Swansea Street Auction

These days, we don't get a chance to connect with the people that

live in our street. Well, today, all that is going to change,

because today, we are bringing the whole community together

in one place, in this street.

It's an ordinary street,

but it's home to an extraordinary woman, called Sarah.

She's spent her life nursing the sick...

She's always gone above and beyond her duty.

..but now she and her children are facing

a family tragedy of their own.

She's kept herself so strong, to keep the children going.

Her friends and neighbours want her to know she's not alone,

so we're going to take donated treasures from local people...

-This is just exactly what we're looking for.

-Yes, we'll take that.

We'll take that. That's something which is quite nice.

..and a famous sports star,

and sell them in a saleroom, on bric-a-brac stalls,

and at my Street Auction...

Sold! He's got a guitar! Yeah!

'..and we'll use the money to do something great for the family,

'but how will Sarah react when she finds out all of this is for her?'

Today, we're in Clydach in Wales,

a little village just north of Swansea, home to just 8,000 people.

In 2007, this street became home to a young couple, Chris and Sarah.

We met each other local, in Pontardawe.

He was with his friends, I was with my friends,

we had a few drinks. We were together since then, really.

It was clear from the start that Chris and Sarah were meant

for each other, as their friends Emma and Michelle recall.

They were like the perfect couple.

They even looked similar, they've got similar features.

Every time they phoned each other, it was always, "Love you,"

on the end and everything.

They were just soulmates.

Sarah cared for the long-term and terminally ill in the community,

and Chris worked at the local nickel refinery.

In 2008, their son Alfie was born,

followed three years later by daughter Mia.

We just wanted the same things.

The children came first,

and then we did plan, you know, eventually getting married,

and just having a happy home and growing old together,

and didn't really think any further than that, really.

But in the summer of 2015, Chris had a seizure and was rushed to A&E.

She phoned me on the Sunday to say that Chris had been taken ill.

He'd had fits through the night.

And I could tell by the look on Sarah's face, coming up the road

on the school run in the morning, she was beside herself.

I think she knew it wasn't good news.

The doctors found Chris had two brain tumours.

He had operations and began chemotherapy.

Leading up to Christmas was the hardest time.

Sarah took the time out from work to care for Chris herself.

Everything I kind of got on with in work,

it helped me to look after Chris, made me understand things

a bit more, but you really don't ever think it's going to hit you.

Unfortunately, Chris passed away on the 23rd of December.

Chris was just 41 when he died, leaving behind Sarah,

seven-year-old Alfie, and Mia, who was just four.

The worst and the hardest thing I've ever had to do is

to come home, and tell them that Daddy's not coming home any more.

And, you know, Chris was such a massive,

massive part of their lives. He still is now.

Massive part of their lives. It's tough, you know, every day.

I mean, they speak about Daddy and when Daddy's coming home,

and it's just hard to tell them he's not.

Most of us would have crumbled

but Sarah found the strength to think of others, even then.

Sarah wanted to give something back for the treatment

and everything that Chris had, cos she thought it was all amazing.

She's raised quite a bit of money.

We done "wear a hat day" in school, for all the children,

and then every year now, we'll be fundraising

for brain tumour research.

Sarah's done so much for others, we'd love to say a big thank you.

Chris started landscaping their garden before he died

but didn't have time to complete it, so we want to help finish

the job for Sarah, but we're going to need to raise £1,500.

And this is how we're going to do it.

Well, the plan is,

we ask all of Sarah's friends and neighbours to donate any

unwanted or unloved items,

so we can sell them on the street here in a pop-up auction.

Now, that's a big challenge, but the real test is keeping this

a secret from Sarah and her kids until after the auction.

It's a tough ask, so I've called on car boot specialist

and upcycling whiz Irina Aggrey to help me.

-Hello, darling, good to see you.

-Good to see you too.

-Right on time.

-Give us a hug.

-Oh, we've got a challenge today.

OK, tell me about it.

We're going to knock on as many doors as possible in this street,

and the adjacent streets, asking for unwanted stuff.

We're going to fill this lovely van,

and hopefully have a big pop-up auction with a big street party.

OK, let's flip a coin.

-You take one side of the street, I'll take the other.

-OK.

-You can call, OK?

-Tails!

-Yes!

-You won.

-I'm going to take the left street.

OK, I'll take the right.

Which of us will bring in the most donations? Only one way to find out.

Let's hit the streets.

It's not looking good.

Irina's first to strike lucky, at Donna's.

