Anglesey Smallholder

I’ve just returned from a trip to Bethesda, to pick up two books that were offered on the Freecycle Network.

Freecycle is a way of passing on things you no longer need.  Rather than throwing away your unwanted items or letting them fill up space in your loft, you simply give them away to those who want them.  The whole process is entirely free: joining is free, offering items is free, and all items are given away for free.

To offer an item you no longer want, you simply send an e-mail to the group.  To claim an item that somebody else has offered, you just reply to their e-mail.  If you are successful (more than one person may request the item, in which case it is up to the item’s owner to decide who gets it.  Normally in this situation, they just choose one person at random), then the item’s owner will give you their address, and you just go over and pick it up.

When I first moved into this house I was very short on furniture.  I got a set of drawers and n old table on Freecycle.  They weren’t great, but they were free and did the job until I could afford something better.

There are local freecycle groups all over the country (and the world).  Click the picture below if you want to find out more,  or find your local group.