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Request: Garden rake for leaves (Harringay N4) - Hello, I'm looking for one of those plastic rakes for leaves and lawns. Something like this I can collect this weekend or one day next week. Thanks! Free: Bed linen (Harringay N4) Expired - 1. Well-used (therefore nice and soft) large double duvet set and 4 pillow cases. Patterned, mainly red with blue and gold patterns (like an old English royal insignia). 2. One pillow case with space theme - dark blue with a moon, space ships and stars 3. Two dark blue patterned pillow cases 4. One double, pink sheet (well used, but in good condition). Take all or whatever you need. Free: Takeaway containers (Harringay N4) Expired - Usual take-away size containers. Clean. NO lids. Collect from off Green Lanes Free: Foil baking trays (Harringay N4) Expired - Various sizes. Used but very clean. Collect from just off Green Lanes Free: Plant pots (Plastic) (Harringay N4) Expired - Lots of plant pots of various sizes. Some square, some round, some 'long toms'. Collect all or some from off Green Lanes. Free: Pillows (Harringay N4) Expired - Two old pillows: One is feather and down. The other is synthetic. Both quite lumpy now! Useful for pet beds or stuffing things. Free: Foil cooking trays (Harringay N4) Gifted - About 10 medium/large foil cooking trays and a few smaller ones. All very clean! Collect from off Green Lanes. Request: Take away ('tupperware') containers (Harringay N4) Received - I'm looking for some takeaway food containers (with lids, please!). I volunteer at a drop in for asylum seekers. We often have more people than we can see, so we try to give at least a nice meal to take away. These are the worst times to be seeking asylum so we do what we can. I can collect on Saturday afternoon. Thanks for your help. Free: Saggy pillows (Harringay N4) Expired - Two pillows, really saggy and lumpy but may be useful for stuffing toys or home-made cushions. Collection only Free: Bag of fabric scraps (Harringay N4) Expired - Very random scraps. Some 'crumb', others larger. Different colours and fabrics, mostly cotton. Collection only Free: Specialist cat food (Harringay N4) Gifted - I have a 400g bag of specialist cat food - gluten and grain free, gastrointestinal low fat. Herring and pea. It's for cats with tummy problems. It does, however, contain taurine so may not be suitable for cats with allergies (I have no idea, really, just guessing!). Collect from N4 off Green Lanes Free: Red table lamp (Harringay N4) Gifted - Small, bendy red table / bedside lamp. In perfect order. Collect at the weekend from N4 (off Green Lanes). Free: Towels - not in good condition (Harringay N4) Gifted - I have a few towels to get rid of. They're clean but really not in good condition. Someone may want them for a dog bed or cutting up for cleaning cloths. Collect please asap then I'll take the rest to the fabric recycling bin. Request: Spare / Scrap wool (Harringay N4) Received - Hello, I'm making baby blankets / knee blankets to give away to people who need them to keep their babies warm or for old people struggling with heating this winter. Please have a good look through your wool stash and see if you have stray balls (or less!) that you could donate for this. I'll collect, obviously. Thanks so much! Free: Scrap paper - not for kids (Harringay N4) Expired - I have a lot of white scrap paper (used on one side) that can be used for drawing, printing etc. Please take note that some of the printed side contains descriptions of human rights abuses so not suitable for children or people who would be affected. So, on that cheery note, you can collect from N4 off Green Lanes! Free: Bird feeders (Harringay N4) Expired - I have three bird feeders to give away. They are all in good condition. They're not 'squirrel proof'. Collect from N4 off Green Lanes. Free: Double fitted sheet (Harringay N4) Gifted - I have a never-used double fitted sheet to give away. It's mid-grey colour. Free: Scrap woollen things for stuffing things (Harringay N4) Expired - I have a bag full of (clean!) old socks and bits of knitting that could be used for stuffing things like home-made soft toys or... something! Any crafty people out there interested? You can take just a little if you want (or the whole lot). Collect from N4 off Green Lanes.
Free: Old grey rug (Harringay N4) Expired - Old and not very clean rug: Hampen (IKEA) 133/195cm. It may wash up well or you could use it outside (supressing weeds perhaps). Collect from N4 off Green Lanes. Free: Used padded envelopes (good for e-bay!) (Harringay N4) Expired - A few (about 10) padded or 'jiffy' envelopes of various sizes (mostly A4) and 'Do not bend' envelopes. You can take all or some. Free: Bottle of Riesling wine (Harringay N4) Gifted - A bottle of Riesling wine (2017). It's 8.5% alcohol. It's unopened (obvs!). Let me know when you can collect from N4 off Green Lanes. Over 18s only. Free: Printer/scanner/copier (Harringay N4) Gifted - HP Envy 5030 all-in-one printer/scanner/copier. It scans well but I can't get it to print (the paper goes through nicely but nothing prints). Someone may be able to fix it. I may also have some ink to go with it. Let me know when you can collect from N4 off Green Lanes. Free: Document folders (Harringay N4) Expired - Folders for documents (A4 size). There's about 10. Take all or some. Collect from N4 (off Green Lanes). Free: Magazine files (Harringay N4) Expired - Some used magazine files. About 10. Collect from N4 off Green Lanes. You can take all or just some. Free: Cod liver oil (Omega 3) (Harringay N4) Gifted - One opened but nearly full (90 caps) container of 'Cod liver oil with garlic' capsules. It has a 'best before' date of November 2019 (I'm never convinced by 'best before' dates, but it's your call). Collect from N4 off Green Lanes. Free: Office chair (Harringay N4) Expired - Almost fully working office chair (it swivels and has all its arms, legs and wheels, but doesn't go up and down). It's at desk sitting height. It's a light green colour. My cat has sat on it a lot so beware if you're allergic. Collect from N4 off Green Lanes. Free: Turmeric capsules (Harringay N4) Expired - One unopened bottle (90 capsules) of turmeric (600mg). Best before date of November 2021. Another opened bottle (about 70 capsules) of 400mg. Best before date March 2021. Collect from N4 off Green Lanes. Free: Door draft excluder (Harringay N4) Expired - Be prepared for the winter fuel costs! This is a homemade draft excluder for the bottom of a door. It's about 1.5m long and is dark green. If you have a gap at the bottom of a door and want to stop the heat escaping, this will do the job! Collect from N4 (off Green Lanes). Free: Erratic hedge trimmer (Harringay N4) Gifted - It's a Bosch, hand-held hedge trimmer. It's battery-powered (the battery and charger are included). I'm giving it away because it works erratically. I think it's the charger that doesn't always work. It's for collection from N4 off Green Lanes. Fair offer (and polite responses) policy applies. Free: Fitness tracker: Garmin Vivofit2 (Harringay N4) Gifted - It's been almost entirely unused for years. I don't know how you charge it (if you even can). It still seems to be recording steps!) and you'll have to get the app. It also has a spare wristband. Collect from N4 (off Green Lanes). Fair offer policy applies.