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Free: Carpet quality offcut for small room/ lobby (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Offcut from stair carpet. From Jarrolds. Wool plus. As new, Hard-wearing nice mixed creamy oatmeal.(close up colour is accurate) about 1.55 x 1.40 , with an extra piece about 50 x 60.

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Free: Carpet runner, offcut from living room (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Subtle green. ( close up is true) from a whole one, about 5 ft long. 40 years old, but it's been in our loft, offcut from when it moved from living room to bedroom 15 years ago. An unworn area. Handy for a staircase runner or hall runner if you bind the edges. High quality wool mix. Might have more small pieces.

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Free: Beach mat (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Withdrawn 1 three fold, I've used as mat for inside a tent. Clean but older so more sturdy weaving, has a few breaks now.

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Free: Fire door closer for solid door (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Withdrawn As it says. I took this off a heavy wood and glass door I used in a house renovation ages ago.

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Free: Garden( old ) rope 12 ft (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) About 2cm thick,( scratchy in hands).still strong. Used on a pergola. Last piece left

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Free: Mirrors, 1 whole, other oblong and thin strips (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Withdrawn Nine oblong pieces about 13x 12 inches, 4 smaller (9×8?) And long 3 inch strips: 6 ×90+ cm and 10 about 40/ 45 cm from an art project hence strange shapes. Been outside under cover so grubby, but the silvering is remarkably ok. Prefer you please take them all, ( and take rest to tip). Some are cut up from mirrors used at the old Scientific Anglian bookshop

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Free: Oasis wet and dry type (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Withdrawn For flower arranging. Used so some holes. But still some life. Shed/ doorstep collection

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Free: Wrist, ankle supports and bandages (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) A pair of wrist supports. ( from NHS).clean washed creoe bandages, and a self- sticking bandages. All used for support when my rheumatoid arthritis bad, so no infection contact even before washed etc

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Free: Waterproof pillow protect/ bag and camp hanging storage (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Withdrawn Some more camping bits. Two net cavities for lightweight storage in tent, and waterproof pillowcase useable as carry bag

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Free: Baking tray, Yorkshire, tarts, muffins in cases (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Withdrawn Old, discoloured but not rusted.or greasy. Could also be used in a "mud kitchen"

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Free: Camping stools ( frames) (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Four camping stools aluminium I think. very Light and foldable but the nylon seating has frayed away. Could mend them with cotton canvas etc.

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Free: Meths based camp cooker and fuel container (empty) (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Like a TRANGIA cooker, very neat and small. Cheaper version of trangia, old, but it served us OK going round the world. With holder/ stand to support pans, (not pictured) but no saucepan set with it.

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Free: Camp stove toaster (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted All good, sits on top of a gas burner ring, never used it much.

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Free: Camping tent spares (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Extra pegs , all sorts, strong elastic used for gazebo in wind,cord. Spare tent poles from an old tent and repairs. Strong Bamboo, right size to slot inside gazebo poles that are bending/ frail.

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Free: Beach/ garden umbrella (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Lime green with pole for full height. Fluffy Hawaian style. Bought from Woolworths closing sale bit only used twice.

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Free: Gazebo side walls. 2 (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted 2 sude walls, Green and white striped. With all the velcro etc fixings intact. May have the top too if you really need one.

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Free: Camp kitchen stand (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted Just the stand. Old but in v good nick. ( not the cooker etc in pic The pic is on the box it came in) . Used about 4 times for long travelling hols. Easy to erect and dismantle and clean.

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Free: Seagrass flooring/ matting (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted As new except an extra small section I forgot to photo. About 5 ft by 4ft. Some has been unpicked into its separate square sections. You can re-attach with button thread. Offcut from bedroom carpet laying has been hidden in our loft. V handy for an entrance lobby. (Can pick up and hoover underneath if you wish)

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Free: Cuttings albums (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Gifted 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) Withdrawn 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) Gifted Little kit with colours, powder form perfume? stearin and bees wax.

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Free: Culinary Oil cans, empty (Thorpe St Andrew NR7) Withdrawn 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) Expired 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) Expired 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) Expired 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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