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Free: Windows PC mouse (Horndean PO8) 5d - A two button PC mouse with a scroll wheel, with old PS2 style connector. So you'll either need an old PC with that type mouse socket, or a PS2 to USB adapter from a well known auction site (about £4).

Free: RS-232 connection tester (Horndean PO8) 5d - Does anybody still use RS-232 for connecting devices? Well yes, there are still some applications for it around! This has male and female connectors for simply inserting into a cable connection to see what the signal wires are doing.

Free: Mouse and keyboard USB to PS2 adapters (Horndean PO8) 5d - If you have an old PC still running but you want to connect a modern USB mouse or keyboard, you'll need these....

Free: 5m telephone extension lead (Horndean PO8) 5d - Unused 5 metre telephone wire extension lead. Useful for connecting your cordless phone base station to a socket some distance away in the room, for example.

Free: ADSL broadband filters (Horndean PO8) 5d - Anyone who's had more than one broadband supplier in the last 10 years or so will probably already have spare ones, but you might not, and they do fail sometimes.

Free: Old Sky broadband router (Horndean PO8) 6d - A very old style Sky broadband router, from 2013 but still works. It won't login to Sky now but will still function as a local wifi router or switch with suitable configuration.

Free: Tapestry canvas with wools (Horndean PO8) Gifted 6d - A large tapestry canvas, never started, with five wools needed for it (will need a couple more).

Free: Child / teen bedroom furniture (Horndean PO8) Gifted 10d - Bedroom storage furniture. Bought for Child/teen long ago! Five pieces: Three large drawer chest Desk with integral three smaller drawers, and stool for sitting. Laundry bin corner piece Two "end pieces" Safety glass tops (removeable) They aren't fixed, so don't have to be on a run like photo, can be used in various configurations, together or separate. Chest 31"(79cm) wide Desk 39.5"(100cm) wide Corner laundry bin 21" square. All units 27.5"(70cm) high by 18" deep If you want them you'll need a small van or multiple trips in a suitable car!

Free: Bedroom furniture (Horndean PO8) Gifted 15d - Bedroom storage furniture. Bought for Child/teen long ago! Five pieces: Three large drawer chest Desk with integral three smaller drawers, and stool for sitting. Laundry bin corner piece Two "end pieces" Safety glass tops (removeable) They aren't fixed, so don't have to be on a run like photo, can be used in various configurations, together or separate. Chest 31"(79cm) wide Desk 39.5"(100cm) wide Corner laundry bin 21" square. All units 27.5"(70cm) high by 18" deep If you want them you'll need a small van or multiple trips in a suitable car!

Free: Simple airbrush kit, for modelling (Horndean PO8) Gifted 18d - A Badger 250 airbrush, complete with nearly full can of propellant. This is very old but Badger still exist and they still sell the 250! A great starter airbrush, for all types of modelling or painting small items. It still works, I tried it (without actual paint) to check the hose, lid seal, airbrush mechanism etc.

Free: Synology DS108j network attached storage (Horndean PO8) Gifted 24d - This NAS is from Synology, very well known for their network devices over the years. It contains a 500gb hard drive, and attaches via Ethernet to your network, providing a network attached drive and numerous other functions. Running software version 4.0. Works with both Mac and Windows computers. It's quite old now as a product so I doubt any upgraded software is available from Synology, but as it stands it could be useful for some remote file storage or logging, or just to play with! Nothing wrong with it, it's just been surplus to requirements for years now so I'm clearing it out!

Free: Icybox external 3.5" hard disk caddy with drive (Horndean PO8) Gifted 25d - Who remembers the Icybox? Back when 3.5" hard disks were king this was the way to add an external USB drive. Comes with a 320GB hard drive inside, power brick and USB cable. Ready to use on a Mac but will need partitioning and formatting for Windows use.

