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0:00:02 > 0:00:0740 years ago people knew at least 50% of the people

0:00:07 > 0:00:10living in their street, but today we barely know our neighbours.

0:00:10 > 0:00:12Well, all that's going to change

0:00:12 > 0:00:14for this particular street in Wiltshire...

0:00:14 > 0:00:16CHEERING Let's go.

0:00:16 > 0:00:20..because later on today it's going to be jam-packed full of people

0:00:20 > 0:00:21for one massive task,

0:00:21 > 0:00:24and for one extraordinary person who's lucky to be alive.

0:00:24 > 0:00:27You know, I wasn't the person that I was before.

0:00:27 > 0:00:31We don't even know now as to what his prognosis is.

0:00:31 > 0:00:33Despite a life-changing brain injury,

0:00:33 > 0:00:36he now dedicates himself to his community.

0:00:36 > 0:00:38He's been very, very good, very supportive.

0:00:38 > 0:00:41I know he does think of other people a lot.

0:00:41 > 0:00:44Facilities like ours couldn't survive without people like Jim.

0:00:44 > 0:00:46Should his kindness be rewarded?

0:00:46 > 0:00:48We certainly think so.

0:00:48 > 0:00:51We're raising money with a street auction with items

0:00:51 > 0:00:54that have been donated by all the neighbours around here.

0:00:54 > 0:00:57But rounding them up will have its challenges.

0:00:57 > 0:00:59Well, there's no-one home, I'm moving on.

0:00:59 > 0:01:01Three in a row, everyone out.

0:01:01 > 0:01:05And we'll have to work round the clock to reach our cash target.

0:01:05 > 0:01:06- It does work.- I'd better get it out of here

0:01:06 > 0:01:08- before you change your mind. - Absolutely.

0:01:08 > 0:01:10It's a 1930s Poole Pottery.

0:01:10 > 0:01:12But will it be worth it...

0:01:12 > 0:01:15Going once, twice, sold.

0:01:15 > 0:01:18..and how will our local hero react

0:01:18 > 0:01:21when he discovers that this is all for him?

0:01:21 > 0:01:23Been an amazing boy.

0:01:27 > 0:01:30Today we're in Calne, a medieval Wiltshire market town

0:01:30 > 0:01:34that's become a modern-day magnet for young families.

0:01:34 > 0:01:37The residents here may be new or long-established,

0:01:37 > 0:01:41but whoever they are, they're likely to know of one local man

0:01:41 > 0:01:44because of the tireless work he does for others.

0:01:44 > 0:01:46His name - Jim Sutton.

0:01:47 > 0:01:49- Same time next week? - Same time next week, yeah.

0:01:49 > 0:01:51Yeah, round the corner.

0:01:51 > 0:01:53We've told Jim we're here to make a programme

0:01:53 > 0:01:58about neighbours and communities, a subject that's close to his heart.

0:01:58 > 0:02:00Whether it's assisting at the community hub,

0:02:00 > 0:02:02acting as a volunteer bus driver...

0:02:02 > 0:02:05- See you next week, yeah?- Oh, yes. - OK.

0:02:05 > 0:02:08..or coaching the youth cricket club,

0:02:08 > 0:02:11Jim is sure to be the first in line to help.

0:02:11 > 0:02:15But how can he be motivated to do all of this on top of having

0:02:15 > 0:02:17a life-changing injury?

0:02:17 > 0:02:19Well, I'm off to meet one or two of those closest to him.

0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Claire?- Hello.- Hello.

0:02:21 > 0:02:23Oh, hello! What's your name?

0:02:23 > 0:02:25- This is Headley.- Headley.

0:02:25 > 0:02:26Hello, Headley.

0:02:26 > 0:02:29Jim and Claire married in 1997.

0:02:29 > 0:02:32They had two boys, Oliver and Ben,

0:02:32 > 0:02:35as Jim forged a successful military career.

0:02:36 > 0:02:39When we moved to Calne, Jim was in the Air Force,

0:02:39 > 0:02:40based at RAF Lyneham.

0:02:40 > 0:02:43He often went away.

0:02:43 > 0:02:46He went to Yugoslavia, he was in Iraq.

0:02:46 > 0:02:48It was quite a varied job for him.

0:02:48 > 0:02:53In 2004, Jim's all-action life came to an abrupt halt.

0:02:53 > 0:02:55While out jogging, he tore an artery,

0:02:55 > 0:02:57restricting the blood supply to his brain.

0:02:59 > 0:03:01Jim recovered, only for this life-threatening

0:03:01 > 0:03:05and rare experience to happen again, four years later.

0:03:05 > 0:03:07But this time it was even more damaging.

0:03:07 > 0:03:10The damage the second time was worse for him.

0:03:10 > 0:03:13His character had really changed.

0:03:13 > 0:03:17When they did the cognitive assessment they did say

0:03:17 > 0:03:21there and then to him that actually there was brain damage.

0:03:21 > 0:03:23We don't know whether that will ever happen again.

0:03:23 > 0:03:27And as if that shock wasn't hard enough to absorb,

0:03:27 > 0:03:29Jim was in for more bad news.

0:03:29 > 0:03:33Unable to fulfil his RAF duties any longer,

0:03:33 > 0:03:35he was medically discharged from the service.

0:03:42 > 0:03:46We want to raise £500 so Jim can make a special trip to Canada

0:03:46 > 0:03:51to visit the grave of the man who inspired him to join the RAF -

0:03:51 > 0:03:52his uncle Fred.

0:03:54 > 0:03:58Fred was a trailblazing pilot who tested the latest fighter jets

0:03:58 > 0:04:02across the Canadian prairies in the 1950s.

0:04:02 > 0:04:04But on one dangerous test flight,

0:04:04 > 0:04:07Fred's jet crashed and he was killed.

0:04:07 > 0:04:10It's been Jim's lifetime wish to visit the grave

0:04:10 > 0:04:12and pay his respects to his hero.

0:04:13 > 0:04:17It was something we'd perhaps plan for future future,

0:04:17 > 0:04:18but obviously with Jim,

0:04:18 > 0:04:21we don't quite know how long that potentially is going to be there.

0:04:21 > 0:04:26So to get it sooner for him would be a little tick on his bucket list.

0:04:26 > 0:04:30'And it's a box we'd like to tick for him.'

0:04:30 > 0:04:33- I'll catch up with you later, OK? Good luck.- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.

0:04:36 > 0:04:41Now, the plan is we're going to ask all of Jim's friends and neighbours

0:04:41 > 0:04:45in this street to hand over their unwanted and unloved stuff.

0:04:45 > 0:04:48And we're going to sell it in the street in a pop-up auction.

0:04:48 > 0:04:50I'm going to be the auctioneer, so that should be good fun,

0:04:50 > 0:04:54but we do need to raise money, so the pressure is on.

0:04:54 > 0:04:56We've got to find a lot of things

0:04:56 > 0:05:00and also we've got to keep this a secret from Jim.

0:05:00 > 0:05:03He cannot find out until after the auction.

0:05:05 > 0:05:08Now, I can't do this on my own so I'm calling in a favour

0:05:08 > 0:05:12from my wheeler-dealer mate, Danny Sebastian.

0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Danny.- Morning, Paul.

0:05:15 > 0:05:17Good morning. How are you? One big empty van.

0:05:17 > 0:05:20And hopefully that's going to be full at the end of the day.

0:05:20 > 0:05:22Well, hopefully. Well, they're big houses,

0:05:22 > 0:05:25- there's probably a lot of gear here. - Yeah, and I reckon it's going to be

0:05:25 > 0:05:26in the garages and sheds.

0:05:26 > 0:05:29I think anything that's worth £5 or £10 or £6 or £8,

0:05:29 > 0:05:32- it all adds up to that big pot. - Of course it does, yes.- Doesn't it?

0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Yeah.- So what side of the street do you want?

0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Rock, paper, scissors? TOGETHER:- Rock, paper, scissors.

0:05:37 > 0:05:39- Oh, you win.- I win. - You wrap around me.

0:05:39 > 0:05:40- I wrap around you.- You win.

0:05:40 > 0:05:43- OK, what do you want, odds or evens? - I'll go for evens.

0:05:43 > 0:05:44- OK, look, good luck.- Good luck.

0:05:44 > 0:05:46- Put it there.- Thank you, Paul.

0:05:47 > 0:05:49We've got a big task ahead,

0:05:49 > 0:05:52and today we're going to need some great donations, so,

0:05:52 > 0:05:55good people of Calne, what have you got for us?

