Beaminster Street Auction

Do you know your neighbours?

Well, lots of us don't.

We are trying to change all of that.

Shortly, this street in Dorset will be jam-packed full of people for one

big task.

One extraordinary person lives here who's had a life-changing accident.

Life doesn't end because you've lost your hand.

Despite his injury, this chap always goes beyond the call of duty to put

others first

and we think it's about time that this kindness is recognised.

He's a real trier. He just never gives up.

-Well, he's a lovely person.

-He's amazing.

We are raising money by selling items

in a pop-up auction right here

that have been donated from all of these houses.

But will the local community all rally together and open their doors?

I think that means a "no".

It's going to be a tough task.

Are the items going to be worth anything?

He's got a shed full of junk.

I'm sorry, I shouldn't say...

-It's not junk.

-Can I get in there?

Well, if you want to.

Will our local hero rumble us?

Fingers crossed, he doesn't suspect a thing.

And how will he react when he finds

out that the money is going, well, to him?

CHEERING AND CLAPPING

Today, we're in Beaminster in Dorset,

a small town of about 3,000 people

that was once home to a thriving woollen and linen industry.

We're pulling this community together for one person.

And this is who all the effort is for - Rob Holt.

Hello, load of logs?

-Thank you very much.

-That's all right.

-Normal place?

-Yes, please.

-Right you are.

We've told Rob we're making a film about neighbours and communities.

He's an all-round good guy.

He'll help anyone in need and is known to everyone in the neighbourhood.

Well, he's a lovely person. He's a really lovely, huge,

great, red-headed bearded person.

To find out more, I went to meet his partner, Lorraine.

So, what's Rob like as a sort of husband, father...?

He's an amazing chap, he really is.

He's a big gentle giant.

You have to be open and honest like he is,

and that's the type of person he is.

He's firm, he's fair, and he's like an open book.

And like a great big Viking.

But on one fine spring day, Rob's life would change forever.

I was shopping with my daughter,

I was on my way home and my mobile phone rang, and I ignored it.

And then it rang again, and then it rang again.

And Zach, that's Rob's son, he said,

"Oh, Dad's had a really bad accident."

And my heart sort of came up into my throat and I thought,

"Right, OK. OK. Right, let's go find out what's going on."

Rob was felling a tree with his 14-year-old son Zach

when the accident happened.

Now, Zach was...

Well, he was an absolute star, he really was.

He drove the Land Rover across the field to go and get help.

Well, he must have been in shock, as well.

He was, he was only 14 at the time.

Steve, the guy who works for us, he...

Well, Rob owes him his life, he really does.

-If it wasn't for him, he would be dead.

-Mm.

I didn't really think much about it at the time, you just

-go into autopilot, really.

-Sure.

I was down there with his son.

We were just stood by the tractor, just chatting away

and there was a crack.

You know, when you hear a crack when somebody's sawing, that's not good.

As Rob was chopping a five-tonne ash tree,

it split and came crashing down.

Just looked round and we just saw the tree split up and go over,

and then just came down like a giant fly swat and just hit him.

Rob tried to get out of the way,

but slipped and was crushed by the massive trunk.

The pain was quite immense.

Zach was there with me and I just didn't really want to scream out

and frighten him to death, poor little chap.

He was in bits and pieces as it was.

And he'd done really, really well holding it together for me.

I've never seen, sort of, anything like that before.

Only in a film.

It sort of looked like something out of a horror film, really.

I knew I was hurt really, really badly.

Obviously, because my hand was hanging off.

I was extremely concerned that I wouldn't be able to work again and

provide for my family, and my partner, Lorraine,

because I'm a bit old-fashioned like that.

And that was it, that was 999.

I ran back up the slope, first aid kit.

Big bandage... Took my shirt off, ripped it up into bits.

-Just chatted to him, then.

-Yeah.

Saved his life.

He owes him his life.

Rob's injuries were so severe, his arm could not be saved.

It was amputated at the scene.

Eventually, the coastguard helicopter had to lift him out

because the air ambulance, they couldn't get him off the slope.

And it didn't really sink in until we got to A&E at Bristol

where he was laying in a bed with his arm missing.

Rob's desperate for a prosthetic hand

which would be life-changing for him.

It will look and feel realistic and won't need a harness,

so it won't cut in when he wears it.

And that's why we want to raise a whopping £2,000

towards the cost.

And here's how we're going to do it.

Well, the plan is we're going to ask all of Rob's friends and neighbours

to hand over their unwanted and unloved items

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

I'm going to be on the rostrum, it's going to be lots of fun.

And that's one challenge.

The next challenge is we've got to keep this a big surprise from Rob

until after the auction.

If we're given any quality items,

we'll send them off to a sale room auction.

It's a tall order and I'm not entirely sure

I can pull it all off by myself.

So, I've roped in my mate, Danny Sebastian,

wheeler dealer of all things old and aged.

