Restore + Repair

Restore + Repair includes presentations on restoration and repair. TV personality, Will Kirk from BBC’s Repair Shop will discuss his Sunday Times Bestseller Restore followed by a book signing. Professor Martin Charter will then present the history of the award winning Farnham Repair Café and facilitate a panel discussion with trustees and volunteers. FRC is celebrating its 10th anniversary and the receipt of the Kings Award for Voluntary Service. This will then be followed by a presentation on repair by Dr Stephen Knott from UCA’s Crafts Study Centre. Restore + Repair is organised within the Farnham Literary Festival.

To register, please send your name to rcarruthers@uca.ac.uk. Tickets are limited, so please book early.

Agenda
5.00 Registration and coffee
5.15 Introduction
5.25 Restore: The art of caring for the things you love
A discussion & Q&A with Will Kirk, BBC Repair Shop and Author of Restore
6.00 Farnham Repair Café
Professor Martin Charter, Founder/Chair, Farnham Repair Café and Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, UCA
Panel (FRC Trustees and Volunteers)
Helen Lord
Kevin Hyman
Peter Counter
Peter Dobson
6.35 Repair and the Museum
Dr Stephen Knott, Director, Crafts Study Centre
6.55 Closing Remarks
Professor Martin Charter, Founder/Chair, Farnham Repair Café (FRC) and Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design ®, UCA
7.00 Booking signing
Will Kirk, BBC Repair Shop and Author of Restore
7.30 Close