0:05:55 > 0:05:57Nope.

0:05:57 > 0:05:58We'll come back later.

0:05:58 > 0:06:00Well, if I open the gate then you can go down the side?

0:06:00 > 0:06:02- Oh, fantastic.- Okey dokey, then.

0:06:02 > 0:06:04Please be in, please be in.

0:06:04 > 0:06:07No. Three in a row, everyone out.

0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Brilliant. I'll take that one. - All right.

0:06:09 > 0:06:10Nice little push-bike.

0:06:10 > 0:06:12- OK.- Bits and bobs.

0:06:12 > 0:06:14Don't know who's handing out the good luck today

0:06:14 > 0:06:16but they're not giving me any.

0:06:16 > 0:06:19I bet Danny just knocks on the door and they go, "Yeah, come in!

0:06:19 > 0:06:21"Here it is."

0:06:21 > 0:06:23- Electric guitar, saxophones.- Yeah.

0:06:23 > 0:06:27Danny's picking up quite a few second-hand kid's toys

0:06:27 > 0:06:30and as long as they're in good condition, they'll always sell well.

0:06:30 > 0:06:33All we're missing, I think, is the kitchen sink.

0:06:33 > 0:06:35- Yeah.- Maybe that's to come. We might find it in here.

0:06:35 > 0:06:37You might find it in that lot.

0:06:37 > 0:06:39It can't be five in a row. Come on.

0:06:39 > 0:06:40Thank you very much.

0:06:40 > 0:06:43I think you've done really well there, and it's a good start.

0:06:43 > 0:06:45Yes, yes, no, thank you very much.

0:06:46 > 0:06:47That's us.

0:06:47 > 0:06:51'Surely someone must be on my side of the street?'

0:06:51 > 0:06:53Hi, hello.

0:06:53 > 0:06:54Are you Welsh and gorgeous?

0:06:54 > 0:06:57- You are.- Am I?- You're are. - I'm Welsh and gorgeous.

0:06:57 > 0:06:59- What can I tell you?- There you are. Who are these guys?

0:06:59 > 0:07:02This is Toodles and this is Sparky.

0:07:02 > 0:07:05- You know Jim?- I know Jim. - You know Jim.- Yeah.

0:07:05 > 0:07:08Have you got anything that we can have a rummage with and, you know...

0:07:08 > 0:07:09Anything that you can have a rummage with?

0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Can I have a rummage?- Anything that you can have a rummage with?

0:07:12 > 0:07:15- You can take that mirror.- We're going upstairs. What mirror?

0:07:15 > 0:07:16- That mirror? - You can take that mirror

0:07:16 > 0:07:18- because I don't want that one. - Really?!

0:07:18 > 0:07:20- Honestly.- It's a modern contemporary mirror.

0:07:20 > 0:07:23It's not bevelled glass but it's got the look and I'm sure

0:07:23 > 0:07:26it's going to suit our street auction, and that's what counts.

0:07:26 > 0:07:29You can take these prints because they're really old.

0:07:29 > 0:07:31- You don't want the prints? - No, take the prints,

0:07:31 > 0:07:32if you can get in there.

0:07:32 > 0:07:35Anything, absolutely anything.

0:07:35 > 0:07:37'The pictures are prints of wooden Chablis cases -

0:07:37 > 0:07:39'a French white wine.

0:07:39 > 0:07:42'They may look old but they're actually mass market modern prints

0:07:42 > 0:07:44'made to give a vintage look.'

0:07:44 > 0:07:45- And do you know what?- What?

0:07:45 > 0:07:47I think this could do all right.

0:07:47 > 0:07:49- Oh, bless!- They're very decorative.

0:07:49 > 0:07:51- As long as it helps.- But they're easy to place.

0:07:51 > 0:07:53They're clean, they're ready to go.

0:07:53 > 0:07:56Modern they may be but they're still attractive and we should hopefully

0:07:56 > 0:07:58get a fiver for them on the bric-a-brac stall.

0:08:01 > 0:08:02Yeah, I've got a few knick-knacks in my garage.

0:08:02 > 0:08:05If you want to take a look, you're more than welcome.

0:08:05 > 0:08:06That sounds brilliant.

0:08:06 > 0:08:08Don't bring that dog, though, he's growling already.

0:08:08 > 0:08:10He's all talk and no action.

0:08:10 > 0:08:14- Oh, he's all bark and no bite. - Let's see what do you think.

0:08:14 > 0:08:16And what a surprise is in store.

0:08:16 > 0:08:18Well, there's plenty of bits and bobs here.

0:08:18 > 0:08:21It just depends what can go. That old radio's fine, yes.

0:08:21 > 0:08:23It does work.

0:08:23 > 0:08:24- Does it work?- Yes, apparently.

0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Is it valve?- Yes.- Oh, lovely.

0:08:27 > 0:08:31Wendy's valve radio was popular during the 1920s and '30s

0:08:31 > 0:08:34and was made by a Cambridge-based firm called Pye.

0:08:34 > 0:08:37It's a wooden radio, however, and a bit battered.

0:08:37 > 0:08:39I'd better get it out of here before you change your mind.

0:08:39 > 0:08:41Absolutely, absolutely. Let's raise some cash.

0:08:41 > 0:08:44I think the bric-a-brac stall is the best place for it.

0:08:44 > 0:08:46I'd love it to get £20.

0:08:46 > 0:08:49Wendy's daughter Tracy has something for us, however,

0:08:49 > 0:08:51which might prove a little more valuable.

0:08:51 > 0:08:53I brought this round.

0:08:53 > 0:08:55- I don't know if that's any good. - That's nice.

0:08:55 > 0:08:56My grandmother gave it to me.

0:08:56 > 0:08:57- Did she?- Yeah.

0:08:57 > 0:09:00- I'm not sure...- That's quite nice, actually.

0:09:00 > 0:09:02..if that's any use.

0:09:02 > 0:09:04It's a nice heavy lump, a nice bit of coloured grass.

0:09:04 > 0:09:06It looks like Murano, Italian.

0:09:06 > 0:09:10Murano glass comes from the Venetian island of the same name.

0:09:10 > 0:09:14This isn't actually Murano but it's still high-quality glassware.

0:09:14 > 0:09:16Can see this is well made.

0:09:16 > 0:09:19Some glasses are pressed together, this one isn't.

0:09:19 > 0:09:22It's actually a blown piece because you can't see where the seam is.

0:09:22 > 0:09:25It's got a nice weight to it as well, it's a nice heavy lump.

0:09:25 > 0:09:27No chips. You won't need no fish with this.

0:09:27 > 0:09:31I heard it was for a good cause and it's something that my nan

0:09:31 > 0:09:35was very much like that - she was very giving and very charitable.

0:09:35 > 0:09:38If she's so giving and it's all about giving then I think

0:09:38 > 0:09:42the two of them kind of marry together, which is really nice.

0:09:42 > 0:09:44That vase will definitely go to the auction

0:09:44 > 0:09:46and could raise as much as £30.

0:09:47 > 0:09:49'That's a great find for Danny,

0:09:49 > 0:09:53'but after a slow start, I'm not doing too badly either.'

0:09:53 > 0:09:55Do you want to come have a look in my garage?

0:09:55 > 0:09:56- Can we have a look? - Of course you can.

0:09:56 > 0:09:58Nice kitchen.

0:09:58 > 0:09:59DOG BARKS

0:09:59 > 0:10:01'You're never quite sure whether

0:10:01 > 0:10:05'you'll find a Chihuahua or a doberman behind closed doors.'

0:10:06 > 0:10:09Oh, some little kid will be really pleased with that.

0:10:09 > 0:10:10Stereo? I've got a huge stereo.

0:10:10 > 0:10:12Yeah, we'll take that.

0:10:12 > 0:10:15It's a big sound system, isn't it?

0:10:15 > 0:10:17Time to make some noise.

0:10:18 > 0:10:21Back in Wendy's garage, there's one very special pledge,

0:10:21 > 0:10:24courtesy of her own engineering company.

0:10:24 > 0:10:26Well, I might be able to help you there.

0:10:26 > 0:10:29I can donate a VIP

0:10:29 > 0:10:33British Touring Car Championship ticket for Silverstone.

0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Wow.- Whoever gets the ticket will have a fantastic day.

0:10:36 > 0:10:37- I'm sure they will.- VIP.

0:10:37 > 0:10:40I might even start bidding myself, if that's going up for grabs.

