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Free: Philips DVD player (Builth Wells) My old [unused for some time] Philips DVD player, DVP3120, has components video output and scart output. No remote, but son says that a universal one would be fine - Tesco or online. My son's just bought me a new one. Hooray!

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Request: waterproof hiking boots (Builth Wells) Withdrawn My lovely lodger is going up to Scotland on holiday. He's off on Sunday, and intends to climb Ben Nevis. His budget is £400 for the whole holiday. I'm trying to help him - and make sure he doesn't succumb to hypothermia... He can't afford waterproof hiking boots. Does anyone have a pair that he can borrow till 15th? He's a size 9, so I assume that he'd need a size 10 boot. Similarly, he doesn't own proper hiking trousers [I've forbidden him to wear denim on that climb]. He's a 34" waist, 32" inside leg. Does anyone have some he could borrow? If yes, to either, please contact me URGENTLY!!

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Free: double quilts (Builth Wells) Gifted I've treated myself to a very posh new quilt and have therefore got a couple of double quilts to give away. One is thin, the other medium. Smoke and pet free home. [Clean but used! They are washable; the big washing / drying machines behind Links in Builth can take big quilts, by the way!]. Collect from Builth Wells.

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Free: single bed (Builth Wells) Gifted Offering on behalf of my elderly neighbours; clean mattress and single bed base with large drawer, which was in their guest room - base and mattress MUST go together. Excellent level access in Builth town. If you'd like it, contact me and I'll give you their phone number.

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Request: little wellies / waterproofs (Builth Wells) Has anyone got any outgrown size 12 wellies and / or waterproofs age 5 - 6? Looking for my grandson. Ideally not a million miles from Builth...

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Request: 5ft [king size] mattress (Builth Wells) Looking for a 5ft [king size] mattress for teenager. She has the base, with a double on top! MUST be in good, clean condition - perhaps a little used spare? Can collect and would be very grateful!

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Request: plastic mushroom crates (Builth Wells) Looking for intact, undamaged plastic mushroom trays [usually black or blue] , for a friend who grows veg.

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Free: camellia & firethorn cuttings (Builth Wells) If anyone would like (free!) cuttings of a red camellia, or orangy-red firethorn, please contact me! Both need pruning, and it'd be a shame to miss an opportunity! Some have been taken, but there's still more of both!

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Free: yellow & white material (Builth Wells) A plastic bag of large pieces of pale yellow and assorted whites material, suitable for patchwork or collage?

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Free: camellia & firethorn cuttings (Builth Wells) Expired If anyone would like (free!) cuttings of a red camellia, or orangy-red firethorn, please contact me! Both need pruning, and it'd be a shame to miss an opportunity!

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Request: Letterland hardback story books (Builth Wells) Expired Letterland story books. I've a few from when my sons, in their 30s, were learning to read: I'm looking for the missing ones to help my grandson learn his letters. Some books may have two - or even three - letters focussed on. The missing letters are: G, K, L, M, O, P, Q, T, U, V, X, Y, Z. There was a larger rectangular book, too - any would be very gratefully received.

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Free: chicken run (Builth Wells) Expired 90cm wide, 200cm long. Wire is intact all round. Side door has bolt and opens / closes okay. The open end is [obviously!] in need of someone's carpentry skills, but it's fixable. It does NOT come to pieces, so you will need a trailer or a big van to collect. I don't need it any more - collect from Builth town.

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Free: 2 benches (Builth Wells) Expired The benches are old; one has given way in one corner of the seat, but is repairable. The one pictured is still useable, but it too will soon need repair. Ideally, both benches to go at the same time. 123cm long x 75cm high x 58cm deep. Collect from Builth town.

113d

Free: breadmaker (Builth Wells) Gifted Cookworks breadmaker in working order. Had it from Freecycle, but I don't use it often enough to justify keeping it. Pick up from Builth Wells.

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Free: lengths of wire (Builth Wells) Gifted for garden, shed or making (papier mache) sculptures? Collect from Builth, ideally, but I do get to Clun / BC, Presteigne and Llanigon every other week.

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Request: wood offcuts (Builth Wells) Received Does anyone [IDEALLY WITHIN 15 MILES OF BUILTH] have any unwanted offcuts of machined wood? I’m trying to repair / reinforce the lids of two 1940s/50s ottomans. One is already in use on my landing: the hardboard of the lid didn’t survive my grandson enthusiastically bouncing on it. I can’t strip it down, because the material matches other storage, and can’t be re-used: it has to be repaired from the inside. The other WILL be a seat as well as a toy chest, and there’s an historical crack in the lid. The landing one needs battens along the sides no more than 3⁄4” / 2cm x 1” / 2.5cm, and any pieces of batten / plank to go across the lid no more than 2cm deep, and a minimum of 12 5/8” / 32cm long. The toy chest one needs battens 1 1⁄2” / 3.3cm x 1 3⁄4” / 4.3cm, and bits of plank / battens 17 1⁄2”/ 44cm long and no more than 1 1⁄2” / 3.3cm deep. I’m trying to do this on a shoestring – and using a borrowed and rather blunt old tenon saw! ANY pieces of wood that you have which might fit the bill would be very much appreciated.

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Request: plain white piillowcases (Builth Wells) Expired Does anyone have any unwanted plain white pillowcases - either cotton, or polycotton? My rather ancient cotton ones have all rather suddenly started to rip!

