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Free: Two Hole Punchs + Paper Protectors (Newcastle Central NE1) Standard easy-to-use hole punches, to create two clean holes for ring-file folders. Metal, green, good condition. Can also provide the circular sticky protectors to add around the holes created, preventing paper tears. Prefer the two to be collected together if possible (such as for an organisation or craft group) but will separate if necessary. NB: this type of hole punch does not have a pullout tab to help position in a precise place.

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Free: Stainless steel server/cakestand (Newcastle Central NE1) Withdrawn Server with built-in handle for serving cakes, sandwiches etc. Patterned edges, approx 6 inches across. Condition reasonably good, just a few very small marks.

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Free: Stainless steel server bowl (fruit/bread) (Newcastle Central NE1) Withdrawn Lattice-work style of server bowl, suitable for fruit, bread, serviettes, knick-knacks, etc. Approach 4 inches across base, 7 inches across top level. Condition reasonably good, stainless steel a little uneven in appearance, and has some small marks.

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Free: Two wooden bowls, 2 wooden spoons, 1 wooden fork (Newcastle Central NE1) Gifted Never used gift - fairly sure it was a Fair Trade artisan set but we already have plenty of crockery and cutlery and didn't use it. Sorry pic is a bit blurry, let me know if you'd like see it on a better photo!

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Free: Ink cartridges for a pen (Newcastle Central NE1) Gifted Bag of about 50 unopened black ink cartridges - each about 4cm long. Websites seem to describe them as "standard size". No longer have that type of fountain pen. Happy to post, if that helps (or send a photo).

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Free: Two dishes suitable for sweetcorn cobs (Newcastle Central NE1) Withdrawn About six inches long, white ceramic. Condition is pretty good, with one little chip on each one. I'm pretty sure we have some metal pronged forks designed to stick into cobs (to help eat easily) - I'll have a rummage if of interest. Best wishes, Olwyn

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Free: "Get Carter car park" memorabilia (Newcastle Central NE1) Gifted When Trinity Square car park where a famous scene in Get Carter was filmed was demolished, Gateshead Council issued small chunks as memorabilia. It wasn't just because of movie fame; the car park was seen as an example of Brutalist architecture. They were snapped up and I got two of them. We're decluttering so feel able to give one away. You'll see on the photo that there is a little plastic pack with a label, pictures and info (signed by an architect), plus a piece of concrete about 1 inch wide. The condition of the concrete and label are good, the plastic condition is now bent a bit (but still works - there is a lid on the top). It's small enough to post but if someone really wants it, it may be safer to collect.

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Free: Picture: "Chessboard" (Newcastle Central NE1) Gifted 19" x 21" - print by Ken Law (cellist with London Symphony Orchestra who painted in a Cubist style). A great favourite, had it for more than 30 years but regretfully letting it go due to lack of space as downsize. Good condition - it's quite heavy and has two hooks with doubled-up string at the back to hang it. Colours are jade/grey, with off-white and shades of black.

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Free: 3 index card boxes (Newcastle Central NE1) Gifted 3 black standard index card boxes, originally bought at WH Smith (I think). There are a few dozen index cards as well. Condition is medium - some scratches, but the lid hinges work fine. Size is approx 6 inches wide, 5 inches high, 3 inches deep. As they're very light, happy to post.

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Free: "New York Bridges" print (Newcastle Central NE1) Gifted Ken Law's "New York Bridges" print on a solid block background. 18" wide x 8 inches high, just under half an inch deep. Slightly damaged bottom right. Always been a favourite, but don't have the room any more after downsizing. As it'll fi in an envelope, happy to post.

