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Request: anything monkey or banana related for our fundraising (Roche PL26) 84d - Hi. If anyone has any monkey or banana related items (fake bananas, stickers anything really) we would really appreciate them. We are raising money for Cornwall Hospice Care by doing the Split or Bust banger rally. Driving a beaten up old banger to Croatia and back dressed as monkeys whilst completing challenges. Long story short I bought a car that we will use for this and despite knowing it was for charity, it seems I got ripped off (some people have no conscience it seems) but I'm trying to stay positive as this is a dream that slipped away and I'll do whatever it takes to achieve it and raise over £2000 for the hospice that helped us in our time of need. So I'm trying to find things to help decorate the car, use as competition prizes etc. We would seriously appreciate anything as with having to replace the car that we only bought last week we're going to have no money to decorate it now. Does anyone have anything that might help? Thank you.

Request: toy/fake bananas, tatty monkey teddy, anything monkeys (Roche PL26) Expired 92d - A strange request but for a good cause. We are doing the banger rally challenge this year in the hope of raising over £2000 for Cornwall Hospice care (as they were a lifeline for us). We're driving a beaten up old car to Croatia and back dressed as monkeys. Decorating the car is part of the challenge so we're looking for fake bananas that we can locate around the car. Plastic, foam, soft toys anything really, even damaged. I'm starting to decorate the car next week so trying to find things to help. Also if anyone has a tatty, ripped, well worn old monkey soft toy (I don't want anything good as it will be cable tied to the outside of the car) it would be really appreciated. In fact anything monkey or banana related would be amazing as we want to go as crazy as possible to try and get extra money for the Hospice through sponsorship and donations. Really would appreciate anything. St Austell, Bodmin and Roche sort of areas if possible please. Thank you.

Request: toy/fake bananas, old tatty monkey teddy, anything monkeys (Roche PL26) Expired 92d - A strange request but for a good cause. We are doing the banger rally challenge this year in the hope of raising over £2000 for Cornwall Hospice care (as they were a lifeline for us). We're driving a beaten up old car to Croatia and back dressed as monkeys. Decorating the car is part of the challenge so we're looking for fake bananas that we can locate around the car. Plastic, foam, soft toys anything really, even damaged. I'm starting to decorate the car next week so trying to find things to help. Also if anyone has a tatty, ripped, well worn old monkey soft toy (I don't want anything good as it will be cable tied to the outside of the car) it would be really appreciated. In fact anything monkey or banana related would be amazing as we want to go as crazy as possible to try and get extra money for the Hospice through sponsorship and donations. Really would appreciate anything. St Austell, Bodmin and Roche sort of areas if possible please. Thank you.