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Request: pressure cooker (Builth Wells) Expired I'm looking for a fully working pressure cooker [an instruction manual would be a bonus!]. If anyone has an unwanted one - ideally, not too far from Builth - I'd be very grateful for it.

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Free: zip link mattresses (Builth Wells) Expired 2 used zip-link single mattresses - the base is NOT available! The mattresses are 3 feet wide. They are 75" - 6' 3" - long. I bought these from a hotel, as a temporary measure, to put on American 6' 6" long bed bases [which you can see in the main photo, and which are NOT available] . They are 3" too short for the base: I've bought a pair the correct length. Crucially, both zips work perfectly. In the photo of them zipped together, the Linxbed mattress is on the right. The Linxbeds mattress is newer than the Classic one. It's a medium firm and is in good condition - there's a few scuff marks on the corners, which I think came from being in storage. The Classic mattress is older, and is a medium soft. It's been in the hotel's storage longer: there are a few marks on it from storage, and a small three cornered tear, which can be seen in the last photo. The tear could be mended, but it didn't, and doesn't, affect its use, and I've not bothered. They have been used, but there are no "use" stains on them. I had a new mattress topper on them: friends who've slept on them slept really well: no-one complained! ( To zip them up, by the way, you need two people. Experienced friends helped me: they made a sort of V tent shape, and fastened the lower zip up first, let them fall flat, and did the top zip; quite an art! ) They're (obviously!) two single mattresses when unzipped - which they now are. This makes transportation possible in a larger car or van. They are on the ground floor of my house and near the front door - easy level access. If you have single beds that can be joined, here's your queen sized bed! I NEED THESE GONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - HOUSE FULL OF PEOPLE ON WEDNESDAY AND MORE ON FRIDAY!

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Request: upholstery tools/materials (Builth Wells) Expired I'm going to try to re-upholster my late mum's ottoman. I'm after an upholstery hammer, ideally, and one of the tools that removes old tacks: webbing, back-tack card, wadding... If you have such things gathering dust, I'd be mighty glad of them!

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Free: nursing chair (Builth Wells) Gifted Lloyd Loom type nursing chair in good condition. Any prospective mum intending to breastfeed - this will be a godsend! (If it doesn't go by the end of the month, it'll be skipped.). Collect from Builth.

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Free: bookcase ladder (Builth Wells) Gifted PLEASE NOTE: SEVERAL ENQUIRERS AND IS "TAKEN, SUBJECT TO COLLECTION". Metal ladder in very good condition, designed to rest on bookcase shelf. Could be modified to become a top bunk ladder. Collect from Builth. It's too long to fit in my car; if not gone by the end of the month, it'll be scrapped.

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Request: clothes rail (Builth Wells) Expired Rather urgently need a short but sturdy clothes rail. Does anyone, not TOO far from Builth, have one that's no longer needed?

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Request: coal hod or scuttle (Builth Wells) Expired My coal hod and scuttle have holes in the bottom. Not good! Does anyone have either, in good condition?

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Free: seed trays (Builth Wells) Expired Not required any longer.

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Free: tiny trees (Builth Wells) Gifted A couple of dozen or do tiny trees, which have self set themselves in my garden over the past few months. Some, in the barrow, are in pots - a prowl around the garden would find many more [like the bird cherry growing out of a drystone wall... ]. There's also quite a large laurel. You have to dig them up!

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Request: pair of matching single headboards (Builth Wells) Expired If anyone has a pair of matching single headboards, I'd be extremely grateful for them. In an ideal world, light blue - but I can recover them. I'm after traditional ones - straight or curved tops. Not the high 'fashionable' ones - out of place in their context. Can collect at your convenience. Thanks!

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Free: rosemary tiles [whole & broken] (Llandrindod Wells) Gifted NOTE! Please reply to this offer to Ruth Mills on ruthmills41@gmail.com , NOT to me! She gave me her phone number, but TrashNothing doesn't allow them. Ruth lives in Llandrindod and has had her roof re-done. The roofer has stacked the tiles that came off and there are quite a few that are intact and can be re-used. If you HAVE a rosemary-tiled roof and want spares, or need to put a roof on an outbuilding, this is a golden opportunity. There are also a large number of broken ones and lots of fragments, which would make excellent hardcore for a path or drive. You'll need to bring strong containers to put them / it in - and remember that they are HEAVY! Ruth wants the lot gone as soon as possible - otherwise they'll have to be taken to landfill. Thank you.

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Free: Double bed (Builth Wells) Gifted FREE double [ie. 4ft 6"] bed. Relyon Royal Woolsack mattress on matching base. “medium”. New – which it isn’t! - these mattresses are eye-wateringly expensive – see The mattress has an old stain, but we’ve always used it with a mattress cover on. New wider bed is taking its place. It HAS to be collected as soon as possible ( today, Sunday, on 15th or 16th ). The mattress is heavy; it does at least have handles on the sides. The base is in one piece, which means a van. It’s worth hiring a man [or two] with a van to get it. In Builth: level access, tarmac drive to front door. This is on other sites, by the way....

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Free: rowing thing? (Builth Wells) Gifted My son's been having a clear-out. This is one of two pieces of gym equipment that he no longer wants. I have NO idea if it works, but it appears to be a rowing type thing. If it hasn't gone by Friday, it's going out for the scrappie. Collect in Builth.

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