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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks very much for offering to help out with Transition West Gateshead’s first Repair Café (which will be combined with a general recycling and reuse event). I’ve attached the press release to give you more background to the event as a whole.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>So far the 3 organisations coming along are FixIt café, Durham Software Skills exchange and Chopwell Men’s Shed. (I’ve put links to the relevant Facebook pages below). There may be more yet and we are also continuing to encourage local “fixers” to come along and volunteer. Our current plan is for there to be a Repair Corner in the hall of the community centre – it’s quite large – so that you can all work together and share expertise. Would that work do you think? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please let me know if there’s anything particular you need. There will be tables, chairs, electric sockets and wi-fi available. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lesley <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/170145716874498/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/170145716874498/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/fixitcafe/">https://www.facebook.com/fixitcafe/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Durham-Free-Software-Skill-Share-DFS3-1674181936202286/">https://www.facebook.com/Durham-Free-Software-Skill-Share-DFS3-1674181936202286/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>