Request: 6x4 photo frames (Roche PL26) Expired 131d - Hi. If anyone has any unwanted photo frames for 6x4 photos I'm looking for a few. I don't care what they are or if they're a bit tatty. Basically I want to put a few photos of my favourite cycling moments in my training shed to motivate me as I'm struggling for motivation at the moment with my health. I don't want anything good as it's a damp old falling apart shed but I make the best of it to try and train as cycling is my life and the reason I'm still here. I'd be grateful for anything, just to remind me of happier times and encourage me to get back to that level. Thank you. Request: vases or containers and hessian material or similar (Roche PL26) Expired 179d - Hi. I'm making up artificial flower displays to try and raise some money towards my fundraising (I need to raise at least £500 for entry but we're hoping to raise over £2000 for Cornwall Hospice Care with it). Does anyone have any unwanted vases, containers or anything unusual that I can use to put the flower displays in (taller the better). Also any hessian or similar material that I can use to wrap around jars for some of the displays. Even small offcuts would be fantastic. Thank you everyone. Request: artificial flowers/foliage (Roche PL26) Expired 190d - Hi. A strange request but does anyone have any old/unwanted artificial flowers. Next year we're doing a big fundraiser in the hope of raising over £2000 for Cornwall Hospice Care. It's a dream of ours which slipped away last year so I'm trying to help raise the money to make it happen. Years ago I made up small displays of artificial flowers and really enjoyed it so I would love to try it again even if it only makes a few pounds towards it as every penny helps. Does anyone have any old artificial flowers or foliage lying around that could possibly help me to achieve this? I'm literally trying anything I can to help make this possible. Thank you Request: artificial flowers or foliage (Roche PL26) Expired 232d - Hi. If anyone has any artificial flowers or foliage lying around it would be greatly appreciated. In 2018 when I was trying to raise money for my fundraising I put together themed bunches and I really enjoyed it. My fundraising this year hasn't been brilliant due to my health getting in the way so I would like to do it again by creating displays themed around mental health and selling them to raise money for mental health charities. Does anyone have anything that could help? Thank you. Request: Spares/repairs/broken bike (Roche PL26) Expired 243d - Hi. I'm looking for ONE spares/repairs bike to help me raise money for Cornwall Hospice care. I do an event every year for them but want to do something bigger this year as part of my 24 challenges in 24 months. Long story short I need to build a bike for £24 for this event. The event will raise money through sponsorship and to make sure the hospice benefits I will be raffling/auctioning the bike off afterwards with every penny going to the hospice. I don't mind losing the money I spend building it as the hospice supported us when my grandad lost his battle to cancer and we do whatever we can to support them. Last year we raised £1700 for them. I'm looking for a large framed mens bike or even just a frame that I can build for this. Does anyone have anything that might be suitable? Thank you. Request: hybrid bike disc front wheel (700c) and 26" disc brake wheel (Roche PL26) Expired 280d - This is a huge ask I know but does anyone have anything that could possibly help. I was involved in an accident which, despite not being my fault, I'm being blamed for. I wouldn't mind so much if it was my fault but I ended up injured as well because of it and now have to raise thousands of pounds which I don't have and the only way I can do it is by selling my personal bikes so I'm trying to fix them up in the hope I can get a bit more out of them. Anyone who knows me knows that my bikes are my life and cycling is the reason I'm still alive, hence the reason I use it to raise money for mental health charities. Unfortunately that's not going to happen now because of this. I just want to get my bikes fixed and gone as quickly as possible to make it less painful as at the moment I'm waking up every day dreading what happens next. Please can anyone help. Request: Spares or repairs bikes (Roche PL26) Expired 320d - Hi. If you have an old bike sat broken and unloved it could help me to achieve a dream. After a difficult 2 year battle with my injuries I'm finally strong enough to enter cycling events to raise money for charity. I've got my first event in 3 weeks raising money for Cornwall Hospice care. I'm trying to buy/build a bike suitable for my challenges and I'm trying to raise the money to make that happen by fixing up bikes. Let's face it, bikes are all that I know and cycling is the reason I'm still here so these dreams are keeping me fighting and I'll do whatever it takes to make them happen. If you have an old bike sat broken and neglected it could be what I need. Either to build my own bike or to raise the money for it. I can't take everything but appreciate any offers. I just want to achieve these dreams. Thank you. Request: Battery fairy/LED lights (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - If anyone has any surplus battery led/fairy lights I would really appreciate them. I have an old summerhouse/shed (what's left of it anyway 😂) which I use for indoor cycling and would love to decorate it with as many lights as possible to try and disguise the fact it's falling apart. Anything would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Free: Box of kitchen/mud kitchen items (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - Box of cups, bowls, and random kitchen items. Maybe good for a child's mud kitchen or something instead of throwing it away. Collection from Roche

Request: Scrap bicycles or parts (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - Hi. If you have a scrap bike you need rid of or anything sat broken and unwanted it could really help me. I'm raising money for Cornwall Hospice care again this year (raised £1700 for them last year) and I'm trying to build a bike to give away as a competition prize for them. I'm not after anything and everything, I only want to take bikes/parts that will help me build this. It's a long shot but worth an ask so if you do have anything that might help it would be seriously appreciated. Thank you. Free: box of kitchen items (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - Box of random kitchen items. Cups, bowls, utensils and more. Hopefully will be of use to someone.

Request: men's large bike for charity event (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - Hi. I appreciate this is a big ask but I ask in hope. Does anyone have a large frame men's bike sat doing nothing/rusting away. I don't mind needing work but I only have 3 days to find a bike and repair it (the one I was going to use has a damaged frame so can't be repaired) so won't be able to do anything major. I'm doing the Santa Cycle for Cornwall Hospice Care as I've been raising money for them this year (they supported us when a family member lost their battle against cancer) and I've raised over £1600 for them this year already but want to raise more. The bike will be decorated with more tinsel and baubles than a Christmas tree, used for the event and then auctioned off after the event with every penny going to the Hospice. (Everything is coming out of my pocket so I can't afford to lose a lot of money but want to raise as much as possible for them). The picture was last year's attempt and I managed to raise £150 for them by riding that monstrosity haha so want to go just as crazy this year. Can anyone please help? Thank you

Request: Headset for this bike or a scrap bike for part (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - A long shot but does anyone have a basic 1 1/8 threadless headset that would fit this bike? Or even a whole scrap bike with the part. Really need to fix this bike this weekend if possible as it's going to be decorated up for the Cornwall Hospice care santa cycle and its going to take me a long time to decorate it. I'm giving this bike away (by auction) to raise money for the hospice and already spent quite a bit on it (I'm literally taking nothing from it) so anything that can help to reduce costs would be seriously appreciated. Thankyou.

