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Free: Old leather bag and accessories (Belper Town centre) Gifted Old tan leather handbag that is way past its best, but could be used for scrap. It seems a shame to throw it away if someone could use bits of the leather. Two tan handles and buckles. A piece of black leather left over from a project. Collection from Belper town centre. Thanks for looking.

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Free: Extension lead (Belper Town centre) Gifted I have a red/black extension lead to offer. It is 50m and 13 amp. It is rather dusty as it's not been used for a few years, but it worked fine when last out. I'd like to wait until early next week to give people time to see the post before deciding, and for it to go to someone in need and who sends a polite request. Collection from Belper town centre. Thanks for looking.

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Free: Cat scratching post (Belper Town centre) Gifted I have a cat scratching post to offer to a loving home. The tall post would benefit from new sisal after enthusiastic use, but the rest is in good, clean condition. I would like this to go to someone who has a rescue cat and who is in need of equipment. Collection from Belper town centre. Thanks for looking.

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Free: Egg boxes (Belper Town centre) Gifted We've got a stack of egg boxes if anyone is in need of them. 36 of the half dozen size 2 of the dozen size. Collection from Belper town centre. Thanks for looking.

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Free: Pond plants (Belper Town centre) Gifted Two pond plants. One is a Creeping Jenny (if I remember rightly) and the other is a Reed of some sort that has a grassy stem. Both bulk up and are easily propagated. Collection from Belper town centre. Please bring a waterproof bag/tub. They are in fresh aquatic compost and pond baskets but will need to go straight into water.

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Request: Newspapers (Belper Town centre) Expired We're in need of newspapers, please; preferably broadsheets rather than tabloid size, but we'd be grateful for any. We can collect around Belper if anyone has any going spare. Thanks for reading.

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Request: Small piece of leather (Belper Town centre) Received I'm looking for a small piece of leather (black or tan) for a patch repair to a handbag. An old damaged bag that would otherwise go to landfill would be ideal. If anyone has anything they could gift, I would be very grateful. I'd estimate about 5" length and 3-4" width. Thank you for reading.

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Free: Perennials (Belper Town centre) Gifted Perennials. Large clump of bronze grass (carex), some lemon balm, and blue geranium (Johnson's Blue), includinglots of roots. All spread very well, so would be good if you need to plant up a new border. They need collecting this weekend as I dug them up this afternoon and they're not in pots. Collection from Belper town centre. *PLEASE* bring your own bags/trugs as the only bags I had to hand were gravel bags which were split.

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Free: Egg boxes (Belper Town centre) Gifted A large carrier bag of about 40 egg boxes. All are the half-dozen size, bar one dozen box. Collection from Belper town centre. Thanks.

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Request: Newspapers (Belper Town centre) Expired We're in need of newspapers, please; preferably broadsheets rather than tabloid size. We can collect around Belper if anyone has any going spare. Thanks for looking.

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Free: House magazines (Belper Town centre) Gifted Lots of house magazines from 2023 and January 2024 - mainly Your Home and some Home Style. Collection from Belper town centre. Thank you.

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Free: Egg boxes (Belper Town centre) Gifted Large carrier bag with about 35 egg boxes if anyone needs any. All half-dozen size bar one ten box. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Desk drawer unit (Belper Town centre) Expired Three drawer teak effect desk unit. Please note, it doesn't lock and it is quite heavy. The bottom drawer is deep enough for files, but the other two drawers aren't bad. This was kindly gifted to me, but I've replaced it with one that locks. H 68cm D 46cm W 46cm Collection from Belper town centre. You will need to bring it down stairs.

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Free: Offcuts of sleepers (Belper Town centre) Gifted Several offcuts of treated sleepers now surplus to requirements. Collection from Belper town centre. Thanks for looking.

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Free: Hamster tank (Belper Town centre) Gifted Glass hamster tank. Suitable for a small dwarf hamster only. Includes the wheel, a couple of houses and lots of other toys. We'd like it to go a hamster family in need and not for resale. Collection from Belper town centre. PLEASE NOTE: it will need two people to carry it up a flight of outside steps. Sorry I cannot help. Thank you

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Free: Pet carrier (Belper Town centre) Gifted Small pet carrier. Some of our rescued rodents have nibbled the slats on the sides, but it's safe and otherwise in good condition. The measurements are on one of the photos. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Request: Toy/model soldiers (Belper Town centre) Expired If anyone has any toy/model soldiers, or railway model buildings or farm animals to rehome, they'd be well looked after by my grateful husband to build miniature model scenes. Thank you.

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Free: Perennials (Belper Town centre) Gifted A clump of blue irises and some blue and pink geraniums. Great ground cover and all spread/fill out well. They have just been dug up so will need fetching this weekend and replanting. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Small bedroom chair/pouffe (Belper Town centre) Gifted Small pink bedroom chair/pouffe. You can see the approximate size next to a three drawer cabinet. It has fringing on the bottom and piping around the back and seat. I'm not sure how old it is, but it's in good condition. There is a label underneath warning caution around matches. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Green parasol (Belper Town centre) Gifted Green garden parasol. This was kindly gifted to me, but it's a bit too big with a bistro table. A couple of the struts need mending and it could do with a clean and the pole re-varnishing, but it's a solid parasol and would look lovely after a bit of TLC. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Bird bath (Belper Town centre) Gifted Dark blue bird bath. It has been used and could do with a dust and wash as it's been in a shed for a while. Collection from Belper town centre

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Free: Chair (Belper Town centre) Gifted Upright easy chair. Biscuit colour with a dark red/brown pattern, with wooden frame and padded arms. It is in good condition and comfortable, and has a fire label. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Perennials (Belper Town centre) Gifted A compost bag of mixed colour geraniums and one of blue irises. Also a bronze carex grass and a lady's mantle. They come back every year and are excellent ground cover. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Perennials (Belper Town centre) Gifted Two compost bags full of alchemilla mollis (lady's mantle) two of pink geraniums and one of blue geraniums. They're perennials, so come back every year. Excellent ground cover, withstand anything, and will split to create new plants. If you've got a new garden and want to fill it quickly and cheaply, these are ideal. They were dug up on Sunday afternoon, so they'll need collecting asap. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Craft bits (Belper Town centre) Expired Carrier bag of craft bits, including Christmas, anniversary and birthday card fronts, bits of ribbon and wool, red shiny hearts, and a tin of buttons. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Shelf for small animal cage (Belper Town centre) Expired Does anyone need a replacement shelf for a small animal cage? It's a bit dusty but would clean up. It was removed when the cage was repurposed temporarily for baby quail. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Blue buttons (Belper Town centre) Expired Nine blue buttons left over from repairing Herbert Strutt primary school uniform. Now the youngest is 26, I thought it was time to see if anyone else could use them! Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Blue watering can (Belper Town centre) Gifted Ikea watering can. It needs a wash, but is quite sturdy. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Used drain cover (Belper Town centre) Gifted Used drain cover. One corner has broken off a bit [see photo), but it's still useable. No longer needed. Collection from Belper town centre.

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Free: Egg boxes (Belper Town centre) Gifted Loads of egg boxes - mainly sixes but also three of the dozen size. Over 40 in total. Collection from Belper town centre.

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