The Remakery: up for Social Entrepreneur of the Year >>> teaching people to repair their computers, furniture and clothes, or refurbish them to sell onwards ... while campaigning for zero waste

The 'remaking' and 'repairing' revolution is gaining pace:
Futures Forum: Right to repair
Futures Forum: Repair It! >>> bring along your broken electrical goods to be fixed for free >>> at the Sidmouth Farmers' Market > Saturday 8th October

Would you like to support a project in Edinburgh go national?

Five years ago, 10:10 helped Sophie Unwin get her first grant. And now we can help her again. Sophie Unwin and her team at Remade in Edinburgh teach people to repair their computers, furniture and clothes, or refurbish them to sell onwards, and campaign for zero waste. In 2010, a 10:10 campaign helped Sophie get her first grant. Since then, they've grown from a small group of volunteers to an organisation with 10 employees. Basically, Sophie’s taken a bit of 10:10 love and turned it into something awesome. Their new center, the Edinburgh Remakery, has diverted 250 tonnes of waste, trained 2000 people in repair skills, and tripled their turnover to £200,000—all in the last year alone. And now we can help her be even more awesome. Remade in Edinburgh has been shortlisted as one of the top five social enterprises in the UK, and Sophie is up for the Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award. If she wins, she'll be able to scale things up and take the Makeries across the country. She aims to use the money to kick-start a new organisation, REMADE, and work with local authorities to help other community groups set up repair businesses throughout the UK. But they need your help to make it happen. And it’s super easy—just vote. Twice. Go to The Social Entrepreneur of the Year website, tick Sophie, and enter your email address. Text SEYA SOPHIE to 67076 ​(some devices may say there is a charge, but it’s definitely free!) Opening Remakeries all over the nation is an affordable way to create thousands of jobs, save local authorities costs in landfill tax, and build a real green economy. After all, what's better for the environment—and your pocket—than learning to refurbish the things you already have? Find out more about The Edinburgh Remakery here!

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