0:10:40 > 0:10:42What an amazing family.

0:10:42 > 0:10:46It looks like this community is right behind our street auction.

0:10:46 > 0:10:50Not surprising, though, as Jimmy's such a good neighbour.

0:10:50 > 0:10:54Alison is just one resident who's benefited from his kindness.

0:10:54 > 0:10:56Brilliant. Half a dozen DVDs.

0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Thank you so much.- Wonderful. - That'll be great.- Thank you.

0:10:59 > 0:11:00So, tell me a bit about Jim.

0:11:00 > 0:11:04- I gather he helps...?- My third child has got severe autism.

0:11:04 > 0:11:08He actually has been a really great help with him,

0:11:08 > 0:11:10and his wife, actually,

0:11:10 > 0:11:13have been a really great help with Evan

0:11:13 > 0:11:17and are very, very understanding of his needs and everything.

0:11:17 > 0:11:18Jim's a really lovely guy.

0:11:18 > 0:11:23He's really easy-going and I think children pick up on that.

0:11:23 > 0:11:25Yeah.

0:11:25 > 0:11:28It's obvious how well Jim is loved by his friends and family,

0:11:28 > 0:11:32but they know only too well how he has struggled since his injury.

0:11:34 > 0:11:38The artery tear damaged the part of Jim's brain that controls his memory

0:11:38 > 0:11:43and thinking skills. That left him vulnerable to low self-esteem,

0:11:43 > 0:11:45social withdrawal and depression.

0:11:45 > 0:11:48It was probably at its worst when I realised, you know...

0:11:51 > 0:11:53..that something needed to be done was that

0:11:53 > 0:11:57I couldn't bear even hearing the noise of my children playing.

0:11:57 > 0:12:00And I couldn't understand why that was.

0:12:01 > 0:12:06Oliver remembers Jim from before his injury and he remembers Jim being

0:12:06 > 0:12:11a very happy, outgoing dad who used to play football a lot with him,

0:12:11 > 0:12:14they used to be outside all the time.

0:12:14 > 0:12:18So life stopped for him and the boys found it really hard.

0:12:19 > 0:12:22Certainly for Oliver, who's a little bit older,

0:12:22 > 0:12:26he'd been used to Dad before and couldn't understand Dad afterwards.

0:12:26 > 0:12:28As his depression deepened,

0:12:28 > 0:12:32cracks began to appear in Jim and Claire's once solid marriage.

0:12:34 > 0:12:36It's very hard to admit that something is wrong

0:12:36 > 0:12:38and that those that love you

0:12:38 > 0:12:42and support you are actually being affected by it as well.

0:12:44 > 0:12:47Mmm. I think it's, um...

0:12:49 > 0:12:53..knowing that Jim had such a risk with his life

0:12:53 > 0:12:55and that that happens every day.

0:12:55 > 0:12:57When the times were really difficult,

0:12:57 > 0:13:00when perhaps our relationship wasn't great

0:13:00 > 0:13:03or that he was being really difficult,

0:13:03 > 0:13:06even though I knew it wasn't him, there were moments when

0:13:06 > 0:13:10it would have been easy for me to be able to say, "I've had enough."

0:13:11 > 0:13:14But because I love him, you know,

0:13:14 > 0:13:16we've stuck together and it's made us stronger.

0:13:18 > 0:13:20You're doing a good job there.

0:13:20 > 0:13:21Back on the streets,

0:13:21 > 0:13:24eagle-eyed Danny has possibly spotted a treasure trove.

0:13:25 > 0:13:27I can see that garage is full.

0:13:27 > 0:13:28You can't even get your car in.

0:13:28 > 0:13:31- No, no.- There's plenty here. What needs to go?

0:13:31 > 0:13:33And with Steve wife's Anne joining...

0:13:33 > 0:13:35That can go.

0:13:35 > 0:13:38..we're taking everything from dog baskets, bikes and more.

0:13:39 > 0:13:43There's a few bits of furniture coming out of that garage, too,

0:13:43 > 0:13:46including a modern but dull wooden sideboard.

0:13:46 > 0:13:50In its present condition, £10 would be optimistic.

0:13:50 > 0:13:52I'd like to see how much stuff Paul's got.

0:13:52 > 0:13:55I'd put a pound to a penny he's got less than me.

0:13:55 > 0:13:57- Danny, all of that?- All in one hit.

0:13:57 > 0:13:59We needed a lorry.

0:13:59 > 0:14:00BICYCLE BELL RINGS

0:14:00 > 0:14:02- And that bike as well? - And a Raleigh.

0:14:02 > 0:14:06Raleigh has been making British bikes for over 130 years.

0:14:06 > 0:14:12It's in good second-hand condition, as is the always popular BMX bike.

0:14:12 > 0:14:15I'm hopeful we'll get £10 for each of them.

0:14:15 > 0:14:17Danny's pulled out all the stops here.

0:14:17 > 0:14:20So it's about time I got a move on, too.

0:14:21 > 0:14:23- Hello.- Hello. Hi, My name's Paul.

0:14:23 > 0:14:24- What's your name?- Rachel.

0:14:24 > 0:14:28Rachel. Have you got anything in the house that you could donate

0:14:28 > 0:14:29- to this auction?- I haven't as such,

0:14:29 > 0:14:31but I've got my own cleaning business

0:14:31 > 0:14:34and I'm quite happy to donate a couple of hours' cleaning.

0:14:34 > 0:14:35Can you donate some of your time?

0:14:35 > 0:14:36- Yes.- Oh, fantastic.

0:14:36 > 0:14:40- OK?- Thank you very much. See you at the auction.- Bye.

0:14:40 > 0:14:42Great. Your own cleaner for two hours.

0:14:42 > 0:14:45That's sure to attract bids at the street auction.

0:14:45 > 0:14:48But what if some neighbours can't actually be there?

0:14:48 > 0:14:52Well, this one is still keen to help raise money for Jim.

0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Are you collecting now? - Yes, we are.

0:14:54 > 0:14:56Because we're moving out today.

0:14:56 > 0:14:58You're moving out today.

0:14:59 > 0:15:01- There you go.- Oh, thank you very much.

0:15:01 > 0:15:02How sweet is that?

0:15:02 > 0:15:06He's just moving house and he's not going to be here

0:15:06 > 0:15:09but he's donated a tenner. Just goes to show,

0:15:09 > 0:15:12there's still a lot of nice people left in the world.

0:15:12 > 0:15:14Come on. Let's see what else we can get.

0:15:15 > 0:15:18Well, I've got another donation - an old wooden writing desk.

0:15:18 > 0:15:23It looks very Georgian in style but it's actually a 1920s copy.

0:15:23 > 0:15:26We'd be lucky if we got £15 for it,

0:15:26 > 0:15:28but I might have an idea to make it more profitable.

0:15:28 > 0:15:30Come on. Have a read of this.

0:15:30 > 0:15:33Meanwhile, Danny's trying his luck with Jim's four-legged neighbours.

0:15:33 > 0:15:35Here you are, have a read of this.

0:15:35 > 0:15:37Stick to people, Danny, they are friendlier.

0:15:37 > 0:15:39Is there anything you've got?

0:15:39 > 0:15:44- Any old kid's toys, anything I can rummage around with?- Um...

0:15:44 > 0:15:47- I've got a table.- Would you mind donating that...

0:15:47 > 0:15:49- No.- ..for our street auction? - No.- Are you sure?- Yeah, have it.

0:15:49 > 0:15:51Because, fingers crossed,

0:15:51 > 0:15:54- we might be able to get £15, £20, £30 for that.- Yeah, yeah.

0:15:54 > 0:15:59As well as the coffee table, there are four toys in great condition.

0:15:59 > 0:16:02These are perfect in an area with lots of children.

0:16:02 > 0:16:04- Come to the street party. - Oh, we will.

0:16:04 > 0:16:07And I think this is a great way of bringing the community back together

0:16:07 > 0:16:09because so many people lead busy lives.

0:16:09 > 0:16:12You know, we're always doing so much and you don't know what's going on

0:16:12 > 0:16:14- around the corner with your neighbours.- Mmm.

0:16:14 > 0:16:16I know you don't know Jim,

0:16:16 > 0:16:19but he is a real angel - he helps everyone in the community.

0:16:20 > 0:16:22It was time spent at Headley Court,

0:16:22 > 0:16:26a rehabilitation unit for injured military personnel,

0:16:26 > 0:16:29that helped Jim focus on the future -

0:16:29 > 0:16:31a future of helping others.

