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Free: Vintage newspapers 1965 - 2012 (Wansford) My late mother hoarded newspapers n a large cardboard box covering memorable events dating from 1965 to 2012, also colour supplements and special issues. I have kept the box but now think the time has come to declutter and wonder if anyone is interested in any of them before I recycle them or use them to light the fire? e.g. Death of Churchill in 1965. A lot are on royalty - from Charles and Diana's wedding to her funeral, other royals such as Princess Anne, the Queen Mother, Andrew's marriage to Sarah Ferguson; also the first moon landing, total eclipse in 1999, a spy in GCHQ, the Falklands Crisis, resignation of Maggie Thatcher, Millennium coverage, World Trade Centre attack, F.A. and rugby world cups and finally lots on the 2012 Olympics in London. Let me know if you would like any or all. Collection from Wansford.

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Free: Fabric remnants (Wansford) Fine white muslin which my mother and grandmother used to use to line dresses. One is 1m20 by 3m 40 and the other is 1m20 by 2m40. Also a piece of beautiful black velvet measuring 118 cm by 62 cm. Two pieces of pure silk, brown with tiny spots measuring 90 cm by 93 cm and 90 by 86 cm. There is also a piece o netting which is 1m by 80 cm but is joined in th middle. All in perfect condition.

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Free: 18 glass jars with lids (Wansford) Expired These have all been dishwasher cleaned. Collection from Wansford or I can get them to Walton on Tuesday.

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Free: Carboard boxes and packing materials. (Wansford) Gifted I have 20 cardboard boxes of various sizes, many from Amazon Prime. The largest is 40 x 34 x 17 cm and another 28 x 25 x 20 cm. The rest are a bit smaller. Also lots of the cardboard envelopes and the A3 thick brown paper bags that Amazon uses. There is some bubble wrap, screwed up brown paper and various other materials to pack out boxes and I have a couple of rolls of corrugated brown paper about a metre across. It has seemed a waste to put all these into recycling but they are now cluttering up my study and need to go. Collection from Wansford very close to the A1

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Free: Vintage colour brochures for cathedrals (Wansford) Expired St. Paul's Cathedral - 1968, Winchester Cathedral - 1976, Coventry Cathedral - 1970, Westminster Abbey - 1969. Collection from Wansford or Walton by arrangement.

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Free: Vintage brochures of places to visit (Wansford) Expired Windsor Castle - 1971, Waddesdon Manor - 1976, Tower of London - 1969, Compton Acres - unsure of date, but similar, Lindisfarne Priory - 1969, Cliveden - ?, Bath Official Guide - 1983. Collection from Wansford or Walton by arrangement.

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Free: Vintage brochures of gardens and the Thames (Wansford) Expired Windsor Castle and he River Thames - 1980's, two brochures from RHS Wisley, 1983 and more recent, about 2000, Lost Gardens of Heligan - 1996. Collection from Wansford please or Walton by arrangement.

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Free: A pair of full length curtains (Wansford) Expired These are a cherry red colour ( and are in immaculate condition and have all the hooks in place ready for hanging. I think the header is called a triple pinch pleat. Each curtain measures 2.5 metres wide and 2.10 metres in length. Not lined but a very heavy fabric which would keep out the draughts at a patio window for example. Collection from Wansford or by arrangement from Walton.

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Free: Cardboard boxes (Wansford) Expired I have been keeping medium sized cardboard boxes such as used for Amazon deliveries with the intention of using them to declutter. I now need to declutter my study as it is full of boxes! There are a few quite small boxes and one or two larger ones. There is also packaging material such as scrunched up brown paper,bubble wrap etc.. Collection from Wansford please.

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Free: Large lampshade for a standard lamp (Wansford) Gifted Measuring 45 cm (18 inches) high, 52 cm (20 inches) at the base, and 32 cm (13 inches) at the top, this classic tapering off white lampshade is oval in shape. It is lined and in excellent condition. Collection from Wansford or Walton.

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Free: W.W.F. magazine for members (Wansford) Expired A quarterly magazine full of beautiful photos of wildlife the world over, interesting articles and a crossword! I receive this as I am a member and have years worth of back copies, all in immaculate condition and from a smoke and covid free home. Collection from Wansford or Walton by arrangement. Please specify roughly how many you would like to take.

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Free: Storage boxes for 35 mm colour slides (Wansford) Expired Each box has 100 numbered slots which could be used for storing things other than transparencies. They belonged to my late father and we have transferred all his colour slides to my computer. Good condition despite their age although one is a little faded. Collection from Wansford or I can get them to Walton near Morrison if that is more convenient. Note that the list of contents inside the lid has been written in but a new sheet of paper or card could be stuck over it. See photo.

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