A Members' Posts

Free: Plug plants (Priory Village RH15) Antirrhinum, or 'Snap Dragon' seedlings - photo shows a red one. These are assorted colours and will flower late summer. Need planting out now (they have grown since the photo was taken!).

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Free: Stove & grate polish (Priory Village RH15) Gifted 'Hotspot' blacking for woodbuners and other black stoves. Half a tube left.

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Free: Insect repellent (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Anyone going on an exotic holiday?! I have this very effective spray against mozzies etc..

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Free: Vacuum cleaner (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Silver Crest lightweight, from Lidl, dual purpose vacuum - hand held section detaches from main body. Bagless with charger. Working order.

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Free: 'Dymo' tape (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Reel of unused tape for use with a Dymo label maker. Does anyone use these any more?!

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Free: Electric blanket (Priory Village RH15) Gifted A double, fitted Dreamland electric blanket. It's machine washable, once the cable has been removed. Various settings: preheat plus all-night use. Works perfectly. The casing on the switch has cracked, through being dropped on hard floor. Someone electrically savvy may be able to check this for safety - no wires are exposed.

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Free: Birthday candle '4' (Priory Village RH15) Expired Blue number candle for 4-year-old's birthday cake. Has been lit for only a few seconds!

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Free: Trivets (Priory Village RH15) Expired Racks from a defunct halogen oven - suitable as a rack for a roast. Maybe other uses. Three available, one on 'legs' . All 10" diameter.

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Request: Windows 11 disk (Priory Village RH15) Expired My elderly laptop has gone wrong. Two separate experts have confirmed that we need to reinstall Windows 10. Does anyone have a disk we could use, please?

194d

Free: Heatproof bowl (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Heatproof glass bowl from a Halogen oven. The element has blown. Could someone use this bowl for mulled wine or punch perhaps? Diameter 13"/ 33cm.

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Free: Heater (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Electric heater, working. Just over a metre in height. Has been kept in garage so will need a bit of a rub down.

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Free: Child's booster seat (Priory Village RH15) Gifted 'Voyager' booster seat for age 4 upwards. Still plenty of wear in it.

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Free: Fitted sheet (Priory Village RH15) Expired White polycotton sheet for 4'6" double bed. Fitted. Covered in small, heart-shaped motifs in silver. Not deep enough for new mattress, so now surplus to requirements!

252d

Free: Toddler bed (Franklands Village RH16) Expired John Lewis 'Charlotte' bed for toddler. White, self-assembly (all fittings included). Very clean; mattress top can be removed and machine washed. 140 x 170cm.

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Free: More jars! (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Lidded and washed, all shapes and sizes - any takers? Jam season is coming.

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Free: Drawer unit (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Four drawer plastic unit, bought from Wilko. White with translucent drawers. 11 x 14 x 25" high

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Free: Scanner/Photocopier (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Canon scanner /photocopier, not working consistently, so will need attention.

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Free: Press-studs ('poppers') (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Is there a needlewoman out there who can make use of these translucent plastic press-studs? I bought them to sew between buttons on a gaping blouse, but they take better eyesight and dexterity than mine! There are 12 pairs on each 2" plastic stick (see photo).

310d

Free: Scanner/Photocopier (Franklands Village RH16) Expired Needs some attention as not working consistently.

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Free: Spanish course (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Book and cassettes - only of use if you still have a cassette player (or can find one).

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Free: Sealant (Priory Village RH15) Expired 'Interior Paintable Sealant'. Bought at B&Q some time ago and left in my garage as I didn't have the 'gun' needed to squeeze it out! Unopened but out of date. (Not sure if this matters!)

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Free: Sun lounger (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Bought from Wickes a few years ago. Folds flat, with three 9" supports.. Suddenly too low for me! Floral plastic, easy to wipe clean. Been kept indoors. South Burgess Hill.

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Free: Escutcheon (Priory Village RH15) Expired Brass, from my Victorian house when the doors were refurbished. Also two strange hook thingies, which looks bent but may be for a particular purpose! Hopefully someone can make use of some or all of these for a project?

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Request: 'The Entertainer' piano music (Priory Village RH15) Expired A long shot! But has anyone a spare copy of the sheet music, Scott Joplin's 'The Entertainer', please?

1y

Request: Beach mat (Priory Village RH15) Expired Has anyone still got one of these 1970s - 80s rattan beach mats, please? Mine is falling apart and I need one for a project. Thank you!

1y

Free: Thomas the Tank Engine duvet cover (Priory Village RH15) Expired With matching pillowcase. Well used and loved, so a bit faded, but still serviceable. Popper fastening.

1y

Free: Teazles (Priory Village RH15) Expired A bunch of teazles, gathered from the hedgerow last summer, then spray-painted in silver & gold. Attractive decoration in a large vase, but now surplus to requirements as my colour scheme has been changed. The teazles are various lengths, up to 2' long.

1y

Free: Duvet, double (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Can anyone make use of this old but clean 10 tog. duvet? If not, it will go to the tip on Monday.

1y

Request: Companion set (Priory Village RH15) Expired I only really need the little brush & shovel, but a complete set would be very welcome (with tongs and poker!). Brass preferred but any finish will be fine. Thank you.

1y

Free: Boiled Oil (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Calling all up-cyclers and crafters! This is a nearly full bottle of boiled linseed oil for treating bare wood.

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