iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In conjunction with Web Goddess and Staffordshire Careers Hub's "Careers Orbit" initiative, countless students' lives will be transformed and it's all because you lovely people donate your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets for us to fix up and pass on to amazing projects just like these 👊

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our volunteer tech team has fixed up and rehomed 2,476 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, for free, since January 2021 💪 We couldn't do any of this without you all ❤️ Here's where they went:

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Our volunteer tech team has fixed up and rehomed 2,451 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, for free, since January 2021 💪 We couldn't do any of this without you all ❤️ Here's where they went:

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Coming up this week... We'll be honouring more referrals from our friends at MPFT St. George's Hospital, and Staffordshire County Council's Children & Families teams ❤️

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A massive thanks to everyone who pledged us a "Ko-fi" over last month, you MADE us buy these. If you want to join the party, you can force feed us caffeine to prevent us ever resting ~~~> www.ko-fi.com/freeitstafford

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We're only 3 days in to September and yet already this month we've rehomed another 16 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, fully fixed up and serviced for their new owners ❤️ We couldn't do any of this without you all 💪 Here's where they went:

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Our volunteer tech team has fixed up and rehomed 2,416 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, for free, since January 2021 💪 Here's where they went:

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

What's that, coming over the hill? We're so close to hitting 2,500 it's invoking cold sweats. Our volunteer tech team has fixed up and rehomed 2,402 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, for free, since January 2021 💪

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

So you want to know what our August looks like? Ohhhh go on then. So far this month we've fixed up and rehomed another 14 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, more than one for each day 💪 We couldn't do any of this without you all ❤️

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Just a handful of the referrals we've honoured in the last month. THIS is how we change the world.

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Our volunteer tech team has fixed up and rehomed 2,382 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, for free, since January 2021 💪

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

He's controversial but handsome, outspoken but accurate, he's the automotive provocateur that is GeoffBuysCars He's also our new best mate for independently drawing our raffle for us - in complete amateurish fashion because Neil forgot to bring literally everything Well done to Rich!

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Our volunteer tech team has fixed up and rehomed 2,361 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, for free, since January 2021 💪 Here's where they went:

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

And another win for the environment 💪 It was our pleasure to dispatch our trustee Eleanor to the rescue, to kit out Chebsey Parish Council with a stonking fully refurbished Windows 11 setup for their administration work, initially donated to us by one of you lovely people 💗

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Yep, you did it again ❤️ Thank you, to you lovely people, for paying for all the nerdy bits and bobs we needed to make these two laptops complete and fresh. They are now ready for their new homes with people who desperately need them

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

A supersmashing thanks to Martyn and the team at B&Q for thinking of us when it became time to upgrade their peripherals, presenting us with a mahoosive box of keyboards and mice/mices/mouses/meeces ❤️

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This was quite the purchase, but it was desperately needed to clear some backlog. Your kind donations gave us £170 to spend on replacement batteries, which we'll use to restore another 9 of your e-waste laptops to factory condition for their new owners ❤️ #fulltransparency

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

So what have we been up to so far in July? Well, we've fixed up and rehomed another 17 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, that's one for each day 💪 Here's where they've gone:

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It's your kind donations that have paid for these batteries which we'll use to restore e-waste laptops to factory condition for their new owners 💪 We couldn't do any of this without you all ❤️ Five lives are about to change because five of you lovely people sacrificed a take-away ❤️

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Our volunteer tech team has fixed up and rehomed 2,334 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, for free, since January 2021 💪 But where did they go? Easier to show you...

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

* An appeal to tech folk * We're in urgent need of 30-35 genuine Dell or other named brand USB-C-PD 65W chargers (with or without the cloverleaf cable). If you can help with one or many we'd love to hear from you This is the missing jigsaw piece we need to change several lives

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Don't they make a smashing couple ❤️ You lovely people paid for the keyboard and battery we needed to restore these two e-waste laptops to factory condition, and they'll now be gifted to two people who can't otherwise afford them. £30 to change two lives. Not a bad punt, that.

