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Free: Microwave - working (tatty) (Harwell OX11) Small working microwave, 700w. Perfectly functional, but has gone a bit rusty on the inside.

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Free: Horsehair - traditional upholstry (Harwell OX11) Horsehair seat pad - might be re-useable for those dping traditional re-upholstry? Very dusty! Will go in bin of no takers

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Free: Camping gas stove (Harwell OX11) Promised Takes standard cartridges. Not had much use. Does work, but can be a little tempermental at times (might have to load, re-load gas cartridge occasionally). Has plastic carry box.

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Free: Clothes hanging rail (Harwell OX11) Gifted Double clothes hanging rail. One of the metal rods isnt the right one (must have come from another hanging rail) but it seems to work.

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Request: Spinning wheel for spinning yarn (Harwell OX11) Bit of a long shot - but if anyone has a spinning wheel they no longer use I'd be really pleased to rehome it. Thank you!

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Free: Hatbox - very old - theatre prop? (Harwell OX11) Withdrawn Very old hatbox, guess c 1930s. Made of card, very tatty! Perhaps a good theatre prop?

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Free: 10x glass lampshades (Harwell OX11) Gifted Matching set, came from light fixtures. Good condition, could be re-used as lamp shades or upcycled.

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Free: Dining chair (Harwell OX11) One dining chair, collection Harwell

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Request: Wheelchair - adult size (Harwell OX11) A folding wheelchair for adults would be great please if anyone has one thats not needed. So we can put it in the boot of the car and take Mum out and about again. Thanks

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Free: Wicker picnic hamper basket (Didcot OX11) Gifted Large wicker basket, one of the buckled leather straps has snapped, but other than that, very useable. Collection from Harwell

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Free: Clamp stand - for craft? Tapestry? (Harwell OX11) Gifted Very adjustable wooden stand. Not really sure what its for, but its got an articulated wooden arm that can be adjusted in 3 places by means of wingnut bolts. On the end of the arm is a clamp type arrangement, also adjustable with wingnuts. No idea what its supposed to be for, could be a tapestry stand, good for holding something, anyway.

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Free: Tripod device (Harwell OX11) Gifted Goes really tall, taller than me. Has a screw attachment.

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Free: Low storage unit (Harwell OX11) Gifted Nice low level storage unit, very sturdy could be used as kids bench. In good conditon, a couple of marks on it. Collect Harwell

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Free: Green bedside cabinet (Didcot OX11) Withdrawn Painted green, paper on the top could be removed if needed.

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Free: Bag of corks for crafts (Didcot OX11) Withdrawn Assorted corks

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Free: Tabletop screw press (Didcot OX11) Gifted Would have once been a culinary press, small and light weight. Now rather tatty, perhaps good for crafts to clamp or hold something.

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Free: Tatty vintage suitcase (Didcot OX11) Gifted Good as a theatre prop perhaps?

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Free: Tatty mini greenhouses /cold frames x2 (Didcot OX11) Gifted Two mini greenhouses/coldframes. Quite tatty/grubby. The one on the right hand side of the photo os in better condition but the struts used to hold the upper panes open for ventiliation dont work well any more, I used to use a stick to prop it open. Has three shelves. The one on the left is currently up on its end, it is a low frame with an opening top. Has damage to the polycarbonite panel where an over-enthusiastic chubby cat jumped on it. Any good to anyone before they go to the bin?

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Free: Slates (Didcot OX11) Gifted Pile of big bits of slate tiles, some up to 60cm ish. Have tile adhesive on the bqck of most, might be good for making a crazy paving garden path

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Free: Granite slab / worktop (Didcot OX11) Gifted Was once one, now broken on two - if you had a means of cutting off the broken edge you'd have two nicely finished pieces. Has been polished on one side.

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Free: Two giant green plant pots (Didcot OX11) Gifted Very big! Plant lots of veggies in them, or maybe a tree

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Free: Wood offcuts and bits (Didcot OX11) Gifted Assorted, as per photo. Mainly small bits

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Request: Rainwater downpipe (Didcot OX11) Received Looking for 180cm or longer lengths of downpipe that channels water frpm the gutter to the drain. Can collect if anyone has any left over. Thank you

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Request: Insulation - celotex / kingspan etc (Didcot OX11) Withdrawn Hi - we are in need of insulation for a DIY project. Solid foam type insualtion (e.g. Celotex, kingspan or similar) would be ideal, or the "block" type woolly stuff. More or less any size considered. Thank you!

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Request: Plywood bits for lining a shed (Didcot OX11) Expired Has anyone got spare sheets or part sheets of plywood we could use to line our shed please? Would be greatful. Thanks

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Free: Carpet gripper (Didcot OX11) Expired Collect Didcot or Harwell. Enough to do a good size room. Has been used, managed to pull up quite a lot of whole lengths, and there are some smaller bits as well.

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Request: Portable heater (Didcot OX11) Expired Looking for a portable heater please - e.g. a fan heater or plug in oil filled radiator

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Request: Kettle (Didcot OX11) Received Has anyone got a spare kettle they no lomger need please? Thank you!

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Request: Hoover/ vacuum cleaner (Didcot OX11) Expired Would be very greatful for a working hoover/vacuum cleaner. Can collect. Thank you

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Request: Electric cooker /oven (Didcot OX11) Expired Hi! We are moving to somewhere without an oven, so hoping someone might have a freestanding electric oven/cooker they no longer want please? Can collect! Thanks

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