If you'd have come last week, I had loads.

This 24-piece tea set was made by Staffordshire company

Broadhurst, which has specialised in highly decorative China

since Victorian times, and this set dates back to 1981.

It's Lady Diana, to commemorate their wedding,

when they got married. It's never been out of the box.

Each of the cups and plates is decorated with an important

royal landmark. Memorabilia like this is an antique of the future,

and I think this set could be worth over £25.

My father passed away last July, but he always gave to charity.

This is just exactly what we're looking for.

It's in prime condition. It's never been used.

And the lady's got the original receipt as well.

-The date is on there. Is it '81?

-It is.

-1981.

It turns out that Donna and her husband know Sarah.

-She was caring for Peter's mother.

-Really?

Yeah, Peter's mother died three months after my father,

and lived upstairs, and Sarah was caring.

I didn't meet her, but Pete knows her.

Yeah, carer for my mother. She was lovely.

Very, very, very nice person.

While Irina's collecting the tea set,

I'm also on the ceramics trail - to check out Gwilym's attic.

-Yeah. You hold the steps for me, at the bottom.

-There we are, then.

-Is this it?

-Yes.

-Gosh, it's massive.

Well, this is like an ornamental ceramic case for a mantel clock,

isn't it? To make the clock look a lot more important,

-cos it's got quite a small dial.

-Aye.

Did you ever have the clock?

-I did have a clock, but it disintegrated.

-Oh, did it?

-Aye.

And it would have struck on the hour, cos that would have had

-a pendulum, cos that's quite a long drop in there.

-Yes.

I love the decoration. I love the roses. They're hand-painted.

-And all of... You know, it's a beautiful decoration.

-Yes.

I don't know who the maker is.

There is a serial number at the bottom,

which means these were mass-produced, look.

-And they're mass produced from a mould...

-Aye.

-..and then decorated afterwards.

-Afterwards.

-Yeah.

This clock cover was probably made around 1890, possibly in France.

It features a central panel called a cartouche, a scrolling top

or pediment, and at each side, columns called pilasters.

It's style is out of fashion right now, but it does have kitsch appeal.

I think if we put this into a proper auction,

we'll get a proper price for it,

because I don't think I could sell this on the pop-up rostrum.

I might get about £10 or £20 for it,

but I think it's worth a lot more than that.

I like the hand-decoration, I love the roses,

I love the fact it's showy.

-How long have you had this?

-Oh, I've had it donkey's years.

-How old are you?

-I'm 92.

-Are you? Gosh, you don't look it!

-I'm 92.

-Wow, and here you are, look,

footing the steps for me, on the top of your landing.

Just down the road, Irina's got wind of something she could upcycle.

I'm glad I caught you.

Marian's donating a 1950s kitchen unit with loads of potential.

-This was here when I bought the house.

-Yeah, it's wonderful.

I could get so much good use out of it, and you know what?

It could get loved again, which is nice.

It's got lovely details, like this original memo board,

and it's really on trend at the moment.

Refurbished, I reckon this could fetch over £120,

but in the cold light of day, we spot a problem.

-It's got fresh woodworm.

-Oh.

-So literally all we do is tap...

-FRESH woodworm?

-Yeah, see?

-Oh, God, look at that!

So, when you tapped that, your finger went straight through it.

I don't think it's going to make it.

You wouldn't know a good carpenter, would you?

I think you'll need more than a carpenter for that.

-You're thinking the same?

-Bonfire would be better.

I think he might be right. Don't know why I'm laughing.

Gareth's not convinced about the kitchen cupboard,

but he and his wife have got some other donations for us.

Tell me a little bit about these pieces.

This was my grandmother's, and then my mother's, and then me.

I love the colour, cos it's kind of like a turquoise colour.

-There's that one as well.

-Ooh!

-I could just picture the turkey on that.

-Yeah.

There's almost a whole dinner set here.

This design's called Cornflour,

by the Grimwade brothers of Winton Pottery in Stoke.

This set was made between 1890 and 1900, and could make us £50.

-So this also belonged to your grandmother?

-Yeah.

Look at the colours! They're still so vivid, aren't they?

These Spode plates are decorated with scenes from the life of

the poet Lord Byron,

and were produced from the 1930s to the 1960s.

This four-section sandwich plate could be worth between £5 and £10.

There's this as well. It's a bit chipped.

-I don't know if it's worth anything.

-Yeah.

-And I don't know how old it is. I know it was me mother's.

-Really?

-So this was your mother's?

-Yeah.