0:16:32 > 0:16:36Seeing how they all support each other so well at Headley Court,

0:16:36 > 0:16:38it just made me feel as though

0:16:38 > 0:16:41I could maybe do something to help.

0:16:41 > 0:16:44It just opened his eyes to a different world

0:16:44 > 0:16:47and he said he thought then he could actually be involved

0:16:47 > 0:16:50in some sort of volunteering or caring role.

0:16:50 > 0:16:54Jim is a massive asset because he does

0:16:54 > 0:16:57let us have loads and loads of his time every week.

0:16:57 > 0:17:01Clubs like ours and facilities like ours couldn't survive without people

0:17:01 > 0:17:04like Jim and I think he's just a great example

0:17:04 > 0:17:07of what community coaching and volunteering is all about.

0:17:07 > 0:17:08It gives me a warm feeling, you know,

0:17:08 > 0:17:13and it makes me feel as though I'm doing something worthwhile

0:17:13 > 0:17:16and it has helped my self-esteem and confidence.

0:17:16 > 0:17:20He's really pulled himself up and I see the character coming back out

0:17:20 > 0:17:24in him that we haven't seen for a long time...

0:17:24 > 0:17:27and Jim's discovered that life is still worth living.

0:17:33 > 0:17:35'Well, it's time to meet the man himself,

0:17:35 > 0:17:37'without giving the game away, of course.'

0:17:37 > 0:17:40WHISPERS: I've got to go in and talk to Jim.

0:17:40 > 0:17:42I know he's sitting in his front room, that's why I'm whispering,

0:17:42 > 0:17:44cos his window's slightly open.

0:17:44 > 0:17:46I think he is a bit suspicious.

0:17:46 > 0:17:49But this is key, cos I want to find out all about Jim,

0:17:49 > 0:17:50what drives him...

0:17:51 > 0:17:55..more about the man, and I want to let him tell the story

0:17:55 > 0:17:57because if I dig too much he might rumble me.

0:17:58 > 0:18:00'Now, I don't want to blow this,

0:18:00 > 0:18:05'so as far as Jim thinks, we're raising money for a local cause.'

0:18:05 > 0:18:09We've got something in here that we're quite happy to let go.

0:18:09 > 0:18:12I don't think it's of any great value, to be honest with you.

0:18:12 > 0:18:14But it's...

0:18:14 > 0:18:15I'm not a ceramics person.

0:18:15 > 0:18:18- Some Carlton Ware, so... - Oh, brilliant!- Yeah.

0:18:18 > 0:18:21'Carlton Ware was a prolific pottery based in Stoke-on-Trent.

0:18:21 > 0:18:26'Some good Art Deco designs from the 1930s can reach thousands of pounds,

0:18:26 > 0:18:29'but other pieces can be found for as little as a fiver.'

0:18:29 > 0:18:31It's a nice thing. Great.

0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Good.- What the dog's name? - Headley.- That's an unusual name.

0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Where does that come from? - I was at Headley Court.

0:18:36 > 0:18:39- What's that? - It's the military rehab centre.

0:18:39 > 0:18:41- What were you there for?- I had a brain injury when I was in the RAF.

0:18:41 > 0:18:43So you're not in the services any more?

0:18:43 > 0:18:46No, I was discharged, medically discharged, a couple of years ago.

0:18:46 > 0:18:48Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

0:18:48 > 0:18:53No, I've sort of made a pretty good recovery so I'm doing OK, thank you.

0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Upwards and onwards, so they say. - Absolutely.- That's right, yeah.

0:18:56 > 0:18:58'Jim's mum, Babs, lives with the family,

0:18:58 > 0:19:02'and as she's in on the secret, she's look out a few things for us.'

0:19:02 > 0:19:04Any silver hallmarks?

0:19:04 > 0:19:06- I don't know.- I've never looked at them, to be honest.

0:19:06 > 0:19:08No, they're silver plate.

0:19:08 > 0:19:10- I think they're just...- Yeah, EPNS. - Yeah.

0:19:10 > 0:19:13'EPNS is where a very thin layer of silver

0:19:13 > 0:19:15'is applied to a nickel base.

0:19:15 > 0:19:18'It was first introduced in the 1840s

0:19:18 > 0:19:20'as a cheaper alternative to solid silver.'

0:19:20 > 0:19:23- That one's got the silver hallmark on it.- Oh, has it?

0:19:23 > 0:19:25Silver's right on its knees right now, even for scrap value,

0:19:25 > 0:19:28silver's selling at around £8.50 an ounce.

0:19:28 > 0:19:31Five years ago it was £30.

0:19:31 > 0:19:36So a little teaspoon like this would have been worth £5 or £6

0:19:36 > 0:19:39but, sadly, today it's not worth 50p.

0:19:39 > 0:19:40And it all goes to melt.

0:19:40 > 0:19:41But we won't be melting this.

0:19:41 > 0:19:43Hi, guys.

0:19:43 > 0:19:45'Upstairs, Jim's two boys, Ben and Oliver,

0:19:45 > 0:19:48'have found some things they'd like to donate, too.'

0:19:48 > 0:19:50So what have you guys got?

0:19:50 > 0:19:52I've got some boxing gloves that I don't use.

0:19:52 > 0:19:56- You don't use these any more? - No.- Fantastic.

0:19:56 > 0:19:58Oh, that's fabulous.

0:19:58 > 0:20:01And it's a small child's size one as well.

0:20:01 > 0:20:03It's a good little...

0:20:03 > 0:20:07'A child's guitar is three quarters the size of a standard instrument,

0:20:07 > 0:20:10'making it easier for a youngster to hold.

0:20:10 > 0:20:14'I'll sell it on the rostrum and see if I can get a budding Jimi Hendrix

0:20:14 > 0:20:15'to pay £15 for it.

0:20:15 > 0:20:17'But I'm keen to find out more from Jim.'

0:20:17 > 0:20:20You said you liked travelling. Where would you like to go?

0:20:20 > 0:20:25- Where would I like to go?- Where's on your sort of bucket list?- Canada.

0:20:25 > 0:20:28'That's good. We're on the right track, then.'

0:20:28 > 0:20:31Do you know, everyone loves mirrors. I know it looks a bit dated...

0:20:31 > 0:20:33- Yeah.- ..but can we give it a go?

0:20:33 > 0:20:34- Absolutely.- Please.- Please do.

0:20:34 > 0:20:37Because I'm after anything. I mean, you know, it might be a couple

0:20:37 > 0:20:39of pounds but it helps, doesn't it?

0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Absolutely.- What about the sticks?

0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Can we have the sticks?- You can have this sticks as well.

0:20:43 > 0:20:47By all means. My sticks I have to carry in one of these.

0:20:49 > 0:20:50You're a golfer, then? I am a golfer.

0:20:50 > 0:20:52- You like it?- To be honest with you,

0:20:52 > 0:20:55it's one of the things that's got me back into sport was doing it

0:20:55 > 0:20:58through Help For Heroes Battle Back scheme -

0:20:58 > 0:21:01a military scheme to get guys trying different sports

0:21:01 > 0:21:04after injuries, so golf was a real tonic for me.

0:21:04 > 0:21:07And of course meeting up with other veterans

0:21:07 > 0:21:09and doing something we all love, which is nice.

0:21:09 > 0:21:11- It's good.- That's important.

0:21:11 > 0:21:14- You need to keep in touch. Thank you for this.- That's all right.

0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Pleasure.- It's been a real help, actually.

0:21:16 > 0:21:17It really has. And, you know,

0:21:17 > 0:21:19everyone's been so kind in the neighbourhood.

0:21:19 > 0:21:20- Did you know that? - That's great to hear.

0:21:20 > 0:21:22We're going to have a great party.

0:21:22 > 0:21:25- Looking forward to it.- And your mum's has been a star as well.

0:21:25 > 0:21:27- Yeah.- Old Babs.- Yeah.

0:21:28 > 0:21:30We've got some good items from the family

0:21:30 > 0:21:34and hopefully Jim still doesn't know who we're raising money for.

0:21:34 > 0:21:38I met the man, Jim, this is what this programme is all about,

0:21:38 > 0:21:43that guy there. I got him to admit he wants to go to Canada.

0:21:43 > 0:21:46And Babs has been brilliant. She's had a good old forage.

0:21:46 > 0:21:48We've had a good find in that house.

0:21:48 > 0:21:51Right, it's time to meet up with Danny and see how we've got on.

0:21:51 > 0:21:53Danny. It's the end of the day.

