I can accept lifts for you.

Cooking, (& Lily - baking)

I can fix computer problems. I can build you a computer (if you purchase the parts). I can fix computers (You purchase replacement parts if required). I can advise you on a suitable computer if you aren't sure what you need. I only deal with Windows computers though, so if you want help with an Apple computer, I'm afraid I can't assist.

I can help you use word, excel, powerpoint and general internet use.setting up email etc.

Steam cleaner for hire. It's great for getting into those little nooks and crannies, especially in the kitchen. 20 bricks per day

If you have bought some flat-pack furniture and are not able to put it together feel free to give me a call

Anything from picking up a prescription to weekly shops.

Lily - socialising with other children I would also like to be part of social events for interest and friendship

Household budgeting, number crunching

I can offer a helping hand.

picking up prescriptions locally, posting small items at the post office etc

Lifts

Happy to help with pension and & tx advice

No detail provided

Advice on driving – I was an instructor for over 20 years.

Babysitting

I am a mature, experienced Nanny and Foster Carer offering Babysitting / child minding services on ad hoc basis.

Bricks will depend on length of time and age of children. Overnight possible.

Very reliable and trustworthy.

Pair of car roof bars, claimed to be universal fitting.  Initial check to see if they fit your car free.  Fitting and removal 20Br

Cat feeding.

Are you having an informal party? I can prepare excellent healthy soups, salads and other dishes both vegetarian and meat based.

You would need to pay for the cost of the food, mileage to deliver and then bricks for the time spent preparing and delivering it to you.

I can alter most clothing. Please contact me for details.

I can help you with Microsoft

• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Email

Lesley

I am an experienced cook and can offer my services to plan, cook and serve your meal at a dinner party.

Imagine being able to relax and enjoy your company whilst a tasty meal is cooked and served for you reducing your stress and anxiety levels when entertaining. I can also clear up and do the dishes!

Rate is per hour plus the cost of the ingredients.

I can also offer cookery lessons.

Translating from/into Danish

Developing event ideas and organising. Wedding planning. Fundraising thorough running quiz nights - writing and presenting.

If you have a want and don't want to pay for it then I'm happy to try and find what you want as I am often on Freegle.

Bricks to paid only if successful

Happy to pick up as long as the item fits in a Ford Mondeo (and that fits large items) for an extra 5 bricks plus petrol.

Not so much tuition as translation.

Handyman, putting up shelves, fences, sheds, Shifting stuff.

Helping hand given or odd jobs.

Happy to help.

Staple gun, suitable for upholstery.

House sitting

I am an experienced Kitchen Planner and can give you advice and help plan your new kitchen. My Service includes advice on appliances, kitchen units, how to keep the cost down, and a plan of your kitchen.

Petrol allowance for visiting your home to measure up and discuss your ideas for one hour. Additional time @ 20 bricks per hour. A second meeting may be required. The final plan will then be provided as a drawing on A3 paper.

Lifts to hospitals, airports etc.

Costs to be agreed beforehand.

Lifts to doctors or hospital, etc.

I have some availability to offer lifts on Thursdays and Fridays. perhaps you need a lift from a garage or MOT centre? Hospital lift?

Mileage 25p/mile. Bricks 20/hour.

Lifts or collecting items by car.

Happy to discuss plans, add creative solutions and recommendations for action. Material design and print.

One off Odd jobs around a household.

Eg. tidying under your stairs, clean one cupboard, sorting out a desk, organising papers etc.

I love company, I don't like to work on my own.

I work shifts days/nights and I am in in the day quite often so able to accept parcel deliveries/be at your home to let workmen in (once met and verified of course)

Pet care/help/dog walking

Pet feeding, sitting or walking

I can receive your deliveries at my home or at your home if they are large.

Returning library books for you.

I visit Aldi and Waitrose in both Wokingham and Bracknell. You maybe don't need a full shop and home delivery but if you need shopping for specific products from these stores, please contact me. Bricks 5 - 10 bricks per supermarket trip depending on time spent,. If you live on my way home, no petrol charge, otherwise a mileage charge or I can deliver to a Bracknell based meeting.

Lesley

Talks on various subjects: several aspects local history, Namibia, others poss.

Most building decorating and gardening tools and equipment for hire

Happy to take delivery of your parcel.

I can replace battery or remove/add links to most watches. If replacing battteries, I will appreciate if I could get the cost of the battery which is around 20-30p. 

I am happy to help with conversation, grammar, etc.

I am happy to help with conversation, translation, grammar or tuition. I am a native speaker.

Clothing alterations/repairs.

I work from home.

If you are going on holiday, and want your plants to be watered while you are away, bring them to my house and I will look after them for you.

RG6 and RG2

I love cats and it would be my pleasure to help out.

Large slow cooker for hire

Good for batch cooking for the Freezer

I am close to both Aldi and Morrisons on the Basingstoke Road in Reading, and visit them fairly regularly. If you need something only available from those stores, and are not near a branch yourself, I can purchase for you and bring to the next meeting.

5 Bricks per trip plus reimbursement of cost of item(s).

Hi,

I have a large apple tree in my garden that is bearing fruit.
I believe these are cooking apples.
Collect as many as you like for free.

Baking - various. Including bread, rolls and cakes.