-Cos to me, this looks quite current.

This vase is made from lustreware, a technique where the pottery

is given an iridescent finish, using metal glaze.

The damage would affect the value for a collector,

but I'm sure someone would give us a couple of pounds for it.

At my next house, Wendy's got a couple of donations for our

bric-a-brac stall, and it turns out she also knows Sarah.

Her partner was Chris. We knew him quite well.

You know, he loved the rugby and everything. Yeah.

-My husband used to talk to him about the rugby.

-Oh, really?

Yeah, he did, yeah, yeah. And he was just a lovely guy.

-So sad, isn't it?

-Very sad.

-Such a sad story.

-And of course, he's so young, as well.

-Yeah.

Everywhere we go, we meet people who know Sarah.

As a nurse in the community, looking after the sick and dying,

Sarah's been a support to many local families,

as her friend and colleague Michelle has seen.

All the people that we've looked after have thought the world of her.

She's always going the extra mile to help them and make them smile.

Her and Chris went shopping for one of them to buy him

a bin to put all his recycling in, and everything.

She's always going above and beyond her duty.

But that is just Sarah, anyway.

This close-knit community took Sarah to its heart,

just as it did when Chris lost his parents when he was a teenager.

Chris grew up in this village, went to all the local schools.

You know, it's just the village community,

they all know each other and all gel together.

You know, if we went out local and he was there,

you could always sit and have a drink and have a chat with him.

Chris was one of those few genuinely nice men,

and you don't see many of them sometimes.

And Chris proved as good a dad as he was a friend.

Chris was a very hands-on father. Even though he done shift work,

him and Sarah completely split the work with the children.

It was their main job.

He love... Loves the children so much.

When Alfie was born, one of his friends was getting married two days

after, and he just couldn't wait to take Alfie out to show the world

his son had been born.

Alfie, I see, has struggled.

He misses him so much when he's achieving something.

He plays football, and when he scores a goal, he gives it a bit of

this, and it's just so sad to watch, because you just can't fix it.

And Mia...

every time she sees the sun shine...

Every time she sees the sun shine, or the moon, she says,

"That's my daddy." It's so sad.

You keep going.

You just wake up every day, and you keep going, doing the best you can.

Chris knew time was short and tried his hardest to complete the work

that need doing around the house,

but there was one job he didn't have time to finish.

Since Chris has passed away,

the garden has just been left as a project unfinished,

because there's been other things that Sarah's had to deal with

inside the house, so the garden is as is when Chris passed away.

So, that's my mission - with the help of Sarah's friends and

neighbours, I want to raise enough money to make this space into

the garden Chris dreamed of for his family.

I think it's amazing that the whole community can get

involved to just do something nice, something selfless, something

that's going to make a difference, and she'll be overwhelmed.

She'll be overwhelmed.

She deserves this little bit back, to help them move on.

I'm going to meet Sarah and the kids at home, to see if they'll

donate something themselves, but I mustn't get rumbled.

Wish me luck - and, hopefully, we can get some kids' things to sell.

-Got some things here...

-Oh, fantastic.

-..that the kids

-want to give. It does all work, it's fine.

-Have you asked your daughter?

She's sleeping. Yeah, she done it earlier.

-She said that you could have that.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah, 100%, yeah, it's fine.

-Oh, bless you, thank you.

Oh, that's brilliant! Star Wars Lego, thank you so much.

-Star Wars Lego, yeah. Some bits and pieces.

-Are you a Lego fan?

-No.

-No? Oh, Lego's brilliant. I was a Lego fan when I was your age.

-I still am. Oh, hello!

-Say hello, Mia.

-Hello.

-What's your name? Mia?

-Mia.

-Hello. Mummy said you'd been... I hate taking things off kiddies!

Oh, it's all right, isn't it? You helped Mummy, didn't you?

You've been the best.

Oh, God, this is really good.

I haven't caught you on a bad day, have I? You're not working?

No, no, I'm not actually in work at the moment.

-What do you do, then?

-I work for the NHS...

-Oh, do you?

Yeah, palliative care, long-term health and stuff like that, I do.

So...

-Gosh, have you been doing that long?

-Eight years.

-Have you?

-Yeah.

Do you like doing it?

We've just been through a tough time at the moment, so...

-Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

-No, it's all right.

They lost their dad just before Christmas.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah, didn't we?

-Oh, I'm sorry.

But we've got to keep smiling, haven't we, babs? Yeah.

Oh, they're so young.

I'll just put those there.

