The Fixy project
We promote reuse, repair and recycling throughout Somerset using ‘Fixy’ our large promotional van.
About our group
The Fixy project promotes reuse, repair and recycling throughout Somerset using ‘Fixy’ our large promotional van. The vehicle travels the county supporting existing repair groups, engaging new audiences and taking repair and reuse from ‘niche to norm’. Fixy aims to achieve this through several key themes.
- Educating and raising awareness of repair, reuse and sustainable consumption through outreach at high-footfall events. Fixy is also available to visit schools and businesses to promote reuse and repair.
- Fixy amplifies local repair groups and activities to the community, helping them to extend their reach to wider audiences and promoting their events and activities. Fixy also offers an opportunity to pass on the details of potential interested volunteers to the groups to help improve their resilience.
- Fixy also operates as a mobile tech amnesty point for Smart Tech donations such as mobile phones and laptops. All donations are given to DonateIT, a CIC who refurbishes the tech and distributes it to people, schools and groups who need them, helping to address digital poverty.
- When repairers are available Fixy can operate as a mobile repair service for certain items and can offer mobile PAT testing.
Our activities
People powered change
We support and help community action groups who focus on re-use, repair, reduction, sharing, surplus food or composting.
