IN a fix with your broken electrical items and gadgets?

The time to get them fixed, for free, is at a special event to be held alongside the Give and Take event currently being run at Crediton Methodist Church Hall in Union Road.

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 29, a Recycle Devon “Repair It” event will be held at the same location.

Recycle Devon is staging Repair It events across the county for householders to take along their broken electrical appliances, including computers, to be fixed by local menders, at no cost.

Organised in conjunction with Sustainable Crediton, the event tomorrow will run from 10am to 12.30pm and repairs will be carried out on a first-come, first-served basis, so those going along are advised that they may have to wait.

Please note that they won’t be able to fix CRT TVs or monitors, electric blankets or microwaves, for safety reasons.

Esther Mann, from Sustainable Crediton, said: “Research shows that more than 75 per cent of the small electrical items that come into recycling centres could be back up and running if they were repaired.

“These events are designed to help householders waste less and enable them to save money and resources by not having to replace something broken.”

Emma Croft, Re-use Project Co-ordinator added: “Local businesses and community members with the right technical knowledge are amazingly supportive of these events and contribute their time voluntarily.

“We’re delighted to have IT repair business, PC Mot, on board alongside several skilled local people for our Crediton Repair It event.”

Alan Quick