A big, big thank you to all three of you, cos you've given up lots

to talk to me, and you've donated really, really well, so thank you.

-It's OK. You're welcome.

-High-five?

-Yeah!

-All right, thanks again.

-See you then. Bye-bye.

-Bye.

Well, I think we got away with it.

Gosh, what a lovely family. What a lovely family.

I would love to have sat down in the back garden and talked to them all

for a bit longer, but without giving the game away, that wasn't possible.

I think I pushed it right to the limit.

We haven't got nearly enough items yet to raise the money we need.

Time for a final push.

-Hi. Hello. Where's your mum?

-She's in the bath.

-So, did Mummy say to bring this down?

-Yeah.

-They're your donations?

-Yeah.

-OK, then. So, can you tell me what you've got?

I've got, like, loads of toys in there.

I've got loads of toys I don't need any more, I have.

Teddy bears are the world's most collectable toys,

and one famous maker is Steiff.

This one isn't Steiff,

but the most expensive one ever sold made over £100,000 at auction.

Brilliant. Take care.

Charlie is a very generous girl indeed,

and I think her bag of goodies will raise over £20.

At my next house, I stumble on a treasure trove,

all owned by Peter, who's in a generous mood.

Gosh, you've got a lot of stuff in here.

If you put that red one in, cos that's the glass, that's nice.

'Cranberry glass is made by adding gold to molten glass.

'This modern decanter's worth a few pounds.'

If you take these...

There's a matching pair there, eh, Paul?

-OK, thank you.

-That would be great, that would.

-Lovely matching pair.

-Yes, little brass spill vases.

'Before matches were widely available,

'at the end of the 19th century, spill vases would have held

'tapers or twists of paper, which would have been lit from the fire.'

And we've also got this here. This lovely collector's plate, look.

-Look at that.

-Would that be nice?

-And you've got the price tag on that.

-Yeah.

-There's a price tag on there, as well, which I purchased.

-OK. Thank you.

Also, if we put this in, what do you think?

-That will be fabulous for it.

-That would be lovely.

'The plate is moulded with brightly coloured glazes and gilding.

'Biblical designs like this Adam and Eve scene were popular in

'Victorian times, and Peter paid over £20 for it.'

-We've got a little puppy dog here.

-Oh, I like the dog.

-Do you like the dog?

-He looks nice.

-He's got a lovely face, hasn't he?

-Kids will love it.

-Yeah, they'll love him, the children will be on for that.

'The dog's head is made from treacle glaze, a dark-brown pottery

'finish very popular in the 1950s for ornaments and souvenirs.'

Are you a bit of a trader? Do you do the markets and things?

I used to, yes.

-I used to do a lot of those.

-I can see it.

-In the old days.

'And it keeps coming.'

-Will that be any good at all?

-Yes. We'll take that.

'This classic Georgian-style candelabra

'has elegant sweeping arms.

'It's silver plated, but still could make a few pounds.'

It's like going into a little antique shop. It's just full of stuff!

'Meanwhile, Irina's struck gold again with Rachel and her family.'

These are all little bits that have just been handed down.

There's a nice little collection of China here.

I think the star item is this little pot.

It's a pattern called Indian Tree by the Staffordshire pottery company HJ Wood

and dates back to the 1960s.

It could be worth £10.

Oh, that's lovely. That's just a nice, clean colour.

Very contemporary.

This glazed jug is made from earthenware,

a simple pottery made from fired clay.

It might have been a milk jug and it should make a fiver.

Where did you get these from, Helen? They're yours?

I have them from Neath.

-Neath Fair.

-We'll hold one each.

They can have a little chat.

These three figures look like they're carved from acacia wood,

a dark hardwood with a lovely grain,

found across Africa and the Far East.

They're not antique, but someone will surely pay £15 for them.

Back at Peter's, he's found even more things for me!

Wow! This is great for our bric-a-brac stall.

-I've hit Aladdin's cave!

-There we are.

-Thank you very much.

-That's a nice print, isn't it?

-Lovely.

-That's lovely.

-That's a special lady there, isn't it?

-There you go, look at that. Yes.

I think there's £2 or £3 there, as well.

'This charming rustic study of two sisters

'is painted in the Victorian style.

'It's not by a famous artist, but it would be a lovely gift for

'a mum or a grandmother, and the donations keep on coming.'

-Oh, I love those.

-Would they be great?

-Yes.

-They'd be fabulous, wouldn't they?

-Do you know who made them?

-One of them's from Ireland.