0:21:53 > 0:21:56- It's getting that way now. - We've got a van load.

0:21:56 > 0:21:57How do you think you did?

0:21:57 > 0:22:00I tell you what it is, Paul, I think I'm in front already.

0:22:00 > 0:22:03I had several houses I knocked on that nobody was in.

0:22:03 > 0:22:05I had 14!

0:22:05 > 0:22:08Now, then. Enough of that old flannel.

0:22:08 > 0:22:09I've heard all that before.

0:22:10 > 0:22:12Well, let's empty the van

0:22:12 > 0:22:15and line up everything both Danny and I have collected.

0:22:15 > 0:22:17If we spot anything of great quality,

0:22:17 > 0:22:20we can send it to a saleroom.

0:22:20 > 0:22:21Selling on 70.

0:22:21 > 0:22:24But before we can even look down the line,

0:22:24 > 0:22:26there's a last-minute donation.

0:22:26 > 0:22:27Thanks very much.

0:22:27 > 0:22:31We've got a corkscrew and we've got some buttons,

0:22:31 > 0:22:33some enamelled buttons

0:22:33 > 0:22:35and we have some Poole pottery,

0:22:35 > 0:22:38some 1930s Poole pottery.

0:22:38 > 0:22:41Poole pottery was made in Dorset from the late 19th century.

0:22:41 > 0:22:46The brightly-coloured 1970s designs are more popular, but this pair of

0:22:46 > 0:22:491950s vases are in perfect condition.

0:22:49 > 0:22:52I reckon they're worth £20-£30.

0:22:52 > 0:22:54And I like the little enamelled buttons. Look at those.

0:22:54 > 0:22:57Small decorated buttons like these were popular in the 1920s

0:22:57 > 0:23:01and were made so you could change the buttons on your waistcoat.

0:23:01 > 0:23:04I think they could fly in the saleroom. At least £30.

0:23:06 > 0:23:09Wow! This is a good day's work, Danny.

0:23:09 > 0:23:11I was going to say, an impressive day's work.

0:23:11 > 0:23:12Look at the length of YOUR pile!

0:23:12 > 0:23:15It just goes on and on.

0:23:15 > 0:23:16'The Poole pottery and the buttons

0:23:16 > 0:23:18'are definitely bound for the saleroom.

0:23:18 > 0:23:22'But is there anything else in the line-up which can go there, too?'

0:23:22 > 0:23:25- That's a nice little glass, isn't it?- Nice bit of glass.

0:23:25 > 0:23:26Yeah! Let's stick that into auction.

0:23:26 > 0:23:29- Stick that into auction.- Shall we? - That's a good find.

0:23:29 > 0:23:31- It's a nice big lump.- And that's kind of topical right now.

0:23:31 > 0:23:33Everybody likes that.

0:23:33 > 0:23:36Yeah, '50s glass. 'That's three pieces heading to the saleroom.

0:23:36 > 0:23:37'And as for this item,

0:23:37 > 0:23:41'I reckon there's potential for a bit of upcycling.'

0:23:41 > 0:23:44That, in a kid's bedroom, would keep all the toys tidy.

0:23:44 > 0:23:47You know, all the Lego, all the clutter you get,

0:23:47 > 0:23:50all that plastic stuff can go in there and it's against the wall.

0:23:50 > 0:23:52We don't want to paint it pink because it's...

0:23:52 > 0:23:55- Predominantly girls.- We don't want to paint it bright blue.

0:23:55 > 0:23:58That is the colour we're painting it, OK?

0:23:58 > 0:23:59We'll paint it that - a neutral colour.

0:23:59 > 0:24:02That'll be great for that. That'll go in a kid's bedroom.

0:24:02 > 0:24:05'There's also a second piece of unloved furniture

0:24:05 > 0:24:07'that could benefit from similar care and attention.'

0:24:07 > 0:24:12And this, I think we go for a soft, feminine colour.

0:24:12 > 0:24:14Something like an ochre,

0:24:14 > 0:24:16something quite muted and subtle,

0:24:16 > 0:24:18that will sit somewhere in a hallway.

0:24:18 > 0:24:19- Happy?- Very.

0:24:19 > 0:24:21That way we get a better deal.

0:24:21 > 0:24:23I think we'll do it, then.

0:24:27 > 0:24:31It's the day of our street auction and, boy, there's lots to do.

0:24:33 > 0:24:35All the bric-a-brac stalls have to be set-up...

0:24:36 > 0:24:38..the bunting hung...

0:24:39 > 0:24:42..and there's more donations arriving at the last minute.

0:24:44 > 0:24:45At least the sun's shining, Danny.

0:24:45 > 0:24:47That's what the doctor ordered!

0:24:47 > 0:24:48Fingers crossed this works.

0:24:48 > 0:24:51Hi, stewards. Thank you so much for helping us out today.

0:24:51 > 0:24:53I can see a few familiar faces here.

0:24:53 > 0:24:55- Shall we get started? ALL:- Yes!

0:24:55 > 0:24:57Come on, then. Well done.

0:24:57 > 0:25:00Jim's friends and neighbours have come out in force to help us hit our

0:25:00 > 0:25:04target. We've even got a visitor from Hollywood.

0:25:04 > 0:25:07Oh, I can be Marilyn any time you want me to be.

0:25:07 > 0:25:11It's time to get stuck in and it's really uplifting to see a whole

0:25:11 > 0:25:14community rally together for one of their own.

0:25:14 > 0:25:16- That's a nice bit.- Some lovely bits coming out here.

0:25:16 > 0:25:18If you find a bit that needs to go in the auction,

0:25:18 > 0:25:21- for goodness' sake, grab it. - Don't you worry, I shall do.

0:25:21 > 0:25:22I know you will!

0:25:23 > 0:25:28I mean, there's got to be, on this table alone, about £100 worth.

0:25:28 > 0:25:29And we're still opening boxes.

0:25:30 > 0:25:32I think that £500 target

0:25:32 > 0:25:36is very achievable with the kit we've got here.

0:25:36 > 0:25:39I'm confident, but we need people.

0:25:39 > 0:25:42We need people to turn up so they can spend their money,

0:25:42 > 0:25:44so we can get £500.

0:25:44 > 0:25:48'Jim has arrived, still unaware that all of this is in his honour,

0:25:48 > 0:25:52'to thank him for all the good work that he does for THIS community.'

0:25:52 > 0:25:55All these jigsaws have been checked, so all the pieces are there,

0:25:55 > 0:25:57I'm reliably informed.

0:25:57 > 0:26:00I'm just wondering whether or not we needed to do them, just to double check.

0:26:00 > 0:26:02- There's nothing worse than having a jigsaw...- He's QUITE quick

0:26:02 > 0:26:05at doing jigsaws, but I don't know if he's that quick!

0:26:05 > 0:26:07I'm very good. Especially if it's only got 40 pieces.

0:26:07 > 0:26:09THEY LAUGH

0:26:09 > 0:26:13And an old RAF friend, Shane, has turned up to help, too.

0:26:14 > 0:26:15Did you work with Jim at all?

0:26:15 > 0:26:18Yeah, I've known Jim for a very long time.

0:26:18 > 0:26:19- In the services?- Yes.

0:26:20 > 0:26:231993 was the first time I met Jim.

0:26:23 > 0:26:25- Down in the Falkland Islands. - Really? Falklands?

0:26:25 > 0:26:27What's he like to work with?

0:26:27 > 0:26:29Outstanding. He's the salt of the earth.

0:26:29 > 0:26:31In the forces, the mates are your family.

0:26:31 > 0:26:35- Of course they are.- And you do anything for your family.

0:26:35 > 0:26:37Is this a really hard career to turn your back on?

0:26:37 > 0:26:40How do you think Jim felt when he was discharged?

0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Devastated.- Really? - Absolutely devastated.

0:26:42 > 0:26:44So far so good, we've got away with it.

0:26:44 > 0:26:46He's down there, you can see, helping out.

0:26:46 > 0:26:48To be honest,

0:26:48 > 0:26:51how Claire managed to get him out of playing cricket today as well...

0:26:51 > 0:26:54And you're selling books.

0:26:54 > 0:26:56AND...dog food.

0:26:56 > 0:26:58Doesn't get much better than that, does it?!

0:26:59 > 0:27:02I'm still a few items short for my pop-up auction,

0:27:02 > 0:27:04so let's see what's around.

0:27:04 > 0:27:07There is something that's been added at a later date, because

0:27:07 > 0:27:10I know Danny and myself didn't find these.

