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Free: 2 beer glasses from Harrods (Loughborough LE11) 2 beer glasses, never used. They have a protective green net around them to stop them getting chipped. They were bought for a friend originally who wasn't able to take them at the time. Might make a gift for someone?

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Free: Spice rack and bottles (Loughborough LE11) Holds a lot of hetb/spice bottles and swivels around. Saves space on your counter top. The bottles are useful if you buy loose spices but the rack will hold standard spice bottles bought from supermarkets. I don't use a lot of herbs or spices now.

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Free: Strips of LVT flooring (Loughborough LE11) Gifted I have 6 strips of LVT flooring left over from when my floor was done. If anyone wants them for a project then let me know.

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Free: Forsythia (Loughborough LE11) Gifted This is just a baby plant so will probably not do much this year but you can see it has some flowers on it already. Forsythias have vibrant yellow flowers, which appear in early spring largely before the leaves unfurl. They are deciduous, so lose their leaves over winter. They are tolerant of most soil types, in full sun or light shade. They are very hardy and cope well in cold sites. Usually you prune directly after flowering as it flowers on last year's growth but this will be growing for a few years to reach the height you probably want so I don't think you'll need to prune for a while! Lovely plant on spring.

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Free: Rhubarb crowns to plant (Loughborough LE11) Gifted Rhubarb just starting to grow. Good time to plant. They like deep, fertile soil in sunny spot. These are only small so probably won't do much this year and they say not to harvest in the first year anyway to let the plant get established and then when you do harvest to always leave about a third of the stems. Mine really took off in its third year and grew to about 6 foot wide with leaves about 2 foot wide so look for a spot in your garden with plenty of space!! They disappear in winter and all I do is add a bit of mulch around the plant (but not over the crown or it could rot). They start to grow again about late February. Easy plant to look after.

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Free: Rhubarb crowns (Loughborough LE11) Withdrawn Rhubarb just starting to grow. Good time to plant. They like deep, fertile soil in sunny spot. These are only small so probably won't do much this year and they say not to harvest in the first year anyway to let the plant get established and then when you do harvest to always leave about a third of the stems. Mine really took off in its third year and grew to about 6 foot wide with leaves about 2 foot wide so look for a spot in your garden with plenty of space!! They disappear in winter and all I do is add a bit of mulch around the plant (but not over the crown or it could rot). They start to grow again about late February. Easy plant to look after.

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Free: Dracaena indoor plant (Loughborough LE11) Gifted I have 3 small Dracaena plants to gift. For Indoors. Dracaenas like warmth (around 18°C/65°F is good), high humidity and bright but indirect light. These are rescues but have been repotted in fresh soil, slightly bigger pots. They don't have flowers but are easy to care for foliage plants. See photos. If you would like one please get in touch.

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Free: Dracaena plants - indoor (Loughborough LE11) Withdrawn I have 3 small Dracaena plants to gift. For Indoors. Dracaenas like warmth (around 18°C/65°F is good), high humidity and bright but indirect light. These are rescues but have been repotted in fresh soil, slightly bigger pots. They don't have flowers but are easy to care for foliage plants. See photos. If you would like one please get in touch.

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Free: Large Picture frames (Loughborough LE11) Gifted I have 3 picture frames to gift. There are 2 "frameless" picture/poster frames, the sort that have a glass front held on with clips, see first photo for one of them. They are 50cm x 60cm. The third picture frame has a white frame and can display several photos, see second photo to see what it looks like. It is 58cm x 53cm. I had to take them down from my wall as I had wall units fitted so no space for them now. If you would like one or more please get in touch.

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Free: Underlay for laminate flooring g (Loughborough LE11) Withdrawn This was left after I had my floor done. I suppose the builder left it as I had paid for it but it is of no use to me. If anyone wants a bit more for their project let me know.

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Free: Cat litter tray liners (Loughborough LE11) Gifted My current cat is my mother's and indoor only so is used to a large tray. I have 5 packets of Sainsbury liners from a previous cat that are too small for my current cat's trays. They are just standard liners for ordinary tray size, I can send pictures of the liners themselves if anyone needs that.

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Free: Medical Examination Gloves (Loughborough LE11) Gifted Box of blue disposable gloves.

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Free: Frying pan (Loughborough LE11) Gifted This is small, about 15.5 cm across the base and 19cm across the top. It's reasonably new. I got in the sale when Wilkos closed down. It's in good condition. For some reason it doesn't stay steady on the metal supports on my gas hob, too small a base I think, but I assume it would be fine on an electric hob.

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Free: Scratching post and pad (Loughborough LE11) Gifted I have a scratching post that has hardly been used and a flat scratching pad that has been used a bit but my cat isn't interested in them! See the 2 photos.

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Free: TREK -Z- Hiking poles (Loughborough LE11) Gifted Never used. One pair of Trek poles. Includes bag, accessories, and instructions, see the 3 photos.

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Free: Walking cane (Loughborough LE11) Gifted This is called a posture cane to let you walk in a more upright position. The 5 photos should give you a good idea. Height is adjustable. I wanted something to use instead of my 4 wheel shopping trolly. However my back is so bad I need two canes so bought a different pair of poles better for my back condition. The only problem I had with the cane is that as I used it the handle seemed to unscrew. But I guess you could wind some string around the threads to create a tighter fit or use some glue.