-Yeah.

And the other one is from North Wales. This is a thumb stick.

'A thumb stick is a walking stick that comes up to chest height.

'If you rest your thumb in the crook, it makes

'a very comfortable stick for hiking.'

There's an old electric guitar down there.

Is that the one over there?

-That's the one you can have.

-Oh, thank you.

-Yes.

That's brilliant. I see money, money, money.

'At the 11th hour, Peter's come to the rescue

'and helped me fill my side of the van.

'Irina's still has got one last house call to make -

'at another of Sarah's friends,

'also called Sarah, who's having a clear out.'

Nice. Celine Dion. Oh, my God! I love her as a singer.

-Do you like her?

-Yes.

New items, always handy.

That means none of the pieces are missing.

As well as the perfume, Sarah is donating some games.

As a mum, she understands what

we're trying to achieve for her friend.

It'll be nice for them to have the garden done and have

something out there to remember Chris at the back of the garden.

So the kids can go there,

like a bench or something to put there so they can go out

there to speak and have a think and talk about their father.

That's what they miss, going somewhere to talk.

That's the end of our rummage.

It's time to take a look at what we've collected and see which

of us has gathered the most.

I tell you what...

Kind of even-stevens, what do you think?

-It does look like it, doesn't it? It really does.

-Pretty equal.

-But, look, I'd like to start off with this.

-I know!

-Because I think that is fantastic.

-I love it. Can you see...

-It's just wonderful.

-I can see it.

It's so retro and that's why I've been trying my hardest to find

a carpenter, a local carpenter who can restore this.

I haven't had much luck, but there could be a strong possibility.

I just need to give him a call back later.

He might be able to do something with this.

Carved doggies which I think are quite quirky, quite... Quite kitsch.

-With the mixed blue and white.

-Yeah.

-Bit of Edwardian.

-Doesn't that say "over the top"?

-Oh, my God.

-It's just flamboyant, isn't it?

-It is, yeah.

Unbelievable. Is this hand-painted?

-Yeah, it is hand-painted.

-Amazing.

I mean, it's gaudy, gaudy, but it looks brilliant.

'Someone's also donated this.

'It's a Napoleon clock, because it looks like his famous hat,

'and it probably dates back to the 1920s.

'We've got some great stuff and I think we'll send three items

'to the saleroom.

'The ceramic clock mount,

'Napoleon clock and the Royal Wedding tea set.

'Irina's given herself quite a challenge with her upcycling task.

'Everything else will go to our bric-a-brac stalls

'and the pop-up auction.'

-Well done.

-I know. Put it there, partner.

-Well done, well done.

It's the day of our street auction and we're not going to let

a little bit of rain get us down.

We've only a got a few hours until we're open for business.

Our van's piled high with finds from the rummage day,

so everyone's pitching in to help.

We've got stalls to set up and a street to transform.

All of this area is ours to have some fun with today and,

hopefully, in a few hours' time,

the community will start to gravitate towards this street.

Everybody in the surrounding neighbourhood will come together

as one, big, powerful unit to have

a great time and raise lots of money for Sarah.

We've recruited a team of local helpers and, of course,

one of the first to volunteer was Sarah herself.

Morning, everyone. Good morning, good morning.

I see you've all met Irina. You've got sashes on.

We're going to get the stuff out from underneath the tables,

the bric-a-brac. We're going to find stations for everything.

Big smiles on your face, OK? Don't let the weather put you off.

I know it's going to change and hundreds of people will turn up.

Right, we can make this work, can't we?

-Yes.

-Yes? Ready for this, team?

Yes! THEY CHEER

We'll be selling refreshments in the community hall later

but, in the meantime, I'm going to get the drinks in.

Cup of tea?

Cup of tea? There's a couple of coffees and some water there.

'And I'm not going to go hungry. Jan's been busy baking.'

Some Welsh cakes, which is traditional. Welsh.

-Did you make these?

-Yes.

-You can try them if you like.

-Oh, good.

I'll try one now.

THEY LAUGH

-Do you know Sarah?

-Yes, I do.

-You do.

She's been marvellous, so strong after her husband died at

Christmas time. Well, it was only two days before.

She's a lovely girl. My heart goes out to her, really.

'We've got to do our best for Sarah and I think some of our

'donations could raise quite a lot for the cause.'

Remember that 1950s stand-alone kitchen cabinet?

Well, fingers crossed, it's...

Well, it's here.

-Irina!

-I know. Yeah.

-This is...

