THIRTY items ranging from a pair of trousers to a car fridge were saved from the tip last Monday at an innovative repair café in Fishguard Town Hall and Library.

The Repair Café, run by the Pembrokeshire Remakery, had 15 volunteers on hand with a range of expertise in repairing all manner of things.

The Pembrokeshire Remakery is a community interest company based in Letterston and supported by Preseli Men's Shed.

It aims to re-educate the community in repair and mending and reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill.

It ran its first repair café last week and aims to run similar sessions, as well as workshops, training and skill sharing opportunities in the future.

"We have had 30 things repaired today," said the Remakery's Nicky Middleton Jones.

"It's absolutely brilliant for our first one.

"It's a great starting point for us. We are hoping to grow from here and raise awareness.

"We've had a lot of people trickling through and people are interested in fuure ebvents and plans.

"We've had good feedback from people."

Nicky said that members of the public who had brought in items had been hands on in repairing them.

"It's the aim of the repair café for people to learn about what's happening and how to repair things," said Nicky.

"Our volunteers have an amazing array of skills."

The remakery hopes to hold workshops in the future on bike maintenance, upcycling and basic carpentry.

Nicky would also like to hear from people what skills they would be interested in learning.

They are also raising awareness at local civic awareness centres, with the support of Pembrokeshire County Council and are building up supplies of tools for workshops and repairs.

"It's all about reducing waste that goes into landfill and encouraging people to think twice before they take something to the tip," said Nicky.

To find out more about the Pembrokeshire Remakery or to volunteer skills or donate tools, visit the Facebook page of ring 07979470517.