Local businesses offering repairs
Repair Directory – database of repairers searchable by type of repair and area
The Hampton (Tony’s) Repair Shop – volunteer run repair shop at the Hampton Inspired Hub, 3 Ashley Road, Hampton, TW12 2JA on the first & third Wednesday of each month from 2-5.30pm – email hamptonrepairshop@gmail.com for details
Twickenham Repair Cafe – monthly repair sessions in St Margarets – click link for details
Orbit Electronics – East Twickenham shop repairing TVs, radios, DVDs and videos
Cobblers and Keys – Richmond based shop repairing shoes, bags, belts, luggage and watches
Maker labs in Ham – Ham based community workshop offering help to mend various things including IT
Techism – Brilliant Richmond sole trader offering both hardware and software repairs at very reasonable prices
PC Mac Doctors – Computer repair company with branches in Richmond & Teddington
Berts Shoe repairs – Teddington based shoe repairer
Richmond Leatherworks – Shop repairing handbags, briefcases, shoes, belts and other leather goods
Thames Audio – Twickenham based shop that repairs audio-visual equipment
The Bead & Jewellery Shop – Necklace restringing and repairs in St Margarets
M&S – Marks & Spencer now offer a repairs service for their own label clothing
Other repair advice
iFixit – Step by step online guides to fixing ‘just about everything’
Love your clothes.org – Advice on caring for and repairing clothes
Not local but offering specialist repair services
Sojo – app linking to local seamsters who can repair clothes, with collection from your home
Decathlon – in store repairs for sports equipment, tents, scooters etc
Lancaster Sports Repairs – specialist repairer of outdoor kit and camping gear
Alpkit – repairs, cleans and recycles any brand of outdoor equipment