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Free: For maths teachers, rotating rings of tetrahedra (Bramhall SK7) From my late father’s teaching days, a box full of rotating rings of tetrahedra kits and other geometric shapes. These are all rather beautiful, and it seems a shame to throw them away, is there anyone out there who could give these a good home and restore them? Collection south Woodford/Bramhall border

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Free: Lots of paper, different colours & sizes (Bramhall SK7) Lots of blank paper, different sizes, some coloured, graph and lined paper. If anyone can make use of this it seems a shame to throw it in the recycling. Could be used for playgroups, church activities, craft, school or just making notes. South Bramhall/Woodford border

7d

Free: Pre-war Foot stool box for restoration (Bramhall SK7) Restoration project This footstool/storage box, dates to the time of the Second World War and was at my late grandparents house in Wales. The structure is sound, it needs new hinges and recovering, but a little bit of history nonetheless, is it could be night beautiful. Collection South Bramhall/Woodford border.

8d

Free: 1950 / 60s chair for restoration (Bramhall SK7) Restoration Project Blue chair from the late 50s / early 60s Basically solid, but needs recovering. It would seem a terrible shame to bin this if it could have a new life as it represnts a particular style and era. South Bramhall / Woodford border

8d

Free: Very long telephone extension cable (Bramhall SK7) Very long telephone extension, cable South Bramhall/Woodford border.

8d

Free: A4 Files (Bramhall SK7) A number of PVC coated and cardboard A4 spring clip files. Collection South Bramhall/Woodford border

8d

Free: 2005 Pittsburgh memorabilia baseball / newspaper (Bramhall SK7) Memorabilia from a trip to Pittsburgh in June 2005, Pittsburgh Pirates versus Washington Eagles (including tickets), Pittsburg newspaper, and map. Just in case anyone is interested before this goes in the recycling (a bit of history) South Bramhall/Woodford border

8d

Free: Shopping Bags for life (Bramhall SK7) Gifted Since they should be for life, I just can’t throw them away since that defeats the object, but we seem to have rather too many. South Bramhall/Woodford border

10d

Free: Vintage book Fortran IV programming (Bramhall SK7) Gifted A Guide to Fortran IV programming by Daniel McCracken, published 1965 From my dad’s academic/early computer industry days Collection south Bramhall/Woodford border

10d

Free: Shoe Tree (Bramhall SK7) Gifted Takes 12 pairs of shoes Collection South Bramhall/Woodford board, please, please only contact me if you can genuinely collect as ‘no shows’ waste so much time.

33d

Free: Educational poster of tree types (Bramhall SK7) Gifted Beautiful poster from The Woodland Trust of different tree types, it seems a terrible shame to throw this in the recycling if anyone would like it for home or classroom use. Collection South Bramhall Street Woodford border.

40d

Free: Historic (1962) map of the Balkans (Bramhall SK7) Gifted Historic National Geographic map from 1962 of the Balkans (Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania and Hungary. It seems a shame to throw this away, if this is of any interest to anyone, you are most welcome to have it. South Bramhall/Woodford border

40d

Free: Vintage pre-war mangle (Bramhall SK7) Gifted Vintage pre-war acme mangle. This was my grandparents and sat over their bath from before the war time. It’s needs TLC as been in our loft for 40 years but I suspect this is a collectors item for somebody interested. Collection south Bramhall/Woodford border

45d

Free: Cardboard wallets and folders (Highway SL6) Lots of cardboard paper wallets surplus to requirements. Would these be of any use to anybody for keeping important papers, their studies, or notes together?  Also quite a number of cardboard A4 files 

81d

Free: Surplus Bags for Life (Bramhall SK7) Gifted Since they should be for life, I just can’t throw them away since that defeats the object, but we seem to have rather too many. South Bramhall/Woodford border