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Big thanks to our sponsors who've enabled us to spend £168 so far this year on SSD hard drives to give antique equipment a new lease of life and turn e-waste into new opportunities. Want to join the party and receive regular insider updates? >> freeitstafford.org/funding

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

What have we been up to in June? So far this month we've fixed up and rehomed 21 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, more than one for each day 💪 We couldn't do any of this without you all 🩷 Here's where they went 👀

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

In the interests of transparency, we're going through a tough time and here's why.

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Our volunteer tech team has fixed up and rehomed 2,300 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, for free, since January 2021 💪 💻 1,583 laptops/macbooks/chromebooks 🖥️ 455 PC towers/AIOs/iMacs 📱 262 android tabs/iPads We couldn't do any of this without you all 🩷

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

* Raffle On! * Buy us a Ko-Fi any day in May and you'll be entered in the draw to win this surprising retro Packard powerhouse sporting an 8th gen Core i5, 8GB DDR4, and GTX 1660 More Ko-Fi = More entries UK only ko-fi.com/freeitstafford

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Don't stash it in a cupboard, shine a light on your antique tech! We can accept your Win11 incompatible hardware, we offer free data erase certificates on request, and we'll give your old tech a fresh Chrome operating system and a new lease of life with somebody who desperately needs it ❤️

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Our volunteer tech team has fixed up and rehomed 2,282 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, for free, since January 2021 💪 💻 1,571 laptops/macbooks/chromebooks 🖥️ 449 desktops/AIOs/iMacs 📱 262 android tabs/iPads But where did they go? Easier to show you...

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

We can only gift what we're given, we're completely reliant on your donations of unwanted or broken gadgets! We don't buy any equipment in, nor do we receive any funding to do so. We can offer free secure erase certificates to HM Government standard IS5. www.freeitstafford.org/donate

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Our volunteer tech team has fixed up and rehomed 2,259 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets since January 2021 💪 But where did they go? Easier to show you...

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

That's 7 more of your unwanted and broken laptops, fully fixed up and rehomed at the bedsides of poorly kids at Stoke Children's Hospital ❤️ We couldn't do any of this without you all ❤️

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Here's what we've been up to in March 💪 We've fixed up and rehomed 34 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, taking our all time total to 2,244. Next week, another 6 Windows laptops will be settling in to their new homes at the bedsides of sick youngsters at Stoke Childrens' Hospital ❤️

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

❗️⚠️Serious Warning ⚠️❗️ We've removed this item from our donation crate at Stafford tip today, not because it's of any use, but because we can't understand how it hasn't already burst in to flames. We cannot stress enough - PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS! Leave your data security to us, we'll handle it safely.

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

So far in March we've fixed up and rehomed another 12 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets, more than one for each day, taking us to a total of 2,222 💪 12 more lives completely changed ❤️ We couldn't do any of this without you all ❤️

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

If you are donating computer equipment at Stafford tip, PLEASE don't head straight for the scrap electricals skip, look for our container first! (No printers or scanners though thank you)

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Don't forget we can accept your obsolete and damaged cables, RAM and CPU's, and small copper and ally scraps 🫵 We work with Greencable to ensure that we're always ethically recycling ♻️ and last year you helped us raise over £200 for our parts fund ❤️ Visit www.freeitstafford.org/donate

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

With your help we are changing the lives of hundreds of digitally isolated Staffordshire residents through referral from our friends at Staffordshire County Council's tireless family support teams ❤️

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Would you just LOOK what you did!! 😎 Thanks to all of you lovely people and your super kind donations we've been able to equip 395 Sqn Stafford Air Cadets with an absolute stack of new PC towers for their I.T. suite. We couldn't do any of this without you all ❤️

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Our volunteer tech team has fixed up and rehomed 2,200 of your unwanted and broken internet-ready gadgets since January 2021 💪 But where did they go? Easier to show you...

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Free I.T. Stafford @freeitstafford.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

We couldn't do any of this without you all ❤️

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