He knows a lot about everything.

-Hey!

-Come on, Danny. We've got a big mission.

Get out and join me in the rain.

-How are you?

-I'm all right, thank you.

I'm getting wet.

It's good to see you.

We've got a chore in front of us today, haven't we?

-Big mission.

-Big mission.

-Very, very big ask.

Rob Holt, local resident, OK?

His friends are scattered all over this part of Dorset.

He lost an arm - he's a tree surgeon - in a tragic accident, OK?

-He's still working...

-With one arm?

Yes. Don't ask me how he does it.

-We can do it.

-Well...

I think... I can do my share.

-Thank you very much.

-I can do my share!

The big question is...

-Let's get going!

-..can you match me?

No, I think the big question is who's getting this van this morning?

-Have you got a coin on you?

-Yes, I have.

-You get the van first.

-I get the van first.

Well, at least I'll be in the dry.

-OK. OK. I'll see you at lunchtime. Good luck.

-Good luck.

-Good luck.

Danny may have the van, but while he's cruising the country lanes,

I can get a head start with the rummaging.

We need people to open their front doors,

their attics and their garages for us.

Have you got anything you can donate?

-I've got a jug.

-Oh, brilliant!

-Brilliant, thank you very much.

-Would you like that now?

-Here you go. Is that any good?

-Yes, yes, please. Yeah.

-Thank you very much.

-I don't know whether I could find something else, but...

Not a bad start.

Hopefully, those items should be worth a couple of pounds each.

I've only got a wormery for you.

-You've got what? A wormery?

-Yes.

Oh, I'd love that!

LAUGHTER Yeah! Yeah!

The most bizarre thing. That is brilliant, thank you.

What a charming lady.

That is brilliant.

A wormery is a really effective way of turning waste

food into fantastic compost.

Gardeners love them. This would cost around £30 new.

Hopefully, that's a tenner.

It looks like Danny's got the golden touch today.

He's only gone and stumbled on a treasure trove in the village.

-It's an old dough trough?

-Yes, it's an old dough trough.

Fantastic. That's lovely.

A dough or bread trough was used for centuries for bread-making.

It's where you knead the bread dough

and then leave it to rise before baking.

That is a fantastic piece.

I bought it when I had a much bigger house.

-Could I be cheeky and say, is there more?

-Yes.

Because we've got a big figure to reach.

Every little helps.

Does it work?

Yes, I have spun with it, yes. It's a long time...

And away we go.

That is fantastic.

Yarn spinning in Britain goes back before the Romans and is currently

enjoying a revival due to the interest in rural crafts.

A new spinning wheel is likely to cost upwards of £200.

This is a bit of history

and I'm sure it's going to get a good result on the day.

'I've stumbled across a local residents' meeting in the church hall.'

Hello. Good morning, everybody.

'That's a bit of luck, it looks busy.'

Do you have anything you can donate to our pop-up street auction

which we're having on the village green just there?

We're going to have a big street party...

'I've got to keep the faith, but at least Danny looks like he's on a roll.'

There's a pram behind there.

Can you manage?

Oh, I like that.

It's got to be over 100 years old.

-Probably, yes.

-You know? Any by...

-It's a Victorian pram.

-It's a Victorian pram.

Danny's making this rummaging lark look like child's play.

Look at the spring, look at the suspension! Fantastic!

This pram may look in quite a state,

but there are collectors who like to restore them.

Among the most collectable names is Silver Cross,

started in Leeds in 1877.

Thank you very much. Have a good day.

-Thank you.

-Bye-bye!

Still, this is no time for me to throw my toys out of the pram.

I've still got things to find.

-I've got you a few bits.

-Brilliant, can I come in?

-Yes.

DOG BARKS

I don't know if any of those are any good.

Oh, this is brilliant.

This lovely couple are called Margaret and Nigel

and we've struck it lucky here.

They're offering us their quirky collection of ceramics.

These were popular tourist souvenirs in the early 1900s.

Today, they sell for around £3 each,

but rarer ones can make about £15.

So, tell me a little bit about them. How have you come by all of this?

Well, we had a hotel in Eversholt

and we had a big collection of all this stuff around the hotel.

Cheese dishes would be our speciality, I think!

Margaret had the biggest collection of cheese dishes in the country.

I think 600 or something.

-And when we sold the hotel, I let them all go.

-The lot!

Apart from those boxes there which are still full of them!

What is it about cheese dishes?

I don't know, I just thought it would be rather fun to collect,

so we had quite a selection.

So it was quite good.

Some of these ceramics are damaged,

but are still collectable if they have the right look.

Let's put these into the saleroom, the auctioneer can split them up.

What he doesn't want to sell, I can sell on the pop-up rostrum.

I have high hopes for this little lot.

They should be worth around £30 to £40.

Do you know what? I was feeling very despondent five minutes ago.

Oh! Look, you know, you've been brilliant.

