In May 2024, East Preston Parish Council held its first Repair Café session. Aligned to the international Repair Café organisation, the monthly sessions aim to repair household items, hopefully giving them a new lease of life and saving them from going to landfill. In June 2025, the Repair Café became an independent body within the village. 

The remaining dates for 2025 are:

Saturday, 12th July

Saturday, 13th September

Saturday, 11th October

Saturday, 8th November

Saturday, 13th December

Each session is currently held in The Spire Room at St Mary the Virgin Church in Vicarage Lane starting at 10:00 and running until 13:00. No charge is made for a repair but we hope customers will want to give a donation towards running costs of the sessions. PLEASE NOTE: from September 2025, East Preston Repair Café will operate from East Preston Infant School.