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Free: Rugosa rose rooted cuttings (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 28d - This is a lovely deep pink Rugosa rose, they are very spiny, lovely scent and bees love them. Good for mixed hedging. I have some that have come up in wrong place so offering in case anyone could use a couple. If you’d like them please say when you can collect. TIA

Free: Baytree (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 28d - Young Bay tree, will be dug out of current bed and bare rooted. So ready to be planted asap. If you’d like this please say when you would like to collect. TIA

Free: Cherry tomato seedlings (Mudeford BH23) Promised 28d - Cherry tomato seedlings from last years tomato’s seed collected on paper. They all came up! Please say when you would like to collect and how many you would like. TIA

Request: Old singer sewing machine for parts (Mudeford BH23) Expired 34d - Long shot but worth an ask. Does anyone have an old singer sewing machine similar to my picture that is no longer working, maybe sitting rusting away in a loft or garage? That they no longer want/ need? I am particularly looking for a single screw that fits the needle bar as in picture please, as lost mine in a clean/ service. TIA

Free: Gut bacteria food supplements (Mudeford BH23) Expired 45d - Not sure if anyone would like these as will be out of date end of March. Thought I’d just check to see if anyone wants to try them, before disposing.

Free: Blackcurrant bush cuttings (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 55d - As pictured these are cuttings from blackcurrant bushes. They root very easily. Need to be pushed into well manured ground or even large pots, asap. Currently sitting in water in old dustbin which is not included. Collection is Mudeford, can be left out in driveway. Please reply with when you would like to collect.

Request: Air bed (Mudeford BH23) Expired 72d - I’m hopeful that some one may have one or more of these they no longer want (made of water proof rip stop nylon) please. The beds didn't work well it seems, being difficult to inflate or keep inflated. I found an unwanted one at a car boot and one at a charity shop, in past and could use more. So wondering if anymore I could repurpose please. Thanks for reading.

Free: Mop head (New) (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 97d - I got this from another site but it doesn’t fit my handle ( it needs a Vileda one). Could anyone else use it?

Free: Kingsize mattress (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 199d - King size. Has fire label. Good clean condition with no marks or stains, only been used for 2-3 years at most. Been kept spotless with mattress cover and a topper. I never found it comfortable as a firm mattress, and due to a shoulder injury, firm is not good for side lying sleep. It is a British made natural filled mattress, brought from a local independent bed shop. If you’d like it you will need a van and two strong people to collect. Available from 1st November. Please let me know when requesting when you can collect please.

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Free: Golf balls (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 279d - As in photo. No longer needed. If you’d like them please say when you’d like to collect.

Free: Curtain track (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 280d - Two older style curtain tracks with fittings, corded, and come with curtain hooks. 1 x 2.6 metres 1 x 1.6 metres. The larger one was for a patio door window Both also have white metal pelmet tracks. Curtains were well past their use by date! If you would like any, please say when you can collect from Mudeford area.

Free: Plastic boxes (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 333d - These plastic boxes could be reused, the company are discontinuing and do not want them returned. I’ve used some as seed trays, the clear plastic lids do have labels which can be removed ( although not easy). I have about twenty five at present, so plenty to go around. Please let me know when you can collect, how many you would like. Thank you

Free: Rugosa Rose barerooted ‘offshoots’ (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 1y - Three little rooted off shoots from our rugosa rose ‘hedging’. It requires sunshine and as these are just small rooted shoots (that have been pulled up to stop them growing too close to the drive)they will need regular watering this summer. It will take a few years before they grow taller. The rose is fragrant, pretty, and good for wildlife. If you’d like them to nurture, please let me know when you can pick up, I can leave out for collection.

Request: Metal French curve or stencils (Mudeford BH23) Expired 1y - Long shot but worth trying. I’m looking for metal French curve tool, stencils or shapes for some textile art work please. Does anyone have anything tucked away in tool boxes or geometry sets, that they no longer need? Thanks for reading.

