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Free: Christmas decorations (Littleover DE23) It will be Christmas before you know it!! A large wooden tree-shaped decoration, measuring approx 81 cm high x 54 cm at the widest point; it has a hanging loop at the top. Gold coloured decoration for the top of the Christmas tree, measures approx 32 cm high x 26 cm diameter. Christmas stocking with a polar bear decoration, 33 cm high x 23 cm wide. Bag of pine cones of differing sizes (smallest is 4 cm long, biggest 15 cm long), some have been sprayed white

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1h

Free: Cluedo board game (Littleover DE23) Gifted Cluedo Board Game, dating from around 2000. In great condition for its age, as far as I can tell it has all its original parts, apart from the pad of "detective notebook sheets" - there's just one sheet of those left.

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10d

Free: Monopoly board game (Littleover DE23) Gifted Monopoly Board Game, dating from the 1960s or 1970s. In good condition for its age, as far as I can tell it has all its original parts, including 2 copies of the instruction leaflet.

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10d

Free: Noah's Ark Pop-Up Playbook (Littleover DE23) Noah's Ark Pop-Up Playbook. "Open the book to reveal a stunning pop-up model of the Ark". There's an envelope inside containing animal and character models, and a book telling the story (a few scribbles in this I'm afraid!). The Playbook measures approx 26cm x 41 cm.

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10d

Free: Brooke Bond Picture Cards Books (Littleover DE23) Gifted About 20 books of Brooke Bond Picture Cards from around the 1960s/1970s. Some are complete, others have some gaps. I've attached photos of some of them, there are all sorts of different topics.

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20d

Free: Trophies - 4 Awards (Littleover DE23) Gifted 4 Trophies - The original detail plates have been removed, so you can put on your own details. The tallest is about 22 cm high, the smallest is about 12 cm high.

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Free: Vehicle warning triangle (Littleover DE23) Gifted Warning Triangle for your vehicle, which folds up into its plastic case when not in use. The case measures approx 47 cm x 8.5 cm x 3.5 cm, so it doesn't take up too much room in the boot. A requirement when driving in the EU, and recommended in the UK.

39d

Free: Saga magazines (Littleover DE23) Gifted Saga Magazines from January 2025 to July 2026 - 19 in total

55d

Free: Air Compressor and Car Tyre Inflator (Littleover DE23) Gifted Air compressor and car tyre inflator; operates via a "cigarette lighter" type plug. It also has a light in case you need to work in the dark, and you can set it to flash. Seems to work fine although we've never actually used it, it was passed on to us by a relative and we've never had need for it.

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55d

Free: Magazine Rack/Caddy/Holder (Littleover DE23) Gifted Hand stencilled wooden magazine (or any other stuff!) holder, with a poppy pattern. It's about 30 cm high, or about 40 cm to the top of the handle. An oval shape, approx 40 cm at the widest point and 31 cm across the front.

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81d

Free: Cork Noticeboard - Teddy Shape (Littleover DE23) Gifted Cork noticeboard in the shape of a teddy, measures approx 41 cm high x 28 cm at the widest point. There's a hanging hole at the top so you can attach it to the wall. There are some pinholes from where drawing pins have been used, but they're barely (bear-ly?!) noticeable. I can let you have some drawing pins as well if you need them.

81d

Free: Pink Feather Bustle - Dressing Up/Dance/Carnival? (Littleover DE23) Gifted Feather Bustle which ties around the waist with a black ribbon, and extends down the back to approximately knee-level. Feather train extends about 45 cm down from the waist. It's of the style of the first photo, but the colour is more like the second ("Baby pink"). I've used photos from the internet to show what it's like - I found it far too difficult to take a picture of the actual item!

1y

Free: Hot Car Magazines from 1960s/1970s (Littleover DE23) Expired Hot Car magazines dating from between September 1968 to June 1970. A total of 16 in all, photos show a selection of them. Very nostalgic for gentlemen/ladies of a certain age who were interested in sporty cars!

