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Free: four jute coffee sacks (Portslade by Sea BN3) ... all sourced from Small Batch at different times. Wonderfully useful for moving garden tools etc but meant to repurpose these too, and simply never have ...

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Free: Dyson Animal Ball Upright vacuum cleaner (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Approx two years old, worked well on different carpets etc in a previous house but hasn't been so good here ... may just need a good overhaul / service ... Also it is heavy for carrying up and downstairs and probably best suited to bigger rooms ... It was great when we first had it, so hoping someone else can extend its useful life ... Complete with attachments ... and minimal instructions but more online.

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Free: Plumbing bits for sink (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Brand new still in wrapper ...please see pics for details.. Basically I think a waste pipe fitting and an overflow one. Left over from some earlier plumbing work ..

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108d

Free: Two cushions (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Two cushions (covers and pads) ... flowery one from Ikea and practically new, cat pic one from Habitat a few years ago but cover is newly washed. both approx 48cms square.

108d

Free: bird feeder to hang on a tree (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted in good condition but does need a good clean ... approx 60 cms top to bottom, plus hanging hook. Taken done when lilac tree on which it hang was pruned ...

117d

Free: Metal letterbox fitting (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Metal door furniture letter box fitting ... not sure what kind of metal but glossy silvery coloured finish ... quite heavy and seems good quality but slight rusty at back and doesn't have a covering panel on the house side. 25.5 cms on outside with smaller letter opening.

147d

Free: Kitchen teatowels (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted A pile of kitchen teatowels, seventeen to be precise (!) All clean and ironed and have been regularly washed and bleached but they have all be used, and some show marks/stains from removing dishes from the oven etc None amazing quality but all cotton as far as I know and some perhaps with linen mix ... could perhaps be repurposed as cushion stuffing or pet use ... reluctant not to attempt to recycle as have far more than is necessary.

147d

Free: Wood floor cleaner (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Partly used 2 litre refill bottle of method wood floor cleaner ... no longer needed after a house move ... please message if interested.

150d

Free: Twelve celebration crackers (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Twelve brand new celebration crackers left over from Xmas ... just right for new year! All from Oxfam. Six unboxed fully filled crackers, and still boxed six Make Your Own which have hats, jokes, snaps etc but with space for a small pressy before they are tied up completely.

174d

Free: Yellow kids lampshade with cloud design (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Bright yellow plastic lampshade, I think from Ikea, about 36 at widest and 22cm tall ... hangs in a kind of globe decorated with cloud shapes ... used but very usable. Pics show it on a chair as it would hang, and second view from beneath lampshade when hanging.

186d

Free: Garden composter (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted In good condition black plastic garden composter, approx 90cms x 60cms at the widest on the base ... make seems to be Blackwall ... some good compost came out of it so it seems efficient too !

188d

Free: Crafting materials, felt tips, cards, notebooks and more (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted An assortment of crafting materials, set of felt tips, some ink pads and a little set of alphabet blocks, a scrapbook, some notebooks, some Xmas cards, other envelopes, a perpetual birthday calendar and some useful pouches. Haven't tested the felt tips but think they all work or the ink pads, but they are quite new ... a bit of a mix but could be useful for Xmas projects ...

194d

Free: Small painted plant stand (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Smaller than it looks in the pics, top is roughly 29cms and total height 55cms. Painted/lacquered finish with motifs on top and lower shelf. Slightly battered, no idea how old and won't take anything very heavy. Light enough to be picked up without a car ...

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221d

Free: assortment of home ornaments & furnishings (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Small Ikea cotton type throw (as new), three small cushions (two with hand crafted covers), three soap dishes (fish one hand thrown glass), two toothholder type mugs (tiny chip on the Prinknash silver glaze one) and an approx A3 silver coloured picture frame. (this has no glass or perspex front cover in place). Nothing new but all clean and in good condition.

227d

Free: Pair fabric curtains in good condition (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Pale coloured fabric curtains (grey/beige/off white) textured quite thick fabric with smooth white cotton type lining. Pinch pleated at the top. Look professionally made, but no care or fire safety labels. 70cms at header and 147 drop. Were already hanging when we moved in but look quite new.

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228d

Free: John Lewis lamp (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted The label describes it as a tall bulb holder and we sourced the Happy bulb separately on Amazon. Not new but not much used. Approx 10cms diameter at base and 36cms in height to top of bulb.

