A Members' Posts

Request: Guitar strap (New Costessey NR5) Hello, thank you for reading this. Has anyone got a surplus guitar strap they no longer need. I'm hoping for an adjustable strap for an acoustic guitar. A tatty old leather one could be restored with leather treatments and given a new lease of life. I can collect from within a 6 mile radius of New Costessey NR5 Kind regards

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Request: Black or very dark navy blue sheet or blanket or large cloth (New Costessey NR5) Hello everyone Thank you for reading this. I am hoping that someone may have an unwanted sheet or blanket or just a large cloth ( minimum size 3 feet by 5 feet) just to cover over the rear seat in a car. It could be a bit tatty or have a few holes, thats OK. I can collect within a 5 mile radius of New Costessey/NR5. Kind regards

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Request: Flask (New Costessey NR5) Hello all Thank you for reading this. I am hoping to be be given a small stainless steel flask, about 18 to 20 cm high if anyone has one they are no longer using. It has to be a stainless steel flask as it will be used in the bottle cage of a bicycle and the rough surfaces and bumps will damage a glass/plastic flask. I don't mind the odd dent/scratch. I can collect from a 6 mile distance of NR5 or New Costessey. Kind regards

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Request: Motorcycle magazines (New Costessey NR5) Hello all Thank you for reading this. Has anyone got some old motorcycle magazines they don't need any more. They don't have to be Classic Bike as in the photo. I can collect withing 5 miles of NR5/ New Costessey. Kind regards

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Request: Roofing sheet of various materials eg corrugated iron (New Costessey NR5) Hello Thank you for reading this. I am hoping to be given some surplus roofing sheets from 4 feet long up to 6 feet long in order to make a small wood store. The materials could be corrugated iron or the twin wall plastic roof sheets or something similar. I can't use the thin single layer of corrugated plastic as it's too weak for my purpose. From within about a 6 mile radius of New Costessey or NR5. Kind regards Simon

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Request: Plastic crates (New Costessey NR5) Hello all, thank you for reading this request. I am hoping to be offered some plastic crates , they are used in supermarkets for containing food. They are about 16 inches wide by about 23 inches long and the height can vary. The colour can also vary. The crates need to be this type so they can stack with my existing ones. They have an arm at each end which can fold in or out and a crate going on top sits on the arm. I need them to store firewood in. I can collect within about a 5 mile radius of NR5, New Costessey, Norwich.

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Request: String, chord or thin rope for garden use (New Costessey NR5) Hello all Thanks for looking at this. I'm hoping to be given a fair length of stout string or nylon chord or slim rope. I will be using it in my garden for assorted structures like runner bean tripods. Some times there are forgotten balls of string or chord no longer needed in sheds or household draws or boxes. I can collect within a five mile radius of NR5, ( New Costessey).

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Request: Floor standing light for reading-pointing down (New Costessey NR5) Received Hello Thanks for reading this. I'm looking for a floor standing reading light, something like in the photograph but pointing down for reading. Any colour and can be a bit battered. Can collect within about a five mile radius of New Costessey. Kind regards

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Request: Strawberry plants (New Costessey NR5) Hello Thank you for reading this post. I am seeking some strawberry plats to replace mine which have gone past their best. I was hoping someone may have some spare plants generated from existing plants from runners. Or maybe some spare from a garden re-organisation. I can collect within about a five mile radius of New Costessey. Kind regards

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Request: Kitchen cupboard hinge (New Costessey NR5) Withdrawn Hello Thanks for reading this. I am looking for two kitchen cupboard door hinges. I think they are fairly standard. Perhaps you have one or two left over from a multi packet and project, some hinges still in an old door, or just some in a drawer in the shed/garage! Can collect within a five mile radius of New Costessey. Kind regards

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Request: Under shelf tray (New Costessey NR5) Hello all Thank you for reading this. I am hoping to be given one or more wire under shelf trays. They have arms which slide onto the top of a shelf and give extra storage under the shelf. The one pictured is about sixteen inches long, six inches high and about ten inches high. Thank you for yout time spent reading. I can collect from about a 10 mile radius of New Costessey, NR5.

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Request: Small logs for a wood burner (New Costessey NR5) Withdrawn Hello I am hoping to acquire some logs for use in my wood burner. They can be newly cut, so unseasoned, I can store them for a year or more to season. I can cut them down so they will fit in my small car as long as I have access to electric power for my electric cutter. If you have any other suitable wood that would be good too. I can't use wood products, eg chip board or hard board as the glues aren't good for the wood burner chimney. Nor can I use painted or treated wood, creosote, even if it was treated a long time ago and now looks as if it's gone! Nails are not a problem. Within about a five mile radius of NR5, New Costessey. Thanks for reading this.

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Request: Bicycle front low rider pannier rack (New Costessey NR5) Withdrawn Hello Thank you for reading this. I am hoping to be given a front bicycle rack to mount panniers on. The two types I have drawn enable small panniers to be mounted low down. My bicycle has threaded bossed on the forks for fixing the racks to the fork. The long thin upside down U shape connects the two halves together and helps make it all more stable. I am hoping someone may have a pair in a shed or garage that are no longer being used. If they are scratched and tatty that's OK I can paint them. Thank you for reading this. I can collect from about a 25 mile radius of New Costessey, NR5

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Request: Clothes horse (New Costessey NR5) Received Hello all Thank you for reading this. I am hoping to be kindly given a clothes horse similar to the design as in the photographs should you happen to have one you no longer need. I can collect within about a 7 mile radius of NR5 - New Costessey.