-You've been brilliant.

-He said he'd go to the attic.

-Thank you so much.

-You're welcome.

-I can't believe...

I can't believe you've given me so much, do you know that?

-You're very welcome.

-Most of this is going off to the auction. Thank you.

If we can find more people like that, we're going to do this.

But I'm still worried.

Well, beat that, Danny!

If you want to compete with me, you'll have to use your charm.

I say, you do look lovely.

-Thanks very much.

-We're doing...

We're doing some local fundraising

for an amazing guy who's lost his arm.

Yeah, Rob' Logs, yeah. I know him.

-He delivers to me.

-And he's still doing it.

-I think he...

-Oh, yeah. He still does it.

He lost his arm last year, didn't he, I think?

That's right, yeah. We're looking for donations, really.

You might have a mirror, you might have kids' books.

You can come and have a look if you want.

Fantastic.

He's got a shed full of junk.

Oh, I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said junk...

Can I get in there?

If you want to. If you can get in amongst the sawdust,

-you can have a look.

-Can I get in there?

Let's put that there, then.

Go on!

You're more than welcome.

You're more than welcome to have a look.

Wow, this is great.

-How about that ladder?

-You can have that if you want.

Yeah, that would be great. We can probably do some...

I'm sure it'll sell because they are quite in vogue.

And that chair's quite nice, also.

How about that fishing rod?

-Yeah, you can have that.

-Can we have this?

Yeah, you can have that, as well.

Fishing's become one of the nation's top leisure activities

and there are growing numbers who now collect fishing memorabilia.

You've seen hundreds of these...

-Oh, you're a good man.

-You've seen hundreds of them.

-That's a nice one, that.

It's an old plane, isn't it? What's that? Mortise?

No, that's your shaper.

Do different shapes on, these sorts of things.

You'll get a tenner for that, for sure.

Well, I'll make sure we do get a tenner for it, now!

-John?

-Yeah?

Pleasure. That'll do.

There's a chair inside the shed, I think it belonged to, maybe,

your family's...

Yes, it was, it was a nursery chair.

They used to cut the legs off, didn't they,

so that they could change the babies easier and that.

-That's right.

-Yeah.

-I think it's beautiful, I must say.

-Really?

-Can we put it in the auction?

-By all means, have it.

So, Danny's got a fishing rod and not one, but two chairs.

Treasure, treasure!

And they're both crying out to be upcycled.

That will sell, not a problem.

Easy £10, £15.

And people like to upcycle, as well,

so even if they sanded it down and brought it to its raw self,

or if they sand it down and then repaint it.

It's what's in vogue at the minute.

I must say, this little one's nice.

That would be great in a kids' bedroom.

We had a nice hit today.

Yep, stripping off the old paint and then repainting them

will be enough to liven them up and increase their value.

Everyone seems keen to help Rob

and I wanted to find out what makes him so special.

Rob's a really great and helpful guy.

He's the sort of guy that if you got stuck in the mud,

he would get his tractor and pull you out.

If your cat was up a tree, he'd get a ladder

and go up and rescue the cat for you.

He took my son on when he was learning how

to do the chainsaw work and the forestry.

Rob gave up a lot of his time for Luke.

He took him under his wing, taught him all about forestry,

tree-cutting and carpentry in a lot of ways.

Put a lot of time in.

And he's a thoroughly good guy. He is one of the best.

Everybody sort of knows me and I know them.

And if somebody needs a hand, just give them a hand.

It's not all about money, life.

It is not. It really isn't.

You help people, they will help you.

As well as helping others,

Rob's day job involves delivering logs all over the area.

And it's clear his work as big-hearted Rob

makes an impression on everyone he meets.

Wonderful guy. Very helpful. He supplies us our wood.

He actually lives just up the road from us, as well.

He's a very nice man. He works very hard.

He's not a defeatist.

Big, tough, strong man.

And he's part of the community here.

Really cheerful.

And Steve, the person who saved Rob's life,

has a great item he wants to donate.

-Let's have a look.

-There you go.

-Oh, that's lovely.

Oh, that is fantastic.

It's got a big initials on here somewhere. There we go.

This silk Edwardian top hat

was made by Lincoln Bennett & Co of Piccadilly, London -

top-hat makers to the king.

Now, that's real quality.

Top hats are still worn for special occasions

and a new one can cost upwards of £600.

And a box like that is worth at least £50.

With a bit of saddle soap on that, that's got the look,

that patina will come right up

and that will do well in the auction room.

Thank you very much.

Now, I'm off to meet some lads who all know Rob.

Hi, guys. My name's Paul.

They're the emergency team who helped save his life.

And I want to find out more about what happened on that day.

Can you talk me through...

Talk me through that day when you arrived?

What was the first thing you saw?

So, we were mobilised from here,

obviously, responded on blue lights

and we were waved down by his son on the road

just outside where it happened.

