Share Skipton

Share Skipton is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation formed in January 2023. They came together as a group of individuals with a shared vision to encourage the sharing of resources and, in doing so, reduce waste and consumption while supporting cost-saving for the local community.

By building connections with local partners, volunteers and donors, their goal is to create a lasting impact on the environment and the local economy.

Our Library of Things opened in 2024, Repair Cafés in 2025, and we’re working towards running skill-sharing workshops too.

The Library of Things is like a normal library but, instead of books, they lend items like leaf blowers, tents, drills, disco balls and more. The idea is that they can make these items more accessible to the local community so they can save money and storage space while contributing to a more sustainable world.

In 2025, they began running repair cafés: monthly events where the community can bring worn or broken items for help from their volunteer repair teams, also learning how to carry out repairs themselves where possible. They’re great social spaces too, good for a natter or to learn something new even if you’ve nothing that needs mending yet.