229d

Free: Bag of assorted women's clothes (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Brand new Zara denim shirt (size XL bought in sale, v long collar points), black and white spotty big Zara scarf (used), three pairs of walking type soxes, the red ones are as new, a vegan leather type cross body bag, much used but in good condition (no internal pockets, magnetic catch) and three pairs of lightweight harem style lounging at home type pants, all used but washed, soft expandable stretchy waist so basically all sizes but loose on anyone of a smaller size.

229d

Free: 2026 diary hardback A5 (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Brand new and already to use (!)

241d

Free: Astonish hob cleaner 500ml bottle (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Unopened, bought in error.

241d

Free: Ikea Billy bookcase 80 x 105cms (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted White Ikea Billy bookcase with two removable / adjustable shelves. Only a couple of years old and no chips or scrapes, but the back panel was fixed on wrong way round (it should be showing white) and not very well at the bottom so now slipped down slightly which affects stability ... it needs repositioning and firmly retacking. The previous tacking spots having slightly torn. And the bottom panel needs repairing from the back as it has been torn by moving roughly when full. Otherwise it is fine (!). Needs a little tlc from someone good with Ikea furniture ...

247d

Free: Suitcase pale blue hard shell wheelie (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Seen some travel miles and has a couple of marks on the outer shell and a little wear round the handle pull out but zips work fine, and wheels ... it's designed to expand if wanted so two set of zips, the second opening it out to expand capacity. Marked as International Traveller brand, bought apparently in Woolworths (so practically vintage!) but pretty, distinctive and very well built still. Rough measurements 42 x 58 x 20cms (before expanding.)

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247d

Free: two framed posters and other decorative bits (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted two big framed posters, a Rothko, and a kind of colourful riff on London transport stations (this is 50 x 61/62cms in frame). Other slightly taller and thinner ... both good metal frames, not super light. And two houseplant pot holders, grey and gold, quite heavy about 15cms high, two decorative type plates (or sweets or nuts or similar, not for eating off), a string of battery lights with bud roses, and an ornamental small blue glass dish with a piece of matching sea glass. would prefer all to be collected together ... thank you

256d

Free: Small collection of drinking glasses (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Thirteen in all, mixture of tumblers and wine tap glasses. All used but clean and in good condition. Please message if interested. Thank you.

256d

Free: big box of kitchen bits (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted quite an assortment ... some new or newly new, and some used (just moved so these have been in a packing box and all need a bit of a scrub) Metal plate drying rack (used), Joseph Joseph set of chopping boards in rack (these definitely need a scrub but v usable), glass worktop saver , clock Ikea (working) 2 brand new Ikea cutlery trays of the sort that do in a drawer, set of 4 place settings stainless steel type cutlery (Tesco hardly used), two wooden spoons as new, spatula, food tongs, frying pan used but usable, two keep cups (one brand new M&S) other used once, 2 salad bowls (one big bamboo, smaller pottery and little terracotta dish that can do in the oven, small bread board. Please message if interested, would like it all to go together. Thanks

257d

Free: six Ikea glass storage jars (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted Used but as new set of six Ikea glass storage jars. Two each of three different sizes, biggest 13cms high and smallest 5cms high. Six lids (2 glass and 4 plastic) all fit all size of jar.

257d

Free: packing boxes and paper (Portslade by Sea BN3) Gifted about thirty plus big packing boxes (all flattened and ready for collection) all used, some more than once but in a usable condition and two carrier bags of used but folded up white packing paper.

263d

Free: portable Weber barbecue (North Road) Gifted Blue portable Weber barbecue of the type that uses charcoal. Well used and a bit dusty, even slightly rusty in places so needs good clean up. Complete with grill, funnel tool to get the briquettes glowing, and large case of very large barbecue tools. Moving so it needs a good home ... the wheels have a tendency to come off but could probably be properly reattached.

272d

Free: eight assorted plant pot holders (North Road) Gifted All used but in fair condition ... front three and blue one behind are metal, the rest pottery/ceramic ... range in height from 9cms for those at the front with the two biggest at the back 13cms

274d

Free: Three assorted cables (North Road) Gifted Three assorted cables ... not sure exactly what sort but perhaps of use to someone ...?

274d

Free: Two big boxes of festive decorations (North Road) Expired All sorts ... Santa hat, baubles, some indoor lights .... traditional Xmas crib etc ...

289d