0:27:10 > 0:27:13I love these self-stacking bistro chairs.

0:27:13 > 0:27:15They're great in the garden, great in the dining room,

0:27:15 > 0:27:17they're great in the kitchen.

0:27:17 > 0:27:19Spare chairs. And when you finish with them, look,

0:27:19 > 0:27:21you just stack them like that.

0:27:21 > 0:27:23Stick them in the shed.

0:27:23 > 0:27:24That's fantastic.

0:27:24 > 0:27:27I want to get 20 quid for that set of four.

0:27:27 > 0:27:30'These chairs are similar in style to those made famous by the Danish

0:27:30 > 0:27:32'designer Arne Jacobsen.

0:27:32 > 0:27:35'They're a fraction of the price, but they'll make a really classy

0:27:35 > 0:27:38'addition to someone's home.'

0:27:38 > 0:27:40That's brilliant. That's really, really good.

0:27:40 > 0:27:44'Meanwhile, it looks like Danny has found something interesting, too.'

0:27:44 > 0:27:47I've just spotted a lovely pair of bevelled-edge mirrors.

0:27:47 > 0:27:50I mean, these are absolutely fantastic.

0:27:50 > 0:27:53It's got a little gallery at the top. There's a bevel edge on it.

0:27:53 > 0:27:56People love it. They want to see a bit of authenticity.

0:27:56 > 0:27:57They want it to look old.

0:27:57 > 0:28:02They want it to look real. This oval-shaped, again bevel-edged.

0:28:02 > 0:28:04I don't call it bevel-edged.

0:28:04 > 0:28:05I call it diamond cut.

0:28:05 > 0:28:08The light hits it, you get a great reflection.

0:28:08 > 0:28:15These two have to go to auction and I'm expecting £15-£20 apiece.

0:28:15 > 0:28:17I think Danny is bang on the money with these two.

0:28:17 > 0:28:21But as well as older items, there's also a brand-new one.

0:28:21 > 0:28:25A local business has donated this lawnmower fresh out of the box.

0:28:25 > 0:28:29And it retails at around £350.

0:28:29 > 0:28:32Fingers crossed we get over £100 for this.

0:28:32 > 0:28:34I'd like to see £200 upwards.

0:28:34 > 0:28:37That's going on the pop-up rostrum later on today.

0:28:38 > 0:28:41And our up-cycled furniture has just arrived.

0:28:42 > 0:28:45A good job's been done on these, I think.

0:28:45 > 0:28:46Fantastic, yes.

0:28:46 > 0:28:49The team has done an absolutely fantastic job.

0:28:49 > 0:28:52And they stuck to the brief, look - same colour!

0:28:52 > 0:28:56Well, that colour is quite neutral.

0:28:56 > 0:28:58With a simple sanding and a couple of coats of paint,

0:28:58 > 0:29:01the wooden sideboard looks a million dollars.

0:29:01 > 0:29:03And the newly-painted drawers

0:29:03 > 0:29:07bring this old 1920s desk into the 21st-century.

0:29:07 > 0:29:10I think when you get on that rostrum and

0:29:10 > 0:29:13put your mind to selling these, this is where the money is.

0:29:13 > 0:29:16I'd imagine you've got £20, £30 apiece here.

0:29:16 > 0:29:19I kind of agree, but I think £15,

0:29:19 > 0:29:22and I think £10 is a really good starting point.

0:29:22 > 0:29:25If we can build on that, that's good.

0:29:26 > 0:29:27Talking of starting points,

0:29:27 > 0:29:31it's almost time to open this street auction to the public.

0:29:31 > 0:29:32But will they turn up?

0:29:33 > 0:29:35Of course they will!

0:29:35 > 0:29:38They've arrived in their hundreds to support the cause.

0:29:38 > 0:29:41- ALL:- Ten, nine, eight, seven...

0:29:41 > 0:29:43- Good luck, Danny.- Good luck, Paul.

0:29:43 > 0:29:46- We've got our work cut out. - We have, but we're going to do it.

0:29:46 > 0:29:48We're going to do it. We know what it's for.

0:29:48 > 0:29:50CHEERING Let's go!

0:29:57 > 0:30:00There's lots of great items on the bric-a-brac stalls,

0:30:00 > 0:30:03but it never hurts to encourage people

0:30:03 > 0:30:05to dig deep into their pockets.

0:30:05 > 0:30:07I have...£2.

0:30:07 > 0:30:09- Or purses.- £3.

0:30:09 > 0:30:11£3.

0:30:12 > 0:30:14- Done.- Brilliant.- Because it's you, it's that smile.

0:30:14 > 0:30:17- Thank you so much.- These are absolutely fabulous

0:30:17 > 0:30:20and I tell you what - they're not big money. They're not, honestly.

0:30:20 > 0:30:23- Look at that.- £1 apiece and that's cos it's you.

0:30:24 > 0:30:27And our volunteers are selling hard, too.

0:30:27 > 0:30:29What would you offer me?

0:30:29 > 0:30:30About a fiver?

0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Two?- Five?

0:30:33 > 0:30:36- Five it is, then.- Thank you very much indeed!

0:30:36 > 0:30:40Babs seems to be doing a roaring trade on the cake stall.

0:30:40 > 0:30:42Don't forget that slice you're saving for me.

0:30:42 > 0:30:44I'm not going to worry. Thank you, Babs.

0:30:44 > 0:30:46He's my love.

0:30:46 > 0:30:47MY love. I made it!

0:30:47 > 0:30:49THEY LAUGH

0:30:50 > 0:30:52The bric-a-brac is moving.

0:30:52 > 0:30:55That is the best thing because at the end of the day,

0:30:55 > 0:30:57if we haven't sold this, this is dead money.

0:30:57 > 0:30:59We haven't thought about that.

0:30:59 > 0:31:01So all of this has got to go.

0:31:01 > 0:31:03Our Marilyn Monroe lookalike

0:31:03 > 0:31:06is turning out to be a box office smash hit...

0:31:06 > 0:31:07A kiss on the cheek.

0:31:07 > 0:31:09Thank you!

0:31:09 > 0:31:11- Don't tell the wife! - "Don't tell the wife!"

0:31:11 > 0:31:13..with the male audience, anyway.

0:31:13 > 0:31:16What we're after is your camera phone.

0:31:16 > 0:31:17Yes.

0:31:17 > 0:31:21- Because this young gentleman is going to have a picture with Marilyn.- That doesn't surprise me!

0:31:21 > 0:31:24No. Well, it will do in a minute. It's going to cost him a fiver!

0:31:26 > 0:31:28- Super. - Is Dad going to have a go?

0:31:28 > 0:31:30Have you got a mobile phone?

0:31:30 > 0:31:33Jim's neighbour Alison has been buying up all the cakes.

0:31:33 > 0:31:35- How are you doing?- I'm all right.

0:31:35 > 0:31:38- How are you?- Hopefully, she can confirm that he is still in the dark.

0:31:38 > 0:31:41- Where's he gone now? - I think he's behind us.

0:31:41 > 0:31:44In true pantomime fashion, he is behind us.

0:31:44 > 0:31:46He's not aware of nothing as of yet?

0:31:46 > 0:31:50- Not at all.- No. How you think he's going to be when we reveal the great

0:31:50 > 0:31:52- reveal?- He'll be very surprised

0:31:52 > 0:31:54that all this fuss has been made of him.

0:31:54 > 0:31:56He's such a lovely man.

0:31:56 > 0:32:02To have this fuss made over him will really, really just take him aback.

0:32:02 > 0:32:04Let's just hope we reach the target.

0:32:04 > 0:32:07- Fingers crossed.- Yes, you might have to sell them cakes, otherwise.

0:32:07 > 0:32:08You're not having my cakes!

0:32:08 > 0:32:11Save me one just in case there's no more at the stall.

0:32:12 > 0:32:15It's almost time for the pop-up auction,

0:32:15 > 0:32:18but one final push on the stalls can only help.

0:32:19 > 0:32:22Right, everyone, we have ten minutes to go before the auction,

0:32:22 > 0:32:25so everything you've got is now half-price.

0:32:25 > 0:32:26It's all got to go, OK?

0:32:26 > 0:32:29Time to get a tally on how the stalls are doing.

0:32:29 > 0:32:31How's the teas and coffees going?

0:32:31 > 0:32:33It's going quite well, actually. The cakes have gone mad.

0:32:33 > 0:32:36- How much are you doing on the cakes so far?- Doing well.

