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Free: Assorted timber offcuts (Kensington W8) Large bag containing a variety of shapes, sizes, and both hard- and softwood of timber from renovation. Some small lengths of Victorian Skirting and dado rail, but mostly plain wood.

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Free: Crocks/ballast for plant pots (Kensington W8) Expired A large bucket of garden pebbles and broken crockery to use as ballast/crocks. The pots are now gone. Please advise possible collection day and time. Collection South Kensington W8.

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Free: Crocks/ballast for plant pots (Kensington W8) Expired A large bucket of garden pebbles and broken crockery to use as ballast/crocks. Please advice possible collection day and time. Collection South Kensington W8.

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Free: Pelmet recycled as shelf (Kensington W8) Gifted I had an old curtain pelmet I wasn't using and added brackets to upcycle it into a shabby chic shelf. It's solid timber with metal brackets and could be returned to use as a pelmet or used as a shelf for books, plants, or ornaments. No longer needed and free to someone who can suggest collection time/date and be reliable, please.

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Free: Revised: Garden canes, buckets (Kensington W8) Expired I'm clearing surplus from my garden and have a bunch of canes/stakes and some plastic and metal buckets with and without handles. (The faux lead planter is gone.) Collection W8 South Kensington.

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Free: Fellowes M-8C Shredder - Faulty (Kensington W8) Gifted My paper shredder has a broken worm gear and is, as a result, not working. It appears to be a reasonable easy fix, except for finding the gear replacement. I'm happy for someone else to take it for parts or to repair. Collection W8 South Kensington.

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Free: Clothes hangers (Kensington W8) Gifted Loads of hangers, wire, plastic, and wood to go as one lot. If you can't use all of them, please share. Collection W8 South Kensington

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Free: Ivy cuttings with roots (Kensington W8) Gifted I've removed some ivy from my garden and would like to find it a new home. This is small leaved, mostly variegated, pieces of varying sizes with roots. They've been kept wet so will root easily.

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Free: Pieces of timber (Kensington W8) Gifted Collection of timber planks ranging in size. The angled ones are oak and some of the others are pine. Collection South Ken W8.

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Free: Decking cleaner and stain/preserver (Kensington W8) Gifted Wilco products, about half-full, to clean and then preserve/stain wooden decking or fencing. Collection W8 South Kensington.

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Free: Home office supplies (Kensington W8) Gifted Collection of miscellaneous home office supplies, including box files, hanging file folders, notepads, highlighters, pens, paperclips, etc. Please take all and give away what you can't use or don't need. Collection South Kensington W8.

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Free: Roofing nails (Kensington W8) Gifted Aluminum (or zinc) roofing nails removed from cedar shingles.

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Free: Black metal garden obelisk (Kensington W8) Gifted Large (180cm) black metal garden obelisk. Old, dirty, and rusty, but intact and standing; could be strengthened and the rust covered with rust-cover paint. Will be great for climbing flowers or veggies. Collection South Kensington W8.

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Free: Two Carex Grass Clumps (Kensington W8) Gifted Two fast-growing and spreading Carex grass plant (unsure which one). Pots not included, but you can have the earthworms that go with them! These are heavy with the soil around the roots, so you'll need a trolley or transport. Collection South Kensington W8.

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Free: Victorian-style rope edging (Kensington W8) Expired Garden rope edging in terracotta and terracotta-look; there are 7.5 currently available and will be more when I can access them. Please note they were stabilised with cement which can be buried again or chiseled off. Heavy and will require transport. The taker of these will have first option of further ones to be dug up. Collection off Gloucester Road in South Ken.

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Free: Air vents for airing/boiler/HWC (Kensington W8) Gifted Six white plastic air vents removed from boiler and hot water cylinder cupboards. One has been trimmed slightly. 27cm x 17 cm. Collection off Gloucester Rd in South Ken.

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Free: Stand for 40" telly (Kensington W8) Gifted Attractive tabletop stand for 40" TV in good condition. Unbranded but was on a Panasonic or Samsung TV. Collection off Gloucester Road in South Ken.

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Free: Moving boxes and packing (Kensington W8) Gifted I have severalmedium-sized moving boxes and large bags of clean, used packing paper, some bubblewrap, and loads of polystyrene to give away. Collection just off Gloucester Rd, W8.

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Free: Dish and utensil drainers (South Kensington SW8) Gifted Well-used and slightly rusty dish and utencil drainers; they're not pretty but do what they're intended to do. Please state when you could collect from South Kensington W8.

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Free: Tester paint pots, F&B, Dulux, etc (South Kensington SW7) Gifted I have 7 tester pots of neutral colours ranging from off-white to "greige" to give away. Mostly full. Collection South Kensington.

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Free: Plumbing supplies bowl pipework (W8) Gifted Excess bowl pipework from installation of new kitchen basin. Collection South Kensington W8.

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Free: Plastic storage containers/lids (South Kensington SW7) Gifted The takeaway ones in the photo have now been taken, but still quite a few of different shapes and sizes, mostly larger, all clean with matching lids. Great for Christmas baking! Please say when you can collect.

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Request: Wooly insulation packaging (South Kensington SW7) Expired I'd be very grateful for any wool inserts used to insulate meal kits like Gusto and Hello Fresh, which I'm recycling for a craft project. Happy to collect anywhere in London easily accessible by public transport. Thank you!

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Free: Toilet pan (back to wall) W8 (W8) Expired I'm replacing this back-to-wall toilet pan in a renovation. It is in good working condition and is being replaced with a different style. In cleaning it up, I noticed two hairline cracks, as shown in the photos. These were not noticeable when it was in use and didn't affect it functionally. Anyone who can use it for any purpose - art installation? - is welcome to collect it. from South Kensington, W8

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Free: Indesit Fridge Freezer (W8) Gifted Fridge-freezer in good working condition. This is being replaced in a renovation. It's an integrated one so wasn't meant to be seen but has a UK plug and could be very handy if you're redoing your kitchen or in need of a temporary solution or an extra in the garage. Please note that you will need two people and suitable transport; please give a couple of options of days/times for collection. Collection South Kensington W8 5RW

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Free: Household products, mops, cleaners (W8) Gifted I'm giving away two sponge mops, a small plunger, and a small assortment of cleaning products for marble/granite, silver, copper, and crystal chandeliers as well as an almost full fabric freshener. I may add more as I clear out. Please response with a date and time you could collect from Victoria Grove, South Kensington, W8.

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