-Our '50s retro cabinet.

I needed an expert to give me some advice and suggest something,

so I got a carpenter to have a look at it.

He thought he could do something with it,

but then only when he took it back to his workshop, started

taking away all the rotten bits of woodworm and things like that...

-He realised how bad it was.

-Yeah.

Guess some things are salvageable and some aren't.

'But there is some good news -

'the carpenter's donating a piece of furniture of his own for us

'to sell and we'll find out what it looks like soon.

'I'll be auctioning off a few special items later, but we're

'really going to need the crowds to come and brave the weather.

'Time for a progress check on the stalls.'

Look at these.

Oh, wow!

I've never seen a Christmas teapot before.

Not convinced.

Now, what has that carpenter donated?

Look! Look at that - it's beautiful!

Almost looks French.

It's like a light turquoise blue. Look at the detail on the legs.

It's in good nick. It's in good working order!

It's not going to fall apart on us. That's the best bit.

I was worried the rain would keep people away, but it looks like

the whole village has turned out -

and the primary school choir is getting everyone in the party mood.

# There's a tiny caterpillar on a leaf

# Wiggle, wiggle, munch, munch, spin, spin, flap, flap

# There's a tiny caterpillar on a leaf

# Wiggle, wiggle, munch, munch, spin, spin, flap, flap

# There's a tiny caterpillar Tiny caterpillar

# Tiny caterpillar on a leaf

# Wiggle, wiggle, munch, munch, spin, spin, flap, flap. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And with that it's time to get our street auction officially open.

-ALL:

-Five, four, three, two, one, go!

Let's do it!

CHEERING AND LAUGHTER

We've got such fantastic bric-a-brac, let's start selling.

Peter's pooch quickly finds a new home, as does Sarah's perfume set.

And someone's fallen in love with Gareth and Ceranne's dinner set.

I like this kind of chic vintage.

It makes us a brilliant £12.

That's £12, please.

Thank you very much.

All the stalls get off to a great start and there's plenty of

other entertainment for young...

Hello. Look at that smile.

..and old.

HE LAUGHS

Vroom-vroom!

We've just heard that Swansea City Football Club

have heard about what we are doing here today and they want to get

involved. It's the local team, obviously.

So they've sent the club ambassador down, an ex-player,

to donate a couple of items that I can auction off.

-Hi.

-Hi, Paul. Are you OK? It's Lee Trundle.

-You played for the club?

-Yeah, I played for the club for five years and now I'm club ambassador and coach.

-Great. OK.

And you've brought down a signed ball, a brand-new ball.

And that's autographed by all the players.

Yeah, autographed by everyone.

Obviously we've got the Welsh captain there, Ashley Williams,

-as well, who done great in the Euros.

-Fantastic.

-Every player will be on there.

-Do you know what? That's put the value up, hasn't it?

-It has.

Thank you so much. I'll do a header for you. Ready?

'Before we auction off this special ball, Lee is going to help

'me smash my personal best.'

HE LAUGHS

'23 headers, back of the net.'

Thank you so much for the donation.

'I'm sure we'll hit the target with the football donations.

'And luckily enough, there are lots of Swans fans around here.'

-He smells lovely.

-Does he smell good?

-Yeah.

-Do you think we can auction him off today?

-THEY LAUGH

'Inside, the refreshment room is doing a roaring trade.

'And Sarah's daughter Mia is getting a whole new look.'

You look so pretty. How does that look?

What do you think Mummy will say? Will she like it?

I think Mummy will, won't she?

-Oh, bless her. Bless her.

-She's so sweet.

-You're very good.

-Thank you.

-You are very, very, very good. Do you know, I'd have a go...

-Yes.

I would have a go but I think I'm going to do it after the auction.

I think on the rostrum painted up, it wouldn't look right, would it?

You'd like a little tiger mouth.

Everyone's enjoying the day.

Now our volunteers are doing a great job of raising cash.

But don't forget, we sent three items off to a saleroom auction.

And our auctioneer is James Lewis.

Irina's first find, the royal memorabilia.

It's surely worth over £25.

Our Charles and Diana commemorative tea service.

Unusual lot. 10, £10 waving at the back. Thank you, sir.

10. 12 do I see? At £10, 12 now.

At 12. It's on the internet at £12. Anybody else? At 12.

£12.

Someone's got a bargain. Next, the French clock case.

I predicted it would make well over £20.

£5. Anybody want that?

Go on. Well done, sir. Thank you. At £5 it's going.

At 5, and it's with you at £5.

