Repair Café: Centre for Computing History
Saturday, 15 August 2026
17:00 – 20:00
17:00 – 20:00
The Centre for Computing History is hosting its second repair cafe as part of the Broken Tech, Broken Earth Project!
The repair cafe will run on Saturday the 15th of August 2026 from 5pm-8pm. All volunteers that support the event will receive a £25 Love Cambridge voucher as a thank you for your support.
If you have an item that needs fixing, please book a slot on the link below:
https://forms.gle/iJ1Cm2x5k1MzAdT59
You can also visit our website for more information:
[Eco Project Free Repair Cafe - Saturday 15th of August 2026 - Event Ticket - Computing History](https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/77059/Eco-Project-Free-Repair-Cafe-...)
We have been given funding by the Museum Association's Esmeé Fairbairn Collections Fund to run various events which explore the social, historical an environmental impacts of technology alongside Cambridge residents.
The Centre for Computing History looks forward to supporting the local community fix their items!
== Hosted by Centre for Computing History ==
The Centre for Computing History rightly celebrates the incredible evolution of computing technology. However, with tech now embedded in all our lives, and the UK predicted to generate over 30,000 tons of electronic waste a week by the end of this year, the museum has a responsibility to recognise the ecological impact of the rise of technology.
We received funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Collections Fund, run by the Museums Association, to begin exploring the topic of the environmental impact of technology. We have called our new two year long project, 'Broken Tech, Broken Earth'.
This funding aims to encourage participatory practice in museums. Participatory practice involves visitors and communities in the creation and interpretation of museum exhibitions, programs, and events content – asking for stories about objects in the collection, rather than assuming we know what the most important stories are. This approach is inclusive, encourages visitors to feel ownership and helps museums discover untold stories about their collections.
Our museum has a unique platform to raise awareness of e-waste and create change. At the end of this two year grant, we will have worked with local communities and co-designed a tried and tested approach to telling the story of tech’s impact on the environment through our collection, and getting people to take action. One of the eight events that we are planning will focus on the circular economy by hosting the museum's first ever repair cafe! Other events include e-waste art classes, new sustainability themed schools workshops, new additions to our collection that explore the topic of the environment... We are excited to say that Broken Tech, Broken Earth is open to be shaped by the local community and we are excited to find volunteers to support the development of this project. Please contact BTBE@computinghistory.org.uk if you are interested in supporting the project!
https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/
Learn more about Repair Cafés and how to start one at: https://therestartproject.org/
The repair cafe will run on Saturday the 15th of August 2026 from 5pm-8pm. All volunteers that support the event will receive a £25 Love Cambridge voucher as a thank you for your support.
If you have an item that needs fixing, please book a slot on the link below:
https://forms.gle/iJ1Cm2x5k1MzAdT59
You can also visit our website for more information:
[Eco Project Free Repair Cafe - Saturday 15th of August 2026 - Event Ticket - Computing History](https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/77059/Eco-Project-Free-Repair-Cafe-...)
We have been given funding by the Museum Association's Esmeé Fairbairn Collections Fund to run various events which explore the social, historical an environmental impacts of technology alongside Cambridge residents.
The Centre for Computing History looks forward to supporting the local community fix their items!
== Hosted by Centre for Computing History ==
The Centre for Computing History rightly celebrates the incredible evolution of computing technology. However, with tech now embedded in all our lives, and the UK predicted to generate over 30,000 tons of electronic waste a week by the end of this year, the museum has a responsibility to recognise the ecological impact of the rise of technology.
We received funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Collections Fund, run by the Museums Association, to begin exploring the topic of the environmental impact of technology. We have called our new two year long project, 'Broken Tech, Broken Earth'.
This funding aims to encourage participatory practice in museums. Participatory practice involves visitors and communities in the creation and interpretation of museum exhibitions, programs, and events content – asking for stories about objects in the collection, rather than assuming we know what the most important stories are. This approach is inclusive, encourages visitors to feel ownership and helps museums discover untold stories about their collections.
Our museum has a unique platform to raise awareness of e-waste and create change. At the end of this two year grant, we will have worked with local communities and co-designed a tried and tested approach to telling the story of tech’s impact on the environment through our collection, and getting people to take action. One of the eight events that we are planning will focus on the circular economy by hosting the museum's first ever repair cafe! Other events include e-waste art classes, new sustainability themed schools workshops, new additions to our collection that explore the topic of the environment... We are excited to say that Broken Tech, Broken Earth is open to be shaped by the local community and we are excited to find volunteers to support the development of this project. Please contact BTBE@computinghistory.org.uk if you are interested in supporting the project!
https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/
Learn more about Repair Cafés and how to start one at: https://therestartproject.org/
