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Request: bedside cabinets (Costessey NR8) For family moving to unfurnished rental
Request: Table and chairs. (Costessey NR8) "Butterfly" type would be best, folding table and folding chairs. For family moving to unfurnished rental.
Request: sofa/sofa bed. (Costessey NR8) Preferably 'wipeclean' type rather than cloth.
Request: small bunkbeds. ie "shorty". 5 foot L (Costessey NR8) for family moving into unfurnished rental. Extremely small 2nd bedroom! I guess wooden preferred as I believe metal ones need to be attached to wall for safety. Around 5 feet long roughly-186cm or under.
Request: double bed . (not mattress) (Costessey NR8) A family moving into rented housing, from a fully furnished.
Free: weed suppressant/grass protector? (Costessey NR8) Not sure what it is intended for. Black mesh 1m x 4.5m approx. I'd guess good for under gravel or help preserve grass on a campsite
Free: cheap metal obelisk (Costessey NR8) Black tubular metal, about 6' tall, 3 hoops banding it. 'wrought iron' 'twiddley' bit on top
Free: clarke mini mig welder (Costessey NR8) Gifted Found at the back of the workshop. Rather tatty looking. Has small full gas with it. Pic to follow.
Free: clarke mini mig welder (Costessey NR8) Gifted Back of the workshop find. No idea if working, full (small) gas bottle with it. Pic to follow
Free: wood/leather burning tool (Costessey NR8) Gifted Electric hobby burner, like a soldering iron. 5 patterned heads, 1 plain. Used but still working fine. With original (tatty) box.
Free: Colman Stove (Costessey NR8) Gifted Good working condition, but unused for a long while so rubber needs replacing. (The rubber cracks when it dries out/ left standing). Model No 533. This is the single round burner. Case is square, a cube with the lid on.
Free: Guitar Machine heads (Costessey NR8) Gifted Acoustic guitar machine heads/tuning. 2 sets of 6, gold finish, white pearlescent knobs. 1 set gold finish, knobs pearly taupe-type colour, but these are damaged, one knob missing
Free: guitar varnish (Costessey NR8) Gifted Guitar and other varnish aerosols. Most part-used.. 3 x Rustoleum protective gloss finish. 2x Dartfords nitrocellulose guitar Solid Waln2 x polyurethane factory varnish Clear Gloss.
Free: macrogol sachets (Costessey NR8) Withdrawn 4 boxes x 30 macrogol strigol use by 2027 plus 1 x 20 macrodol laxido brand use by 2028. same thing/different brand
Free: Edible physalis plants- (Costessey NR8) Gifted Take all or can divide into 3 clumps, 30 or so nice strong seedlings in each clump. Need pricking out and growing on. I grow them outside after frosts gone, but anyone with a polytunnel/greenhouse could get much better results. I find this variety pleasantly sharp, but also good for drying which as well as storing will also concentrate the sugars.
Free: cast iron sizzle pan (Costessey NR8) Gifted A 28x18 cm sizzle pan. Has removeable handle to lift off heat and wooden tray to fit it on for serving. New but stored many years. Great for BBQ's.
Free: sawn wood (Costessey NR8) Expired Good for kindling. Now in a cardboard box. Mainly untreated wood from pallets/crates/shelving. A couple of pieces with woodstain/varnish? Heap is about 1 sq yard X 18". Sawn length varies, longest about 40". Take what you want. Collect by Saturday 29th March
Free: 2 pairs binoculars Spares or repair (Costessey NR8) Expired 1 set Prinz 8x30 (?) I can focus with them, but maybe a bit of 'shadow' one side. 1 set fov4.4 15x70. long eye relief. celestron Sky Master. Probably prism moved. In soft case. 11" tall . Spares/repair
Free: bag of out of date dog treats (Costessey NR8) Gifted A dozen or so, Pedigree, drools ,goodboy etc. 1x9/24, the rest 11 & 12 /24
Request: medicine bottles (Costessey NR8) Expired Please has anyone a number of unwanted used or other glass medicine bottles with lids? About 100ml size? Would be most grateful thank you.
Request: glass spice jars (Costessey NR8) Expired Used glass spice jars with lids, as an alternative to medicine bottles also requested. Re-using for a few years instead of recy immediately :-) The sort which are picked off the shelf with spice in. Supermarket own brands/other, not fussy.
Free: hardboard (Costessey NR8) Gifted 2 Pieces, both about 340X520mm. Good condition apart from "fluffing/roughening" strips on smooth side due to packing tape removal
Free: boxed sachets of Macrogol (Costessey NR8) Gifted New box of Strigol orange flavour powder for oral consumption. Stool softening drink
Free: large-ish cardboard box (Costessey NR8) Expired Fairly sturdy, contained w/c & cistern from Homebase, cardboard box with a plastic insert carry each end. 77x46x40cm. Can be flattened, but will only do if requested.
Free: Elm branch (Costessey NR8) Expired Is there anyone experienced with taking cuttings who would like to try taking cuttings from an elm branch? "Early" summer is suggested, so a bit late, but I can remove a lower branch. I am intending to try to coppice it in winter, which is why I am offering now. (Offered as a branch I shall cut myself on arrival for collection).
Free: out of date dog treats (Costessey NR8) Gifted Various, (pedigree/Wagg/goodboy etc) dog treats. Expired June and July. 12 packs in all. Possible delivery to a front door.
Free: Ex pickles jars (Costessey NR8) Gifted About a dozen large, around 1pint/700mls capacity, clean but some might have a bit of label tack still on. Ex Mayo/beetroot/gherkins/onions.
Request: Yacon tuber or plant (Costessey NR8) Expired Would like to taste it and attempt to grow some.
Free: part felt animal (kitten) kit (Costessey NR8) Gifted Purchased as a gift, later found the reverse had been tampered with. No instructions. Contents are; coloured wools, I believe all present going by the illustration, 2 felting needles, a separate pack of what I presume is the stuffing. Suitable only for someone experienced with this, very sharp long needles, not advisable/suitable for children.
Free: Carmen (Costessey NR8) Gifted Would anyone like 2 tickets in the cheapseats, (rear of circle), row R actually, for La Tragedie de Carmen Friday 26th July 7.30 pm? In French with English translation displayed.