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Free: Boots 1.5L water filter jug (Lansdown) Expired Uses round ("classic") water filters, which can be bought at Boots branches or Boots/Ebay/Amazon online, not the square Brita filters. We used two of these jugs when my mum lived here but now I only need one, hence this Freegle ad.

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Free: Reclaimed Welsh slates 16x8, 16x12 (Lansdown) Gifted Approx 400 reclaimed Welsh roof slates 16x8 ("Ladies"), surplus to requirements. Also approx 20 slate and a halfs 16x12. Bought last year from roofslates.com.

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Free: Lime mortar, NHL3.5, colour similar to Bath stone, 25kg bags (Lansdown) Gifted This is an environmentally friendly non-cement mortar and is recommended for use on historic buildings. Suitable for joints/beds of 10mm or greater. It comes with a fairly coarse aggregate in the bag and it needs to be mixed. Once applied, it needs to be covered in (initially damp) hessian for a couple of weeks to cure. It has a shelf life of 12 months which means that its use by date is end of March 2026. Description here: . Up to 5 x 25kg bags available.

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Free: Bitumen 1F slater's felt, around 12m, recent (Lansdown) Gifted A roll of traditional Chesterfelt 1F slater's felt, bought a few weeks ago because I needed a small amount to line a bat roost in a roof. 1m wide. It was a 15m roll, should be around 12m left. This felt is designed to be used under slates or tiles where there's either no insulation underneath or there's at least an air gap, for example in the tiled roof of an unheated outbuilding. It's not designed to be exposed to the elements like shed felt. Heavy, probably 20kg.

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Free: 1F felt for use under slates/tiles, 15m x 1m (Lansdown) Gifted An unused, recently purchased 15m x 1m roll of non-bituminous 1F slater's felt (Cromar Protect). Very lightweight, like a roll of wallpaper. Non-breathable, so it's suitable for use where air can circulate underneath it, for example in an unheated outbuilding or other environment where insulation is either not required or is installed with an air gap.

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Free: Green IKO shed roofing felt (Lansdown) Gifted Approx 3.8m x 1m and 2m x 0.6m. Enough to roof a lean-to shed, a small apex shed, or for animal houses. I bought this in the last few days and just used enough to reroof my garden shed. Weight is maybe 10kg. I can provide a large bin bag as packaging, if it would help.

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Free: Optibac probiotics (Lansdown) Gifted Optibac Every Day: one new sealed box of 30 doses and one opened jar with 29 doses remaining. Bought about 2 weeks ago and the opened jar was opened about 10 days ago. The reason they are no longer required is that it turns out I happen to have a sensitivity to one of the probiotic bacteria in this particular formulation.

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Free: Wooden pallets (Lansdown) Expired Up to 4 wooden pallets, as shown

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Free: Breathable exterior lime-based paint, cream, 1L (Lansdown) Gifted This is a 1L can of breathable exterior lime-based paint, suitable for painting concrete, brick etc. The colour is "straw" which the colour chart shows as a pale reddish yellow (was hoping to match to Bath stone) but it's actually a cream colour like a pale vanilla ice cream; you can see a sample above the can in the photo. The can is new and I've used a tiny bit of it, so you're getting almost a full can. More details here:

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Free: Bat box (new) (Lansdown) Gifted Schwegler 2FE woodcrete wall-mounted bat box 250mm x 300mm x 50mm as described here: This bat box is only sold as a pack of two, but I only needed one, so you get to have the other one.

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Free: Citrulline malate 500g (Lansdown) Expired Bought about 8 months ago, has been opened but barely used, has been kept sealed, cool and dry. Comes with measuring scoop. Best before 09/2025. No longer required.

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Free: Green tea extract (EGCG) 180x400mg caps (Lansdown) Gifted Just taken delivery, sealed, expiry date 09/2028. Very low caffeine, up to 4mg which is less than most cups of decaffeinated coffee. No longer required.

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Free: Nattokinase 2000FUs, 270 caps x 3 (Lansdown) Gifted Bought about 6 months ago, sealed, expiry date Nov 2026. No longer required.

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Free: Basic camera drone (Lansdown) Gifted This is a very basic camera drone, perhaps suitable for learning or practice. It comes with two spare batteries, USB charging cable, spare propeller blades, instruction manual and carry case. It uses WiFi Direct so the range is limited to WiFi range. The camera is very low resolution and it needs a phone app for the camera function. The controller needs 3x AA batteries. If you use a VPN on your phone, ensure that it is disabled when using the drone. The drone was bought about 6 months ago and has had light indoor use only. I found it a bit unstable but perhaps somebody more skilled or with more leisure time could get good results from it. Drones are not really suitable as children's toys; the instruction manual suggests age 14+.

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Free: Holystone HS280 camera drone (Lansdown) Gifted Drone was bought about 6 months ago and has had light use, mostly indoors(!). Comes with spare battery, USB charger, replacement propeller blades, instruction manual. I find it a bit unstable but perhaps somebody with more skill or more leisure time than me could get good results out of it. Needs 4x AAA batteries for the controller unit. Needs a phone app for the camera function, which streams over WiFi Direct so the camera range is limited to WiFi range. If you use a VPN on your phone be sure to disable it for the drone. Drones are not really suitable as children's toys.

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Free: Vitamin C 250 x 1g tablets (Lansdown) Gifted Recent (arrived yesterday) order from Ebay. The reason I'm offering it is that it's a duplicate; the courier didn't deliver it, so the vendor sent another one, but in the end both items arrived together and I don't need two. Unopened. Expiry date July 2026. This is "high dose" vitamin C.