94d

Free: Train ticket Maidenhead to Birmingham for Monday morning? (Highway SL6) Gifted I have a train ticket for Monday 3rd Feb leaving Maidenhead 6:45 to Birmingham via Reading and passing through Oxford, Banbury, Leamington and Coventry arriving Birmingham International 8:45. I cannot now use this ticket or cancel it so if anyone could make use of this, part of it, or would like to use it as part of a longer journey you’ll be most welcome to have it. It’s an E ticket so I can just email you the QR codes

101d

Free: Remote control boosters and infrared headphone base unit (Highway SL6) Expired Three different remote control boosters for, Philips and Sony and a Goodman’s infrared base unit for headphones. If anyone can make use of one of all of these, you’re most welcome to have them

109d

Free: CAT5 network cables (Highway SL6) Expired Some very long lengths of twisted pair, CAT5 computer network cable.. Ideal for somebody setting up a home wired network, or somebody wanting to make up lengths of network connectors.

199d

Free: German children’s films on DVD (Highway SL6) Gifted Two DVDs of children’s films in German recorded by my late uncle for his school German classes. One prerecorded, the other contains 8 films recorded off German TV, (see pictures for details).

199d

Free: 3 sealed boxes of Epsom T047 printer Ink (Highway SL6) Gifted Three unopened sealed boxes of genuine Epsom T0847 multipack printer ink. Each box contains six coloured cartridges. Suitable for the Epsom stylus printers as per the photograph. Unfortunately, my printer died and so I have these surplus to requirements. These were £80 each when bought but if anyone out there can use them, they’re welcome to have them

213d

Free: Mothercare car, child / baby mirror (Bramhall SK7) Gifted Mirror Forfar that attaches to window via socket on adjustable bracket, to keep an eye on children / baby in the back of the car.

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222d

Free: Food bowls for pet rodent (Highway SL6) Expired Two food bowls, the smaller one probably suitable for hamster or gerbil, the larger, one for a guinea pig, or rabbit, take both or one. It would be nice for these to go to a new pet. Whoever can collect promptly is most welcome to these, but please don’t reply and then never turn up as sadly seems to becoming too common at the moment. Albany rd Bramhall

222d

Free: 1990s Time Manager System (Bramhall SK7) Expired Immaculate 1990s Time Manager System In attractive, sturdy plastic box Contains daily work plans, to do lists, work planners, task lists, address list, and project planner. Whilst the calendar sections are for 1992, they could be relabelled. Could be used all or in part, or for something completely different. The case on its own could be rather useful. Collection from Bramhall/Woodford border

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222d

Free: Modelling clay (plasticine) (Bramhall SK7) Expired Quite a number of small pieces of modelling clay or what we used to call ‘plasticine’, some used a couple not, welcome to anyone who would like to collect

222d

Free: Wipe and clean pretty and pink activity book (Highway SL6) Expired Wipe and clean ‘pretty and pink’ activity book Requires non-permanent marker, pictures that can be coloured in ‘join the dots’ princess and mermaids. Used, but has life in it yet, it would be great if some other child could get pleasure from this now that our daughter is too old

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222d

Free: Hamster wheel (Marlow SL7) Expired Hamster wheel, needs to be fitted into a cage that has a spike for this to fit on. Albany rd Bramhall

222d

Free: Volumatic Spacer Device for inhaler - unopened (Bramhall SK7) Gifted Volumatic Spacer Device for inhaler Unopened and still sealed see pictures It’s used to overcome any difficulty with pressing inhaler and breathing the same time or to give ho higher sized of medicine Collection Bramhall/Woodford border

226d

Free: Black / white board cleaners (Bramhall SK7) Expired A number of blackboard/whiteboard cleaners from my late dad days of teaching.

227d

Free: Steam inhaler, and inhalant oil (Bramhall SK7) Gifted Clearway Steam inhaler, and inhalant oil Used to treat the symptoms of catarrh blocked sinuses colds and coughs by inhaling steam and inhalant oil. Believed to be unused.

227d

Free: Bag of tinfoil milk bottle tops (Bramhall SK7) Expired Does anybody still collect milk bottle tops for scouts etc? I have a small bag full collected some years ago it seems a shame to throw them away

270d