Free: Food containers/ seed trays with lids (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 1y - Plastic containers with lids, ideal for growing seeds. These are containers that contained cold food delivered to my elderly relative with dementia. The delivery persons refuse to take them back, and I have had no reply to my email to the company asking them to collect, so they will be put in recycling if not reused. There are eight currently available and plenty more in future. Please let me know how many you would like and when you can collect please. Happy to leave outside for easy collection

Free: Old veg / salad seed (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 1y - Load of old seed mostly veg. Like chard,spinach ,rocket, carrot , beetroot and salad. One comes and one calendula. May be worth trying if you have lots of space on allotment or similar? Some of it’s dated from 2011! Dates vary. Some is unopened. Collection Mudeford or will go into compost! Also found another tall bay tree seedling and still have a little healthy marjoram roots.

Free: Lever arch files (Mudeford BH23) Expired 1y - Four new unused four ring lever arch files. One two ring used lever arch files. Collection only from Mudeford area

Free: Marjoram / oregano herb plants (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 1y - Lots to give away. Needed to thin out the herb patch and this grows well,has a pretty small pink flower in summer, is good for culinary use and for bees and other pollinators. Loves a sunny spot but tolerates shade. If you’d like some, Please let me know when you can collect from Mudeford. Thank you.

Free: Hanging files (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 1y - This is a foldable hanging file frame with the files as new as seen in picture. Please say when you would like to collect from Mudeford. Pending collection

Free: Bay tree sapling (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 1y - Bay tree sapling, it will be dug out of bed ready for collection, so will be a bare rooted tree ready for immediate planting. It self seeded under apple tree and we already have a bay so don’t have space for this one. Please say when you would be able to collect from Mudeford.

Free: Cat/ pet bed (Mudeford BH23) Expired 1y - Well used cat bed, but plenty of life left.

Free: Ladies pull on leather boots size 5 (Mudeford BH23) Expired 1y - Black leather pull on ankle boots, good condition apart from heels as shown in second photo, they could be taken for a simple replacement bit on the bottom. I haven’t worn for a few years, due to heels and pointed toe which are not good for bunions. Offering here before taking for recycling.

Free: Large sturdy Cardboard box and packaging (Mudeford BH23) Expired 1y - Could any one use this large cardboard box with shredded cardboard and roll of bubble wrap? Box is 18”x 12” and 13” high. Collection from Mudeford please.

Request: 35mm slide projector (Mudeford BH23) Expired 1y - I have slides from my childhood that I’d love to be able to look at, but don’t have a projector. Just wondered if anyone has one lingering in loft maybe. Free: Grape hyacinth bulbs (Mudeford BH23) Expired 1y - Grape Hyacinth (Muscari) bulbs. Blue flowers in spring. They multiply and we have too many. Great for bees and other pollinators in spring. Grow well in any soil, enjoy a sunny spot. Let me know when you would like to collect. Still one pot left. Can be left outside for collection.

Free: Clean glass jars (Mudeford BH23) Expired 1y - 21 clean glass jars with lids suitable for jam or chutney? Take as many or few as wanted let me know when you can collect from out side door step and I will leave out for collection. Otherwise will go for recycling

Request: Disused keys cogs or similar (Mudeford BH23) Expired 1y - I’m looking for redundant small objects, like old broken watch parts, keys of different sizes - ideally rusty already, for a textile art project. Also small metal garden or wall ornaments, scissors tools of different kinds, and metal washers. They will be used to stitch onto or rust printed fabric. Been searching for a little while, and thought it worth an ask here. Be delighted to find some, thanks for reading.

Free: Large patio door type curtain (Mudeford BH23) Gifted 1y - One beautifully handmade good quality very large curtain in good condition so no tears holes or stains, although a few marks on lining as shown which may wash out. I believe it’s cotton with cotton lining, I am regifting one of the two I was given.). Will make good shopping bags, cushions or covers?