Repair Cafes in the area from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.

Get some fresh air and join the Plastic Free Woolacombe team and the National Trust and ND Silent Disco for a silent disco boogie down Woolacombe beach as you clean it!

Meet at Mill Rock

Equipment Provided

Upcoming dates:

26 October 2025 10.30am-12pm

30 November 2025 10.30-12pm

Christmas Eve 2025 10am-12.30pm

****Keep an eye out for 2026 dates ****

See you there !

Any queries, contact Plastic Free Woolacombe via instagram message or Deborah on 07980625475

Meet at The Glorious Oyster (entrance to the Sandhill car park) to register!

Equipment provided
Free refreshments for participants
Free parking for registered participants

Earth Action North Devon has teamed up with Devon Christie Estates and local partners to carry out a regular beach clean at Instow as part of their Community Clean series.

Come and join us!

NB: You will need to collect a car parking slip from the organisers to receive free parking on the day.

Many thanks to supporting partners: The Glorious Oyster, Instow Parish Council, Johns of Instow and Bideford Rotary Club.

Can't make this one?
Check out our What's On page for upcoming cleans and planet-friendly events and sign up to our monthly What’s On email for more cleans and other planet-friendly events.

Join the repair revolution! 🌍💚 Come along anytime 11am-2pm to Hand:Plant Cafe and Delta on Ilfracombe High Street to bring your items back to life, learn new skills, save money and the planet! 

From 2025, Ilfracombe Repair Cafe is now operated by the wonderful Earth Repair Shop team with support from us at Earth Action North Devon.

Skills sharing:

Their skilled repairers are on hand to share their skills with you to take home - you can learn basic sewing, knitwear patching, visible mending and how to service your bike!

Repairs:

⚙️Sewing machine repairs eg tension adjustment and other small mechanicals

🚲 Basic bike repairs

🧵 General repairs, eg all and sundry - message info@earthrepairshop.org to check if you have a specific query!

👚 Textiles, eg replace zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), simple alterations, visible darning

🧶 Knitting and crochet, wool garments, blankets, toys etc

💍 Basic jewellery repairs, eg twisted jump rings, restringing

However, as they rely on volunteers, they can't always guarantee that all these skills will be available at every event - If you have any questions, email info@earthrepairshop.org at least 48 hours before the event to give them time to respond.

👉Please note:

This is not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop Earth Repair Shop message if you’re not sure (see above email address).

☕The cafe will be open serving cake and hot drinks, should you wish to purchase, but there is no pressure or expectation to buy.

💸 Donations for the Earth Repair Shop are welcome but not expected.

💚 They’d love it if you could stay whilst they repair your items, Repair Cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

📆UPCOMING ILFRACOMBE REPAIR CAFES 📆
Sunday 16th November

Can’t make any of these or looking to find one closer to you? Check out our What’s On Calendar  for all of our Repair Cafes in South Molton, Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple and Braunton plus ones hosted by others too

🙋‍♀️VOLUNTEER WITH US🙋‍♀️
We are always on the lookout for a few more volunteers, either to share their mending skills at the Cafes or to help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day. You don’t need to be a professional seamstress or upholsterer or mechanic to volunteer - just someone with some basic skills who is happy to share what they know or a friendly welcoming face to help run the event. There is no pressure to undertake any repairs that you are not confident with.
Please get in touch with us on info@earthrepairshop.org if you would like to get involved.

🙏THANKS AND FUTURE PLANS🙏
Our Ilfracombe Repair Cafe has been a partnership project, part of Earth Action North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network, hosted by Hand:Plant Cafe and Delta in Ilfracombe. For 2025 onwards, the brilliant Earth Repair Shop team will now be taking over running the events. Ilfracombe Repair Cafe has also been made possible thanks to support from Ilfracombe Town Council, hand:plant and of course, all of the incredible volunteers and the local community.

Thanks to previous funding from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.

Join the repair revolution! - This is a FREE service!

