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Free: Empty Coronation Ale bottles (Riseley, Bedford) Five available, so will separate if required. Any use to a beer bottle or royal memorabilia collector before we take to bottle bank? Please state when you can collect from Riseley.

16h

Free: Empty beer bottles with stoppers (Riseley, Bedford) Any use to a home brewer or beer bottle collector before we take to bottle bank? Please state when you can collect from Riseley.

16h

Free: Used cardboard postal packaging (Riseley, Bedford) Are you sending books, CDs, DVDs, etc, this Christmas? All from recent deliveries to smoke and pet free home. There may be more available than pictured. Please state when you can collect from Riseley.

19h

Free: Silver/grey plastic drums (Riseley, Bedford) Previously contained sports energy powder, so suitable for foodstuffs. The label peels off to reveal a sturdy silver-coloured tub (black lids). Could also be used for storing Lego, crayons, toy cars, Christmas baubles, craft/garage/shed bits and pieces... Smoke and pet free home. Take what you can use - currently have 3 x 1.6kg, 2 x 1kg, 2 x 500g. More available from time to time if required. Please state when you can collect from Riseley.

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Free: Vintage Scholl Sandals, size 6 (Riseley, Bedford) PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: These are very old, but probably haven’t been worn for at least fifteen years! Therefore, although stored indoors, will need a good clean and some TLC, before you might be able to get some use out of them. Two pairs available, so will split if required. One is the traditional flatter sandal, the other has an ankle strap and a slightly higher heel. Please state when you can collect from Riseley.

19h

Free: Perspex CD/DVD(?) Storage Boxes (Riseley, Bedford) Expired Smoked grey colour. Can be slotted together or used separately. Can also be wall-mounted(no fixings supplied). Holds CDs, but we’ve not tried DVDs. NB These are not square, and DO NOT fit IKEA Kallax units when four are used together. To be collected asap from Riseley.

16d

Free: Silver/grey plastic drums (Riseley, Bedford) Expired Previously contained sports energy powder, so suitable for foodstuffs. The label peels off to reveal a sturdy silver-coloured tub (black lids). Could also be used for storing Lego, crayons, toy cars, Christmas baubles, craft/garage/shed bits and pieces... Smoke and pet free home. Take what you can use - currently have 3 x 1.6kg, 2 x 1kg, 2 x 500g. More available from time to time if required. Please state when you can collect from Riseley.

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18d

Free: Used stuff- please read carefully (CF64) Expired These have been in our cupboard for, probably, years, so you would need to check that they are: 1. Safe to use 2. Still effective The pine disinfectant is almost full, but the shaving foam and oven cleaner probably only have small amounts left. Can anyone make use of any of these before we dispose of them? Please state when you can collect from Penarth Marina.

25d

Free: Clean jars and lids (CF64 Penarth Marina) For making jam, chutneys, pickles. Range in size from the mini jam given in hotels, to the huge olive jar (anyone pickling onions?). Take what you can use. Smoke and pet free home. Please state when you can collect from Penarth Marina.

26d

Free: Empty Liqueur Bottle (CF64) Expired This is an interesting looking bottle in the shape of a monk’s habit, where the rope cincture (belt) is actually a real piece of cord. Any use for anyone for bottle craft/to make a lamp, etc, before it’s recycled? Please state when you can collect from Penarth Marina.

26d

Free: Me to you Bear Candle Holder (Penarth Marina) Expired Silver coloured ornament with a glass candle holder. Please note the candle has been partially used, but still lots of burn time left in it. Alternatively, you might be able to refill with your own candle wax or a tea light (check for safety). Please state when you can collect from Penarth Marina.

26d

Free: Bathroom shelf, new (Penarth Marina) Expired Approx 12 inches x 4 inches. New and unused. To organise your bathroom or kitchen sink products. NB Fixes with two suctions, so will only work on a smooth surface, not ridged tiles. Alternatively, you might be able to use it freestanding. Please state when you can collect from Penarth Marina.

26d

Free: Honesty (lunaria) seeds (MK44) Expired Produces lovely purple annual flowers, suitable for all locations, but especially shade. The dried pods are also used for flower arranging. To be gathered by collector in Riseley.

42d

Free: Lifestyle Magazines (MK44) Expired Just free magazines from the Isle of Man, but some nice pictures possibly useful for crafts. Four available. Smoke and pet free home. Please state when you can collect from Riseley, or, let me know where you are, and I may be able to drop off if passing.

48d

Request: Disposable paper/PVC suit (MK44) Expired To keep warm at the start of a marathon please, once kit bag has been handed in

56d

Request: Disposable paper/PVC suit (Penarth Marina) Expired To keep warm at the start of a marathon please, once kit bag has been handed in

66d

Free: XL glass jars and lids (MK44) Expired About 12 available, most held 900g foodstuffs, some even bigger, so ideal for pickled onions, gherkins, etc. Smoke and pet free home. Please state when you can collect from Riseley.

104d

Free: 100’s plastic plant pots, etc (MK44) Expired Re-posted due to time waster (please don’t request anything from us again!). All plastic - plant pots, seed trays, modular trays, trays for holding plant pots. Bring a bag/box and take what you can use. Please state when you can collect from Riseley

106d

Free: Small boxes & packaging (MK44) Expired From recent deliveries to smoke and pet free home. Ideal for sending parcels or packing small items for moving/storage. Fork in picture to show sizes. More available than shown. Please state when you can collect from Riseley.

106d

Free: Small glass bottles (MK44) Gifted Look great with single flower stems. Nine currently available, with the potential for a further twelve once empty. Please state when you can collect from Riseley.

137d

Request: Italian flag or bunting (MK44) Expired Any suitable for indoor decoration appreciated. Collect at your convenience, thanks

252d

Free: Oriental Lily - pls read carefully (MK44) Expired Received this beautiful, fragrant houseplant as a gift. Unfortunately, it came with some flying stowaways! Don’t want to infest our other houseplants, so reluctantly giving it away. Suggest it only goes to someone without other houseplants. Needs to be collected from Riseley asap, as unlikely to survive outdoors tonight.

260d

Request: Metal tape measure (CF64) Expired Collect at your convenience please Cardiff/Penarth. Thanks

271d

Request: 90 litre metal dustbin with lid (MK44) Expired Hello, looking for a standard size metal dustbin and tight fitting lid with no holes for bulk storage of bird seed please. Collect at your convenience, thanks.

290d

Request: Can crusher (MK44) Expired Am saving aluminium cans for charity (no more needed, thanks), and could really do with a can crusher, even just a quick loan would be perfect. Collect at your convenience, thanks.

306d

Request: Metal dustbin with lid (MK44) Expired Hello, I need a metal dustbin with a tight-fitting lid and no holes, please, to store a bulk bag of bird seed Collect at your convenience, thanks.

321d

Request: Can Crusher (MK44) Expired Been collecting aluminium cans for charity (thanks, but no more needed), and could really do with a can crusher please. Collect at your convenience, Bedford and surrounding villages. Thanks.

339d

Request: Christmas Pint Beer Glasses (MK44 North Beds Village) Expired Hello, would like about 6 in total, but happy to collect just one at your convenience please. Bedford and surrounding villages. Cheers!

339d

Request: Working nutcracker (CF64) Expired Hello, getting ready for the Christmas nuts! Does anyone have a nutcracker in good condition please? Collect at your convenience, Cardiff and the Vale, thanks.

352d

Request: Can crusher (CF64) Expired Have been saving aluminium cans for charity (no more needed, thanks), and could really use a can crusher please. Collect Cardiff and The Vale at your convenience, thanks.

352d