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Free: Genius desktop keyboard (Bartley Green) The keyboard has a model number KB-06XE. It is black and comes with a palm rest. It must be quite old as it only mentions Windows 7. I've just plugged it into my laptop to see it is still works and it does. So if you still use a keyboard and need one it's yours.

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Request: Double mattress (Bartley Green) Received some friends can't afford the rent on their flat so we are putting them up for a few months. need a double mattress in reasonable condition so they have somewhere to sleep.

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Free: 530 crosswords (Bartley Green) Expired If you like crosswords this might be right up your street. A handful have been attempted at the front but that still leaves 530 so it's a shame to throw it away. The photo gives you an idea of the standard. Don't think it's too high. And the answers are in the back if you want to cheat.

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Free: 530 crosswords (Bartley Green) Expired If you like crosswords this might be right up your street. A handful have been attempted at the front but that still leaves 530 so it's a shame to throw it away. The photo gives you an idea of the standard. Don't think it's too high. And the answers are in the back if you want to cheat.

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Free: Three old dolls (Bartley Green) Gifted My daughter has decided to give away 3 of her old dolls. So they will need new clothes and a new home. Tallest is about 60cm tall.

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Free: John Player Birmingham Tennis 1978 (Bartley Green) Gifted Anyone for tennis? In 1978 Priory tennis club hosted a men's tournament prior to Wimbledon. So all the top guys were there. I was stewarding everyday so didn't get to see a lot but I did get a souvenir programme and the orders of play for each day,

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Free: A bit of Birmingham history (Bartley Green) Expired Just discovered these old newspapers that document some of Birmingham's history. First one is about life in Victorian Birmingham. Trains arrived in Brum almost as the same time as Victoria's accession. What were trains and stations like then. See some of the amazing Victorian buildings that have been destroyed. What were schools like in 1830s? And much more. Lots of photos, mostly in black and white. Second one is about national and local changes in the 1950s and 60s. Third one is in 2 parts. It looks back on 1969 using front pages from the Birmingham Post throughout the year. Last one takes a similar approach to 1963.

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Free: A bit of Birmingham history (Bartley Green) Expired Just discovered these old newspapers that document some of Birmingham's history. First one is about life in Victorian Birmingham. Trains arrived in Brum almost as the same time as Victoria's accession. What were trains and stations like then. See some of the amazing Victorian buildings that have been destroyed. What were schools like in 1830s? And much more. Lots of photos, mostly in black and white. Second one is about national and local changes in the 1950s and 60s. Third one is in 2 parts. It looks back on 1969 using front pages from the Birmingham Post throughout the year. Last one takes a similar approach to 1963.

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Free: Election analysis (Bartley Green) Gifted Anyone out there into politics and elections in particular. I've got 4 newspapers from a day or two after an election. Birmingham Evening Mail 4 May 1979 when Thatcher won her first election. Guardian May 11 1983 when she won her second. Evening Mail special April 10 1992 when John Major had a surprise win. Finally The Times Election special 3 May 1997 when Blair won his first election. A bit of history. Any takers?

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Free: CBSO programmes from the 70s & 80s (Bartley Green) Expired Anyone interested in the history of the CBSO. I used to go to concerts in the Town Hall many years ago and bought programmes but I've decided I don't need them anymore A bit of history.

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Free: CBSO programmes from the 70s & 80s (Bartley Green) Expired Anyone interested in the history of the CBSO. I used to go to concerts in the Town Hall many years ago and bought programmes but I've decided I don't need them anymore A bit of history.

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Free: Sunday Times Royal Wedding special (Bartley Green) Gifted Any royalists out there who didn't get this 60 page Sunday Times royal wedding special from August 1981. In good nick for 43 years old. Lots of big pictures and plenty of ads.

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Free: World cup souvenirs (Bartley Green) Gifted Giving away a selection of books and magazines about World cups from 1966 to 2010. They were all issued before the event so look ahead with info about the teams and venues and fixtures. I have probably written the scores in but if not it's easy to find the results on line. There are all in English apart from the official 1974 world cup programme which is in German as the event was held in Germany that year.