Free: External 40GB USB 2.0 drive (Horndean PO8) Gifted 25d - Contains a 40Gb 2.5" disk drive, formatted as Ex FAT but repartition and reformat as you wish for Windows use. Just plug in the USB cable and go, powered from USB socket.

Free: Ethernet gigabit switches (Horndean PO8) Gifted 27d - TP-Link plug and play gigabit Ethernet switches. One 5-port and one 8-port. Take one or both. If you need more Ethernet ports either on your router or off a Homeplug these are ideal. Surplus to requirements since I upgraded my network a few years ago.

Free: PC power supply (Horndean PO8) Gifted 27d - Novatech "Winpower" 450w PC power supply. Quite a few years old but could be useful for a test bench or for building a simple PC from parts.

Free: USB to IDE or SATA hard disk adapter (Horndean PO8) Gifted 27d - A simple powered adapter for connecting a bare IDE or SATA drive to a computer USB socket. Includes power brick.

Free: Wifi network range extender (Horndean PO8) Gifted 27d - Netgear WN3000RPV3 wifi range extender. Helps extend wifi network into a low signal area your router has trouble reaching. Easy to configure.

Free: Floor mop (Horndean PO8) Gifted 277d - "Traditional style" Vileda floor mop with a spare new mop head. Excellent condition.

Free: Wooden walking sticks (Horndean PO8) Gifted 282d - Two wooden walking sticks, with rubber ferrules, both sturdy and excellent condition. Take one or both. Length from floor to handle is 80cm but could be shortened by removing ferrule and sawing off a bit.

Free: Ironing board cover (Horndean PO8) Gifted 291d - New, opened but unused ironing board cover. Fits most ironing boards, see text in photo.

Free: Very little used Floor mop (Horndean PO8) Gifted 293d - "Traditional style" Vileda floor mop with a spare new mop head. Excellent condition.

Free: Pretty little ceramic ornaments (Horndean PO8) Gifted 298d - Small, pretty ceramic ornaments, all in excellent condition, no damage. Take all or choose which ones you want. Sizes(height): Two Birds 17cm "21st birthday" 7cm Wren 8cm Robin 15cm Baby pram 8cm

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Free: Towels and flannels (Horndean PO8) Gifted 336d - Various towels, in different sizes - bath sheets, bath towels, hand towels. Also some flannels. All now surplus, in good condition, clean and laundered. Take them all, choose what to keep and give away the rest!

Free: Large golf umbrella (Horndean PO8) Gifted 343d - Large blue / green golf-style umbrella with wooden handle. In good condition, not damaged in any way.

Free: Shooting stick / umbrella (Horndean PO8) Gifted 343d - A multicoloured umbrella/ shooting stick with fold down foot and plastic covered metal handle which folds down to the seat. In fair condition, quite old so a little corrosion but not damaged in any way. Won't really suit if you're a very tall person though.

Free: Metal curtain pole (Horndean PO8) Gifted 361d - Brushed aluminium finish, with finials. Two part with joiner, three brackets. Total length 84" or 212cm, has been used on a window with opening 68" wide.

Free: Pair of Curtains (Horndean PO8) Gifted 364d - Pair of curtains, have been used in bedroom. Very good condition, lined (though not blackout). Each curtain is 65" x 53", or 165cm x 135cm. Suitable for window opening of 68" wide x 45" deep (173cm x 115cm). Main fabric is cream (satin finish) with large band of green, and light and dark brown.

Free: Padded headboard for small 4' double bed (Horndean PO8) Gifted 1y - Headboard for a four foot double bed ("small double"). Padded and in excellent condition, very little used. Please note this will only fit a four foot double, as the distance between the fixing bolts varies with bed size.

Free: Baking and cakes books ONE LOT (Horndean PO8) Expired 1y - A selection of books with recipes for cakes, biscuits and desserts. Take all or what you want..

Free: Novels by various authors (Horndean PO8) Gifted 1y - Various books.. Bridget Jones, Winnie the Pooh, Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, Stephen King etc.. take all or what you want.