New free repair shop to launch in Oxford
Organisers hope the initiative will attract enough interest to continue on a monthly basis.
Free help with repairing bikes, electrical items, computers and clothes is coming to an Oxford neighbourhood.
On Saturday, the first Jericho Repair Shop will take place at St Barnabas CE Primary School, in Jericho, between 10 and 12:00 BST.
He said an initiative such as the repair shop "stops people throwing things away".
Mair said he decided to start a repair shop in Jericho after having used the service himself.
"I went to the repair shop in Wolvercote maybe a year or two ago and they repaired my garden blower - I thought this is a good idea," he said.
"I've brought over the man who repairs bicycles in Wolvercote, people who repair sewing, people who do computers, who sharpen knives."
Co-ordinator of Share Oxford, which also runs repair cafes in Oxford, Ben Tuppen previously said society needed to be more innovative in its approach to sustainability.
"If it doesn't work, repair it, don't throw it away and certainly don't throw it on the pavement," Mair said.
Mair said he was looking forward to the launch and expected "anywhere between 10 and 100 people".
"It costs you nothing, but we'll expect a donation," he said.
"If enough people turn up, it'll be the first Saturday of November, and if enough people turn up, first Saturday of December."
Mair, who has been organising public events in Jericho such as Lazy Saturday and Lazy Sunday in Mount Place , said he wanted to see "how much demand there is".
He added: "All communities need hubs and this might as well be one, so why not?"
