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Request: For gardening -Wooden handled trowels, hand-forks and so on. (Kingsmead) wood-handled small garden tools, hand-trowels, weed-digging tools would be greatly appreciated [such as the kind in the photo]. We would give a good home to well-loved tools, to manage our small garden and keep the tools in actual, practical use.

6d

Free: beautiful jade plant cuttings (Kingsmead) Gifted RECENT PRUNINGS, READY FOR ROOTING AND POTTING UP. As in the illustration photo. Would make wonderful 'fund-raisers' once potted or gifts to share the 'money plant' good luck. Please say how many you would like (or if you would like the lot) in your reply and a range of possible days/times you might be able to collect.

12d

Request: Car-Cleaning Sponge (Kingsmead) As long as it's got some 'wear' left, condition is unimportant and sponge would be much appreciated! Can collect locally...or on/near bus routes.

13d

Request: Metal watering can with 'rose' attachment like the photo (Kingsmead) We are looking for a replacement 'galvanised/metal' watering-can (well-used is fine!) with a rose attachment after our original one 'disappeared'. This would be much appreciated and given a very good home. Can collect locally on or near any bus route from the centre.

13d

Request: Vileda Mop HANDLE (or whole mop) (Kingsmead) Handle as in the illustration would be much appreciated! have been freegled a 'superMocio' Vileda system mop but now need a handle to go with it! Could collect from any bus route or nearby to one, from the centre,

13d

Request: 'Witches Broom' for yard-sweeping (Kingsmead) like the ones in the illustration, wanted for yard-sweeping (volunteering at outdoor charity garden). Could collect from central Bath, or on/near any local bus route.

13d

Free: Sycamore Trees young and well rooted ready to plant up.. (Kingsmead) Expired Self seeded, vigourous healthy seedlings/very young saplings needing space and a garden/field/hedge or freedom now to put down permanent roots. please say how many you would like in your reply. Did you know? The wood of sycamore was commonly used to make kitchen items and toys, and was also the main choice for Welsh love spoons - traditional carved gifts. In times past, a young man would carve the spoon for his love and, if she accepted it, they could begin to court. Today, these spoons are often given as wedding presents. The symbols on love spoons convey different messages, for example, a horseshoe represents luck, a cross is for faith and a dragon offers protection.

13d

Request: nylon net/chicken wire/fabric to protect plants from wind (Kingsmead) Expired condition unimportant. Howling wind in exposed area is causing a lo of damage. Looking for a strip of netting or holey fabric or wire that is a bit discreet in colour which can be stapled or fixed to control the hurricanes. About 5' or 10' in length and about 4' wide or anythng that can be cut to fit a frame or be staked etc.

19d

Free: Pile of Jade Plant Cuttings (Kingsmead) Expired Large Pile of Jade Plant cuttings for rooting and possibly fundraising for charity etc. Offered as a whole lot (there is a lot) OR in smaller quantities. Please respond as soon as you can because there are too many for us to take care of or keep hydrated and they need propagating ASAP. They are very healthy from a wonderful and long-established mother plant that is not able to carry the weight and needing this pruning which is now done.

21d

Request: Potting/Growing Soil/medium/good earth (Kingsmead) Expired Looking for 'anything'....half-used bags of peat or coir, small or larger quantity of medium.. old gro-bag soil... have far more seedlings coming on than medium to grow them in.. have nice large pots but not enough soil! Tomato plants are particularly longing for gro-bags but any soil that can be put into a tub or pot would be more than welcome.

23d

Free: jade plants (Kingsmead) Expired jade plants from large Mother plant. Rooted and in need of good homes and love. Need an airy light/bright spot and respond to being appreciated (literally). Also available are cuttings being rooted - quite a few of those - in need of potting up from scratch. Jade plants are very forgiving so are one of the easier plants to care for (but neglecting them and never giving them anything to drink is not kind and they cannot thrive that way!) These plants would also be good for a plant sale/charity sale: please state which charity, if that's what you would like them for.

25d

Free: MEHENDI Henna Cone for hands and feet (Kingsmead) Gifted This is not a hair colouring, it's a high quality Mehendi paste for traditional decoration of hands and feet with henna. The instructions on the cone are hard to read (very small typeface) but it can be googled for more information. It's important with Henna to do a skin test before using it more widely on the skin. There's ONE cone on offer. This is the item:

35d

Request: Edible plant seeds/seedlings for growing in pots (Kingsmead) Received we're enthused by the bug! Would welcome any seeds, half-packs, seedlings of any veg (or fruit??) that can grow in pots on a sunny patio. From dwarf beans to spinach, kale and lettuce to bell peppers and tomatoes.. all would be most gratefully accepted. [The only exception is 'hot peppers' which, sadly despite being easy to grow, do not agree with us]. We have some rooted indoor jade houseplants looking for new homes: we are not allowed to offer 'exchanges' but it would be great to find new homes amongst people we might already be collecting from, to save journeys, time and fuel/pollution.

64d

Request: Potting soil/medium (Kingsmead) Expired underestimated what we already have, and now in need! Has anybody any unused (or used but 'clean') soil/ medium lurking about and no longer needed? Any amount will be welcome..old gro-bag medium, or potting compost.. etc. if you can spare a small amount,, collecting would be by bus, but if it's more than can be managed/carried (ie more than a sackful), it would be truly wonderful if it could be dropped off for us at the bottom of town. The plants won't mind if it's sandy, or peaty, or anything in between as we can mix it in with what we already have to make a welcome for them.