And at that stage, you realised you had to deal with not only

a chap that had lost his arm, but also a tree?

And you had to get it off of him, basically?

-Yes. Yeah, that's right.

-You weren't able to get him out of the field?

Where the incident has happened,

it was on a really steep slope in the woodlands.

We couldn't get any vehicles close by.

That's where the coastguard and helicopters came in.

Well, you know what we're doing, don't you?

I don't know if you can do anything.

We can come along with a fire engine,

-show everybody the kit that we carry...

-Great.

..put some buckets out, do some collections.

We're going to do this. I'm feeling confident.

I've got four guys to help me now.

It's not just me and Danny, there's now six of us.

And, speaking of Danny...

HORN TOOTS

PAUL CHUCKLES

-How are you?

-Good to see you.

I want to see what's in the back, there.

I'm depending on you, Paul.

I don't think there's that much gear or money's worth in the back, here.

Come on, get out. Get out.

It's your turn for the brolly.

And to be quite honest with you...

Give us those keys.

..I had the harder job!

I did! I had the harder job!

Got a fishing rod, with the eyes.

Oh, that's nice. Look at that!

-That's beautiful.

-Pair of chairs.

I don't think it's going to amount to £2,000.

It's not quality, is it?

-What do you mean, it's not quality?!

-You were fibbing. You were fibbing.

-You said you'd gone for quality.

-What about that plane?

Maybe, between us, we've got 400 quid.

-Still a long way from our target.

-Still a long way to go. Come on.

Danny, good luck.

Good luck to you, too.

You might need it. See you later, Paul! Good luck!

Knowing what's in the back of the van,

Danny's going to have to turn on the charm big-time

if we're going to hit our target.

Just after any donations at all,

if you might have anything that we can...

Sorry!

-Anything at all?

-No.

No? OK, thank you very much.

I think that means a "no".

I almost feel sorry for him.

But I can't hang around to help.

I'm on my way to see Lady Sandwich, who's keen to donate.

She knows Rob because Rob was working on her estate

when the accident happened.

Hopefully, I can find something for our pop-up auction.

I want to come back with it full, it's as simple as that.

I know you've heard all about Rob, haven't you?

-The accident happened here on the estate.

-Yeah.

He's been very, very robust about it.

Absolutely wonderfully robust about it.

I've got some things here...

-Really?

-Otherwise, you can simply put...

If you like, you can put Mapperton House on the skip.

You can take the whole thing with you.

Give us half a chance and we would!

-Is that your handbag?

-Yes, it is, actually.

-Can we have that?

-You're very welcome to have it.

And here's another book that I know you'll all want,

which is called The Kindness of Women.

I'll read that.

Lady Sandwich's box includes a vast array of items

from trinkets to one of her own handbags.

My next call is going to be the most challenging.

I'm getting a bit nervous now.

Rob lives here.

Now, I've got to knock on the door

and make out I'm putting the flyers around...

because I can't let him tumble that I know about him.

Fingers crossed he doesn't suspect a thing.

Otherwise, game over.

-Hello.

-Hello.

Well, luck's on my side. Rob's out.

What have we got in here?

There's some bits of sort of costume jewellery and all sorts.

-And you don't mind us taking all of these?

-No, no.

Lorraine, who's obviously in on the act,

has some things to donate,

like this pietra dura brooch made using finely cut and polished stones

to create an image.

Oh, no. Rob's back!

-We've got visitors.

-Oh, have we?

Time for an Oscar-winning performance.

-Hello.

-Hi.

-Pleased to meet you.

-Hello, hi.

We're filming with the BBC.

-My name's Paul.

-Yeah, I know who you are!

THEY LAUGH Who are you?

-Rob.

-Rob, hi.

Well, we're rummaging through your...

-If you don't mind.

-They're just rummaging.

-Carry on.

We're after things for our charity auction.

-We're having a big street party.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And all the proceeds are going to good causes in the area, so...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You carry on.

Oh, wow, look at this.

This is really nice, a little Parker pen.

'Parker's a good name.

'These are damaged, but they're in their original box,

'so they should be worth around £10.'

I used to have one of these when I was at school.

-This was my grandad's.

-Was it?

-Oh, I'm not that old!

-No, I know you're not!

I'm not implying that you're my grandad.

-Thank you so much.

-That's quite all right. Nice to meet you.

It's brilliant. Yeah, nice to meet you, as well.

-And you.

-And you, mate.

-Oh, what happened there?

I had an accident last year...

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

..with a tree, a tree split out and took me hand off.

-What were you doing?

-I was a forester.

Oh, is that what you do?

-Yeah.

-Oh, I'm sorry.

-On the estate.

-On this estate?

-Yeah. I've got several different adaptations

which fit on there to help me throughout the day to do different things.

-So you can get about?

-Yeah.

-That's brilliant.