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Request: Tune a Day for Clarinet (New Costessey NR5) Expired Thank you for reading this. I am hoping to receive a book called, 'Tune a Day for Clarinet' so I can learn the correct fingerings ( or an equivalent book which does the same thing). Very grateful to be given one even if very tatty! Kind regards

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Request: Climbing rope (New Costessey NR5) Expired Hello all Thank you for reading this. I am hoping to be given some climbing rope ( or other kinds of rope) for use in my vegetable garden; so it can be old rope no longer suitable for climbing or too short to be useful. The penny is in the photograph for scale. Can collect within a 6 mile radius of Old Costessey, NR5. Kind regards

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Request: Cleat --used for securing stuff by winding a rope around it (New Costessey NR5) Expired Hello everone Thanks for reading this. I am hoping someone has got some unwanted cleats lying in a draw or in a shed somewhere. They need to be 15cm/6 inches long or bigger. I'm going to use them to rope down some roofing sheets with stout rope over cut logs for a firewood winter store. They can be tatty, made from metal or plastic.

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Free: Kitchen gadget for removing the skin and pips from tomato (New Costessey NR5) Gifted Rigamonti Passata Machine, one non essential piece missing I think, but it works without it. Can also be used for cooked fruit and vegetables. Located in NR5 0HZ easy off road parking. Please only agree to collect if you are going to.

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Request: window box for planting seeds (New Costessey NR5) Expired Hello Has anyone got any unwanted window boxes for planting seed inside? I'm hoping to plant more vegetable seeds for the garden. They mustn't have holes in the bottom, some seem to have holes! Within a five mile radius of NR5/New Costessey. Thanks for looking. Kind regards Simon

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Request: Angle iron or industrial vertical shelf supports (New Costessey NR5) Expired Hello Thanks for looking. I am hoping to aquire some stout angle iron or industrial vertical shelf supports to make structures in my garden, such as a wind break as pictured or to support grids for plants to grow up. In length between 3 foot and 8 foot long within an approximate radius of 5 miles from New Costessey/NR5. Kind regards Simon

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Request: Thumb piano (New Costessey NR5) Expired Has anyone got a thumb piano that is unwanted please. They are often like a small wooden box with attached thin metal strips which are flicked with a thumb and then the box amplifies the vibration. My wife would like one as her Dad has dementia and has had some music therapy which was very good for him and she could use a thumb piano alongside this therapy to help him. Thanks for reading this.

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Request: CD storage rack - wall mounted (New Costessey NR5) Expired Hello I am looking for a wall mounted CD storage rack, ideally a small one about 18 inches high. Or a taller one which I could cut down and adapt. The rack shown in the photogaph has two holes for screw fixings, one at the top and one at the bottom but a similar one cut down could be used with just the top fixing point. Within about a 5 mile radius of NR5 or New Costessey. Thank you for reading this post.

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Request: Bicycle bottle cage (New Costessey NR5) Received Hello all Has anyone got a bicycle bottle cage surplus that they no longer need, within about 4 miles of NR5/New Costessey. Thanks for reading this post.

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Request: pole for linen line (New Costessey NR5) Expired Hello Has anyone got a spare linen line pole. We have one pole but the other end is under a tree and washing is getting pooed on by birds who sit in the tree. So we need to move the other end away from the tree. From within about a five mile radius of NR5 or Old Costessey if possible. Thanks for reading this.

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Request: Light for music stand (New Costessey NR5) Received Hello all Has anyone got a surplus/tatty clip on light for a music stand. Not mains powered but battery or rechargable battery. Within about a 5 mile radius of NR5. Thanks you for reading this post.

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Request: A5 or nearly that size ring folders (New Costessey NR5) Received Hello all Has anyone got any surplus ring binders/folders of about A5 size. I don't mind them being can be scruffy but I need them to be functional. Within about 5 miles of NR5. Thank you for reading this post.

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Request: Bicycle rack for over the front wheel (New Costessey NR5) Expired Hello I am looking for a bicycle rack for placing over the front bicycle wheel to place panniers on. The forks it will fit onto have threaded holes or eyelets to secure the panniers. Maybe someone has an old scruffy pair in a shed or still attached that they don't need anymore and they're too scruffy to sell but I could use. Thank you for reading this post.

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Request: Allen bolt or hexagon headed bolt-imperial (New Costessey NR5) Expired I'm hoping someone has a collection of imperial bolts and can spare just one. I need it to fit an old bicycle side stand. The bolt is a 5/8 UNC ( unified national course), 16 threads per inch and about one inch &1/4 long ( the threaded part). Within a 5 mile radius of NR5, New Costessey. Thank you for reading this.

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Request: Jewellery fixings for seaglass (New Costessey NR5) Expired Hello I am hoping that someone will have some spare /leftovers of items like claw settings, bazel settings for making sea glass jewellery. I've shown two pictures of the sea glass with a 10p piece to give some idea of scale. Within a 5 mile radius of NR5 ( cyling distance!) Thank you for reading this.

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Request: Builders bag(s) (New Costessey NR5) Expired Hi all I'm looking for some builders bags, the type that they deliver by lorry with a crane and hold sand, or stone etc. They will be used to suppress weeds etc so if they have the odd hole or small bit of damage thats not a problem. Can collect within about a 5 mile radius or NR5 or New Costessey. Thanks for reading this.

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