152d

Free: Large woolly jumper (Newcastle Central NE1) Gifted Favourite sloppy jumper, now too large after gradually stretching over the years (25" drop, 25" wide). Slightly bobbled but condition good. Could be unravelled to use to knit other clothes,

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Free: Lakeland compost crock filters (Newcastle Central NE1) Gifted These circular filters go inside the lids of Lakeland little indoor compost caddies (you change them once every few months). We use the caddy for scraps, before taking them outdoors to go in our compost bin. We've changed the size of our caddy, and so two packs of filters that we'd bought no longer fit. The filters are to help neutralise odours and it also says "aids the composting process". The filter diameter size is approx 14cm (five-and-a-half inches). They are very easy to trim to any size with standard scissors. You can get an idea of what they look like from the Lakeland website, or we could provide a photo. They'd be easy for us to post, as they're very light. There are two packs of 8.

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Free: Heart-shaped chocolate mould (Lakeland - never used) (Newcastle Central NE1) Gifted The mould is to make 21 heart-shaped chocolates. It is still in the box - never used, so perfect condition. The box dimension info is: cm - 13.5 x 27.5 x 2.5 (inches: 5-and-a-quarter x 10-and-three-quarters x three-quarters). The box has a slight rip at the top when I originally opened it and realised I would never get round to using it.

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Free: 10 glasses - mainly pints (Newcastle Central NE1) Expired Not enough space on shelf. Pints are "White Rat" (OSSETT brewery) x 2; "Becks" (engraved); "MAGNERS" Irish cider: "STELLA ARTOIS"; Fosters; "ESTRELLA" Damm; "ALMASTY" Brewing Co. Half pints are "Beer Hawk" (limited edition); Peroni. Condition mainly very good, the logo has faded a bit on one or two. We're in most times for collection.

1y

Request: Small pots for houseplants (Newcastle Central NE1) Received Grateful for small pots, for baby houseplants Sizes: hopefully about 14cm-18cm across the top. Prefer round if possible (rather than square). Available to collect most times.

1y

Free: Two rugs - for floor or wall hangings (Newcastle Central NE1) Expired Two rugs 35 inches x 59inches (plus small fringe either end), good condition as were used for wall hangings. A few slight marks but not very noticeable. Two pictures provided. Creamy off-white background, with stitching for a decorative border and flowers and fronds. Rug 1 - more pronounced colours of soft pink and sage green for the decorative stitching Rug 2 - paler colours for stitching, with hints of pink and green. If you take both, we can add in a zipped carry-all with handles that just fits them both.

1y

Free: Britax toddler seat - suitable for non-car use (Newcastle Central NE1) Expired Britax semi-universal model 9-25 kg. Signage shown in photos. Reasonable condition, slight marks but no damage. We got this second hand to use for a visit by family with toddler and it worked absolutely fine. It has a strong prop-up leg to allow it to be used on the floor, with a child strapped in. However, we have mislaid the strap which attaches it to a car seat, so it cannot be used for that purpose (unless the strap required for this model is purchased). The seat has instructions for use plus a QR code.

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Free: Black leather boots - perished section above soles (Newcastle Central NE1) Expired Black leather zip-up boots, size 39 (approx 5/6). The make is MBTs - Masai Barefoot Technology. I have had many of their footwear products over the past 15 years, and they're superb , very comfortable and hardwearing. These boots are in good condition above the soles, as are the soles themselves. However, as you can see in the pictures, the rubber section between the soles and the boots is perishing. The company can't/won't repair and I've no idea if anything can be "cobbled together" to deal with this. This may just be cosmetic at this stage - I don't think they are letting in water - but I don't have the skills or time to work it out! If you would like them for the leather and buckles, or to have a go at using them as boots, I'd love them not to be wasted!

1y

Free: Pack of nappies (13-18kg/29-40lbs) (Newcastle Central NE1) Gifted Apols not reusable - but would rather these don't go to waste. Unopened pack of 33 Pampers nappies for a male toddler. There is a big number "6" on the pack - not sure what that means - and it says there are 33 inside.

1y

Request: Fabric (e.g. bedsheet) to make banner (Newcastle Central NE1) Received If you have any spare bedsheets or surplus fabric, we'd love to collect by Tuesday if possible. Aiming to make a banner approx 4 feet x 3 feet (larger pieces appreciated, to allow for sewing pouches for poles etc). Ideal colours could be green, black, red or white/cream - but other offers welcome! Many thanks, Olwyn

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