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eastlintontoollibrary
Oct 29, 20221 min read
A whopping 39 items fixed today!
It's been a busy day for Repair Café East Linton! We fixed: 1 drawer from a music stool 1 BBQ cover 4 sewing machines 3 bikes 3 chairs 7...


eastlintontoollibrary
Oct 13, 20221 min read
Repair Day Competition!
Inspired by International Repair Day Fixing for a Future invites adults and children across East Lothian to: Design a Repair Robot or...


eastlintontoollibrary
Oct 12, 20221 min read
Thinking of Starting a Repair Café in your Community?
If you would like to see how a thriving Repair Café runs from start to finish, you and your community group can visit Repair Café East...


eastlintontoollibrary
Oct 12, 20221 min read
Which is the only species of bird that can fly backwards?
Thanks to Scout Leader Colin Caroll for inviting us to deliver a bird box-building workshop at East Linton Community Hall yesterday to...


eastlintontoollibrary
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Next Repair Café October 29th!
Repair Café East Linton East Linton Community Hall Saturday 29th October 10am-1pm Our volunteers will be at the ready to help repair...


eastlintontoollibrary
Oct 9, 20222 min read
Public Opinion and the 'Energy Crisis'
New YouGov tracker data reveals that Britons are increasingly supportive of nuclear energy, even though perceptions of its safety remain...


eastlintontoollibrary
Sep 25, 20222 min read
We are Fixing for a Future!
We're all about Repair Cafés, Tool Libraries & Repair Skills Workshops Come and join us! It may be Climate Week but every day should be a...


eastlintontoollibrary
Sep 22, 20221 min read
Woodwork 101 Musselburgh
Super start to Fixing for a Future's Carpentry Workshop at Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh. Inspirational tutors Fiona Gilfillan and George...


eastlintontoollibrary
Aug 20, 20221 min read
Repair Café East Linton does it again!
Our magnificent volunteers repaired a spectacular...34 items! 2 bedside lamps 2 sets of fairy lights 1 toaster 2 knives 1 pair of jeans 1...


eastlintontoollibrary
Aug 14, 20224 min read
Why nuclear energy is not the answer to our energy crisis
Since the publication of the UK’s so called energy strategy back in April 2022 there have been major developments in the nuclear sector,...


eastlintontoollibrary
Jul 30, 20221 min read
Next Repair Café 20th August!
brings you... Repair Café East Linton East Linton Community Hall Saturday 20th August 10am-1pm Our volunteers will be at the ready to...


eastlintontoollibrary
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Congratulations! Bike Repair & Maintenance Workshop Success
For the last six weeks, each Monday at The Pennypit Centre, Prestonpans, our fabulous bike repair and maintenance tutors - Andy, Dan and...


eastlintontoollibrary
Jul 9, 20222 min read
Fundraiser! Thermal Imaging Camera for ELTL!
SUPPORT US HERE: https://gofund.me/2a38ead4 Whatever DIY or home improvement project you’re working on, there are usually tools to make...


eastlintontoollibrary
Jul 4, 20221 min read
Sharpen up your act in the garden!
On Saturday 2nd July, Mark James delivered an inspiring workshop on how to use a scythe at St Baldred's, Tyninghame - see photos below....


eastlintontoollibrary
Jun 14, 20226 min read
The Eco-Worrier Reviews "The Limits to Growth"
THE LIMITS TO GROWTH: D Meadows, D Meadows, J Randers, W Behrens. Potomac Associates, Universe Books. New York. 1972. This slender volume...


eastlintontoollibrary
Jun 6, 20221 min read
Pedal Power Prestonpans
Over the next 6 weeks, Fixing for a Future's bike repair tutors, Andy Bradshaw and Dan Waters, will be working with 8 young people from...


eastlintontoollibrary
Jun 5, 20222 min read
From Scythes to Ceramic Hedgehogs...
You name it, we fix it! Another riveting Repair Café brought to East Linton Community Hall by Fixing for a Future. (Scroll down for more...


eastlintontoollibrary
May 15, 20221 min read
Next Repair Café 4th June!
‘Fixing for a Future’ brings you… Repair Café East Linton East Linton Community Hall Saturday 4th June 10am-1pm Our volunteers will be at...


eastlintontoollibrary
May 9, 20223 min read
Celebrating 1 Year!
We can't believe it's been a whole 12 months since East Linton Tool Library first opened its doors! We'd researched the logistics, sought...


eastlintontoollibrary
Apr 25, 20228 min read
How 'Green' is Nuclear Power?
I started considering this issue last year, prompted by reports of Green Party members and others who were suggesting that nuclear power...
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