DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewburyportMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewburyportMA</span></a>: They can fix it: Annual spring <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafe</span></a> returning soon</p><p>By Jim Sullivan | Mar 20, 2025</p><p>NEWBURYPORT — "Folks hoping to get their bicycles fixed, their garden tools sharpened or even their house lamps mended should visit the Newburyport Senior/Community Center on Saturday, April 5, for the Time Trade Network of Greater Newburyport’s annual spring Repair Café.</p><p>"Taking place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the free event features over 30 local volunteers adept at tinkering with small appliances, textiles, jewelry, bikes, small wooden items and even mechanical clocks.</p><p>"Knife sharpening, as well as garden hand tool sharpening along with some expert advice on chair caning will also be offered.</p><p>"'We want to encourage people to have their items repaired instead of putting them into the waste stream,' event organizer Elizabeth Marcus said. 'They can also get to see just how easy and fun it can sometimes be.'</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TimeTradeNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTradeNetwork</span></a> of Greater Newburyport is a group of local volunteers willing and eager to share their knowledge as well as talents with one another.</p><p>At the Repair Café, people can bring up to three small, clean items then watch while each is repaired on the spot."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/they-can-fix-it-annual-spring-repair-cafe-returning-soon/article_910b622e-036a-11f0-a2e7-2750de8b8398.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newburyportnews.com/news/local</span><span class="invisible">_news/they-can-fix-it-annual-spring-repair-cafe-returning-soon/article_910b622e-036a-11f0-a2e7-2750de8b8398.html</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/aSRM8#" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/aSRM8#</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReuseRepairRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReuseRepairRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassachusettsRepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassachusettsRepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TimeDollarNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeDollarNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TimeDollars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeDollars</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TimeBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeBanks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafeNewburyport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafeNewburyport</span></a></p>