Pop along to Barnstaple Library foyer any time between 10am and 12.30pm at Barnstaple Library to bring your items back to life, learn new skills, save money and the planet!

This project is now well established, moving into it’s third year.  

Barnstaple Repair Cafes from 2025 onwards will be operated by Barnstaple Town Council’s One Barnstaple Community Developer with the support from a team of enthusiastic helpers from us here at Earth Action North Devon, Barnstaple Library and other local groups and services.

Each month the team aim to offer:

👖 Textiles repairs
Such as replacing zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), teddy bear A&Es, simple alterations and mending of clothing and small household soft furnishings

📻 Small electrical & mechanical repairs, tool sharpening and PAT testing
Such as radios, headphones, cameras etc

Repair Cafe’s rely on volunteers, so they can't always guarantee all these skills will be available every month - Follow them on Facebook where you can pop a message through if you have any queries - best to do it at least 48 hours before the event to give them time to respond.

👉Please note:

This is not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop them a message if you’re not sure or pop in and ask at one of the sessions.  (see email address above)

☕Hot drinks will be served to keep you refreshed while you watch and learn. 

💸 Donations are welcome to help the cafe continue but are not expected.

💚 Staying whilst your items are repaired is preferred as cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

📆UPCOMING BARNSTAPLE REPAIR CAFES 📆
Saturday 18th October
Saturday 15th November

Can’t make any of these or looking to find one closer to you? Check out our What’s On Calendar  for all of our Repair Cafes in South Molton, Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Ilfracombe and Braunton plus ones hosted by others.

🙋‍♀️VOLUNTEER WITH US🙋‍♀️
We are always on the lookout for a few more volunteers, either to share their mending skills at the Cafes or to help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day. You don’t need to be a professional seamstress or upholsterer or mechanic to volunteer - just someone with some basic skills who is happy to share what they know or a friendly welcoming face to help run the event. There is no pressure to undertake any repairs that you are not confident with.

Find out more about volunteering with EAND, or if you want to focus on the Barnstaple Repair Cafe, there’s an expression of interest form here:  Volunteering with One Barnstaple .

🙏THANKS AND FUTURE PLANS🙏
The Barnstaple Repair Cafe has been a partnership project since 2023, part of Earth Action North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network. For 2025 onwards, Barnstaple Town Council’s One Barnstaple Community Developer will now be supporting the events with us as a key stakeholder. Barnstaple Repair Cafes haves been made possible thanks to many stakeholders; NDVS, Barnstaple Rotary Link Club, Barnstaple Library and One Barnstaple as well as support from Barnstaple Town Council and of course, our incredible volunteers and the local community.

Thanks to previous funding from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.

Join Parkdean Resorts and Holly the Ranger for the Marine Conservation Society’s Great British Beach Clean event!

Meet at the main beach entrance (RUDA end).

Free parking for beach cleaners (please record your number plate on the sign in sheet).

Equipment provided.

Please note - if you are planning to bring dogs, Croyde beach has a “no dogs” policy from 30th April to 1st October.

More info on The Great British Beach Clean

See you there!

Join the repair revolution!

Come along any time 11am-1pm at The YMCA on Mill Street, South Molton to bring your items back to life, learn new skills, save money and the planet!

We aim to offer the following repairs:

🧵Textiles, clothing & crochet repairs (always available) - Such as replacing zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), darning teddy bears, simple alterations, visible darning.

🧸 Toy repairs

💍 Basic jewellery repairs

🛠 General handyman repairs: Mechanical, electrical, woodwork

However, as we rely on volunteers, we can't always guarantee that all these skills will be available.
If you have any questions, please contact us at least 48 hours before the event to give us time to respond.

👉Please note:
We are not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring us ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses. If you are unsure on whether to bring an item or not - please email info@plasticfreenorthdevon.org and we will run it by our sewing stars to see what we can do.

💸 This is a FREE service! Donations are welcome but not expected.