I've got a ball on the steering wheel and that fits on

the ball and then I can drive a car

or a lorry just like anybody else can.

-That's fantastic.

-Life doesn't end because you've lost your hand.

-No.

-There is things I can't do but,

you know, I still earn a living.

Yes, that's the main thing, isn't it?

We've met the cats.

-Have you?

-THEY LAUGH

They've got more rights than what I have.

-That's what you said, didn't you?

-That's what I said, yeah!

-Cheerio.

-Cheerio, nice to meet you.

-And you.

-Bye.

We got away with that. We got away with that.

Wow, what a lovely couple and isn't Rob a cracking guy?

He just... I said, "You're a big bloke, aren't you?"

And he went, "Yeah, used to be in a tug-of-war team for England.

"I was the anchorman."

Powerful bloke.

But you know what, if he was a smaller guy,

he wouldn't have survived that accident. He's as strong as an ox.

Now it's my turn to be as strong as an ox.

We're going to do this. We're going to get that new arm.

The day is almost over and our target's still looking a long way off.

Time for one last push.

-Great, thank you very much.

-Not at all.

-I say, Mum's the word.

Well, I've got a pair of oars here that I'm sure they might clean up

and go well in your sale.

-You're welcome to have them.

-Oh, they're fantastic.

-Old oars.

Well, you might be thinking rubbish,

but there are people who love quirky items.

These should look great mounted on the wall

and should be worth around £20.

Some old books. Quite nice. I mean, these are decorative items.

What have you got here?

I've got a compost bin, you know, a plastic one, a big one.

-It could be useful.

-Oh, yeah, yeah.

-If you're interested in that,

-you're very welcome to have a look at it.

-I'll have a look.

Oh, I love that.

-Do you like that?

-Oh, isn't that sweet?

Can we have that?

Yes, we'll take it. Yeah, I mean, we're not being choosy.

Well, that's good, that's excellent.

Right, we're done.

Let's see who's triumphed on our rummage.

Well, look at what Danny's scooped up.

I think he's won this one.

-I like that, Danny.

-That doesn't look bad, does it?

-No.

-We'll soon spin up some money with that, I'm sure.

Very good. I've got a top hat, silk top hat with leather case.

-What, inside?

-Inside, that's going off to auction.

Lots of china, lots of pledges.

I'm right down the back here.

-You are, you have gone for quantity.

-What's happened?

-I've got to say that.

-With a little bit of quality in it, as well.

Well, I didn't know about that, but those chairs have real potential.

Re-paint, bit of upcycling.

I'm sure, yes.

We want to get as much as we can from this lot,

so some better things are going off to the saleroom auction,

including Steve's Edwardian top hat

and Lorraine's boxes of gold watches,

Parker pens and jewellery.

Do you know, I can't wait to get it all out on the bric-a-brac stall

because, you know, three quid, four quid, £5, £2, £1, 50p.

-Soon mounts up.

-It does, doesn't it?

I tell you what, though, I'm not sure

whether we're going to get to £2,000, but...

-No, not at this rate.

-Not at this rate. What are we going to do, Paul?

-We going to do it on the day.

-We're going to do it on the day.

-We've got pledges, as well.

-We've got pledges, of course we have.

We've got some good pledges. I've got a great bottle of wine,

I've got things going off to auction.

I've got to admit, it's been harder than I thought.

-It's been extremely hard.

-It's been really hard, hasn't it?

-Yes, it has, yes.

-Well done, Danny.

Well done, Paul. You're the champ.

Today's the day of our street auction and there's lots to do.

-Morning, everyone.

-Morning.

-You're our volunteers helping out.

Thank you so much for helping out.

I can't shake all of your hands,

but I'll see you all throughout the day, OK?

Rob's friends and neighbours have also turned out in force to help us

hit our target.

Fingers crossed it's all going to work.

Raising the £2,000 from unwanted stuff is an ambitious goal.

I've got to work hard on the rostrum,

you've got to work hard selling behind the stalls.

-That's all we can do.

-Enjoy it. Smile!

I'll definitely enjoy it, but whether we're going to reach the

target or not...

Good luck.

Now, it's time for us to get stuck in.

Tell you what, I think we're getting there now, Jordan.

It's amazing to see a community pull together for such a good cause.

Oh, gosh, here comes the fire brigade.

They turned up, brilliant!

This is going to be fabulous.

Brilliant, that's perfect.

A bit of Portmeirion, that's quite nice.

Portmeirion pottery was founded in the 1960s and is still being made today.

A new large bowl and jug could cost £100.

We like that.

The Helleborus pattern.

Look at this. I mean, this is great.

You know, 50p each maybe, £2, £1, £4.

It all adds up and within one hour of those stalls opening,

I can see £30.

People are dropping things off and one colourful item's caught my eye.

Poole Pottery. Well, it doesn't get any better than that, does it?

We're not far from the coast, we're not far from Poole here in Dorset,

so a bit of local interest.