I can make for you specific shapes of containers, bags, boxes and baskets. For example, you have a particular space in your camper and you want a laundry bag that just fits in there; or if you want to protect fruit plants in your garden from being eaten by birds I can make you a dome that allows the light in. I also make lampshades. All material is upcycled.

Most of a roll of carpet underlay (was 1.37 m width, 15 m long, with a few m used). 8mm thick, grey colour. High wool content although it has some thin plastic in it. See https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00EZMXD7Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I can sweep your chimney with brush and poles. Will need a 6 foot space in front of the fireplace, and dust sheets over carpet/furniture if possible. For open fireplaces only.

I can collect clean glass and take to recycling unit for you

I can offer lifts within central Reading e.g. to hospital appointments. N.B. If more than one passenger, 2 additional passengers need to climb in from front.

Small. Some are probably Cox's Orange Pippin, some russets.

Can bring to Foxes Den or Reading Meet and Greet.

Or possibly deliver within Reading.

Can help with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets

Fluent French speaker. Can do conversational practice for language learnersm

General gardening tasks

Happy to help with house, pet or plant minding etc, or general labour / help locally, south/central/east Reading.

I'm happy to water your plants if you are on holiday or receive parcels for you.

I am a good weeder or I can help to do jobs together

Help setting up or teaching how to use Excel spreadsheets or Word editing with Word or Libre Office. Can come to your place in Earley/Woodley/Shinfield areas. or over the phone

If you have a necklace or bracelet that has broken, and want the beads restrung, I can do this for you using silk beading thread, jewellery wire or jewellery elastic. I can also remake 'strung' or 'dangle' earrings using head pins and ear wires.

I'm afraid I do not undertake metalwork/soldering.

Bricks depending on time taken, plus the cost of any materials used.

Knife Sharpening Service

I can sharpen your kitchen knives, however I cannot sharpen serrated blades.

A dull blade is actually more dangerous to use than one that is sharp. Here's why: A dull blade requires more pressure to cut, increasing the chance that the knife will slip with great force behind it. A sharp knife "bites" the surface more readily. 

Lawn Mower blades can also be sharpened and balanced.

It’s recommended that you sharpen the blade of your lawnmower at least once a year.

Dull blades will roughly rip through grass, leaving behind raggedly torn tips on the ends of the individual grass blades. And that can cause the grass to turn brown and leave your lawn more susceptible to disease and pests. Sharp blades, on the other hand, cut grass quickly and cleanly, resulting in a neatly trimmed, healthier lawn.

I can teach adults to knit or help with more advanced knitting techniques. I can also teach crochet, but cannot cover advanced techniques.

I have taught both topics for New Directions Reading, so have put many knitters and crocheters into the world.

Also, as a dressmaker of many years experience, I can teach adults to sew, to set up their sewing machine and use it, prepare, adjust & make up patterns, and make use of various sewing techniques. I have taught this subject for New Directions Reading, and have also acted as 'verifier' for the City & Guilds Fashion Diploma.

Can help with shopping or picking up parcels from supermarket or other pick up points

I'm freelance and often work from home. I would be happy to receive parcels on behalf of LETS members, if they are directed to my address. I can then either drop it off to you or arrange a time for you to collect it from me.

10 Bricks if you collect from me

20 Bricks if I drop off to you

Happy to come to water plants for you.

Happy to receive a parcel for you.

Sack trolley for use by anyone. To be collected and returned to Viv Rimmer

I have a scanner attached to my computer, and can scan documents (up to A4 size), photographs, etc. for emailing or saving on CD or memory stick (you provide). I can also do minor edits using Photoshop Elements (adjusting colour balance, 'healing' monor scratches, removing background, etc.).

I have scanned larger documents in 2 or 3 parts and merged them, but probably not suitable for higher resolution requirements.

The Bricks cost will depend on how long I need to sit at my computer doing the work.

I can support home dressmakers, providing advice, guidance, fitting and sewing lessons.

I can also help knitters understand patterns, troubleshoot problems, and adapt patterns to their measurements.

I worked as a tutor at New Directions Reading for several years, teaching both sewing and knitting.

I'm not an expert seamstress but am quite handy at mending clothes, eg almost invisibly sewing up small holes, repairing unravelled hems and neatly patching holes in jeans.

Fluent Spanish speaker. Can do conversational practice for language learners.

Lifts offered most times. Bricks + 30p per mile

Small tree pruning, including fruit trees.

I can weed, cut back overgrowth, dig (for very limited period!) etc - experienced. I am a novice on growing and tending plants.

I have a large selection of paperback books on offer - I am in a book group so it's quite a range!

Please ask and I can tell you what I have but authors include Deborah Moggach, Ali Smith, Jojo Moyes, Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory, Joanne Harris.

I do have a copy of Where the Crawdads Sing which has just come out as a film.

Hello

I subscribe to Which Magazine and have hard copies of each edition since June 2019 - I am offering the loan of these magazines - one or many - for a fixed period.

Also, I can carry out research for you on any given topic featured by Which.

3 bricks per magazine

5 bricks per hour for research

John offers counselling. Please contact him for brick rates.

I have experience in directing, writing, acting. I can coach in all of those

I have 9 years of experience of looking after my late mother, who died aged 95 after living with dementia for 25 years. I am based in Wokingham and can come to your home to provide companionship and respite care.

If you are socially isolated, I can help you get out and about or just join you for a cup of tea. There is no shame in being lonely. Especially if you are 60 plus.