Turns out ceramic clock covers really are out of fashion.

Finally, it's the 1920s Napoleon clock and I'm hoping this

will make £18 to £20.

At £10. 12 do I see? Blimey, that's cheap. 12. 15. And 18 beats it. £18.

And 20 now. How about 21? I'm not proud. Every pound counts for this.

21. 22. 22. 23. With you at 22. 23 do I see?

-GAVEL BANGS

-Yours for 22.

So we've made £39 from our three items in the saleroom.

This calls for drastic measures.

We've got to sell, sell, sell if we're going to hit our target of £1,500.

Ladies and gentlemen, could I have your attention, please?

There is ten minutes to go before we stop selling on all the stalls.

So this is the final big push.

Everything for sale now, every single item, is £1.

It's so moving to see the whole village coming together to

support one of their own.

They turned out in their hundreds and they've given up their

treasures, baked us cakes, and handed over their cash.

And all for a young mum who's been through so much.

I just hope we've managed to do Sarah proud.

# You'll never walk alone. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So emotional.

And with that, the stalls have closed and there's just my pop-up

auction left to come. But there's another surprise.

I've just heard some brilliant news.

A local industry -

in fact, it's a nickel refinery where Chris used to work -

has heard about what we're doing here for Sarah.

And they are donating £500 towards our cause, which is just fantastic.

It really is. That's going to go a long, long way.

The £500 will be added to what we made in the saleroom

and on our stalls. I set us a huge target of £1,500.

But how have we done so far?

You've just seen the figures.

We've already hit our target.

We've done just over £1,500, which means what I do on the rostrum

now is a real bonus.

So let's go out there, let's smash it, and let's work really hard.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for turning up, and I tell you what,

we've managed to have a whole street party in the rain.

And it hasn't stopped raining, but hasn't stopped us, has it?

So let's make it a grand finale.

Please, please, please, bid generously. Dig deep, OK?

We need every penny we can get.

We're going to start straight off with, obviously, lot number one.

Showing here, Irina is showing us a lovely acoustic guitar.

It's a steel-strung acoustic guitar. Let's get off at £10.

£10, straight in there. 10. Is there 12 anywhere? Showing here.

Come on, 12. Yes, I'll take 12. Can you make it 14? Two more. 14.

One more, 15? 16? Go on, one more. £16. Thank you very much.

Well, I'm selling to you £16. Sold. Thank you very much.

Yeah, he's got a guitar! Yeah!

Right, Lot number two, showing here, three wooden dogs. Look at this.

This is a bit of fun.

Right, who's going to start me off with bid of £5?

Yes, come on. That's a bid, isn't it? Oh. You want it, don't you?

You keep... Mummy, buy this for her. A fiver. Come on, it's worth it.

I'm going to take that. A fiver. Any further advances? 6?

6, thank you. 7. 7. 8 with you now? Sir, £8.

Thank you. It's with you now. 8, it's against you. 9 now.

9 at the back. Any further advances? 10. £10 now.

Thank you. 12, can I take 12? Thank you very much. It's against you, sir. 14.

14 with me now. 15, thank you. £15. 16. 16. This is more like it.

Can I take 18? Thank you. £18. 20? £20. He stuck his hand up. £20. 22?

Are you in or are you out? You're out.

£20 and I'm selling to the gentleman with the cap on.

It's going once, twice, sold. Thank you.

Yes, he just took his hat off then! HE LAUGHS

Hold your hand up in the air so we can spot you.

'The villagers are really getting into the spirit of the day.

'Rachel's brown jug makes us £3.

'A late donation of decorative china makes five.

'And these china dogs make £10 for the cause.'

Make no mistake, fair warning, it's going once, twice, sold. Thank you.

Next, it's the donated dressing table.

It will look fabulous in any young girl's bedroom. It's ready to go.

It's in great condition. It's been kindly donated. 20 anywhere? 20 anywhere?

20. Can you make that 20? Thank you. It's against you now. 30? £30.

And I'm taking 30, it's against you, madam. 40, straight in. 40.

You're out. You're in. £40, and I'm selling at 40. £45.

I'm going to sell it to you. I'm going to sell it to you.

£45, fair warning, it's going under the hammer. Sold, £45. Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Finally, it's the two lots from Swansea City Football Club.

Who knows the Swans? Yes, you do, don't you?

CHEERING

Yeah, the local footie team. Right, well, anyway,

we have two tickets donated by the club to go and see a home game.