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Free: Pallet (Lansdown) Expired Approx 1m x 1.22m

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Free: Four plant pots (Lansdown) Expired Three unused plant pots 20cm internal diameter at soil level, 30cm external diameter at rim, curved profile as shown in photo. One previously used but good condition plant pot, 30cm internal diameter at rim.

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Free: Two wall-mounted flower baskets (Lansdown) Gifted Two previously used wall-mounted flower baskets, in pretty good condition, both about 60cm wide, with lining material as shown in photo.

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Free: Stamp collections (Lansdown) Gifted Mostly 1930s to 1970s. The stamps are sorted in cellophane bags except where indicated. They stamps are mostly used, but there are unused stamps too. Please say which of the following items you would like (you can ask for all of them if that's what you want): 1) New Zealand stamp collection, some stamps are in an album. Includes maybe 12 first day covers and a 1970s guide to New Zealand stamps. 2) UK stamp collection. Includes some first day covers and a 1970s edition of Stanley Gibbons' "Collect British Stamps". 3) International stamp collection. Includes 3 first day covers. 4) A set of spare cellophane bags and sticky labels. 5) Hawid stamp mounts

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Free: HG Mould Spray, almost new (Lansdown) Gifted This is amazing stuff if you have a mould problem; it's particularly good for black mould which it kills and bleaches so you wouldn't know it was ever there. I bought it today for £7.99 but all I needed on this occasion was a few little squirts so this is very nearly a full bottle.

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Free: Small dehumidifier, nearly new (Lansdown) Gifted This small dehumidifier would be suitable for use in a cupboard or very small room such as a pantry or loo. It's about 30cm tall. It was bought a couple of months ago and was only used for about a month. It works fine but it's no longer required.

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Free: Mains extension lead (Lansdown) Gifted Ikea 4 way mains extension lead, max total load 13A, somewhat scuffed as shown in photo but would be fine under a desk/in a shed etc.

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Free: Sleeping bag (Lansdown) Gifted Sleeping bag, in good condition, I suspect it has been hardly used at all, it belonged to a relative when she was at school and she doesn't remember using it. Freshly laundered. This is a "2-season" (summer) sleeping bag. Shell is nylon, filling is polyester, lining is cotton. Length 220cm, girth at chest 150cm, girth at foot 120cm, weight 1.3kg. Comes with carry bag.

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Free: Plant pots (Lansdown) Gifted A collection of (used) plant pots, trays and saucers, in time for the spring growing season!

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Free: The Times, 19 Feb 1936 (Lansdown) Gifted Fair readable condition, with definite novelty value. The spine of the newspaper has somehow been partly cut, it looks to me like a manufacturing defect, so the pages aren't bound together as well as they should be, although this does not affect the printed area of the pages, where the newsprint has lasted better than you might expect.

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Free: Portable cassette player/recorder (Lansdown) Gifted Sanyo Talk Book portable cassette player/recorder. Works fine, I don't think it has been used much. Built in speaker and mic, headphone socket, external mic socket. Optional voice activation mode (VAS). Powered by 2 AA rechargeable batteries (supplied) or 3V mains adapter (not supplied). This is a nice machine, the only problem with all cassette players is that eventually their drive bands break, although the body on this one is fastened using screws so repairs should be possible if/when that time comes.

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Free: Indenture (Lansdown) Gifted This is an indenture, that is to say a legal document that was cut in two with a squiggly edge to provide proof that each half was genuine. It documents the lease of Rose Yard on the north side of Minster Street in Reading, Berkshire for 5 shillings in 1811. Francis Millard was the lessor and Edward Vines, Thomas Newell were the lessees. Tenants are listed as Watson, Crop, Saunders, Lambourn, Franham, Bitmead, Mason, Wise, Taylor, Phillips, Day, Cooper, Kerton, Martin, Holloway, Hunt, Higgs, Waite, Pearce, Johnson, Holton and Mrs Pearce. Dimensions are approx 50cm(h)x60cm(w). Wax seal.

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Free: Storage box shaped like treasure chest (Lansdown) Gifted Curver blue plastic storage box, approx 35cm(d)x50cm(w)x33cm(h). Lid is hinged. In fair condition, as you can see in the photo there are a few light patches where the plastic has been stressed. Has been used to store documents.

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Free: Paint, varnish, primers, sugar soap, filler (Lansdown) Gifted These are fairly old (the only tin with a date says 2017) but they still look like they would work fine. You're welcome to take just the items you want, or all of them if you can use them. 1) Blackfriar Acrylic Primer Undercoat, White, 200ml remaining of 250ml can. Interior or exterior use, wood, masonry, plaster cement. 2) Berger Matt Emulsion, White, 950ml remaining of 1L can. Interior or exterior use. 3) Dulux Bathroom Paint, pure brilliant white, soft sheen, 1.5L remaining of 2.5L can. Described as exceptionally tough moisture and steam-resistent paint. 4) Rustins Clear Matt Varnish, 250ml can, barely used. Described as extra tough polyurethane varnish for interior use. 5) Cuprinol Stabilising Solution, 2L remaining of 2.5L bottle. Primes and stabilises chalky and porous surfaces prior to decoration. 6) Home Hardware Trade All-Purpose Filler, standard pack, 70% remaining. 7) Cuprinol 5 Star Complete Wood Treatment, 750ml remaining of 1L can. Clear (uncoloured) treatment for wet rot, dry rot and insect damage. 8) Mangers Sugar Soap, carton sufficient for 10L, barely used.

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