70d

Request: Deep, Stable Planters/Flower Pots 15" or more in height: (Kingsmead) Received Having grown some 'Honesty' seedlings with sentimental value, there's no garden to give them the depth they clearly need. Would very much appreciate some deep stable pots with drainage to give them the loving conditions they are asking for whilst they enjoy the little outdoor platform they now inhabit. And - bonus! the kind donor will certainly be offered a seedling if they so wish...

74d

Request: Bicycle Pump (Kingsmead) Expired These Flat tyres are in danger of perishing for want of a pump.. has anyone a surplus bicycle tyre pump to the rescue?

74d

Request: Bicycle Tyre Pump (Kingsmead) Expired Tyre Pump sought for this elderly touring bike. We are keen to get this bike back on the road and out and about. You will be forever gratefully remembered if you can help us out! If so we could collect locally or on a local bus route from the Bus Station.

98d

Request: hose for a Miele S4581 vacuum cleaner (Kingsmead) Expired Old Miele vacuum cleaner hose-to-body fitting sought (or hose with the end that fits the body still intact). Hoping some generous freegler might have just what we need!.

103d

Free: 2 different Vacuums both for spares (Kingsmead) Gifted 1. A much loved Panasonic MC-E741 available for spares. We've been told 'the fan' is kaput. No idea what that means exactly but the motor was lovely before 'the fan' made some noise-complaint. It would be great if these parts can be useful to someone somehow. 2. A very good BOSCH cordless rechargeable Readyyy Vacuum. It was freegled to us with the dust - holder and dust filter MISSING, as is the identity label - which seems to have been removed. So it's not been possible to identify the precise model. The motor and suction are excellent. This vaccum, can be used as a hand held or an upright. The charger has sadly gone walkabout. If you have one of these vacuums your charger would probably charge it. If anyone would like either of these, Just let us know.

103d

Request: small vacuum cleaner (Kingsmead) Expired very much wanted_ a small or medium vacuum cleaner, corded or with a good strong battery, for a rather dirty small flat and stairs (so not a lot of room but plenty of crannies to clean!). Can collect in the centre of Bath, Kingsmead, or on bus routes out, at times to suit. It may take a couple of days to organise collection if a bus trip is needed. Thank you so much, freeglers! this won't be the first time we've been 'saved' by freegle!

119d

Free: Ultrabrite lightbulbs (Kingsmead) Expired Small, opened pack of 6 'ultrabrite' /g4 20Watt 'capsule' bulbs for Halogen lamp. Dimmable.375 Lumens. These are the little tiny 2-pronged bulbs that fit into a desktop lamp by poking them into the two tiny holes for them. A bit like these (but a different wattage etc). Please say when you can collect, if you'd like these. Collecting must be in shop-opening hours unless you are near the shopping centre and have a letterbox we could drop them in for you. We value reliability so if you'd like them, please only ask if you can follow-through!

326d

Request: vaccuum for communal hall (Kingsmead) Expired Desperate to have a go at the much unloved communal hall and stairs (a rather tough 'carpet'). Appearance doesn't matter, but as there are many stairs, a smaller type would be wonderful. The Bissel 'Pet' we used to use was compact and wonderful, but has now given up the ghost. It was perfect for the job, til it died. We are near Kingsmead but could collect anywhere on a bus route locally.

1y

Request: 1/2kg Dumbells ! (Bath & North East Somerset) Expired i've been advised by my lovely RUH physio to get myself some light dumbells asap and start using them :-) Enormous gratitude will come your way if you offer me a pair of 1/2 kg and a pair of 1kg dumbells or either of these sets. Anyone 'outgrown' these lighterweight starter weights and would like them to find a new enthusiast? Can collect at a range of times, most easily if you are walking distance or a bus ride from Bath centre.

1y

Free: Dried Thistles and Roses for project (Kingsmead) Expired a smallish group of hand-dried (stemmed) thistles and another of hand-dried (stemmed) roses, suitable for creating interior decorations or little dried posies as gifts etc. could be supplemented with fresh greenery, ribbons etc to make lovely little gifts. The rose stalks are about 4 inches long and the thistles have longer stalks. These could also be lovely as part of Christmas offerings (but as it's summer i won't mention that!) Sadly my own plans for this have had to be put aside due to lack of leisure time.

1y

Free: Bird-scaring jangly bits (protect soft fruit?) (Kingsmead) Expired large bag of former (empty) TeaLight metal disk-container-thingys which i saved to make into some birdscaring hangings for a garden soft-fruit project. Have no opportunity for it now but would make a brilliant summer hols activity for kids.. they would need holes punched in the bases (not difficult to do) and strung together close enough to make a little sound clanking/rustling, but perhaps with stringing knots between the pieces. Sorry no photo.. but i think the items speak for themselves perhaps... Far too good to put in recycling ! A good home please tell me who you might use these with.. ie a small community garden would be ideal to protect soft fruit? Also please tell me when you could potentially collect...

1y

Request: CHARGER for Panasonic Video Camera HDC-SD9 (Kingsmead) Expired Hello, I'm looking for a charger! i've been given an old Panasonic Video Camera (HDC-SD9) in what seems to be good nik, but it doesn't have a battery charger nor a cable adaptor to run off the mains. If anyone would like to give me any pieces or accessories for this Video Camera i'd be hugely grateful! The camera is meant to help me with my studies, so i can play my performance back and get criticism and feedback from others.. so here's hoping :-)

1y

Request: Light Grey Shoe 'dye' or coating for scuffed leather shoes (Kingsmead) Expired i have a much loved but scuffed pair of Kickers ... a light grey colour. Might anyone have a leftover bit of shoe 'dye' (the kind that can change or cover the leather, not the stain kind) that i may have to help keep my Kickers kicking? I don't really mind if it's not an exact match... i just want to protect them and transparent shoe polish is my last resort.. dye/recoating is what i really need. Anyone able to help?

1y