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1y

Free: Hama Beads Pegboards and Plus Beads (Littleover DE23) Gifted Set of 5 differently shaped pegboards, plus a part bag of yellow beads and a pot of yellow/green/pink beads. Add these to your collection!

1y

Free: Plastic Beads (Littleover DE23) Gifted Selection of plastic beads - great for making up bracelets and necklaces!

1y

Free: Adblue - Genuine Mercedes Brand - 9 Litres (Littleover DE23) Gifted Opened container of Mercedes Adblue, with 9 Litres left. Includes pouring spout. I assume it will suit any car that uses Adblue, not just Mercedes. Not needed now, as I've sold the car.

1y

Free: Hard Hat / Husqvarna Chainsaw Helmet (Littleover DE23) Gifted Hard Hat / (was used as a chainsaw helmet). Has an adjustable headband to fit various head sizes. Not damaged in any way. Note - we have 2 of these if someone wants 2.

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1y

Free: Pampas Grass Stems (Littleover DE23) Gifted 7 stems of pampas grass from our garden. Longest length is about 140 cm.

1y

Free: Salter Traditional Kitchen Balance Scales, including weights (Littleover DE23) Gifted Salter cast metal kitchen scales with pear-shaped brass scoop and full set of imperial weights (1/4 oz up to 2 lb). Over 40 years old, and I even still have the original box!

1y

Free: Saga Magazines - Complete sets of 2023 & 2024 (Littleover DE23) Gifted 24 Saga magazines, covering the complete years of 2023 and 2024. Apparently it's the best-selling magazine in the UK for everyone aged over 50, "offering readers everything from light entertainment and amusing articles to expert advice and guidance on money, insurance and pensions. Regular features on health advice and insights, travel suggestions and reviews, gardening guides and technology tips."

1y

Free: Univeral Ni-Cd Battery Charger for Rechargeable Batteries (Littleover DE23) Gifted Battery charger, for use with AA, C, D size Ni-Cd batteries, plus 9 Volt "block" batteries.

1y

Free: Duracell NiMH Battery Charger for AA & AAA Batteries (Littleover DE23) Gifted Charger for 2 rechargeable batteries at a time, of AA or AAA size. Plugs straight into an ordinary 3 pin socket.

2y

Free: Wooden Nursery/Cot Mobile (Littleover DE23) Gifted Mobile decoration to go over a baby's cot or in the nursery. Made of wood and hand-painted (with safe paint, although it should be hung out of children's reach).

2y

Free: Hatchet (Littleover DE23) Gifted Hatchet for chopping wood, e.g. for kindling. Handle is approx 18" long. Please note, we will need you to confirm that you are over 18 years old when requesting this, and if you look under 25 we'll ask for ID and proof of age when collecting.

2y

Free: Printer Photo Paper (Littleover DE23) Gifted HP & Kodak printer paper for photos and high quality printing. There are about 8 sheets of the Kodak paper, and something like 80-100 sheets (at a guess) of the HP paper. If you can let us know what you would like to use this for, it would help us to choose a suitable recipient!

2y

Free: Garden Tools (Littleover DE23) Gifted Assortment of garden tools, consisting of a rake, a fork, a spade, a shovel, a bulb planter and 2 sets of hand tools (2 trowels and 4 hand forks). A bit rusty but still very useable!

2y

Free: Garden Planter (Littleover DE23) Gifted Garden planter pot, approx 15" high and 20" diameter, with a drainage hole in the bottom. Dark grey/black, made of some sort of composite ceramic-type material, with a textured outer surface.

2y

Free: Pool Inflatable - Large Whale Shape (Littleover DE23) Expired Large inflatable water toy in the shape of a whale. About 6 feet long. We've blown it up this morning and it all seems intact. Photo was taken after we'd let the tail section go down.

2y

Free: Air Bed and Pump (Littleover DE23) Gifted Single sized airbed/mattress and electric pump to inflate it. All worked ok last time they were used (a while ago).

2y

Free: Submersible Pond Pump (Littleover DE23) Gifted Electric water pump, intended to be submersed in a pond. 240 volt; 45 watt; with approx 11 metres of cable.

2y