0:32:36 > 0:32:39- How much?- About 60, £70.

0:32:39 > 0:32:41Woo! £60 or £70.

0:32:41 > 0:32:42- Yeah.- Yes!

0:32:42 > 0:32:44Yes! Yes!

0:32:44 > 0:32:46Hopefully, we're still on target

0:32:46 > 0:32:49to reach £500, but don't forget we've also sent some items

0:32:49 > 0:32:52to the auction house, so while the cash from the stalls is being

0:32:52 > 0:32:54counted, let's see if our lots

0:32:54 > 0:32:57can make some money over in the saleroom.

0:32:57 > 0:33:00Toby Pin is our auctioneer.

0:33:00 > 0:33:02All done, selling on £15.

0:33:02 > 0:33:04And Jim's mum Babs has come along

0:33:04 > 0:33:06with a friend to see how the items do.

0:33:06 > 0:33:08We're starting with the pair of

0:33:08 > 0:33:111950s Poole pottery donated at the very last minute

0:33:11 > 0:33:13of our rummage day.

0:33:13 > 0:33:17A pair of 1950s period Poole pottery tapered vases.

0:33:17 > 0:33:19They're in perfect condition

0:33:19 > 0:33:21and should reach their estimate of £20-£30.

0:33:23 > 0:33:25Who's going to start me? £20 for these.

0:33:25 > 0:33:2720 I'm bid. 22.

0:33:27 > 0:33:2925? 25 anywhere?

0:33:29 > 0:33:3125. 28.

0:33:31 > 0:33:3330. 32.

0:33:33 > 0:33:3435.

0:33:34 > 0:33:37Selling them at £32.

0:33:37 > 0:33:39- Well done.- That's a good start.

0:33:39 > 0:33:43Next it's the glass jug given by Wendy's daughter Tracey.

0:33:43 > 0:33:47It's not Murano, but a 1970s copy which mimics the style

0:33:47 > 0:33:49and has an estimate of £20-£30.

0:33:49 > 0:33:51A bit of a bargain.

0:33:51 > 0:33:52£28 anywhere?

0:33:52 > 0:33:5428. 30 here.

0:33:54 > 0:33:5632 in the room.

0:33:56 > 0:33:58At £32 here.

0:33:58 > 0:33:59I've got 35 anywhere else?

0:33:59 > 0:34:02At £32 then, Mr Thompson.

0:34:02 > 0:34:04Ready for a drink? Are all done?

0:34:04 > 0:34:06Selling then on £32.

0:34:06 > 0:34:07Lovely.

0:34:07 > 0:34:10Lastly, it's the 1920s waistcoat buttons.

0:34:10 > 0:34:14Since they featured Newfoundland dogs, I'm hoping they'll appeal

0:34:14 > 0:34:16to both button and dog lovers.

0:34:16 > 0:34:18They've only got an estimate of £10-£20,

0:34:18 > 0:34:21but I fancy they could attract bigger bids than that.

0:34:22 > 0:34:25- Look at those. Lovely. - They are, aren't they?

0:34:25 > 0:34:27Interest here. We've got commission bidders.

0:34:27 > 0:34:3022, 25, 28.

0:34:30 > 0:34:3230 anywhere else?

0:34:32 > 0:34:3430, thank you. 32. 35.

0:34:34 > 0:34:3638. 38.

0:34:36 > 0:34:37I'll tell you when it's too much!

0:34:37 > 0:34:4038! 40. 42.

0:34:40 > 0:34:4145. 48.

0:34:41 > 0:34:43You'll have to round it up.

0:34:43 > 0:34:4548. £50.

0:34:45 > 0:34:47Selling then to Mr Dawe at £50.

0:34:47 > 0:34:49- Thank you very much.- Great.

0:34:49 > 0:34:52I had a good feeling about those buttons

0:34:52 > 0:34:56and added to our other sales, we've made £114.

0:34:56 > 0:34:59But how have we done back on the street?

0:35:00 > 0:35:02The figures are in and it's looking fantastic.

0:35:02 > 0:35:04- Go on.- They've raised £558.

0:35:04 > 0:35:06- Yes!- That's what I thought.

0:35:06 > 0:35:07That's fantastic.

0:35:07 > 0:35:09Well done, you. You've been selling hard.

0:35:09 > 0:35:11You've been doing that.

0:35:11 > 0:35:14That is brilliant. We have got Jim to Canada, right?

0:35:14 > 0:35:18We've also, I can reveal, got £114 from the saleroom.

0:35:18 > 0:35:21It's great news, but once you've climbed one mountain

0:35:21 > 0:35:23why not try and climb another?

0:35:24 > 0:35:28Since his illness, Jim's been on an emotional rollercoaster,

0:35:28 > 0:35:31and by his side supporting him every step of the way has been Claire,

0:35:31 > 0:35:33his wife.

0:35:34 > 0:35:38It would be lovely to be able to send them BOTH to Canada.

0:35:38 > 0:35:39Trip of a lifetime for two of them.

0:35:39 > 0:35:42Come on, let's do it. I'm so excited.

0:35:42 > 0:35:44- Let's do it.- Thank you so much.

0:35:44 > 0:35:48It's time for our pop-up option, so will everybody gather around?

0:35:48 > 0:35:50Come forward, so I can hear you from the rostrum,

0:35:50 > 0:35:52and we'll get the auction started.

0:35:52 > 0:35:54Fingers crossed.

0:35:54 > 0:35:58We'll need to raise £1,000 to send them both across the Atlantic.

0:35:58 > 0:36:02Let's hope the bidders are ready to dig deep into their pockets.

0:36:02 > 0:36:06I'm going to start straight away with lot number one.

0:36:06 > 0:36:09First up, it's the upcycled storage cupboard.

0:36:09 > 0:36:11Can I take 20? Thank you.

0:36:11 > 0:36:13Thumbs up. £20.

0:36:13 > 0:36:15I've got £20. 22.

0:36:15 > 0:36:16Thank you. 22 with me now.

0:36:16 > 0:36:18£24. It's against you now.

0:36:18 > 0:36:1925. Thank you.

0:36:19 > 0:36:21Any further advances on 25?

0:36:21 > 0:36:23It's going once, it's going twice.

0:36:23 > 0:36:25Sold. £25, thank you.

0:36:26 > 0:36:29'A good start. Let's hope the upcycled bureau does as well.'

0:36:29 > 0:36:32I'll take 20 anywhere.

0:36:32 > 0:36:34Come on, this is an office. Thank you. £20.

0:36:34 > 0:36:35We're in. 22.

0:36:35 > 0:36:38Thank you. It's against you now. Can I take 25?

0:36:38 > 0:36:41Yes. £27. Thank you. 27 over there.

0:36:41 > 0:36:43- It's against you now. 30.- 32.- 32.

0:36:43 > 0:36:46Thank you very much. It's against you now, madam.

0:36:46 > 0:36:48Come on, this is a bargain.

0:36:48 > 0:36:50- 34.- £34.- 35.

0:36:50 > 0:36:5135.

0:36:51 > 0:36:54- That's one more pound. Thank you.- 38.

0:36:54 > 0:36:56- 43.- £43.

0:36:56 > 0:36:59And hopefully at the end of the day, you'll get to know each other!

0:36:59 > 0:37:01- £43, with you. It's against you now.- 45.

0:37:01 > 0:37:0345. They're digging deep.

0:37:03 > 0:37:05They don't want to let go. 45, it's against you.

0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Be bold, say 50.- 46.- 46!

0:37:07 > 0:37:10£46. £46,

0:37:10 > 0:37:13it's with you, madam. I'm selling at £46.

0:37:13 > 0:37:15It's going once, twice.

0:37:16 > 0:37:19What a result! Two unloved pieces of furniture

0:37:19 > 0:37:21get an inexpensive makeover

0:37:21 > 0:37:24and generate a profit of £71.

0:37:24 > 0:37:27Now for those stylish chairs I spotted earlier.

0:37:27 > 0:37:31Who's going to give me a bid of £20 for four chairs?

0:37:31 > 0:37:34Thank you. £20, a maiden bid of £20 for four chairs.

0:37:34 > 0:37:3522? Thank you.

0:37:35 > 0:37:37£22. 24?

0:37:37 > 0:37:39£26. 28.

0:37:39 > 0:37:40£30.

0:37:40 > 0:37:41This is more like it.

0:37:41 > 0:37:44£32. Thank you. 34.

0:37:44 > 0:37:46£34. It's against you, madam.

