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Free: IKEA solid wood desk top (Sale M33) Gifted Size approx 150cm x 60 (5' x 2'). Solid pine, some wear on surface but fixable with a little TLC. NB: This is only the top; the rest of the desk is broken. However it's good solid wood and I'm sure someone can find a use for it! You will need a vehicle capable of transporting it whole from near Brooklands Station

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Free: Gold trim electric fire (Sale M33) Gifted Very effective electric fire with plug. Fake coals but no flame effect. Warms large room very fast! Any odd shadows on photo are just reflections.

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Free: Broken steel 4 drawer filing cabinet (Sale M33) Expired Just in case anyone wants to have a go at mending it (drawers have come off runners) or for scrap metal (it's empty). Collection from near Brooklands Station

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Free: Clear A4 plastic folders (Sale M33) Expired Clear A4 plastic folders, mostly new and unused. Open on one side only. I have a LOT of these!

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Free: Open University course 'Death and Dying' (Sale M33) Gifted Complete texts, workbooks and audio tapes (which are interesting but not essential). Equivalent to 2nd year undergrad course but no longer valid for qualification. It's fascinating!

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Free: Snorkel, flippers, face masks (Sale M33) Gifted Flippers 36-37 (4/5); snorkel, 2 masks to fit small female face. Used and dusty but OK as far as I know

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Free: Trivial Pursuit board game (Sale M33) Expired Master Game, Young players edition plus extra question set. Box shows signs of wear, game itself in good condition. Questions not current; probably 1970s/80s?

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Free: Starched linen napkins/serviettes (Sale M33) Gifted 15 stiffly starched and pressed white linen serviettes, in very good condition. Faintly embossed/patterned, which doesn't show in the photo. Each is 20"/ 50cm square. Sadly, my days of elegant living have passed!

264d

Free: Box of sheepskin squares (Sale M33) Gifted Genuine sheepskin squares, approx 8cm/3" each size. Colours and quantity as shown. Recommended needle and thread included. Many uses!

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Free: Boosey and Hawkes clarinet (Sale M33) Gifted Complete and in full working order as far as I know, but hasn't been played for some time. Good as a beginner's clarinet (although was used for Grade 6 exam) so has potential!

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Free: 6 small liqueur glasses (Sale M33) Gifted 6 delicately tinted liqueur glasses (75 ml max). Very fine thin glass. Impossible to photograph well with my skills - photo doesn't do justice!

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Free: Bilton/Staffprdshire cups/small mugs (Sale M33) Gifted As shown. Perfect condition, no chips or stains. No saucers

272d

Free: Pine desk (Sale M33) Expired Totally solid pine desk, in need of some TLC to repair some scratches. Totally solid pine desk. Perfect up cycling project. Approx size: Length 4' (1.22m), height 2'6" (75cm), depth 2' (60 cm). Needs to go by Mon at latest, pref summer. If you need to dismantle it for transport, be prepared to DIY!

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Free: Guitar + case (Sale M33) Gifted 6 string guitar + carrying case. In good condition but needs new strings. Must go asap

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Free: 5 drinking glasses (Sale M33) Expired 5 glasses, heavy weighted bottom (see photo of individual glass). Height 3.5"/ 9cm. Same diameter all way up

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Free: Open University English course (Sale M33) Gifted OU course on ' The English language: past, present and future', equivalent to second yr undergrad (not an Eng Lit course). All Course materials, including textbooks, study guide tapes et cetera. This cannot be used towards a current OU qualification.

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Free: Open University course on biological psychology (Sale M33) Gifted Texts and CD for Open University course on "Biological Psychology: exploring the brain". Equivalent to 2nd year undergrad but cannot be used for any current qualification.

286d

Free: Duvet for 6' bed (Sale M33) Gifted White duvet for 6' bed, size approx 220x 230cm. Winter weight - 10 tog. Polyester filling, used fewer than half a dozen times. Priority given to whoever can collect soonest!

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Free: Pine bench (Sale M33) Gifted Approx 4', seats 2 adults or 3 kids comfortably. Structure is absolutely solid but top needs reupholstering (it should have a fire label but I can't find one). Alternatively, you can of course just put a cover over it as we did!

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Free: IKEA poang rocking armchair (Sale M33) Gifted Incredibly comfortable gently rocking chair. Cushion/upholstery (covered by throw in photo) stained - replacements available online. However structurally sound and great for nursing/cuddling babies or just being gently rocked into a snooze at any age. Sadly no room for it now. Throw cover not included /

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Free: Refectory style pine table (Sale M33) Gifted Solid pine table 4' long, seats 4-6. Surface needs sanding/revarnishing so a good upcycling project

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Free: Blankets for 5' bed (Sale M33) Gifted 1 dark pink 100% wool blanket, to fit 5' bed. Very heavy, but would be great as a dog blanket!

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Free: Fitted bottom sheets, 5' bed (Sale M33) Expired Bought a new bed, different size, so these are going spare. All used but clean; some almost new. M+S poly/cotton from smoke free, pet free house. Four in total: 2 White, one cream, one light beige. Take all or some

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Free: Portable typewriter (Sale M33) Gifted Brother portable typewriter, probably 1970ish vintage. I think it still works but would doubtless benefit from some TLC! Spare ribbon included

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Free: Light classical music LPs (Sale M33) Gifted 12 x 12" (33rpm) LPs, Reader's Digest boxed set, with extensive notes. The records look in good condition but I haven't played them for many years. Box showing signs of wear but still OK Other classical music LPs also available - Beethoven, Mozart, Dvorak etc. Let me know if If interested in anything specific

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Free: Glass lids for saucepans (Sale M33) Gifted 2 smallest ones 6"/ 11cm (fit small pan approx 6.5"); medium one 7"/18cm (fits standers medium pan); biggest is 8"/20cm (standard large pan). Some still have labels so unused. Can be taken individually or all together

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Free: Sundae glasses (Sale M33) Gifted 7 glass sundae dishes, as shown. Perfect condition

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Free: Granite pestle and mortar (Sale M33) Gifted Granite, very heavy, great for pounding spices! Approx dimensions: height 5ins/ 13cm; width of bowl at to the same. Weight of bowl 4.6lb/ 2kg

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Free: Pair of Irish coffee glasses (Sale M33) Expired Excellent condition. Just the glasses - Gaelic coffee not supplied!

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Free: Camping pans (Sale M33) Gifted 3 lightweight aluminium pans with lids and detachable handles, all stacking inside largest pan. Well used but clean inside and plenty of life left.

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