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Cary Repair Café: A Year of Remarkable Achievements

This year has been a truly exceptional one for the Cary Repair Café. These achievements are the…

Friday, 7 November 2025

Keep on wheeling this winter with Frome Community Bike Project.

It may be colder and darker but the Frome Community Bike Project wants to help local cyclists…

Friday, 7 November 2025

Wivey-Welly Bus User Group

CAG recently welcomed the first transport campaigning members and we are delighted to share the following message…

Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Open Doors Somerset: Bringing Repair to Crewkerne

On Saturday 27th September, Crewkerne buzzed with excitement as the town welcomed its brand new Repair Café,…

Monday, 13 October 2025

More than mending: CAG Somerset at Fixfest 2025 

Earlier this month, CAG Somerset joined hundreds of repair activists, educators, policymakers, and innovators from across the…

Friday, 19 September 2025

CAG Somerset hits 50! 

CAG Somerset now has 50 members!  Launched in November 2023, our journey began with a simple but…

Monday, 8 September 2025

Exploring Values at Open Doors Crewkerne 

As part of our support for community groups across Somerset, CAG Somerset recently facilitated a values workshop…

Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Grant open for applications to support ideas that reduce or reuse waste

Funding is available for innovative community projects in Somerset which are tackling waste. The second year of…

Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Building Skills and Confidence Through Volunteering – James’s Story 

When James first signed up to volunteer at Wells Repair Café for his Bronze DofE Award, he…

Tuesday, 12 August 2025
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A picture of a community allotment. wooden planters are in neat rows with small paths between them. Within the planters are different green leafy plants of varying heights. In some planters are canes growing peas. All plants appear to be seasonal summer vegetables. To the back right of the image are some sheds and the community allotment continues right through the image