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Free: Strips of laminate flooring (Loughborough LE11) I have a few strips of 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: Underlay for laminate flooring g (Loughborough LE11) 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: Frying pan (Loughborough LE11) 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: Thermos flasks (Loughborough LE11) 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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Free: Forsythia (Loughborough LE11) Gifted Just a baby at moment but should flower next year. Like a sunny spot. They flower on previous year's growth so are normally pruned after flowering and then you can also keep them at the height you want. But you won't of course need to prune this for a couple of years..

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Free: Newspapers (Loughborough LE11) Gifted If anyone wants newspapers for pets, animal sanctuaries, projects then let me know as I have loads at the moment but need to get rid of them soon.

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Free: Dracaena plant (Loughborough LE11) Gifted Indoor foliage plant . It was a rescue plant. It had lost it's original.middle stem but you can see from the second photo that stems are growing back! Plants can be very resilient 😃

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Free: Seed potatoes (Loughborough LE11) Gifted Just got a 4 more than I need. These are earlies and chitted so ready to plant straight away.

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Free: Rhubarb crowns (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 I think and they say not to harvest in the first year anyway. Mine really took off in its third year! Mine grew to about 6 foot wide with leaves about 2 foot wide so look for a spot in your garden with plenty of space!!

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Free: Dracaena plants - indoor (Loughborough LE11) Gifted 3 Dracaena plants. For Indoors. Dracaenas like warmth (at least 18°C/65°F), high humidity and bright but indirect light. These are rescues but have been repotted in fresh soil, slightly bigger pots and a little fertiliser. They don't have flowers but are easy to care for foliage plants. 2 have recovered well. One seems I think to have lost the middle stalk but the rest of the leaves are fine so maybe a middle stalk will grow again! See photos.

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Free: Rose plants (Loughborough LE11) Gifted 2 available. Were labelled as red! March is s good time to plant in your garden. They have been outside so fully hardened off. They will be heavy in the pots full of soil but if you wish to take them home bare rooted just bring a plastic bag and dig out the pot leaving a good smount of soil around the root ball.

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Free: Cardboard boxes (Loughborough LE11) Gifted I have several large, strong boxes, for e.g. one is 18 by 26 by 8 inches, anoher is 23 by 15 by 11 inches. Have a look at the 3 photos. Might be useful for storage or if you moving. They have had bird food drlivered in them so pretty strong! Let me know if you would like them before recycling week next week!

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Free: Egg cups with birds painted on (Loughborough LE11) Expired Unused. 4 very pretty eggs cups in a nice box, see the 5 photos. Perhaps make a nice present for someone, a nature or bird lover? The only snag is they would have to be collected today unfortunately.

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Free: Marble rolling pin and board (Loughborough LE11) Gifted These are marble designed for pastry as the marble keeps the pastry cold to make better pastry. See the 2 photos. I don't eat much pastry these days as it is not good for me now I've had gall bladder out. The board and rolling pin are extremely heavy. Suitable for the serious pastry maker! Maybe a nice xmas present for someone.

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Free: Dracaena plants (Loughborough LE11) Gifted 3 Dracaena plants. For Indoors. Dracaenas are tropical plants, so they need warmth (at least 18°C/65°F), high humidity and bright but indirect light. These are rescues but have been repotted in fresh soil, slightly bigger pots and a little fertiliser. No flowers with them but easy to care for foliage plants. 2 have recovered well and could be given as gifts! One needs some TLC for a bit longer to grow more leaves! One is variegated, (see photos), others are the more usual dark green leaves.

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Free: Door & Window Draught Seal (Loughborough LE11) Gifted Suitable for 1 door or 2 windows. See photos for details. Not sure why I've got it. Probably left over from when I did front door.

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Free: Spider plants (Loughborough LE11) Gifted ** Update: the 2 wider leaf varieties have been promised but the rest are still available** I repotted and split my plants in August, one plant split into 3 separate ones! But it means I have twice as many plants as I need now! So if anyone would like one? I have 2 of the slightly wider leaf variety, see first photo. The rest are the usual ones. I have all different sizes, with or without babies! Easy indoor plants to look after.

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