I think that's a classic bit of 1970s in perfect condition.

That's got to be worth £25.

Brightly coloured Poole Pottery from the 1960s to 1980s is proving

popular with those after a retro look.

As the stalls are taking shape,

Rob's partner Lorraine has arrived to help out.

I didn't recognise you with the shades on.

-Hello.

-How have you been?

-Oh! Yeah.

I've been like that, believe me,

all the pressure's on me, not on you.

-Does he suspect anything?

-I don't know.

There's been a bizarre phone call this morning to his son

saying, "Well, there's something going on and you'd better tell me

"what it is." So...

-He's twigging, is he?

-Mm.

-Where is he now?

He's doing some bits with his tractor.

-Thank goodness for that. Keep him away a bit.

-Yeah.

Keep him away, OK?

Then our neighbour's bringing him here about 2.45.

Brilliant, that's just about right, isn't it?

Yeah, yeah.

Lorraine's friend Terry is helping out on the bric-a-brac stall.

She first told us about Rob.

-So, it's all down to you.

-Unfortunately!

And on the day of the accident, her husband, Carl,

was in the thick of it.

-Hello.

-Morning.

-I've met the other half, Terry.

-Good, are you OK?

-Yeah, so you're a close friend of Rob.

-How long have you known him?

-Years.

And you were there the day the accident happened?

I was called out with the fire brigade, yes.

I'm a retired fireman, as well as a tree surgeon,

so I'd known Rob through the trees for years,

but was called out that day with the fire brigade.

He was, unfortunately, in the wrong place at the wrong time.

He was brave, I mean, right the way through, he never made a fuss.

-Really?

-No fuss whatsoever.

How do you think he's going to react to this at the end of the day?

He's one of these people that doesn't like a fuss made of him.

He just plods on, no matter what anyone does to him,

whether they're trying to stop him,

he'll just bulldoze through and he'll just keep going.

-He's one of them sort of people that never, ever gives up.

-Yeah.

-Does everything for everybody else and doesn't expect anyone to help.

-Absolutely, yes, exactly.

Exactly. But I think, deep down, he'll be pleased.

I'm still short of a few lots for our pop-up auction.

Let's see what's around.

That's early 19th-century and that's a lovely bit of fruit wood.

I think it could appeal to those interested in old rural crafts.

Hopefully, it'll make at least £30.

Danny did well to find that on the rummage day,

but I think I can hold my head up high, too.

There's the wormery. I found that wormery just by the church.

-Oh, it's looking great.

-I'm going to give you a hand.

-I want to get involved.

-Please, please.

-I want to get involved.

Danny's been roped in to hang bunting.

It is quite nice with that dipping, though.

I hope people appreciate the artistic work here.

Oh, don't you worry!

It's just about to kick off.

-How do you feel?

-Well, I'm a little bit apprehensive, really,

but I suppose we've got to keep uplifted, haven't we?

We've got to. We've got to be upbeat about this, yeah.

But I'll tell you what, I am worried.

There's a lot of people here, though.

There's a lot of people, but I'm still worried.

-I'm very worried.

-I'm a little bit, to be honest.

Come on, let's get on with it.

Ten, nine...

Come on, Danny.

-Eight, seven, six...

-It's half past one. Let's get this party started.

-Good luck.

-Good luck.

-Here we go.

CHEERING

Well, that was a fantastic opening.

All of a sudden, it looked like the whole community descended on this close.

There's plenty of people now.

Fingers crossed they start spending some money because we need a lot of it.

You'll sand them down, they'll look nice.

Can we sell this?

Lovely to see you, beautiful.

We'll do a good job for you, so thank you very much.

Well done, that's what I like to see.

People with their purses out, full of money, spending it, as well.

I want all you four down the front, doing some of that.

OK?

I've got the girls organised.

There's plenty of money changing hands here and what's more,

items for the stalls are still flooding in.

What have you found there? That's lovely, isn't it?

That's quite a nice little tantalus.

Someone has just turned up and donated that.

'A tantalus is a wooden case for holding decanters.

'The booze can be locked into it -

'traditionally, to stop servants and staff from taking a nip of brandy.'

There's a chip on the collar there, but it doesn't matter.

-No.

-And the key's missing.

It doesn't lock. But it still looks nice.

-It does, indeed.

-It does, doesn't it? Good Edwardian piece.

-Great decorative piece.

-Lovely.

-Worth £50 of anyone's money.

Worth £50. Yeah.

It's definitely going on the pop-up auction later.

Meanwhile, Danny's fallen back on age-old methods

of making money on a hot summer's day.

-How many do you want, sir?

-Oh, Danny's selling ice creams!

-Look at this.

-We've got to try and raise this money somehow.

Brilliant. Brilliant, well done.

-How many do you want, sir?

-We'll have one.

Thank you very much.

Lorraine's running the cake stall.

