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Free: Light bulbs (Cheadle Hulme SK8) 1h - 5 x golf ball type light bulbs with SMALL Bayonet Cap fitting. 2x 60watt pearl, 2x Duracell 42watt halogen clear & one completely unknown! Been in the cupboard for ages - I have no way of testing I’m afraid.

Free: Broadband Router (Cheadle Hulme SK8) 1d - Old Sky router model number SR102. Not fibre. Needs a standard figure of 8 AC cable.

Free: Plusnet Router (Cheadle Hulme SK8) 1d - Old Plusnet broadband router. Not fibre. The wire from the mains adapter has been exposed where the insulation has broken due to being pushed at right angles for some time, possibly during storage. Needs a careful application of insulating tape to ensure the cores don’t touch.

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Free: Empty 5 Litre Container (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Promised 13d - Strong empty 5 litre plastic container / bottle. A friend used to use these to store used engine oil in when changing the oil in his car or dirty petrol that had been used to clean engine parts. Then you take it for safe disposal at the tip. There may be other uses of course!

Free: Firm pillow (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 15d - Firm support pillow. Foam core. Very good condition with just slight discolouration on one side. Great for a spare bed!

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Free: Socket Set (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 17d - Part set of sockets - mix of metric & imperial sizes as well as a spark plug remover socket. Any use?

Free: Shirley Bassey CDs (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Withdrawn 18d - 2 Shirley Bassey CDs.

Free: Connie Francis CD (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Withdrawn 18d - Connie Francis CD - 20 Greatest Hits.

Free: Tumble Dryer (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 41d - Creda condenser tumble dryer. No vent required. Water collects in the pull-out drawer which you then empty down the sink. Old, but only occasionally used so in good working order. Plastic discoloured from being stored in a garage its whole life.

Free: Green plastic netting (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 42d - Fine mesh green plastic netting for garden use. Pea / bean netting? About 6’ x 6’.

Free: Shadows CDs (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 44d - 2 CDs by the Shadows.

Free: Crushed blue glass (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 48d - This crushed glass was bought from a garden centre sometime ago as a plant pot topping. It is a bit dusty and will need a wash before being used for any crafts etc. There’s half a waste paper bin full of it. I would say about 4 kg at a guess.

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Free: Metal planter (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 48d - Pistachio, green, mini pale style, metal planter. Approximately 8 inches high.

Free: Fitted Double Sheet (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 48d - Road pink fitted sheet for double bed with one matching pillowcase. Good condition- not suitable for very deep mattresses. Sheet corners are 20cm deep.

Free: Shellac Records (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 48d - 16 old shellac 10” records & 2 x 12” - mixed condition. For upcycling, crafts, art etc.

Free: Vinyl Singles (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 48d - 11 x vintage single records - all classical music & in very good condition.

Free: Broadband Router (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 71d - Plusnet ADSL Wi-Fi router - not Fibre. Sagemcon 2704N. With mains adapter.

Free: Single Fitted Sheets (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 74d - Two cream fitted sheets for single bed. Suitable only for thinner mattresses as the boxes corner is only 20cm deep. The elastic on one of them has aged & is loose, the other is good. Believe them both to be easy care polycotton & both are in good clean condition.

Free: Vintage cross stitch panels (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 76d - Wool tapestry cross stitch panels. These were all sewn by my grandma & made into cushions so will need deconstructing. The large one was used to cover a stool seat. Can anyone make something with them? They all need a good wash in woolite or something similar first

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Free: Wicker hamper basket (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 78d - Shallow wicker basket with wood shaving packaging for a gift basket hamper. There’s a piece of cellophane too but it’s quite crumpled so you may wish to replace with a new piece instead. Nice for a basket of goodies for Mothers Day or Easter perhaps.

Free: Washable incontinence bed protector (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 104d - Washable mattress pad with securing ‘wings’ for incontinence & other bed wetting issues! Excellent clean condition. Absorbant section measures 82cm x 82 cm. Designed for a single bed.

Free: Ergonomic pillow (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 109d - Economic neck, pillow. Firm support. Thicker one one edge & thinner on the other to suit side/ back sleeping. Shaped foam interior with cotton washable cover. Clean and in good condition. With fire safety label sewn into cover.

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Free: James Last CDs (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Expired 111d - 6 CD James Last box set - Magical World of James Last. Plus ‘Evergreens’ come down album. Both in mint condition.

Free: Magnetic Noticeboard (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 120d - Magnetic noticeboard - attach notes / photos etc with magnets. Can also be used like a whiteboard with special neon whiteboard pens which can be purchased online. Good condition. Few scratches to the surface & a little dent.

Free: Vintage Coffee Pot & Jug (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 122d - Vintage coffee pot & milk jug in Johnson’s Tudor Blue design from the late 1960’s / early 1970’s. Good condition but there is fairly widespread crazing to the glaze on both items.

Free: Small suitcase (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 124d - Small suitcase, with wheels and retractable handle. All zips in full working order. Good clean condition from a pet & smoke free home, but one of the wheels has a flat patch on it and tends to drag rather than roll! Depends on the surface and the amount of weight in the suitcase. Overall height, including wheels and handle approximately 57 cm. Overall width, 37 cm approximately. Overall depth, including retractable handle assembly is approximately 23.5 cm.

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Free: Envelopes (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 125d - 70 small envelopes in random sizes and colours.

Free: Pasting table (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 125d - Traditional folding pasting table for pasting wallpaper. Well used, bit dusty from being in the garage, but in otherwise good condition.

Free: Swish Curtain Hooks (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Expired 128d - 40 x old Swish Sologlyde curtain hooks. 3cm internal height if you want to compare with existing ones. There are also 2 end stops & 6 brackets but there are none of the little screws which tighten them onto the rail. If you’ve broken some of yours, you can use the screws from the broken ones.

Free: Thermos flask (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted 136d - Small size genuine Thermos flask - 250ml capacity with cup. Clean inside - no smells!