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Free: More apple fallers (Caldecott OX14) These eating apples are not fully ripe but are fine for cooking. Or eating if a slightly less sweet apple is enjoyed. Most will have some bruising- the tree is huge and heavily laden with fruit this year. And there may be some minor insect damage as the wasps and ladybirds love them. Apples are understood to be Laxton Fortune. Welcome to take as many or few as you want.

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Free: Apples (fallers) (Caldecott OX14) Gifted The tree is so laden that apples are being shed before getting fully ripe. This is an eating apple, probably a Laxton Fortune, so fruit is OK for cooking now and for eating if a tarter apple is liked. The wasps and ladybirds love the fruit, so some have minor insect damage. If interested, bring a bag and take what you want from the basket.

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Free: Crime fiction books (Caldecott OX14) Gifted A dozen crime fiction paperbacks, including books by Ann Cleeves, Lynne McEwan, Val McDermid, Stephanie Austin.

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Free: Silicon trivet (unused) (Caldecott OX14) Withdrawn Package states that the trivet is heat resistent to 250 degrees. Size approx. 20cm x 20cm.

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Free: Brass sieve (Caldecott OX14) Withdrawn I used this as a base on the floor for a large pot plant. 21cm across, 5.5cm high. The label reads 'Laboratory test sieve' and gives specifications - the sieve itself is intact but rather marked. As is the brass. Any use or interest to anyone before it goes into a skip for metal?

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Free: Ring binders (Caldecott OX14) Withdrawn Three ring binders. Excellent condition, although one has a bit of writing on the spine. Any use to anyone? Seems a shame just to bin them.

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Request: Freezer baskets (Caldecott OX14) Withdrawn If anyone sending an old freezer to the dump which still has its baskets, we would be interested in having these. The measurements needed are 30cm wide, 53cm long (widest parts). Ideally about 25cm deep. The photo shows the general sort of thing wanted, but hopefully deeper. Many thanks.

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Free: Plant left-overs (Caldecott OX14) Gifted About six little tomato plants (believed to be bush variety), one gherkin plant, two little courgette plants and two small cucumber plants. (The gherkin needs a larger pot/new compost, hence yellowed leaves)

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Free: Compression fittings (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Two - Isolation valves with 25mm compression fittings Two - 15mm to 22mm coupling - compression fittings All unused.

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Free: Hanging basket (Caldecott OX14) Withdrawn 35cm diameter. Plastic lining has some damage in one area, can be seen in photo - right hand side at the top. Otherwise, basket and lining are sound.

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Free: Shoe boxes (Caldecott OX14) Withdrawn I have six or seven shoe boxes taking up space in a cupboard. Are they of any use to anyone?

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Free: Garden pot (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Good condition. Approx 29 cm x 29 cm and about 13 cm high. Heavy!

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Free: Gate spring (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Unused. Comes with fixing bits and instructions for fitting. Unit is about 23cm long.

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Free: Maris Piper seed potatoes (Caldecott OX14) Expired Main crop potatoes, surplus to space available in the garden.

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Free: Desk foot rest (Caldecott OX14) Expired Slight damage to sliding mechanism but works fine.

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Free: Spade (Caldecott OX14) Gifted As can be seen from the photo, this has been well used although it is basically sound. Any use perhaps as a back-up on the allotment or similar? Approx 100cm from handle to bottom.

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Free: Cardboard boxes (Caldecott OX14) Expired About seven cardboard boxes, including one very large and strong one from the Flymo purchase. That is about 40cm x 46cm x 75cm. Others smaller. Any use to anyone before they go to the dump?

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Free: Seed potatoes (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Seven potatoes, Jazzy variety, second earlies. Well chitted. Surplus from my son's garden. Should still be OK to plant now, though it is a bit later than usual for putting these in.

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Free: Vintage (meat) carving set (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Made by Prestige. Dating from late 1960s/early 1970s. In accordance with Freegle policy - offered to over 18s only and to be handed over, rather than left outside for collection Collection from Sunday 12/4

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Free: Prestige carving knife (Caldecott OX14) Expired Dating from the 1970s with a wooden handle and in nice condition. Overall length about 34cm. Although not very sharp at the moment, this item is for over 18s only. If you are interested, we can arrange a convenient time for handover at the door, not left outside for collection. I can find a suitable wrapping for it.

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Free: Baskets for bulbs etc (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Four small baskets which have been used for planting. Plastic linings seems intact. One basket has slight damage to the rim but otherwise they are in clean and reasonable condition. Size varies from about 14cm across top to about 21cm.

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Free: Air Brush (Paint sprayer) (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Am-Tech Model Y1200 Needs compressed air supply Container clean inside, no paint residue Good condition About 23cm high

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Free: Berried mistletoe cuttings for propagating (Caldecott OX14) Expired I'm doing some more thinning out of the berried mistletoe clumps in my apple trees. I did offer cuttings earlier in the year, which were collected by several Freeglers. It is getting past the best time of year for propagating (by squeezing berries onto branches, especially apple trees) but does anyone else want to give this a go?

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Free: William Morris calendars (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Two calendars illustrated with various William Morris prints. Any use for art work etc before they go into the recycling bin? About 30cm x 30cm. (They are in excellent condition - no scribbling on the reverse of the illustrations!)

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Free: Candles (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Assortment of candles. These have been stored for years but these wax candles should not deteriorate. All unused. Various sizes - for example, the larger of the two 'ball' candles is 6cm high, the big long one is 18cm. The big candle has flattened on one side, unsure how that has happened - see pic.

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Free: Fluorescent bulbs (most unused) (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Bayonet (B22) - 7 stick bulbs plus 1 globe Edison screw (ES) - 1 globe Small Edison screw (SES) - 2 Various wattages, vary from 5 to 20 watt

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Free: Box of candles (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Unused. Candles are about 25cm high. These must have been given to us years ago, believe they are Dutch in origin. The box is labelled 'Candles for your pleasant evenings'. in English and in Dutch. !!!!

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Free: Indoor plant pot (Caldecott OX14) Gifted 14cm high, 14cm across inside with a 3cm 'lip'. Outside is undamaged, but as can be seen in the second pic., there is staining inside.

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Free: Egg Boxes (Caldecott OX14) Expired I have about 25 clean and undamaged egg boxes. All six-egg size. Take all or some.

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Free: Small camping kettle (Caldecott OX14) Gifted Nice condition, not much used. Holds about three-quarters of a litre of water.

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