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Free: Insect repellent (Priory Village RH15) Promised 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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39d

Free: Birthday candle '4' (Priory Village RH15) 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.

98d

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?

101d

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.

135d

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.

138d

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

158d

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!

159d

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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168d

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

181d

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

194d

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

214d

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).

216d

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).

223d

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!)

254d

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?

264d

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?

287d

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!

294d

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.

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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.

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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.

339d

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.

1y

Free: Bag of stockings (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Bit of a long shot, but maybe someone could use these women's stockings. Various shades of black and grey, as well as natural. All in pairs, no ladders. Useful for tying up plants or even various crafts!

1y

Free: Sweet potatoes (Priory Village RH15) Gifted Duplicate item delivered by Tesco (along with other inaccuracies) . No way can I use all these, so if anyone would like them, give me a shout.

1y