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Free: Electrically-heated Towel Rail (Milburn CA10) Approx 1m high. Some pin-prick rust on the underside of the rails. Complete with fittings and installation instructions

17h

Free: Green-shaded desklamp. (Milburn CA10) Gifted Needs a polish, otherwise in good order

160d

Free: Wrecked Murray 500E rotary mower (Milburn CA10) Expired Just 3 years old but now u/s following unfortunate contact with immovable object. Engine and blade destroyed but everything else in reasonable order. Good for spares

277d

Free: Strimmer - Stihl fs50c - needs attention (Milburn CA10) Gifted This strimer eats carburettors and is currently a non-runner. But might respond to a competent mechanic. Useful machine when it's working.

293d

Free: Rock climbing shoes (Milburn CA10) Gifted Pair Scarpa rock climbing shoes marked on tongue as 43 E D. Owner has size 9 feet. Excellent condition (the shoes, that is). Little used (ditto)

354d

Free: Quebb wood-burning stove (Milburn CA10) Gifted Classic British wood-burner - made of boiler-plate and takes an 18" log. Ancient and rusty but still complete and serviceable. Note that this is exclusively a wood-burner, not multi-fuel. Also, it's VERY heavy! A lot of people seem interested in this item and I'm wondering if they all fully realise what they might be getting into. While a wood-burner like this can be a great companion, it will also potentially be a whole heap of trouble! I may be giving my stove away but I'd still like to think that it's going somewhere it continues to be useful. That means giving it to (a) someone that needs it and (b) someone who is prepared for the problems. Here are the issues (forgive me if you already know this, but not everybody will): 1. In a typical winter, a woodburner like this will chew its way through a volume of dry timber roughly the size of a small caravan. In fact, I seem to remember that it did once burn a small caravan. To source this economically you would ideally own a bit of woodland plus a chainsaw/axe/splitting-maul etc. 2. You'll note above that I mention dry timber - you need a shed of some description to house your caravan-load. 3. Dry or not, your timber will certainly do its best to clog your flue - you need a cowled, well-lined chimney (or insulated flue-pipe) and even so you'll never manage to keep on top of the mess. This can cost a lot - but it will cost you even more if you don't get it sorted. 4. The brute weighs a couple of hundredweight - or at least that's what t feels like every time you have to drag it out so you can clean said flue. I can personally recommend a good osteopath Please think carefully before you proceed

1y

Free: Pair child-sized wooden chairs (Milburn CA10) Gifted A bit dusty but otherwise in good order and should clean up nicely

1y

Free: Antique pitchpine corner shelves (Milburn CA10) Gifted Dusty but no woodworm. Quite nice, actually

1y

Free: Hammock (Milburn CA10) Gifted String hammock - good condition. Just the thing for this hot weather!

1y

Free: Pair Linton Wharfedale speakers (Milburn CA10) Gifted Dusty but should clean up. Pretty old now but worked the last time I tried them

1y