I wonder if she's doing as well as Danny.

220-odd quid.

220 from just cakes and squash?

Just cake and squash.

-Brilliant. That's fantastic. Well done.

-Thank you.

Already, I'm doing sums in my head, you know?

We just might do it. We just might do it.

Remember Danny stumbled across two old chairs

on our rummage day a couple of weeks ago?

Well, now they've been upcycled and they're virtually unrecognisable.

Yes, nice, these.

Lovely colour, as well.

We've given them a good sanding down,

we've given them a nice paint job.

Really nice in a girl's room.

Nothing stopping you putting it into the bathroom.

Just hope they fetch good money and I know there's going to be a lot of

bidding going on.

Can't wait!

It only costs about £5 in primer and paint to get

each chair looking smart.

For a few hours of elbow grease,

they should double their money easily.

Now, what else can I do to help?

MAN SINGS BLUES SONG

CHEERING

Right, now let's spend some money!

There's a great atmosphere for people to dig deep in their pockets

but will it be enough?

-I'm getting worried with the time.

-Yeah, so am I.

It's now quarter to three.

I'm going to start the auction at half past three

so we've got three quarters of an hour.

-We've got to keep going.

-Got to keep going, yeah.

-Keep going.

-Bonjour.

Are you happy with that?

I'm going to actually sell that from the pop-up auction.

I'm going to wheel that up to the rostrum.

-You're a star, sir. Thank you.

-That's £1!

Got to stop the baby from crying somehow.

Let's give it a push.

But we can do you that one for a pound.

-Yeah.

-Oh, what a darling.

Can I have your attention, please?

The stalls are now officially closed.

The pop-up auction starts in half an hour,

so please stay around for that. That should be a lot of fun.

We still need a lot more money.

It's been a brilliant day here so far

and I'm really hoping that we can hit that £2,000 target.

But don't forget, we've also sent some items off to an auction house,

so while the team are totting up,

let's see if our lots make some money over at the saleroom.

All done, £45.50 here and five.

To a hand.

Marc Burridge is our auctioneer.

We're starting with the late 19th-century brooch

Lorraine donated.

I really love this and I think it'll fly.

The Italian pietra dura brooch.

It's got an estimate of £30 to £40 on it.

Let's see how it does.

We have 60, 5.

Brilliant! What a start.

70, 5.

£80 here.

5 now. Selling on £80 then.

Fantastic!

Next up, it's the collection of cheese dishes

given by Nigel and Margaret, who used to collect them.

They've been valued at £20 to £30.

£20 I'm bid and 5.

Who's got 30? In the room and 5.

And 5 and 40.

At 40. Anyone at 40?

Selling at 35 then.

Thank you.

Amazing! So, that's £115 so far.

We also sold Lorraine's ladies' watches,

costume jewellery and pens...

Selling at £80.

..a gent's gold watch...

£70 and selling.

..and some old, but badly damaged, Chinese porcelain.

All done at £30 then?

Yours, sir.

That takes the total to £295.

Our final lot is the top hat in its original leather box,

donated by Steve.

This really is a thing of style and quality.

The estimate is £50 to £70. Fingers crossed!

Interest in here. We're going to start at 50 on the book and 5

and 60 and 5 and 70 and 5...

Great, it's hit the top estimate.

£80 here, now 5.

£85.

Are you all done at £85 for the good cause?

Selling on 85 then.

That's topped our visit off to the saleroom nicely.

We've made a total of £380 on our lots here.

What a result!

Meanwhile, back on the green,

it's all going well and Rob's turned up,

still unaware everyone is there for him.

Well, we're having a little chat behind the van.

Lorraine's just joined us and Danny

because Rob's sitting on the grass over there

and he can't see us filming you because all of a sudden,

-it'll go, "Doing! Ahh!"

-Yes.

-Something's going on here.

Something IS going on. Something big's going on.

I've just been up to the control tent up there

-where they've been counting all the money.

-Yeah.

-OK?

-Well, I want to hear this.

-Yeah.

-Ready?

-Come on then.

£952.

-Bingo.

-Yes!

That's a lot of money, isn't it, in a very short space of time?

-That's amazing.

-But we're still not there yet, are we?

-It's all down to Paul now on the rostrum.

-Yeah, do your best.

'With the £380 we've already made at the saleroom,

'we've got a total of around £1,330 so far.

'That means I've got to pull in about £670 from our street auction

'to make our £2,000 target.

'Well, it's a challenge and here goes.'

Ladies and gentlemen, this is where YOU can help.

'Everyone's going to have to dig deep if this is going to work.'

So, let's start the proceedings with lot number one, OK?

'First up, it's our upcycled chairs.'

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

£10. Oh, thank you, straight in.

Ten. 12 anywhere?

We have a bid of £10.

An opening bid of £10.

DOG BARKS The dog's barking.

£12, surely?

Come on, £12.