💚 We'd love it if you could stay whilst we repair your items, our cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

📆UPCOMING REPAIR CAFES 📆

Friday 14th November

👀Keep an eye on our What’s On calendar for updates on what we can repair at each event and other Repair Cafes throughout North Devon.

🙋‍♀️VOLUNTEER WITH US🙋‍♀️
We are always on the lookout for a few more volunteers, either to share their mending skills at the Cafes or to help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day. You don’t need to be a professional seamstress or upholsterer or mechanic to volunteer - just someone with some basic skills who is happy to share what they know or a friendly welcoming face to help run the event. There is no pressure to undertake any repairs that you are not confident with.

Find out more about volunteering with us.

Get some fresh air, feel good and do good! Come down anytime between 11am and 1pm.

FREE HOT DRINKS - this year, these will be provided down on the beach rather than at the cafe (still with thanks to Saunton Break Cafe). Remember to bring your reusable cups!

FREE PARKING - for all volunteers, pop in the shop when it’s time to leave and let them know you have been volunteering with us.

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED - gloves, litter pickers and bags. However, if you have your own, please bring it with you.

Our Big Saunton Beach Cleans will be on the following Sundays in 2025
19th October 11-1pm
23rd November 11-1pm

This year’s beach cleans are being made possible by our ongoing partnership with Saunton stakeholders; Christie's Estates, Saunton Beach Enterprises Ltd, Saunton Break Cafe, Braunton Countryside Centre. The events continue to be supported by Saunton Surf Life Saving Club, Saunton Hotdoggers, National Landscapes and local Surfers Against Sewage reps.

We will also attempt to run a MCS Survey or a brand audit, depending on the amount of volunteers/conditions. Please make yourself known if you want to help with these surveys.

Join the repair revolution! 🌍💚

Come along anytime 10am-1pm!

SERVICES AVAILABLE;

MEN’S SHED will be supporting our repair cafe this month offering PAT testing and other handyman-type skills!

👕 Textiles repairs (always available)
Such as replacing zips and buttons (bring your own zips and buttons), darning teddy bears, simple alterations, visible darning

We also aim to offer:

• Small electrical repairs such as radios, headphones, cameras

• Minor carpentry repairs

• The Pickwell Foundation’s ‘Pickwell Pedals’ Basic Bike Service and Repairs

• IT Support and fixes

However, as we rely on volunteers, we can't always guarantee that all these skills will be available.
If you have any questions, please contact us at least 48 hours before the event to give us time to respond.

👉Please note:

We are not a professional repair service, so please don’t bring us ‘fancy’ repairs like wedding dresses - just drop us a message if you’re not sure.

☕We will also be serving cake and hot drinks to keep you refreshed while you watch and learn. 

🧵If you are unsure on whether to bring an item or not - please contact us and we will run it by our sewing stars to see what we can do.

💸 This is a FREE service! Donations are welcome but not expected.

💚 We'd love it if you could stay whilst we repair your items, our cafes are about building community connection and sharing skills too.

📆UPCOMING BRAUNTON REPAIR CAFES 📆

18 October 2025

29 November 2025

Dates for 2026 yet to be confirmed

🙋 VOLUNTEER WITH US 🙋

We are always on the lookout for a few more volunteers, either to share their mending skills at the Cafes or to help out behind the scenes and welcome people on the day. You don’t need to be a professional seamstress or upholsterer or mechanic to volunteer - just someone with some basic skills who is happy to share what they know. There is no pressure to undertake any repairs that you are not confident with.

Find out more about volunteering with us.

🙏THANKS AND FUTURE PLANS🙏
Our Braunton Repair Cafe is a partnership project, part of Earth Action North Devon’s expanding Repair Cafe network, hosted by the Museum of British Surfing, with the support of volunteers from the local community.

Thanks to previous funding from the Post Code Lottery, NatureSave funding and National Lottery Together For Our Planet Community Fund, and the support of North Devon towns and villages, we currently have repair cafes in Landkey, Bishops Tawton, Braunton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, and Barnstaple.