TO some, a wobbly old globe, a ragged teddy bear, and an ancient typewriter would be ordinary junk to be thrown away.

But on the second Saturday of each month in Unity House on Hill Street, these items may get to see another day or even a decade.

Worcester Repair Cafe has been mending the city's items since it opened in 2016 - so we decided to visit them to see how they are helping memories live on.

Worcester News: WELCOME: Worcester Repair Cafe.WELCOME: Worcester Repair Cafe. (Image: NQ)If you have ever been to the city's Repair Cafe, you may have heard the saying: "If you can fit it through the door, then we can try and fix it." 

And as mottos go, it really does echo the ethos of the room.

Hoovers, toy cars, gardening tools and record players - if you can name it, its probably sitting in the hall waiting to be fixed.

Worcester News: Elsa Acock with her children Henry, Daphney and Panda Boy.Elsa Acock with her children Henry, Daphney and Panda Boy. (Image: NQ)One of the items, brought in by five-year-old Daphney Acock, is a well-loved teddy, more formally known as Panda Boy. 

The teddy is decades old and was her mother's favourite childhood toy before it was passed down to Daphney.

"They have become inseparable ever since. She has never slept a night without him. She never had a dummy, and he became her comforter," said Elsa Acock, Daphney's mum.

Worcester News: Edwina Griffin and Karen Enwright are on the door to great people.Edwina Griffin and Karen Enwright are on the door to great people. (Image: NQ)"As time went on, Panda Boy started to become tired-looking, and the fur around his head was becoming thin, and I feared it would fall off.

"So we came to the Repair Cafe and have been back most months since."

Panda Boy had his arm, chest, neck, nose, and leg mended over the years and even had part of him restuffed. 

Worcester News: Grandad and grandson duo Paul Brohan and Connor Yeates have been fixing a hoover. Grandad and grandson duo Paul Brohan and Connor Yeates have been fixing a hoover. (Image: NQ)One of the people sewing Panda Boy said she feels responsible for being able to prolong his life and is proud to be entrusted with an item with so much sentimental value.  

Within the first 45 minutes of being open, the cafe had 46 people through its doors, hoping to get an item fixed. 

On average, it can fix around 90 to 100 items daily between the electrical repairers, the glue crew, engineers and sewing teams.

Worcester News: Panda Boy getting his nose fixed. Panda Boy getting his nose fixed. (Image: NQ)Rob Howell, chair of Worcester Repair Cafe, said: "It has gone up and up, and there is a real buzz here.

"We set this up to stop stuff going into landfill sites, and it has become much more than that.

"People are feeling the squeeze, and people want to save money, not just throw things away, and others have items with sentimental value.

"There is a real community spirit here."