Right, who's going to start me off with a bid of £20? Two tickets.

Come on. Welcome the team back. Thank you. £20, straight in.

I'll take 20. 25 anywhere? 25, thank you. It's against you, sir. 30? 30.

Thank you. It's now against you, madam. I've got a bid of £30. £35.

Thank you very much. He's thinking about it. He's thinking. 40. £40.

Yes. This is turning into a proper auction now. I've got a bid of 40.

Can you make that 45? Thank you. £45. And I'm selling at £45.

It's going once, twice.

Fair warning, sir, think about it. 45. 46?

And I'm selling at 45. Sold. Thank you.

To you, madam, down at the front. Enjoy the football.

Lot number 15, showing here. It's a signed football,

the whole of the Swansea team.

This is something you can hang onto for

a long time, knowing it's going up in value.

Who's going to start me off with a bid of £10?

Thank you, straight in, 10. 20. 20. Thank you. 30? 30. 40?

£40, it's against you, madam. 50? £50 is with me now. £50. £50? 55?

55. 60. 65. 65. 70.

£70 now. £70 is with me.

£70. Any further advances on 70? 75.

80. 80 now. It's against you, madam, with the umbrella.

I have a bid of 80 on the front. Can you make that 85? You're out.

And I'm selling at 80. It's going once. 90. Who said that? Whoa!

Thank you. £90. And I'm selling at 90.

Can anyone top that? £95.

It's now against you, sir. 100. Yay!

Shall I sell it to him?

105. 110.

You're out. £110.

It's going once, twice. A big round of applause, everyone. Yay!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well done.

'Sarah wanted to buy the ball for Alfie but was outbid.

'Hopefully we'll be making it up to them soon.'

Now, we set out with a target of £1,500.

That's what we wanted to raise.

That £1,500 target, we have smashed.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You have smashed.

I can tell you what we've made.

A grand total of £2,259.

So thank you! You have been brilliant!

'Time for me to come clean.'

Now we've told a few fibs to one person here today,

in order to get her here.

Most of you know why we're here and who this is for, but they don't.

This person deserves it so much. And she is here today.

And I'd just like to say, if you can hear me now,

that it's been rather an emotional time

for all of us to learn about her story and her personal loss.

Despite her personal loss, she's carried on helping other people.

She's a very loving and caring mother.

She's a great friend to be with and she's a great laugh.

And she will carry on helping people because she was born to help people.

And she is here. It's Sarah Bruce, it's Alfie and Mia.

APPLAUSE

This is all for you.

This party, all of these people,

want to say how much they love you...

..and what you mean to them.

You mean a great deal to them.

And we've got an envelope here, which we want you to read out to

all your friends and neighbours and other people that didn't know you

that have come together in the community to make this work.

-Can you read this out to everybody?

-Yeah.

-Because this is what we'd like to do for you.

-OK.

Do you want me to wait for Alfie or now?

-Go on, read it out aloud to everybody.

-I'll get Alfie.

"Dear Sarah, Alfie and Mia,

"we, your neighbours and friends in Clydach, want to show you

"how much you mean to us, so we've raised money enough to...

"Enough money to give your back garden a makeover for you to enjoy."

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Bless you. Bless you.

Well done, mate.

There you go, look, which means you can have... You can have your

own goalmouth and penalty shootout competitions with your mates.

You can have a Wendy house.

Mum can sit and relax and unwind, OK, and look after you.

And just chill out, can't you?

You can just chill out and rest. Three cheers for Sarah. Yeah.

-Hip, hip... ALL:

-Hooray!

-Hip, hip...

-Hooray!

-Hip, hip...

-Hooray!

Thank you so much.

I don't know what else to say. Just thank you.

Before Chris got ill,

he was digging the garden up to do it right for us.

And now it can be done and completed,

finish off the work he started to do,

it means so much to us.

Towards the end, just before he passed away,

he always wanted to make sure everything was in place,

everything was sorted ready for Sarah, ready for the children,

cos obviously he knew she was going to be bringing the children up

on her own and he wanted to make sure that everything was in place.

He'd be so pleased if he was here.

You know, I've only moved to this village since I met Chris and,

well, just for them to come together for us as a family

has been absolutely amazing.

I hope you enjoyed watching the show.

This has been a real emotional journey for me

and for everybody here, but keep watching because we could be

in your street next time and this auction could be all for you.

Since the street auction, work has begun on the makeover and it

won't be too long before Sarah, Alfie and Mia can enjoy

the garden that Chris always dreamed of for them.