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Free: Cuttings albums (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Blue and grey sugar paper. 2 x B4 size ( ie larger all round than A4 but only a bit. Could be used as play paper for messy art etc.

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Free: Basin/ sink plugs (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) 2 × 1.1/2 sink plugs. Rubber. No longer needed, or bought and didn't quite fit. Not used, but not brand new as they've Bern in a drawer

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Free: Candle making accessories (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Little kit with colours, powder form perfume? stearin and bees wax.

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Free: Culinary Oil cans, empty (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) One white ,smaller one gold large. From Crush Oils and a Portuguese organic olive oil. Seemed too good to throw away. Need a good detergent scrub if used for anything else.

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Free: Fitted carpet and underlay (City Centre NR1) Gifted Pale grey with a greeny blue tinge. 3.6m by 2.7m This is almost new, immaculate. Came with our almost new build home but need a hard floor in the room. Soft, bedroomy quality..plus underlay intact. Prefer it goes to someone in need to set up home, ( eg from refuge) from a place of need. But mostly, not to go to landfill.

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Free: Art Monthly back issues (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted From 2018 to 2024..some missing in 2020/21. These come with subscription to the Art Fund, but I don't want to keep many back copies any more.

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Free: Garden umbrella (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Bright green. Extea pole for full height to slot inside a table with the right hole...Used a few times but still just about have its homebase package to store it.sorry no picture of it up

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Free: Schwalbe Cycle tyres 20inch (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Withdrawn Schwalbe Citizen pair of 20inch x 1.6cm tyres from my second hand ( from Ice demo stock) trike. Good for city and light off road ( as in the name) . Not good for gravel lane I live up. Some wear of course, but useable.

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Request: Metal grid mesh , or similar metal mesh metre square (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Withdrawn I'm looking for a metre square. of sturdy mesh to put under a new compost bin which will sit on gravel or earth, to make it vermin proof. I've used chicken wire triple folded before, but that's not suitable for this location. Any offcuts I can secure together welcome if not a whole sheet. I dont want to buy and waste 10 sheets which is all i can find! . Thanks if you can help.

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Free: Soak up sponge (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Designed to soak up loads but it dries hard and I can't be bothered to keep it slightly moist and absorbent. Good for house with pets and small children. Can fit in a takeaway box

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Free: Plastic takeaway boxes and trays (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Plastic Chinese takeaway boxes with lids plus transparent plastic mishroom boxes. Good for storage and artwork. Too many here now .

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Free: Honey and peanut butter Jars. (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Withdrawn All have lids that fit and don't smell. Preserving or storing things anyone? About 10 but maybe more once you've bid

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Free: Umbrella hat (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Orange. The inner elastic has worn out, needs replacing.about 32vm.closed up, so.like a decent small brolly when worn on your head. Ideal if carrying shopping or a walking stick!

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Free: Storage Cover for pull-up sign (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Expired Zip top, handles, padded, nylon weave. Useful for anything long and thin you want to store or protect. The 6foot pull-up sign and base long gone.

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Free: Sturdy plastic seed trays (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Stackable, as a group of 4 or 5; each set fits into a standard seed tray size. I've had for years, but don't use these days. One chip on one brown one, otherwise faded but perfect

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Free: Ornamental grass 75cm plus (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Plain dried grasses, which I got for weaving/ interweaving but not used. Ornamental originally.

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Free: TV and Telephone cable (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Brown TV aerial cable and white phone cable .reasonable length.

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Free: Set of Three Door Handles (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted 3 stainless steel matt effect handles for kitchen cupboards etc. Never opened from packets or used.

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Free: Ceramic tile kit: cutter, spacers,grout cleaner (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted This set has been in my shed for ages, with spare tiles. Not used since 2015 maybe. All OK.

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Free: Animal skin, antique, lizard? For crafting (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Sorry to have this in my family heirloom craft and souvenir stash;I think maybe from South Africa, but no idea. Thin but a bit rigid, not brittle ( could soften to sew with it) . Two whole skins, one extra piece. Anout 1foot ling, 9 inches wide at widest point. can't bring myself to use it, but animal.long dead so vest to value what's left.

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Free: Jiffy bags (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Expired 20 bags, small to large plus one calendar envelope. May be a few more once you collect.

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Free: Trees for Life desk diary.A5 plus, spiral bound (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted You'll have spotted this is 2008! But as from March 1st, all the days/ main bank hols are right. Pristine condition. Moon phases and Easter innacurate, almost opposite, but beautiful pictures each week to view, on quality paper. Might be just right for someone.

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Free: Honey and Preserving Jars (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Expired A good set of clean Jars. For marmalade making, pickles etc. Some have lids that withstand pickle (smaller peanut butter Jars ) others hexagonal.honey ones. Rest a mix of stuff..can split of one lot preferrd

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Free: 2 beeswax food wraps (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted A bit sticky, as not used regularly.after retirement, less packed lunches. I think they might be fine with regular wipe and use. Good size for a sandwìch

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Free: Inkjet ink grey (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Expired Canon pixma 526 GREY . I bought it as a set instead of 2nd black, but it wouldn't read as right cartridge. Might not still be functional but unused..

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Free: Child's name dress hanger (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Expired From my childhood. Not my name now, but v sweet and paint perfect. 1950s vintage

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Free: Stationery set (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Sweet little folding case with all sorts tape s isfors glue tiny scalpel stapler etc, plus larger purple stapler and calculator

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Free: Cleansing swab, alcohol wipes (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Masses of these, from my own regular self injection packs and from a relative, unused. Handy for finger cleaning on the go, or if you have to use them for dressings regularly.

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Free: Epimax emollient cream (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted 5 tubes for general use " for eczma, psoriasis and dry skin" . I use something else, so this is unused for anyone wanting 15% soft paraffin base cream.

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Free: Cake tin 8inch 20cm (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Expired Mary Berry 20cm 8inch round tin with removable base. Small dent on side from cupboard damage. Non stick. All great, hardly used as all our recipes fit a 7inch better.

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