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Request: Single fitted sheet (Castle MK40) Does anyone have a single fitted sheet surplus to requirement, please? Any colour or pattern is fine - I just want it for camping so it really doesn't matter as long as it will fit a single camp bed. Many thanks, Heather

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Request: Rubbing alcohol (Castle MK40) Received Does anyone have any rubbing alcohol (also called Isopropanol) lurking in a shed or garage, please? According to Google, it can be helpful in cleaning slate tiles, but as it might or might not work, I'm not keen to buy a whole litre of it, only to find that it doesn't work and it sits in my loft with all the other stuff that doesn't work..... I only have a few small splashes to try to clean, so if anyone does have a little bit left over, please, I would be very grateful to give it a go. Many thanks, Heather

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Free: Pillows (Castle MK40) Six pillows minus pillowcases......I suspect that they have been used, but they look ok, and would be fine for pets, camping, or occasional guests.

6d

Free: Water container for camping (Castle MK40) Can anyone use this water container? It looks a bit squashed, but that's only because it hasn't got water in it - fill it up and it will be fine!

6d

Free: Vintage baskets (Castle MK40) Gifted These two very pretty vintage baskets are broken and are no use for their intended purpose, but they are very lovely and someone might be able to make some sort of festive decoration with them....I can't quite bring myself to take them to the tip, and it would be lovely if they could live on in some other form!

6d

Free: Energy saving lightbulbs (warm white) (Castle MK40) Gifted Seven of these energy saving lightbulbs, standard wide screw fitting. It says (in very small letters) that they are 8W, which I believe is about 60 watts in old money.

35d

Free: Eight pillows (Castle MK40) Gifted These are definitely pre-owned, but I don't know whether they have been used, so perhaps they best suited for animal bedding or padding for furniture removals. They do actually look ok, but I can't vouch for their history! You don't have to have all of them - it would just be nice to rehome as many as I can!

35d

Request: Carrier bags (Castle MK40) Received Does anyone have a few carrier bags that they no longer need, please? I need to take some books to charity shops, but I seem to have reached the bottom of my stash of bags! With many thanks, Heather

41d

Free: Small garden fork (Castle MK40) Gifted Would anyone like this small garden fork, measuring 29.5 inches (show next to a full size spade for an idea of size)? I'm guessing that it would suit a child or young person.

85d

Free: Large plastic plant pots (Castle MK40) Gifted Five large plant pots; the big green one is 14" high and 15" diameter and the smaller black ones are a little shorter, about 10" high and 13" diameter. Perfect for allotments or transporting larger plants.

115d

Free: Extension cables (Castle MK40) Gifted For some reason I have accumulated far more extension cables than a girl really needs! On offer (together or singly) are: 4 sockets, 3m long (x2) 4 sockets, 2m long Could anyone make use of them?

157d

Request: Black wallpaper (Castle MK40) Expired Does anyone have any leftover rolls of black (or very dark blue) wallpaper that they no longer need, please? Many thanks, Heather

170d

Free: Genuine Indian churidor pants (Castle MK40) Gifted Two pairs of churidor pants from Fabindia; one black, and the other a lovely burnt orange colour. If you don't know what churidor pants are, you probably don't want them!

220d

Free: Three litres of Dulux paint (Castle MK40) Gifted Three litre tins of Dulux flat matt paint in need of a wall. It's a subtle sludgey mushroomy colour, which calls itself Dusted Moss 1 - it's the darkest one on the sample card.

227d

Free: Leather suitcase (Castle MK40) Gifted Lovely vintage leather suitcase, which I believe followed my father around in World War II. I have loved it for many years, but I think it is time for it to go to a new home now. It measures 18" wide, 14" deep and 8" high, and is far more decorative than functional!

228d

Free: Black granite trivet/slab (Castle MK40) Gifted Perfect for kitchen use with hot saucepans. It measures 40cm by 30cm.

234d

Free: Garden pot plant rack (Castle MK40) Gifted Decorative wall-mounted rack for potted plants - the front part hinges up and you can fit a couple of pots inside. It could do with a bit of a rub down with a wire brush and maybe a bit of spray paint, although the bare rust finish is also quite nice. It is 60cm high and 38cm wide.