Request: broken/damaged die cast model cars (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - Hi. If anyone has any damaged or broken 1/18 or 1/24 scale die cast cars, absolutely anything no matter how broken, please don't just throw them away. I want to try and use them to create some unique project cars. I didn't get the chance to create what I really wanted to for the banger rally so hoping to try and create miniature versions that I can keep forever instead. Honestly they can be anything even if only suitable for parts. Thank you in advance. Free: Lots of stickers (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - Left over from my fundraising. After this I'm not doing any more fundraising for a while so if anyone wants these please have them. Lots of sticker sheets. I just want rid of them asap so I don't have anything reminding me of the failures.

Request: Plasttic/fake bananas (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - If anyone has any fake plastic/foam bananas lying around unwanted they would be seriously appreciated by us to help decorate our fundraising car. They'll probably get damaged as will be stuck to the front of the car so don't want anything good. Damaged is fine. Can collect from St Austell and surrounding areas. Thank you.

Request: tatty/broken teddy (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - Yes another one of my strange asks but if anyone has anything that might be suitable it would be seriously appreciated. Condition not important as it's to put on the front bumper of my car (the £500 banger that's helping me raise money for Cornwall Hospice Care). I'm looking for a small teddy in poor condition (the more ripped and worn the better as I want it to look beaten up). Please note it will get beaten about on the car so I don't want anything cherished). If anyone can help at all I would be seriously grateful. Thank you. Free: box full of ps2 games (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - Inherited from my late uncle but have sorted through and these are quite scratched so haven't even tested them. You might be able to repair them if you have a disc cleaner but no guarantees. If anyone wants them I'm happy to let them go as I've kept the games I wanted. Collection from Roche. Sorry can't hold due to being let down. Free: Ford fiesta mk6 handbook and Ford folder (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - I have a genuine Ford handbook folder and the owners handbook for a mk6 fiesta (2003-2008 I think). Left over from a car I wish I'd never bought (didn't even make it home). Any use to anyone?

Request: Old ipod charger (Roche PL26) Received 1y - Does anyone have a charger lying around that would fit an old ipod like pictured? I've just had this donated to my fundraising and hoping to find a charger to make it work. I know they're cheap on ebay but in all honesty I can't afford to waste a penny at the moment if it doesn't work. Thank you.

Request: monkey related items (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - Yes a strange request but for a good cause. We are team Apeocalypse doing the Porto or bust banger rally this year to raise money for Cornwall Hospice care as they supported our family at a difficult time. I'm trying to decorate the car interior now so I'm looking for anything monkey (or banana) related to help do that. If anyone has anything that can help it would be seriously appreciated. We've waited 10 years to be able to do this and it's a once in a lifetime opportunity so I want to make it as successful as possible and raise a lot of money for the charity. Thank you. Request: Small plastic skeleton (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - Yes another one of my weird requests. Again it's for decorating my car to raise money for Cornwall Hospice care. It's the last ever rally and a once in a lifetime opportunity so I want to go all out and make it the best it can be. Anything around 30cm ish would be ideal but I'm sure I can make anything work. Many thanks. Request: Offcut/remnant brown fur like material (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - A strange request but it's to help decorate my car to raise money for Cornwall Hospice care. I'm looking for an offcut or remnant of a brown fur material if anyone had a little bit lying round. I can't afford to buy a whole roll and only need about 50cm x 10xm worth. I'm hoping someone has a bit of surplus they would let me have knowing it's for a good cause. Thank you. Request: Hamper/wicker basket / packaging for hamper (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - Hi. Does anyone by any chance have a large wicker basket/hamper? I'm trying to create a hamper of local produce to give away as a competition prize. The competition isn't until August but I'm trying to plan ahead as time is going quickly and I want to make it as successful as possible. (I'm raising money for Cornwall Hospice care) If anyone has anything that could help it would be seriously appreciated. Thank you. Request: nissan almera bonnet (Roche PL26) Expired 1y - I know this is a huge long shot but I'm asking in hope. I'm doing the Porto or Bust banger rally to raise money for Cornwall Hospice care and am decorating the car to raise as much money as possible for them. I've spent the last 2 months trying every breaker and advert on Ebay to find a bonnet for my Nissan Almera that I can basically ruin, scratch, rust etc (I don't want to ruin mine as my dad loves this car and I want to put it back to standard after the event so we can keep it). I'm not asking for a complete scrap car, just got everything crossed that maybe, somewhere, there's an Almera bonnet lurking in the corner of a shed/garage. I don't even care if it's damaged or dented as it will be ruined as part of the car design. If anyone can help it would be seriously, seriously appreciated. Thank you.

Free: soft toys (Roche PL26) Gifted 1y - Large bag (pop up storage bag) full of soft toys, dogs, teddy bears, buttons the bear pencil case, owl wheat bag, hot water bottle cover and more). Given to me to help my fundraising but have been messed about by so many people I no longer have time to sell them. Would make someone happy I'm sure. Collect from Roche.

Free: bundle of CDs (Roche PL26) Gifted 1y - Loads of CDs. Mostly 90s, 00s and smash hits albums. Free to collect from Roche.