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Repair workshop

Stan checks what is still useful before anything is thrown away.

DraftA made-up place

The repair workshop: a stone building with teal doors open onto a yard with a mended chair and a planter.

Who works here

StanStan runs the repair workshop and reuse centre.Meet Stan

What happens here

People bring things here that are broken or worn out. Stan checks what still works before anything is thrown away.

Some things are mended, some find a new owner, and some get a new job. Repairs are a job for a grown-up with the right skills.

Inside the workshop: a long wooden bench, tools on the wall and shelves of things waiting to be mended. — Where Stan checks what can be mended.

Stories here

The useful noticeboardAsk what still works before buying a new one.Read now The cupboard with a new chapterAsk what still works, and give an old thing a useful new job.Read now The noticeboard repairA mended noticeboard can share helpful, checked information.Read now The wobbly chairA grown-up checks if something can be fixed, then mends it.Read now The repaired planterMending a garden tool can keep it working for years.Read now Use it againBefore you throw something away, ask: can it be reused or mended?Read now The planter drawingYour idea counts, even when a grown-up does the mending.Read now Rowan’s planter drawingChildren can have the ideas. Grown-ups do the mending.Read now Timber with another jobReuse, recycling and energy recovery are three different things.Read now

The castle, where old furniture gets new jobs Back to the town map

Draft, 21 October 2026. Gullbrae is made up, and its bins are not your council’s. The words and pictures are not yet reviewed by an educator.