234d

Free: Vintage hamper (Castle MK40) Gifted Lovely wicker hamper, measures 25" wide, 17" deep and 12" high.

263d

Free: Ladies' coat, size 12 (Castle MK40) Gifted This gorgeous coat is by Loro Piana (Google it to see how eye-wateringly expensive the brand is....), and made me feel classy and elegant for a good 15 years. Sadly, the buttons and buttonholes stand no chance of ever meeting again on me, and it’s time for someone else with a smaller waist to look classy and elegant in it. However (and there is a big ‘however’), the lining is completely shredded, so you will either need the skills to re-line it yourself, or be prepared to pay someone else to do the job. The Zip Yard on the High Street would charge about £80, and you would need to provide lining fabric, which would probably be another £20 or so, but if you can line it yourself, you would have a lovely coat for very little outlay!

273d

Free: Red skirted coat, size 10 (Castle MK40) Expired Lovely red skirted coat – it’s very old, but it still has potentially lots of life left in it. I say potentially because it needs a new lining – I can give you some material to line it with, and the old lining as something of a pattern, but you would still need to either do it yourself or pay someone else to do it. I always felt very splendid in this lovely coat, and it grieves me to think that I will never be able to wear it again, but the size 10 ship sailed many years ago, and it really needs to go now.

273d

Free: Ali Baba style laundry basket (Castle MK40) Gifted It's missing its handles and the wicker 'hinge' between the basket and the lid, but that doesn't affect its ability to hold laundry! 24" high.

275d

Free: Clear plastic sheeting (Castle MK40) Expired Two pieces of clear plastic sheeting, roughly 6 feet square. Could anyone use them for an allotment, or as dust sheets? I think that they started life as mattress covers, but could definitely be made use of in some other way.

297d

Request: Four right-angle brackets (Castle MK40) Expired Does anyone have any spare right-angle brackets that they no longer need, please? They don't have to match, or even be the same size, but for the job I'm doing, it would probably be useful if they were at least six inches. Many thanks, Heather

297d

Free: Old-fashioned razor (Castle MK40) Gifted Is there any market for a pre-loved cut-throat razor (with a new blade, of course). I bought this from The Store as an alternative to plastic disposable razors, but actually it really isn't suited to tender female armpits, and every time that I have tried to use it, the bathroom ends up looking like that scene from Psycho..... It is very postable, should anyone want it, but not want to schlep all the way to Denmark Street to pick it up.

354d

Free: Station-style clock (quartz mechanism not working) (Castle MK40) Gifted Could anyone give a home to this lovely clock? I have to tell you now that a) it wasn't lovingly hung in Oakworth Station by Bernard Cribbins in 1905, it was assembled in a factory in Taiwan, and b) the quartz mechanism isn't working, and having tried a new battery to no avail, I'm out of ideas. If anyone knows how to persuade a reluctant clock mechanism to work, or perhaps if anyone could use it as a theatrical prop, it is yours! It is 14" across, and about 4" deep.

354d

Free: Contemporary acrylic table (Castle MK40) Gifted Small acrylic table - measures 18" high, 17" wide, and 11.5" deep. Very nineteen eighties, if anyone still likes that style!

354d

Request: Ladder standoff (Castle MK40) Expired Does anyone have a ladder standoff that they no longer need, please? I gave one away on Freegle some time ago, and now I really need to get up close and person with my gutters! Many thanks, Heather

356d

Request: Offcut of guttering (Castle MK40) Received Does anyone have a short piece of standard guttering, please? A piece about two feet long would do the trick nicely! Many thanks, Heather

357d

Request: Sash clamps (Castle MK40) Expired Does anyone have any sash clamps abandoned and unwanted in the depths of their shed or garage, please? I want to make some shelves, and I will need sash clamps to glue the sections of wood together. A set of four would be perfect, but I would be very grateful for any that anyone might have. With many thanks, Heather

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Request: Part tin of exterior undercoat paint (Castle MK40) Expired Does anyone have a bit of exterior undercoat left over from a project, please? I only need a small amount, and if I buy a whole tin, I'm sure that I won't be able to use it all before it turns into a solid lump. Many thanks, Heather

1y