Leeds neighbourhood nonprofit
Borrow the tool. Keep the money.
Eastside Tool Library lends over 1,200 tools, from drills to wallpaper steamers, to Leeds residents for £30 a year. Free if you’re on a low income. Every Saturday our volunteer fixers repair your broken stuff at the Repair Café, also free.
Poke the pegboard
How it works
Join the Library
One membership. A whole workshop’s worth of tools.
Join for £30 a year and borrow from a catalog of over 1,200 tools, instead of buying something you’ll use once. If money is tight, membership is free. Sign up, find your tool, and get on with the job.
£30 a year
Low incomeMembership free
Step 1Join
£30 a year, or free if money’s tight. One sign-up covers the whole shelf.
Step 2Find your tool
Search the catalog, see what’s in right now, and pick the right one for the job.
Step 3Borrow it and get the job done
No buying something you’ll use once. Borrow it, do the job, get on with your weekend.
Repair Café
Broken? Bring it Saturday.
Every Saturday from 10am to 2pm, our volunteer fixers get stuck into whatever you bring: toasters, bikes, clothing.
Repairs are free. Pull up a stool, watch how it’s done, and keep good things out of the bin.
Every week
Every Saturday
10am–2pm
Bikes
Clothing
Free repairs
£0
Want to learn the skills?
Learn the job before you pick up the tool.
Our workshops teach practical skills for people who’d rather do it themselves, like Basic Plumbing for Renters. Check the list for what’s coming up.
Join the LibraryBasic Plumbing for Renters
Skill-sharing workshopVolunteer
Got skills? Come fix things with us.
The Repair Café runs on volunteer fixers, and the tool library runs on neighbours who give a hand. If you can mend, sort, or just welcome people in, we’d like to hear from you.
You’re down as a fixer at the Repair Café. Send us a note and we’ll take it from there.
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Join your neighbours. Borrow better.
Membership is £30 a year, or free if you’re on a low income. Sign up and start borrowing from over 1,200 tools. We’re a neighbourhood nonprofit, and every membership keeps the shelves stocked.
Membership£30a year
MembershipFree for those on low incomes