Thank you, sir. £12 is with me now.

And I'm selling at 12.

Thank you at the back, £14.

Brilliant. Late legs but you're straight there.

I am selling. Fair warning.

Sold.

'We'd have struggled to get anything for that chair

'in its original state. That's the beauty of upcycling.

'Let's hope the second does just as well.'

£10 is with me now.

12 at the back, thank you.

£12. Any further advances on 12?

I'll take 14. I'll take 13.

I'll take £12.50.

We need every penny we can get.

Can I make that £13?

Thank you very much and I'm selling at £13.

Thank you so much. Sold.

'Total of £27 for the two chairs that were tucked away

'at the back of someone's shed.'

Mid 19th-century dough bin.

Made of chest wood. Look at that, that's hollowed out from one piece.

I have a maiden bid of 20.

25. £30.

35, thank you.

It's against you now. At £40 with me now.

45. 50.

It's going once, twice. Sold to you, sir.

'Now that Rob's friends and neighbours

'are really getting into the spirit of it, we might just pull this off.

'And now, for one of our most eye-catching lots,

'Danny's spinning wheel, which has to be worth £40.'

This is late 18th, early 19th-century.

It's not only a historical piece, it looks wonderfully decorative.

30. I'll take 30, come on, straight in at 30, surely.

Thank you at the back there, £30.

I'm selling at £50.

It's going once, twice, sold.

'And now, we're really on a roll here.'

And I will sell at 25. It's going once...

-You just don't see these any more.

-Twice...

-Come on, get that hand up.

-Thank you.

-Too late!

'The bids just keep on coming.'

£40. 45. 55.

Thank you, 60.

Going once, twice, sold.

Thank you so much.

'Now for my favourite lot of the day,

'that fantastic piece of Poole Pottery, a real retro look.'

£15, straight in. A maiden bid of £15.

-It's worth a bit more.

-One more over here.

-Two bids, three bids.

-Three bids!

30. 35. Thank you, it's against you now.

35. £40, that's brilliant.

'Well, I'm glad I rescued this from the bric-a-brac table.

'It wouldn't have made that kind of money sitting there.'

£60.

£60, and I'm selling at £60.

65. Thank you.

£65 is with me now.

£70.

Oh, he's like a Jack Russell wrestling with an old sock,

he won't let go.

Going once, twice, sold.

Brilliant. Well done. APPLAUSE

'A bit of friendly rivalry there,

'but what an amazing way to finish our day.

'I just hope we've done enough.'

We originally set out...

Our original target was to raise £2,000 here today.

And I can say, with all of your help, all of the rummaging,

all of the volunteers, all of the sale items,

we've managed to raise...

£2,075! So, we beat our original target,

so thank you, everybody!

You have made my day, you really have.

'Time for me to come clean.'

All the proceeds are for one very special person

who lives right here in your community

and it's a big surprise for them.

And I can't believe we've managed to keep this a secret for so long

because most of you know them.

Right? Now, on the course of this journey

I've got to know from each and every one of you

how fabulous this person is.

He's a real champion. He's a real giant.

He's got on with his life after a big, severe injury

and his name...

is Rob Holt and here he is!

Thank you so much. CHEERING

This is all, this is all for you, Rob.

This is all for you. All of these people.

-What have you got to say?

-I can't believe it.

I can't believe it.

I just can't believe people have done it for me.

Amazing. Absolutely amazing.

It's a very funny feeling, actually.

Very emotional.

You want to cry, but you can't, like, you know?

I'll never, ever forget it.

-No, never, ever forgive her, either!

-Neither will I!

Had you had a clue at all?

-No.

-No?

-I didn't know anything.

-You did!

-You are so naughty!

Give her a hug!

PAUL LAUGHS

You are so naughty!

-Don't make me cry.

-Thank you.

-Oh!

-Thank you, everybody, so much.

Hopefully that £2,075 will go a long way in getting you

-a new, realistic hand, you know, a lifelike hand.

-Thank you.

-And that's what this was all about.

-Thank you.

-OK?

-Yeah.

-Well, that's all right.

-Yeah.

-Brilliant. Brilliant.

-Absolutely brilliant.

-APPLAUSE

-Thanks, my darling.

-That's all right, my pleasure.

-Thank you.

-I can't speak.

I'm so pleased for him.

I am so pleased for him.

It's you!

Come here.

It was a good suggestion.

You!

Well, it's obviously been an amazing experience for everyone involved

and a very emotional one

and it's really brought the neighbours together.

It's wonderful to see Rob surrounded by his friends,

neighbours and loved ones.

In fact, we brought the whole community together.

We made it work.

We've raised a staggering £2,075.

Keep watching the show, won't you,

because, hopefully, we're in YOUR street the next time

and this auction could be for you.

So, until then, it's goodbye.

Rob has now met with a specialist in silicone prosthetics

and hopes to have a new, lifelike hand soon.