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Free: A pile of newsprint (Claverton BA2) A fair pile of clean newsprint for lining, padding, wrapping items when moving.

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Free: Back issues of Whale & Dolphin (Claverton BA2) Gifted From Spring 2016 (#73) to Autumn 2025 (#111). Not 100% complete but most issues are present, and in v good condition.

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Free: Chinese-style name painting (Claverton BA2) Gifted Is there a Francesca in your life who'd like this beautiful, hand-painted name decoration? Framed and in perfect conditions. Dimensions: 70 cm x 20 cm

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Free: Box of French recipe cards (Claverton BA2) Gifted Hundreds of lavishly illustrated, step-by-step recipe cards featuring both classic and less well-known recipes, divided into many different categories. Sturdy box, dividers and a plastic sleeve to protect the recipe you're using. A culinary and linguistic challenge!

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Free: Sheep's wool insulation (Claverton BA2) Gifted Strips of unbleached sheep's wool used for insulating fresh/frozen food. 2 x 1m x 30cm 4 x 1m x 20cm Suggested uses: - Thermal insulation - Animal bedding - plant beds - nesting material for wild birds Recyclable plastic wrap. I get a couple every month, so more available in future.

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Free: rectangular plastic buckets (Claverton BA2) Gifted Sturdy transparent plastic containers, with carry handle, originally full of bird fat balls (50 pieces). Clean and ready for re-use. Useful for garden/shed/play room. Take one or both. Delivery within reasonable distance also possible.

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Free: Tea-bag box (Claverton BA2) Gifted Pretty wooden box with four compartments. Lid is hinged and fits perfectly. "A" of TEA lettering is missing. Tea/herbal bags included, if wanted.

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Free: Small glass pots - no lid (Claverton BA2) Expired 12 small identical glass pots, pretty shape. Sadly no reusable lids 🤷

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Free: Sturdy square boxes (Claverton BA2) Expired Not too big, solid. Perfect for storage or moving.

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Free: Wooden shoe rack (Claverton BA2) Old but still solid. Good for shed or outdoors use?

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Free: IKEA drawer handles (Claverton BA2) 2 x brushed aluminium handles, unused and still in original packaging. Complete with fixing screws. See pics for dimensions and looks.

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Free: UPVC trim strips (Claverton) Gifted Several strips, left over from a door and patio doors installation. Mostly full length (5m) and different widths, plain white. A couple of lengths are pale grey and wood grain finish, viz: - 25mm bevel both edges: 2x5m, 1x4.55m. - 45mm bevel one edge, square other edge: 1x4m, 1x5m. - 65mm bevel one, square other edge: 3x5m. - 25mm bevel both edges, 1x2.5m. - 90mm bevel one, square other edge, pale grey, wood effect: 1x2.5m Flexible enough but cannot be coiled. Large car/van needed to collect.

84d

Free: Stage/cosplay props (Claverton BA2) Expired Hand-made theatre props, two long-bladed and one short-bladed, probably imitating Japanese swords. Made of very light wood, these are not toys. While not sharp, they could still do damage in the wrong hands and will only be given to a responsible adult. If interested, please say what use they would be put to.

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Free: Feliway plug-in diffusers (Claverton) Gifted Both diffusers have been used for a period and helped our two adult males to get used to one another. Now sadly only one left and we're not likely to get another cat. Refills readily available in pet shops and online. Mind you, they're not cheap. 🙁

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Free: 2 faux leather pouffes (Claverton) Gifted Last chance saloon for these sturdy, well made pouffes. Solid wooden structure and still very usable, but the dark-red covering material has perished. Dimensions: 50cm x 50cm x 40cm (height). Anyone looking for a relatively simple upholstery project?

117d

Free: Chrysanthemum flower buds (Claverton) Gifted Bag of top quality Chinese Chrysanthemum flower buds, commonly used to make herbal tea.

142d

Free: 5 tiny plastic bottles (Claverton) Gifted We'll-fitting, metal screw tops. Only used once. Pen included in pic for scale.

143d

Free: Cordless electric drill (Claverton) Gifted Not your normal cordless drill. This drill has a tilting head and takes hexagonal bits - two small ones supplied. I found the instruction manual online and printed a copy. Charger works but drill untested

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Free: "musical" seed pods (Claverton BA2) Expired Seed pods from the Flamboyant Tree, Long used for decoration, but time for them to find another career.

150d

Free: King size duvet (Claverton) Expired 12 tog, originally from John Lewis. Professionally cleaned and ready to go to a new home. One small tear. If no takers, it will go to a Jumble Sale this Saturday.

154d

Free: Very large glass vase (Claverton) Gifted Fairly thin glass, so lighter than you'd expect. Good to display tall dried floral arrangements, with sand/stones at the bottom to improve stability. Mineral water bottle inside for size comparison.

158d

Free: Double bed frame (Claverton) Gifted Offering on neighbour's behalf. Already dismantled and ready for collection, so pic only shows headboard. Solid wood. White headboard and footboard. Side rails, central beam andslats. No mattress.

158d

Free: 2026 wall calendar (Claverton) Gifted Produced by Brooke Hospital for Animals. Featuring pictures of working horses, donkeys and mules that have been helped by the charity. One page/month. A5 size closed, opens to A4. Happy to send.

161d

Free: 2026 wall calendar (Claverton) Expired Produced by Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, featuring beautiful pictures of puppies in training. One page/month. A5 size closed, A4 when open. Happy so send by post.

161d

Free: 2026 wall calendar (Claverton) Expired Produced by IFAW, featuring beautiful animal illustrations, one page/month. A4 size closed, A3 when open. Happy to send by post.

161d

Free: Sliding patio doors (Claverton) Expired Two sliding patio doors, aluminium frame, dark chocolate colour. In good condition. Double glazing replaced only a few years ago when condensation started to appear. Aluminium frame (where the sliding panel locks), and rail also available, if wanted, but sliding has become hard, hence need to replace.

191d

Free: Panasonic cordless phones (Claverton) Gifted Finally giving up our landline, so set of three cordless phones - 1 base unit and 2 extensions. They all work well and hold the charge. Instruction booklet available.

191d

Free: Box of School Glue sticks (Claverton) Gifted 24 unused sticks, disappearing purple colour. Ideal for school projects. If interested, to help me decide, pls say what you'd use them for.

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Free: Trespass XL padded coat (Claverton) Expired This is a high-end padded coat, water and windproof, with a hood and lots of pockets. In good condition overall but the front zip needs replacing. See details in pics.

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212d

Free: Morrisons Disney "trading cards" (Claverton) Gifted I'm collecting the packets but have no children to give them to. Any child who's started collecting them?

212d