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Free: Double bedframe and mattress (Southwick BN42) Expired 83d - IKEA Malm bedframe from 2009: - 157cm wide, 212cm long, 39.5cm high at baseboard, 87cm high at headboard. - Made higher using 9cm x 4cm timber, which could be removed, if you wanted a lower profile. - Super strong IKEA Sultan Lade bedslats. - Painted from the original dark brown with white gloss. - Headboard and baseboard covered with blue floral fabric (note: no foam), attached using staples and tape (so easily removable/recoverable) - some wear to corners of baseboard. - Could look really good repainted/reupholstered - Long space for mattress, which means you can push the mattress towards the baseboard and have a longer bed (which I miss with our new frame!) - Being replaced only to save space (we've replaced with a more compact frame) Airsprung mattress: - No marks or stains - On the soft end, so suits a lighter person and/or benefits from a topper - Being replaced because my partner wanted something firmer

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Free: Composting Green Cone food digester (Southwick BN42) Expired 288d - Similar to a compost bin, this provides a space for food waste to bd be processed in an environmentally friendly way. See / for more details. Works best in a sunny spot.

Free: Paving slabs (Southwick BN42) Gifted 290d - Buff coloured, lightly textured. Six large (598mm square) and one small (448mm square).

Free: BBQ gas (Southwick BN42) Gifted 293d - Two cannisters - one 7kg and one 15kg. Our BBQ has rusted, so we've scrapped it, but there's still some gas in these cannisters (we think!)

Free: Mental Health First Aid guide (Southwick BN42) Expired 325d - From MHFA two-day qualification.

Free: Lengths of MDF, with hinges (Southwick BN42) Expired 326d - Previously cupboard doors, these are straight, strong lengths of MDF, 191.5cm long by 42cm wide. Hinges still attached so they can again be used as doors (or remove just to use the MDF!)

Free: Red IKEA floating shelf (Southwick BN42) Expired 326d - 26cm wide and 1m long. Attaches to wall using black bracket, so appears unsupported. Some minor scratches to top and a larger area of danage to bottom (see pictures).

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Free: Red IKEA walk-mounted magazine rack (Southwick BN42) Expired 329d - 78x33cm. Light and easy to put up. One small scratch to an area unseen when magazines added, and a small bend to the bottom right corner (see pictures).

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Free: Red glass splashback and upstand (Southwick BN42) Expired 329d - Removed in a recent kitchen renovation. Splashback is 60cm by 76cm. Upstands (two) are 14.5cm by 166.3cm and 203.3cm. Bright red, toughened glass.

Free: Tap for small basin (Southwick BN42) Gifted 331d - Brand new. Was fitted on our new bathroom basin for two weeks but we had to change it as it was too small.

Free: White IKEA storage cabinet (Southwick BN42) Gifted 333d - 150cm x 79cm. Can be used either way round. Some wear and tear from use (see images) and some damage from a leak several years ago (again, see images) , but nothing too eye-catching.

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Free: Solid oak flooring (Southwick BN42) Gifted 1y - Around 35 pieces, mostly 70cm long, 12.5cm wide, 1.8cm deep. All damaged in some minor way, so not suitable for flooring, but perfect for carpentry projects.

Free: Standing desk adapter (Southwick BN42) Gifted 1y - Black standing desk adapter turns any desk/table into a standing desk. 65cm deep, 90cm wide. Variable height. Hydraulic lifting mechanism, so easy to move up and down. Note that it is pretty heavy (one strong person).

Free: Three double-glazed windows (Southwick BN42) Expired 1y - Three PVC double-glazed windows, all pictured on their sides: Window 1 (photographed against banisters) - small fixed top panel (which has been removed, but could be refitted) and large opening bottom panel. 138cm x 91cm. In need of a new handle (less than £5 according to a quick search and very easy to fit) if you want to use it as a full window. Alternatively, the two glass panels are 33cm x 80cm and 69cm x 80cm. Window 2 (photographed in front of radiator) - single opening panel. 119 x 84cm. Window 3 (photographed in front of doorway) - single opening panel. 119 x 77cm.

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Free: Two white IKEA lampshades (Southwick BN42) Gifted 1y - Two 45cm diameter domed lampshades. Working perfectly with all fittings.

Free: Two red gloss IKEA kitchen units (Southwick BN42) Gifted 1y - 60cm deep, 60cm wide and 80cm tall. White with red gloss fronts. Cabinet 1 has two big drawers. Cabinet two has a small drawer and a cupboard with two levels. Note that the top drawer of cabinet 1 comes out slightly proud. This could likely be fixed by removing it and refitting it better than we did. Silver handles with some slight bubbling. Otherwise perfect condition - removing due to kitchen refit.

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Free: Building steel (Southwick BN42) Gifted 1y - 317cm RSJ and 218cm upstand available for use in a building project, or as scrap metal. Note that these are extremely heavy and will require at least three people and a heavy-duty vehicle to collect.

Free: White single panel radiator (Southwick BN42) Gifted 1y - Fully working - removed due to building work. Includes brackets. 140cm wide x 60cm tall.

Free: White plastic tray (Southwick BN42) Expired 1y - 40cm x 20cm. Perfect for serving a roulade or yule log this Christmas.

Free: Set of four brightly-coloured chairs (Southwick BN42) Gifted 1y - Four dining chairs of different colours. Some chips to paintwork and marks to covers, so would benefit from some love. Alternatively, would be perfect shabby-chic, kids or shed/greenhouse chairs.

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Free: Cake decorating kit (Southwick BN42) Gifted 1y - Various cutters/stamps, shaping tools, smoothers and piping nozzles, in a two-layer craft box with blue lid. Also, an icing turntable.

Free: Assorted craft materials (Southwick BN42) Gifted 1y - Various craft materials, fully sorted and no rubbish. Includes coloured papers, glitter, feathers, 'jewels', paints, beeswax for candle-making, envelopes, oven-hardening clay and pretty packing materials. Perfect for someone who likes to craft or a school/community group.

Free: Ikea Expedit 4x4 unit (Southwick BN42) Gifted 1y - White Ikea Expedit unit - 79cm x 79cm x 39.5cm. Four sections - two with coloured 'cupboard' inserts (one pink, one turquoise) and two plain wooden boxes (which could be painted). Some scuff marks where the boxes have been pulled in and out and a slight pull away of the laminate on one corner (see pictures), but otherwise good as new.

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