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Free: table mats for upcycling/crafts (Cambuskenneth FK9) 6 cork-backed table mats, well-used, but could maybe be recovered or used for some craft project.

6d

Free: pockets (Cambuskenneth FK9) 2 hand-made pockets to sew into seams of dress/skirt/trousers. Pale blue cotton, approx. 27 x 15 cm.

10d

Free: dark tan shoe polish (Cambuskenneth FK9) Full tin of Kiwi Parade Gloss Prestige dark tan shoe polish. Has been in the cupboard for years but looks fine, not dried out.

10d

Free: Ornamental grass plant (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Ornamental grass plant in small pot - melica uniflora f. albida.

13d

Free: houseplant for propagation (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted A very leggy kalanchoe houseplant - think it needed more light - could be used to propagate new plants, or could perhaps be renewed with a lot of pruning and TLC. Orange flowers

13d

Free: Pudding basins with lids (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted 4 red plastic steam pudding basins with lids, various sizes, originally used for Xmas puddings. Two 2-pint, one 1-pint, one half-pint. Microwave-, steam- and freezer-safe.

16d

Free: school cap (Cambuskenneth FK9) Vintage school cap. No idea where it came from, probably used in fancy dress. Any use to anyone for that? My immediate thought was a Krankies tribute act but it's the wrong colour...

18d

Free: Sofa cushions (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted 3 chunky cushions from a small sofa (picture shows 4 but one of the smaller ones is now spoken for). Two approx. 70 x 70 x 22 cm, one approx. 57 x 50 x 22 cm. Removable washable covers in heavweight cotton, cream with small red and grey spots. Small split in one seam could easily be repaired.

+1

20d

Free: cardboard box (Cambuskenneth FK9) Withdrawn Long thin cardboard box, about 3ft long x 6" x 5", flattened out. Any use to anyone for garden?

23d

Free: perennial plants (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Perennial plants, just dug up with roots kept wet. Mainly yellow loosestrife, lady's mantle (alchemilla mollis), Succisella inflexa 'Frosted Pearls', plus a few small bits of other things.

34d

Free: raspberry canes (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted A few raspberry canes, self-seeded.

58d

Free: 'Peanuts' vinyl apron (Cambuskenneth FK9) Vintage (late 70s/early 80s) ‘Peanuts’ vinyl apron featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Lucy. A bit discoloured but undamaged.

58d

Free: washing line (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Approx 16 metres of Leifheit blue plastic washing line left over from restringing a rotary dryer.

63d

Free: garden table and chairs (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted White plastic garden table and 6 chairs. Circular table 94cm diameter with hole in middle for parasol, approx 64cm high. Detachable legs with small height adjustment for uneven surfaces; a couple of the sockets have cracks but it still seems stable enough and the cracks could probably be fixed (duct tape?). Chairs are stackable. All well used but still plenty of use in them yet. They've had a quick wash after storage but would benefit from a more thorough clean.

+1

63d

Free: Japanese photo calendars and magazines (Cambuskenneth FK9) Withdrawn Two Japanese photo calendars from previous years; two Nipponia Japanese photo magazines from 2005- same issue in Japanese and English versions. Anyone with a school project on Japan coming up?

69d

Free: muslin cloths for steamed puddings (Cambuskenneth FK9) 3 muslin cloths from Christmas puddings / clootie dumplings, 1 cotton cloth that wrapped a pudding in a bowl. All washed and fine for reuse

69d

Free: vintage (1990s?) women's shorts, need new elastic (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Vintage (? 1990s?) womens baggy shorts, size M, with pockets, 52cm long. Elastic stopped working but the repair started years ago only got as far as pinning on tape to make a tunnel to run new elastic through. Otherwise in good condition, nice bright colours - turquoise, red, purple, mustard. They've sat in a bag in a cupboard far too long so I hope someone can finish the repair and wear them.

70d

Free: honeysuckle (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted A few bits of honeysuckle, dug up with roots kept wet.

79d

Free: glass ramekin dishes (Cambuskenneth FK9) Withdrawn 8 glass ramekin dishes, from individual cheesecakes/Gu puddings etc.

83d

Free: Disney tin (empty) (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Any Disney collectors out there? Disney Wonderland TweedleTea & TweedleYum tin - two parts stack with a lid on the top part. Decorated with a picture of Tweedledum and Tweedledee from the Alice in Wonderland 1951 animation film. Originally contained tea and biscuits, now empty.

84d

Free: garden sieve/riddle (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Green plastic garden riddle/sieve. Used but still in good condition.

87d

Free: cotton roller blind (Cambuskenneth FK9) Expired Cotton roller blind, flowers on white background, wooden pole, central pull cord. Approx. 129 x 88 cm. Just needs freshening up. Fabric could be reused for crafts instead of as a blind.

90d

Free: perennial plants (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Perennial plants, all dug up with roots kept wet, from small seedlings to larger clumps. Succisella inflexa 'Frosted Pearl', lady's mantle, yellow loosestrife, crocosmia, maybe a few others.

90d

Free: rucksack - needs repair (Cambuskenneth FK9) Expired Vango 25 litre green rucksack with two side pockets, top pocket, waist and chest straps. The top of one of the shoulder straps has pulled loose from the back at the top - see photos - so this is only any good to someone who can repair it.

+1

101d

Free: glass pane (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Glass pane (secondary glazing so has a narrow frame). Approx 79 x 56 cm. Any use to anyone, e.g. for cold frames?

103d

Free: futon sofabed (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted 4ft (122cm) wide futon sofabed, bought approx 1989, with attached fire safety label. Wooden (pine) frame, cotton-filled futon mattress; removable cotton cover with zip, red one side, blue the other. Used occasionally as bed, mainly as sofa. Quite firm. One end (with the legs, at the front) is slightly higher than the other, so when it’s folded down as a bed base, one section slopes down slightly to meet the other two. Good condition, but slight red stain and a couple of small pale stains on the blue side of the cover. With care instructions and assembly leaflets.

+7 +6 +5

103d

Free: miner's lamp (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Old miner's lamp. Has been outside for years so the top part is quite rusty on the surface but seems solid, and there is a crack in the glass.

+3 +2 +1

108d

Free: perennial plants (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Perennials just dug up with roots kept wet. Large clump of pink hardy geranium (cranesbill), and some small bits/seedlings of doronicum (leopard's bane) and centaurea (perennial cornflower).

108d

Free: clip frames (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted 2 large clip frames with normal glass. One still in original packaging, approx. 61 x 92cm, mount aperture size 46 x 77cm. Other one is used but in very good condition, 60 x 80cm.

108d

Free: old paper phone book & yellow pages (Cambuskenneth FK9) Expired Clearing out - can anyone make use of an old paper phone book and/or Yellow Pages for some kind of craft project?

110d