FIY Haringey, Saturdays 15/08 to 10/10

About

Fix It Yourself covers all essential repair skills over nine hands-on workshops. The course is designed to help you save money, cut waste and get hands-on fixing experience in a friendly environment.

This course takes place on Saturday afternoons at the Haringey Fixing Factory from August 15th to October 10th. Each session covers a different topic, so by the end of a term you’ll have learned loads of new skills you can put to use at home!

Each session is designed for beginners and includes a blend of listening, watching demos and hands-on fixing.

Each session builds on the previous one, but not to worry if you can't make them all - you can also attend each event individually.

Participants must be at least 18 years old.

Overview of the eight sessions

Session 1: Tools of the trade (Get familiar with plugs, fuses and a range of tools in this hands-on first session).

• 15th August

Session 2: Fixing in the Kitchen Part 1 (Learn how to repair and maintain kettles).

• 22nd August

Session 3: Fixing in the Kitchen Part 2 (Try dismantling and repairing a toaster - discover common problems and how to fix them).

• 29th August

Session 4: Making Connections (Learn all you need to know about wires, circuits, cables, and connectors).

• 5th September

Session 5:  Let There Be Light (Learn how to repair lamp switches, lampshades, lights and bulbs).

• 12th September

Session 6: Take Them to the Cleaners (Learn how to maintain and repair vacuum cleaners).

• 19th September

Session 7: Sew It Goes (Learn how to repair and maintain sewing machines).

• 26th September

Session 8: Listen Up (Learn how to repair and maintain speakers and audio equipment).

• 3rd October

Session 9: Safety first (Safe electronics repairs and appliance testing).

• 10th October

Refunds and cancellations

Bookings are only refundable up until a week before the event. After that point they are non-refundable. This is because we are a charity and need to pay our staff and facilitators/fixers to run events, so we lose charitable income from last-minute cancellations. It may be possible to reschedule your booking, but this is entirely at the workshop manager's discretion and may depend on overall numbers and availability for the particular workshop. Contact us on isaac.winson@wearepossible.org if you want to reschedule.