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Request: Large saucepan (Bartley Green) Received My wife is starting a batiq project with her art group and needs a large (about 5 litres) saucepan to melt wax in so doesn't need to be in tip top condition.

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Free: Bike spanners (Bartley Green) Gifted Who knew I'd amassed so many bike spanners over the years. You might need one or two or own a bike shop and can use them all.

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Free: Wind up radio (Bartley Green) Gifted This wind up radio is probably 15 years old now and there are more advanced models out there now. I haven't used it for a while but checked yesterday and everything still works. Looks like I've had to repair the wind up handle in the past but it still charges the battery. You can also charge it via a 6V transformer but I don't have one. As well as the radio there's a 3 LED light at the front and a siren. It comes in the original box with instructions. Guess it's really a toy.

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Free: Quiz buzzers (Bartley Green) Gifted I made this about 10 years ago. Haven't used it for about 5 years. Found it yesterday and there's still life in the battery. Pressing one button turns on a green LED on the black control unit. Pressing the other button turns on the buzzer. So the quizmaster needs to see/hear who pressed first.

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Free: Drinking bird (Bartley Green) Gifted This is a perpetual motion toy. It's about 15cm high. You wet the head and join the body to the legs to start. The bird then gradually tips forward and when he sees the bowl of water he dives in for a couple of sips before going back upright and the process repeats. I've also got an article that explains the mechanism.

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Free: Penguin mobile (Bartley Green) Expired 6 cardboard penguins hang from 4 steel bars. Penguins approx 10cm high. So where will you hang it?

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Free: Penguin mobile (Bartley Green) Expired 6 cardboard penguins hang from 4 steel bars. Penguins approx 10cm high. So where will you hang it?

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Free: Magnifying mirror (Bartley Green) Gifted Concave mirror approx 14cm in diameter set in grey plastic case. It has a large sucker on the back which will stick it to a suitable surface. Gives a magnification of about 2.

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Free: Penguin mobile (Bartley Green) Expired These 6 penguins have just resurfaced after 8 years and desperately need food. Have you got a suitable home where they will be looked after? Took me ages to untangle them.

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Free: Penguin mobile (Bartley Green) Expired These 6 penguins have just resurfaced after 8 years and desperately need food. Have you got a suitable home where they will be looked after? Took me ages to untangle them.

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Free: 3 tier plastic shelving rack (Bartley Green) Gifted 968hx900wx400d mm 50kg per shelf Obviously used but still in good condition Comes apart so can easily be transported or stored

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Free: Lake District map (Bartley Green) Gifted Came across this map last week that I bought in the 80s but still in good nick. No longer needed. Shows hills, lakes and villages. 60cm Square.

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Free: Another Torch (Bartley Green) Gifted This is an old torch I came across while sorting out some stuff. The metal work looks a bit corroded so might need some tlc to get it working. And some batteries of course. Think it needs 3 D type.

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Free: Torch (Bartley Green) Gifted I haven't used this for ages so don't think I need it anymore. I haven't got any batteries to check it but as you can see from the photos the circuitry looks OK. Worst case might need a new bulb. Looks like it needs 2 C batteries.

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Free: Halford rear bike rack (Bartley Green) Gifted Decided I'll not have a need to use this again. It's probably 20 years old and hasn't been used for 10 but still has some life left. I used it with my Ford Escort but I think it will fit most hatchbacks. It takes 3 bikes. There are 3 places where the profile can be altered to suit your car. It comes with 3 types of strap. The strap with the dumbell shaped ending fits at the top of the door. The strap with the hook fits on to something suitable underneath the car. The other strap fits round the side of the door. If there aren't any suitable attachment points under your car there are straps to fit it to the bottom of the door. Originally there were rubber attachments which went on the support arms to hold the bike frames in place but most of these have now split. So some other way of holding the bikes on is required eg short strap. It says 45kg is the max weight it can take.

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1y

Free: Imation DVD +R dvds (Bartley Green) Gifted Pack of 10. Each disc will hold 4.7GB

1y

Free: TDK recordable CDs (Bartley Green) Gifted Pack of 10, unopened each disc holds 700MB

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