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CAG Somerset provides free support to a thriving network of local Community Action Groups. Each group is working to improve environmental sustainability and resilience locally.  Group activities include reuse, repair, waste reduction, sharing, surplus food, composting, tackling climate change or encouraging sustainable behaviours within communities as part of their wider ambitions.

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Minehead

Minehead Repair Cafe

Minehead Repair Cafe will launch its first repair cafe on Saturday 19th October 10-12 to coincide with…

Glastonbury

‘Love Glastonbury’ Community Fridge

Reducing Food Waste and Building Community Resilience Love Glastonbury started in July 2020 in response to the…

Wiveliscombe

Brendon Orchards Cooperative

Brendon Orchards was set up in 2007 to make the most of the glorious apple harvest in…

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Latest news from the Somerset community action groups.

Fixy project to continue with support from Somerset Council and SUEZ Somerset’s Fixy project, which supports repair…

Thursday, 16 January 2025
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Upcoming events

Events from the Somerset community action groups.

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Monday, 20 January @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Green Illminster Share and Repair shop

18 silver street

Ilminster

Green Ilminster share and repair shop. We opened our doors in February 2022, with the aim of…

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Tuesday, 21 January @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sewing Hub – Chard Community Hub

Boden center, Boden street

Chard

Our aim is to repair & reuse clothing etc instead of throwing away. Sewing Hub isn’t just…

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CAG success story

A big blue van with 'Fixy wrote on the side is parked up in a grass field with blue sky and clouds behind. The van has an awning with a table underneath displaying leaflets on reuse, repair and local repair cafes. 2 members of the public and a Fixy worker are gathered around the table looking at the leaflets. To the left, a Fixy worker speaks to a member of the public. They will be promoting reuse and repair. There are also a number of blue flags and a big white banner with the Fixy logo in blue

Successful Fixy re-launch!

Fixy is back!
The Fixy project has been awarded £50,000 by Material Focus and their #RecycleYourElectricals campaign.
Fixy works closely with repair groups; which are volunteer-led community projects, that fix items for donation, saving resources from being thrown out.
To celebrate, The Fixy project held a Re-launch event at Taunton eatFestival in December 2023. Here the Fixy team spoke to 280 residents about reuse, repair and recycling and collected multiple items of tech. This tech will now go to Donate IT be data-wiped, refurbished and redistributed to those who need it most in our community!
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