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Free: Thermos flasks (Loughborough LE11) Gifted I have several thermos flasks that I no longer use. I had some to take to work with me, my mother gave me a couple of hers, then she bought me a new one during covid so my friend and I could meet up in the park and share a drink as cafes were closed! But I don't need them now. If any are if use to anyone let me know.

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Free: Strong cardboard boxes (Loughborough LE11) Gifted There are 4 of them. Quite big and strong. Good for storage, moving house. Will need to flatten them soon for recycling so please say if you would like them.

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Free: Gavel and block (Ainsdale PR8) Gifted Not sure why my parents had this. May have been my father's but no recollection of it! Collection Ainsdale near the railway station.

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Free: Large bag of candles (Ainsdale PR8) Gifted Think my mother was keeping them.in case of power cuts. Plenty of them, see the 2 photos for the type of candles. Collection Ainsdale near the railway station.

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Free: Small Conifer (Ainsdale PR8) Gifted Just clearing out my mothers garden. This conifer was part of a collection of plants in the container as a xmas gift a couple of years ago. Hasn't grown much. Probably could do with repotting now in a bigger pot. It's hardy and can look after itself in winter but of course will need watering in summer when we get those heat waves. Collection from Ainsdale near the railway station.

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Free: Cat litter trays & scoops (Ainsdale PR8) Gifted Various litter trays scoops, bowls for cats. Nothing wrong with them, it is just my mum has passed away so her cat has gone to live with me and I have taken what I need and have some of my own anyway so these are left over. Collection is Ainsdale near the railway station.

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Free: Tomatoes Red (Loughborough LE11) Gifted Unfortunately I have been away from home for long spells of time due to.my mother passing. So I haven't been able to harvest my tomatoes and have too many to cook and freeze before I must go away again to finish clearing her house. I have lots of green and red tomatoes, (made separate post for the green ones). I still have many on the plants as well as those in the photo. Good for stewing or roasting. If you would like them let me know.

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Free: Tomatoes green (Loughborough LE11) Gifted Unfortunately I have been away from home for long spells of time due to.my mother passing. So I haven't been able to harvest my tomatoes and have too many to cook and freeze before I must go away again to finish clearing her house. I have lots of green and red tomatoes, (made separate post for the red ones). I still have many on the plants as well as those in the photo. I believe you can fry green ones and of course people make chutney from them. If you would like them let me know.

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Free: Wellwoman vitamins and Dioralyte electrolyte powder (Ainsdale PR8) Expired Both unused and in date but not needed in the end. The multi vitamins are for women 70 plus. Just seems a shame to throw away.

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Free: Newspapers (Loughborough LE11) Expired Box of newspapers to gift if anyone wants any for cats, dogs, hedgehogs, craft work, whatever!!! 🐈🦔🐶🐕

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Free: Swiss Cheese Plant - Monstera Deliciosa (Loughborough LE11) Gifted This was thrown out about a year ago after the end of summer term iin 2024. I found it in front of an empty house, left without water and blown into its side. I actually thought it was probably dead and just left it in my garden in the rain! I didn't realise at first when it had grown a new leaf. The leaves start out all curled up before opening out and the rain made the top of the curled up bit rot and fall off so it opened up as half a leaf! Once I realised it was alive I repotted it and brought it inside. It's grown slowly and well and now has 4 new leaves. However it's probably a bit big for my small terrace house and I have no window sills, it's on a counter top. I suspect it was thrown out when students went home as too big to take with them. Swiss cheese plants I think are "statement " plants and need a large area to be shown off in. A description from the internet is given below. If anyone thinks they can give it a nice forever home please get in touch. From the internet: "Native to the tropical rainforests of Southern Mexico and Panama, this plant thrives in warm, humid conditions. Its leaves can grow impressively large, adding a bold, tropical touch to any space."

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Free: Cat Mate timer feeders (Loughborough LE11) Gifted Have 2 which are 2 bowls side by side with lids on. You can put an ice pack underneath. Then you can set the timer dial to open the lids so many hours later. Very simple to use. They can be useful even if you do not want to use the timer becsuse the lids keep the flies off the food and the ice pack keeps the good fresher. I also have a single one, just one bowl, (see last 2 photos), but you cannot get an ice pack underneath and the timer is broken unfortunately so it would only be of use if you wanted a tray with a lid on. I used to.use it to open the lid manually at about 5am when my cat started to wake me at that time when she got older as it saved me getting up and going downstairs to fill her food bowl, I just kept this by my bed and opened it then went back to sleep!. The manufacturer has changed the shape of the bowls in current models so you can't get replacements from them but you might be able to get them from Ebay where people are still selling this model.

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Free: pelargoniums (geraniums) Outdoor/Indoor (Loughborough LE11) Gifted Just got too many. Have different sizes. Can go outside after last frosts have gone but bring back inside in September/October depending on frost. Think these are mostly red flowering ones. Easy to look after and you can take cuttings from them easily too.

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Free: Spider plants (Loughborough LE11) Expired Indoor plant. Just got too many still. Easy to look after, hard to kill. Occasionally they produce tiny white flowers but mostly they are a simple indoor foliage plant. Produces offshoots that look pretty hanging down. Will need them collected fairly quickly so do get in touch soon if you would like one.

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