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Free: Horlicks (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted 3x 400g sealed jars of Horlicks. Best before date July 2025.

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Free: T-Cut paint restorer (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted 375 ml bottle. Little used. Label says use alternative for metallic and pearlescent paintwork. Can be used on many paint surfaces not just cars.

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Free: Panasonic phone with answer machine (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Panasonic phone/answer machine in clean excellent condition. Model KX-TGC220E, with 50 number memory, and able to store up to 30 nuisance numbers. Includes original operating instructions. This phone either plugs into BT copper line, or into modem in full fibre situations.

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Free: TV indoor aerial (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted "One For All" VHF/UHF antenna. Recently tested on my TV so I know it works if in the correct position.

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Free: Panasonic phone with answer machine (Wellingborough NN8) Expired Panasonic model no. KX-TGC220E in clean excellent condition. Working answerphone and full Operating Instructions. It has a 50 number memory, and can block up to 30 nuisance numbers. No good to me any longer as my line has been converted to full fibre. This phone works only with traditional copper wiring.

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Free: Pair of curtains. (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Large, boldly patterned, unlined, homemade curtains. Header tape as shown. Each curtain 98" wide x 84"long. Regret no hooks or rings available.

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Free: Pair of pretty flowered curtains (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Professionally made pair of unlined curtains in shades of pink, green and stone. Each curtain 90" wide and 72" drop. Header tape as shown, with some hooks available if required.

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Free: Pink valance for king size bed (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Grown up shade of plain pink poly cotton to fit 5ft mattress. Has been bagged in loft for some time so laundering would freshen it up. Alternatively, would provide good area of material for other purposes.

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Free: Electrical adaptors (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted White adaptors, various ages, for electricity sockets allowing 2 plugs per socket (6 items) or 3 plugs per socket (2 items). Also a Europe travel plug but also suitable for USA, Australia etc. Finally 2 sockets for attaching to cable to make extension leads. Several plugs available if required.

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Free: Squirrel -proof peanut feeder (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted My birds won't eat peanuts - prefer sunflower hearts. This feeder is old and rusting but still works.

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Free: Garden wire/ties (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Green garden wire for tying in plants. Many many metres in very good condition. Also unopened packet of 60 plastic ties each 17cm long. Ideal for, say, tying tomatoes to canes. And a Spiraclimb. This needs to be stretched out by fixing each end to a 1m cane so a climber can climb up and round it e.g. Morning Glory, ivy or sweet peas.

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Free: White masonry paint (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Wilko white masonry paint in 6L container. About 4L left that just needs a stir. I could top it up a bit if required.

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Free: Workmate (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Black & Decker Work mate. Old, with some rot at one end as shown, but easily replaceable. Otherwise sturdy and usable.

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Free: Pair of lined plain green curtains (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Pale-medium green depending on the light. Excellent condition except for slight colour fade on edge of one of them that has caught most light. Drop 54", width of each 90". Rings for pole also available if required.

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Free: Garden sieve (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted 36.5cm diameter. Good strong condition, galvanised metal. 1cm holes.

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Free: Cool box (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Beige and brown. Internal dimensions, 32h x22 cm square at base, increasing to 24cm square at rim. Good clean condition. Comes with two freezer packs, clean and non-leaking.

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Free: Drain spade (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted B&Q Heavy duty drain spade - and it is heavy. Little used.

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Free: Wallpaper hanging items (Wellingborough NN8) Expired Pasting brush, "smoothing" brush, seam rollers and unopened packet of size to seal walls if necessary.

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Free: Executive leather briefcase (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Black real leather, some wear but still quite smart. 41x31x8cm. Lockable with combination locks. Could be used for laptop or misc paperwork transport or kept at home to secure papers from prying eyes?

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Free: Lighter duty spur shelving (Wellingborough NN8) Expired Two pairs of uprights at 62cm long, and 2 pairs at 123cm long. Only 4 brackets available, 2x 20cm and 2x 30cm wide. All interchangeable.

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Free: Heavy duty spur shelving (Wellingborough NN8) Expired One pair of uprights is 70cm long with 4 spurs each 22cm wide. The other pair of uprights is older and not such good condition, but usable: 45cm long with 2 pairs of spurs, 17cm and 22 cm wide. Please note the spurs are not interchangeable between the uprights due to design change.

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Free: Bungee cords with hooks (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted One 53cm, 2x 35cm and 1x 28cm. Good condition.

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Free: Drop bolts (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Heavy duty drop bolts for securing gates or doors. Length 46cm. Brackets and fixings included.

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Free: Wallpaper pasting table (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted When erected, 1.78 x 0.56m surface area for working. Folds flat for storage. Little used - reasonable condition. Could also be used to display items such as in car boot sale situation.

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Free: Dulux emulsion, Orchid white (Wellingborough NN8) Expired 2.5L plastic container, so no rust problem, but maybe only half full. Colour is now described as "pale cream with a touch of sunny yellow", but on label says "a light hint of creamy yellow". May do as tester - colour still available.

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Free: Garage door enamel (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted White, 750 ml tin, old but never opened. Suitable for any external wood or metal - not necessarily a garage door!

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Free: Box of Jigsaw puzzles (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Box containing 2 jigsaws, each 500 pieces and complete. Theme is Village Life as shown in photo. Nice pastime for winter days and evenings for all the family.

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Free: Seed trays (Wellingborough NN8) Expired Traditional seed trays. 5 full size and 5 half size. All good condition. No lids available. Please state how many you would like, if not all. B

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Free: Plastic storage baskets (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted Baskets suitable for storing bulbs, onions etc. For example, I've found them useful for overwintering dahlia tubers. Not strong enough for heavy stuff.

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Free: 3L plant pots (Wellingborough NN8) Gifted About 40 sturdy 3L plant pots. Please state how many you'd like, if not all. A range of smaller pots also available if you'd like to enquire.

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