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In the Guardian today

andyandy
edited June 2012 in About this site
<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Was this in the real paper? Or just on the web?</font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/jun/20/cut-holiday-costs-sharing-swapping</font></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Local noticeboard sites, such as </span><a href="http://www.gumtree.com/" title="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">Gumtree.com,</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> are worth a look when you're trying to get things for free. There are also community sites, where members informally borrow and lend items. In London,</span><a href="http://www.stroudgreen.org/" title="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">Stroudgreen.org</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> and </span><a href="http://www.nappyvalleynet.com/" title="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">Nappyvalley.net.com</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">, enable local residents to lend each other camping equipment. If you're off on a walking holiday, sailing or a cycling trip, check out local groups (both near where you live and where you're going) as many are willing to lend walking boots, bikes and bits of kit to fellow enthusiasts.</span></div></blockquote>
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