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Photo courtesy of Westwood Environmental Action Committee. Pictured are participants of a Repair Cafe event at Mill Forge Makerspace in Norwood, MA on March 7, 2026.
With the closing of Earth Month, we honor our relationship with nature and remind ourselves that it’s important to take action to keep our planet healthy, not just in April, but every month of the year.
In April, Westwood residents engaged in this effort in many ways, including planting trees, reducing waste through reuse and recycling, education on environmental issues, getting outside to enjoy nature and cleaning up our community. Westwood residents of all ages helped clean up more than 45 locations around town this Earth Month. The town’s DPW picked up dozens of bags of trash.
Not only is Earth Month about taking care of our planet; it’s also about taking care of the things we already have. Coming in early May, the Westwood Environmental Action Committee, the Dover Recycling Committee, Sustainable Medfield, the town of Holliston, the town of Sherborn and the Charles River Repair Coalition will co-sponsor the area’s 8th Repair Café.
Join us to fix that broken bicycle wheel, mend a hole in a sweater or replace the clasp on a necklace. Lamps and clocks are popular items brought in for repair. Even if our fixers can’t fix it, they can usually direct you where to get a replacement part or where else you could get it fixed. No registration required.
Date & Time: Saturday, May 9, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00p.m.
Location: Church of the Advent at 28 Pleasant Street, Medfield, MA 02052
At repair cafés, individuals bring broken items to volunteers who donate their time and tools to fix those items. Repair cafés are part of a grassroots movement aimed at reducing consumption and waste while also fostering community bonding. Since 2009, when the first repair café took place in Amsterdam, these events have proliferated throughout the world.
How it Works:
- Show up with items you want to have repaired. Fixable items include jewelry, lamps, clothing, small furniture, small appliances, bikes, and locks that need to be rekeyed.
- One of our “fixers” – volunteers with particular repair skills and tools – will fix your item. Please note: fixing is free, but not guaranteed. Also, if your item needs a replacement part, you will need to buy or reimburse the fixer for that part.
- Mingle with neighbors at the event.
Thanks to Westwood Environmental Action Committee for contributing this news to Westwood Minute.
