A list of Online Sources of Free Local services

Free and sharing services have emerged everywhere thanks to the internet allowing an extension of traditional swapping, borrowing and giving practices. Here are some of the services I have researched and used.

Free Stuff

• Freecycle
• Preloved
• Reuse it Network
• 2Recycle
• Gumtree: popular for giveaways and classified sales. Fairly London-centric but very busy
• Freegle: a new breakaway set of groups from ex-Freecycle UK moderators

Swap stuff

• MySkip: a celeb-backed swapping site with photos
• Swapsity: Canada’s #1 Swapping Community
• Swapaskill | a favour for a friend

Free Skills

• Skillsbox - Swapping Skills, Trading Time…
• Skillbound::Registration
• Skillshare
• [Save Money: Don’t pay for skills - swap them! | ](http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/save-money-dont-pay-for-skills-swap-themMoneymagpie - Free tips on Debt, Shopping, Credit Cards and )more!

Free Lectures

• Talks in London, Lectures in London - Talks & Lectures
• Free Lectures
• Free talks and lectures in London - Time Out London
• London Talks | Interesting talks in London

Free Events

• RSA - Upcoming events
• National Gallery
• Free London | Londonist

Others

• www.loanables.com
• craigslist: East Midlands jobs, flats, personals, for sale, services, community and events
• Jobs,Rooms and Links for a Budget life in London | BrokeinLondon
• RecycleNow: an official government site that has a postcode service to locate your nearest recycling

Read more about the ideas behind some of these services

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• Services