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Free: Florists Oasis block (Grandpont OX1) 45cm long, 10cm wide oasis block in platic tray. The oasis has been used for a floral display but I'm sure there's enough life in it to be used again. Collect from Grandpont.

8h

Free: Black metal curtain tie backs (Grandpont OX1) Gifted Reasonable condition, came with the house. The curved ones are powder coated, the straight one is plastic coated. Happy to split. Collect from Grandpont

8d

Free: Shopping trolley (Grandpont OX1) Gifted Red shopping trolley, very well used but lots of life left in it (I've been given a bigger one). Collect from Grandpont

8d

Free: 2025 calendar (Grandpont OX1) 1 hardly used A3 calendar, lots of space for writing, no pictures. 5 small entries in total, completely unused May onwards.

30d

Free: Cream lampshade, needs fixing (Grandpont OX1) The shade itself is in really good condition but it's come apart from the metal holder which attaches to the bulb, see photo.

30d

Free: Card leaflet holders (Grandpont OX1) Expired Around 20 flat pack card leaflet holders which fold up to hold A5 leaflets, see photo. Unused.

92d

Free: Raw silk evening / bridesmaid dress (Grandpont OX1) Gifted Purple raw silk bridesmaid / evening dress which has been dry cleaned. It's been worn a few times and has faded areas on the sleeves and staining under the arms. Plenty of good fabric for upcycling. Size approx 8-10?

+2 +1

99d

Free: Energy efficient light bulb (Grandpont OX1) Gifted 23W warm white light bulb, all details on the photo of the box. Unused because wrong fitting (screw not bayonet)

127d

Free: Static cling window film (Grandpont OX1) Expired Narrow strip of unused Fablon static cling window film, left over end of roll. 10 x 675cm. See pic for how it looks on a window.

+1

151d

Free: Sheer roller blinds x 3 (Grandpont OX1) Gifted These 3 sheer roller blinds were left in the house when I moved in, I guess they've been up a long time, used to obscure the bottom half of the bay windows. All 3 are cream and the half that's never been unrolled still is, the bottom half is very dusty and greyish. 2 blinds are complete with fixings, the 3rd is missing the chain (chain end fitting is here) and the fitting from the non-chain end. It's been held in place by a springy clip, see photo. Measurements 180 x 90.5cm (complete) 180 x 61cm (complete) 180 x 61cm (missing chain and 1 wall fitting)

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159d

Free: Venetian blind (Grandpont OX1) Gifted White, needs restringing. Wood effect slats. Fits window 130 x 165cm. Complete with fixings.

202d

Free: Fixed shower head (Grandpont OX1) Gifted 22cm diameter fixed shower head, works fine, needs descaling and a good clean!

203d

Free: Wisteria (Grandpont OX1) Gifted This is growing in a terracotta pot. Last year it had beautiful big long flowers, happy for someone else to nurture it, I haven't the space it deserves. Offered with pot!

277d

Free: Shelf offcuts (Grandpont OX1) Gifted 1 x pine 30cm x 30cm x 1.5cm 4 x pine 30cm Unused, left over from my new shelves

315d

Free: Metal door knocker (Grandpont OX1) Gifted Silver coloured front door knocker with screws, approx 15 cm long.

315d

Free: Venetian blind (Grandpont OX1) Gifted White, 2cm wide slats, to fit window 92cm wide x 140cm long. Fully working, complete with all fixings and fittings

1y

Free: Decoration storage box (Grandpont OX1) Gifted 32 compartments for separated storage. Rigid cardboard floor, outer wipeable covering, I've found it keeps decs clean and dry. Fabric handle needs reattaching.

1y

Free: A4 frames (Grandpont OX1) Gifted 2 black ikea frames for A4 pictures / photos. The frames and perspex are fine but displaying the frames portrait will need some ingenuity as the cardboard prop / hook has seen better days. Landscape orientation is fine.

+1

1y

Free: Round waxed wooden table (Grandpont OX1) Gifted Solid wooden table in very good condition, just some superficial marks on the top which I'm sure will easily polish out. Just over 1 metre across. The top is heavy and is currently detached for easy tranporting, there are 4 screws which attach it to the base.

+1

1y

Free: Dogwood plant (Grandpont OX1) Gifted Freshly dug up today, Sunday. This is an established plant and will need to go in a large space, at least 1 metre across. No guarantee it'll take, there's a good root ball but I did cut through several large roots in order to get it out without hurting my back.

1y

Free: Modular storage with drawers (Grandpont OX1) Gifted 2 storage units approx 30x30x60cm, plus 2 wipe clean fabric pull out cube drawers.

1y

Free: Wood dye, medium oak (Grandpont OX1) Gifted Small container of wood dye, medium oak colour, lots left in it.

1y

Free: Red paint (Grandpont OX1) Gifted Farrow and ball estate eggshell paint in Rectory Red. The tin feels over half full.

1y

Free: Doilies unused pack (Grandpont OX1) Gifted 20 ish unused doilies in an open pack. Size on the photos.

+1

1y

Free: Car mats for Seat Alhambra (Grandpont OX1) Gifted Set of 4 mats which I think are unused but need a good vacuum. Seat and vw are owned by the same group so might also fit vw?

1y

Free: Phox filter jug (Grandpont OX1) Gifted A mark 2 (?) phox water filter jug with one unused sachet of filter granules for purifying and alkalising water. The jug is glass. No space for it in my kitchen.

1y

Free: 2 director's chairs (Grandpont OX1) Gifted 2 cream fabric director's chairs in very good, unmarked condition. Could do with a little tightening up somehow as they don't alway feel very secure to sit on for a long period of time, but I reckon that'd be quite easy to do, I haven't got the space to store them. They fold flat for storage, see photos.

1y

Request: Wooden pestle (Grandpont OX1) Expired I'd really appreciate a wooden pestle if anyone has one they don't use. With or without the mortar bowl, and the heavier the better! I have a marble one which just isn't doing the job for me. Many thanks.

1y

Free: Lighting track (Grandpont OX1) Gifted Stainless steel track with 4 lights. Worked perfectly before it was taken down so I assume it still does.

1y

Free: Candelabra style light fitting (Grandpont OX1) Gifted Antiqued white, takes 3 candle bulbs. Worked perfectly before it was taken down so I assume that it still does. With metal fixings.

1y