0:37:46 > 0:37:4735. Thank you.

0:37:47 > 0:37:49£35.

0:37:49 > 0:37:51£37. £37.

0:37:51 > 0:37:54It's going once, twice, sold.

0:37:54 > 0:37:56Thank you. It's sold to you, madam.

0:37:56 > 0:38:00'Jim's friends and neighbours really are a generous bunch.'

0:38:00 > 0:38:02That will go in any little kiddie's bedroom.

0:38:02 > 0:38:04It's a useful little storage holdall.

0:38:04 > 0:38:05Whatever age they are.

0:38:05 > 0:38:07Who will give me £5 for that?

0:38:07 > 0:38:08Come on. It's a one-off.

0:38:08 > 0:38:12You will, madam, down the front. Look at this. Thank you so much.

0:38:12 > 0:38:14Do you know what? I want to sell it to you for £5 as well.

0:38:14 > 0:38:16And I'm going to sell it at £5.

0:38:16 > 0:38:18Any further advances?

0:38:18 > 0:38:19Maiden bid. Straight in.

0:38:19 > 0:38:21Straight out. Sold.

0:38:21 > 0:38:22Wow. Fantastic.

0:38:22 > 0:38:23Right...

0:38:23 > 0:38:25'We're ticking along nicely.

0:38:25 > 0:38:27'Now it's the two vintage mirrors Danny spotted

0:38:27 > 0:38:30'and thinks they're worth £20 each.'

0:38:30 > 0:38:33I've got £18 here and I'm selling now at £20.

0:38:33 > 0:38:36Thank you. It's going once, twice, sold.

0:38:36 > 0:38:38'Went for exactly that!'

0:38:38 > 0:38:39Our second mirror of the day.

0:38:39 > 0:38:41Any further advances on 20?

0:38:41 > 0:38:43Fair warning. I'm selling at 20.

0:38:43 > 0:38:45Sold. 'Well done, Danny.

0:38:45 > 0:38:48'And a budding young musician bid on Ben's child's guitar.'

0:38:48 > 0:38:50Thank you. Come on. £28.

0:38:50 > 0:38:52And I'm selling at £28.

0:38:52 > 0:38:55It's going once, twice, sold.

0:38:55 > 0:38:57Thank you. Now for the pledges.

0:38:57 > 0:38:59Two hours' worth of cleaning.

0:38:59 > 0:39:00The local cleaning service.

0:39:00 > 0:39:0220. £20 now.

0:39:02 > 0:39:0522. 22. 24.

0:39:05 > 0:39:06Thank you so much. I'm selling.

0:39:06 > 0:39:08Yes, £28.

0:39:08 > 0:39:09Thank you so much. Late legs.

0:39:09 > 0:39:11£30. Not to be outdone.

0:39:11 > 0:39:14Going once, twice, sold.

0:39:14 > 0:39:15Thank you.

0:39:15 > 0:39:18'But if we want to reach our new £1,000 target, our last two

0:39:18 > 0:39:22'big-ticket items need to attract big bids.'

0:39:22 > 0:39:26A pair of VIP tickets for two adults and two children

0:39:26 > 0:39:29for the British Touring Car Championship.

0:39:29 > 0:39:31Great day out. £100. Thank you.

0:39:31 > 0:39:34Straight in. £120 is with me.

0:39:34 > 0:39:36Going once, twice, sold.

0:39:36 > 0:39:38Thank you so much.

0:39:38 > 0:39:41'£120 for that very generous pledge.

0:39:41 > 0:39:43'Let's hope our last lot,

0:39:43 > 0:39:47'the brand-new donated lawnmower, attracts big bids, too.

0:39:47 > 0:39:50'It sells in shops for £350, remember.'

0:39:50 > 0:39:53This has been donated by the lawnmower and cycle shop

0:39:53 > 0:39:57here in Calne. It's brand-new and it's quality, OK?

0:39:57 > 0:40:01So who is going to start me off with a bid of £100?

0:40:01 > 0:40:03100 with you, madam.

0:40:03 > 0:40:05120. It's against you know.

0:40:05 > 0:40:06Go on, make it 140.

0:40:06 > 0:40:08£140.

0:40:08 > 0:40:11Thank you so much. 150, there we go.

0:40:11 > 0:40:13150. It's with you, madam.

0:40:13 > 0:40:16One more, one more. 160.

0:40:16 > 0:40:19The chap at the back. Can I take 170?

0:40:19 > 0:40:21Thank you. £170. A brand-new lawnmower.

0:40:21 > 0:40:22180!

0:40:22 > 0:40:24- At the back!- 190.

0:40:24 > 0:40:26Thank you. 190, it's against you.

0:40:26 > 0:40:27Thank you. £200.

0:40:27 > 0:40:29210. Thank you.

0:40:29 > 0:40:31Thumbs up. 220.

0:40:31 > 0:40:33He's in. Are you out now? 220 here.

0:40:33 > 0:40:35Selling at £220.

0:40:35 > 0:40:36Any further advances?

0:40:36 > 0:40:38It's sold. Thank you.

0:40:38 > 0:40:42'What a great way to finish our day. I just hope we have done enough.'

0:40:42 > 0:40:45Ladies and gentlemen,

0:40:45 > 0:40:48I can now announce we have made

0:40:48 > 0:40:50£1,393.

0:40:50 > 0:40:53So, well done to everybody.

0:40:53 > 0:40:55You have been brilliant!

0:40:55 > 0:40:56Right, I'm coming down there

0:40:56 > 0:40:59and I'm going to tell you what this is all about.

0:41:02 > 0:41:04You know when you're raising money for the right person

0:41:04 > 0:41:06when that person is the first to ring up

0:41:06 > 0:41:09and volunteer their services and donate a load of stuff

0:41:09 > 0:41:11for our pop-up auction, OK?

0:41:11 > 0:41:14Now, they thought it was for a community project.

0:41:14 > 0:41:16Well, it's not. We told a little fib.

0:41:16 > 0:41:18It's not for the community.

0:41:18 > 0:41:20It's about someone who lives in this street.

0:41:20 > 0:41:24Someone who has done so much for this community

0:41:24 > 0:41:25and this part of Calne.

0:41:25 > 0:41:28A man who's really blown me away, OK?

0:41:28 > 0:41:32He works tirelessly for everybody else and he's right here.

0:41:32 > 0:41:33And he's Jim Sutton.

0:41:33 > 0:41:36CHEERING

0:41:42 > 0:41:44Well done. Well done.

0:41:48 > 0:41:50Speechless!

0:41:50 > 0:41:52Not only can we send you off to Canada...

0:41:52 > 0:41:55the wife can go as well. Claire, come in on this.

0:41:55 > 0:41:57Hopefully, the whole family can go.

0:41:57 > 0:42:01Well done. Thank you so much, everyone.

0:42:03 > 0:42:06Thank you very much. I had no idea at all

0:42:06 > 0:42:09that this had anything to do with me whatsoever.

0:42:09 > 0:42:12I'm still trying to get over the shock, actually, I think.

0:42:12 > 0:42:14But an awesome, an amazing day.

0:42:14 > 0:42:17I think what made me more emotional than anything is the fact

0:42:17 > 0:42:19that not just family and friends were here,

0:42:19 > 0:42:23but the whole community was here and that was what made it even more

0:42:23 > 0:42:25special. And a lovely atmosphere.

0:42:25 > 0:42:28It's been great to see the town in such a good light.

0:42:28 > 0:42:29Bless you.

0:42:29 > 0:42:31You've been an amazing boy.

0:42:34 > 0:42:37It's fantastic seeing all of Jim's family,

0:42:37 > 0:42:40friends and neighbours come together and show their appreciation for such

0:42:40 > 0:42:45a brilliant guy. In fact, it's brought the whole street together.

0:42:45 > 0:42:49It's been a brilliant day. At one point I didn't think we'd make it, but we have. We've done it in style.

0:42:49 > 0:42:53Now Jim and his wife Claire can go to Canada and enjoy the trip of a

0:42:53 > 0:42:55lifetime. Keep watching,

0:42:55 > 0:42:57because hopefully we're coming to a street very near you soon

0:42:57 > 0:43:00and this auction could be all about you.

0:43:00 > 0:43:01So until then, it's goodbye.

0:43:03 > 0:43:04Well done, well done.

0:43:05 > 0:43:08Jim and Claire are now planning their trip to Canada

0:43:08 > 0:43:12so Jim can finally visit the grave of his uncle Fred.