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Free: Curtains (Cambuskenneth FK9) Vintage curtains approx 110cm W x 140cm L. Brocade? silky fabric, pink, green, cream stripes and flowers pattern. One has a hole about 4 x 4cm at the top, could be patched. Fine as curtains or fabric could be repurposed.

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4h

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.

23h

Free: pet brush (Cambuskenneth FK9) Tronic battery-powered pet brush. The instructions make all kinds of extravagant (and dubious) promises about deterring fleas etc, but I guess it would work fine as a normal pet brush. Received as a gift, never used, has been in a cupboard for years but looks fine.

3d

Free: woollen jumper, for wool reuse or crafts (Cambuskenneth FK9) Dark brown 100% wool men's jumper with holes at cuffs, elbow, collar etc. Could be unravelled for the wool to be reused, or used for felting or some other craft project.

3d

Free: large pieces of card (Cambuskenneth FK9) Two large pieces of card, approx 92 x 63 cm, originally used as backing in poster frames. One is black on one side, white on the other. The other is dark turquoise, bit faded round the border on one side. Any use for crafts for anyone?

6d

Free: Biscuit tin (Cambuskenneth FK9) Shallow biscuit tin (empty!), approx. 29(max) x 20 x 5 cm.

6d

Free: 1932, 1937 A Year to Remember video tapes. (Cambuskenneth FK9) 1932, 1937 A Year to Remember video tapes. Compilations of items from Pathe News and Parkfield Pathe news films.

6d

Free: children's video - The Bear (Cambuskenneth FK9) Anyone still have a VCR? Children's video ' The Bear' based on the book by Raymond Briggs.

6d

Free: cotton roller blind (Cambuskenneth FK9) 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.

6d

Free: Waitrose Food magazines (Cambuskenneth FK9) Five Waitrose 'Food' magazines, May-September 2025. Lots of recipes.

7d

Free: curtains (Cambuskenneth FK9) Curtains, greige(?) cotton or polyester cotton, approx 110cm W x 220cm L. A bit of rehemming at top needed, or fabric could be repurposed.

8d

Free: cotoneaster shrub (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Cotoneaster shrub, just dug up, about 3ft tall. Had to cut some of the roots to get it out of the ground but there are still some roots left, worth planting to see if takes.

12d

Free: door draught excluder (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Kleeneze door draught excluder strip to attach to bottom of door. 3ft (92cm) long, can be cut to fit.

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14d

Free: vintage nylon quilt (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Vintage (1960s/70s?) blue & white floral patterned quilt with frilled edge. Approx 100 x 140cm - old style to go on top of blankets on a single bed. Nylon with 18oz terylene filling.

15d

Free: (old) cushion pads (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted 2 used cushion pads, polyester with polypropylene filling, fire labels. Well used so they're a bit flattened and misshapen but could perhaps be used for pet begs or the filling reused for something else.

15d

Free: perennials - mainly lady's mantle (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Perennials, mainly lady's mantle (alchemilla mollis), a few small bits of hardy geranium (pelargonium), yellow sedum and a few raspberry canes. Just dug up with roots kept wet.

25d

Free: Perennials (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Perennials - lots of yellow loosestrife, some crocosmia, few odd bits of other things - just dug up with roots kept wet.

35d

Free: curry comb (Cambuskenneth FK9) Withdrawn Blue plastic curry comb for horses, ponies, donkeys. Only used a couple of times, years ago. Washed, like new.

36d

Free: pop-up garden bin (base missing) (Cambuskenneth FK9) Withdrawn Pop-up garden bin with no base (it split and fell off). I used it for a while with a bin bag in, pegged at the rim, which was OK for light stuff but nothing heavy. Could maybe be repurposed as a tunnel for pets??

38d

Free: Japanese-language children's books (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Two Japanese-language children's books, both illustrated stories about cats. Are there any Japanese families with small children living locally who would like them?

43d

Free: small folding table (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Small folding table, adjustable height and angle, white, surface 48 x 40 cm. It won't take much weight but OK for jigsaws etc if you don't lean on it. Similar to the Aidapt Folding Multi Function Table at Argos - see website for more info:

46d

Free: Paint colour shade cards (Cambuskenneth FK9) Withdrawn Stack of paint colour shade cards, each approx 18 x 6 cm. Any use for crafts, nursery/primary activities?

47d

Free: Plastic floppy disk cases (Cambuskenneth FK9) Withdrawn Three plastic cases for 3.5" floppy disks. Each holds maybe 3 disks. Can anyone make use of these?

47d

Free: food mixer bowl (just the bowl) (Cambuskenneth FK9) Bowl from food mixer, smoky grey plastic. Not sure which mixer it's from, but a google image search indicates it might be from a Kenwood HM510. Hope someone can make use of it.

50d

Free: soap miser (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Betterware soap miser. You fill it with the last little bits of soap and warm in hot water to squish them all together to form a new lump of soap. Plastic is discoloured but it's still functional.

52d

Free: perennial plants (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Mixture of perennial plants, all just dug up with roots kept wet. Some small seedlings, some bigger clumps. Including lady's mantle (alchemilla mollis), crocosmia, hardy geranium, hypericum (tutsan - shrub), yellow loosestrife.

65d

Free: Lonicera 'Baggesens Gold' shrub cutting , potted up (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Lonicera 'Baggesens Gold' shrub cutting, potted up last year, now established and a few inches high, needs to be potted on to grow a bit more before planting out.

67d

Free: tree peony seedling (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted Yellow tree peony seedling, a few inches high. Potted up last year, now needs to be potted on to grow a bit more before planting out.

71d

Free: Saucepans (Cambuskenneth FK9) Gifted 2 saucepans, both well used but still plenty of use left in them. 1 Swan non-stick, 1.4 litres (2½ pint). 1 stainless steel, possibly copper-coated base, about same capacity, with lid. Also small saucepan lid, approx. 16cm diameter (doesn't fit either pan).

77d

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

101d