Rogiet Street Auction

Do you know your neighbours? Well, many of us don't.

We lead isolated lives and keep ourselves to ourselves.

Well, all that's going to change for this village, because, hopefully,

later on today, it's going to be jam-packed full of people.

The whole community coming together to raise £700

for two very special people.

And here they are, Ilona and Fay.

Despite difficulties in their own lives,

they have dedicated themselves to bringing their community together.

They're so selfless.

You know, they'll just put everybody before their own needs.

And we think it's about time they were rewarded.

And how are we going to do that?

Well, we're going to have a street auction.

ALL: Three, two, one!

Yes!

But it all depends on the neighbours.

Will they step up to the plate and donate enough?

I love the red one. He's a little devil.

This is a real find.

Collectors are going to go absolutely crazy for this.

And it's not going to be easy.

I don't think there's anyone in.

That's the one I wanted.

-You'll give me no chance?

-Absolutely none whatsoever.

OK. But I can try.

And how will our local heroes react

when they discover this is all for them?

Today, we are in Rogiet in South East Wales, a village of 2,000

that owes its growth to the expansion of the railway.

At one time, seven shops were the beating heart of this community.

But most of them are now closed, including the vital post office.

It feels like the community and Rogiet has been fractured a bit.

Everything was changing,

and the village didn't know how to change with it.

But this once-close village is coming together again,

thanks to the community cafe,

started from nothing by Ilona Watson and Fay Baxter.

They work tirelessly to keep the cafe open and provide a vital hub

for the community to meet and chat.

They don't ever think about themselves first.

It's always about somebody else.

And they've done all this

despite battling with different circumstances at home.

Ilona's husband had a life-changing fall,

and Fay's mum suffers from advanced dementia.

To find out more, I'm meeting Mandy,

a close friend and fellow volunteer.

What are Fay and Ilona like?

They're brilliant. They're very giving, they're very loving.

Ilona has an eight-year-old little girl and she has a disabled husband,

so she's full-time carer for him.

Ilona has lived in Rogiet for most of her life,

and has been married to Andy for 21 years.

Lilly came along, you know.

We became a family, finally, after all those years.

And we couldn't have wished for anything better.

But their lives were transformed six years ago when Andy collapsed from a

blood clot and fell badly on the floor.

Spinal surgeon, he took one look at me and said,

"You've broken your neck, mate."

And even then, it still didn't go into my head,

"Oh, my word, what's going to happen?"

An immediate operation on his broken neck was needed,

but a terrible decision had to be made.

They had a choice, fix my neck, or save my life.

So, it was the natural thing to do, was to disperse the blood clot

and save my life.

It was a very quick decision they had to make.

Even six years down the line, it's really hard to talk about it,

but he's been very unlucky, let's just say that.

One of the friends Ilona came to rely on was Fay,

who had moved back to Rogiet with her children, Joe and Rose,

to care for her 95-year-old mother, Pat, who had dementia.

Obviously, with dementia, she forgets things.

She forgets that she hasn't eaten.

She forgets she hasn't drunk.

She forgets who everybody is, including me.

Deep in her heart, she knows exactly who I am,

and she knows who her family are and her grandchildren and her

great-grandchildren.

She just needs, sometimes, someone to say,

"This is who it is and you're OK.

"They love you, you love them. It's all OK."

What could they benefit from?

The money that we're going to raise, what could we do?

Like, some downtime.

Some time away. Just 24 hours, or something like that,

where they can just go, find themselves.

-Have a laugh?

-Have a laugh.

And have just a good time together,

I think would be absolutely brilliant for them.

So, we want to send Fay and Ilona on a weekend break to London.

And the cost will be £700.

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

Well, the plan is to ask all of Fay and Ilona's friends and neighbours

to donate any unwanted or unloved items to us,

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

Now, that's a big enough ask, but the real challenge

is keeping it a secret from Fay and Ilona until after the auction.

But I can't do this all on my own,

so I've called in favour from a mate,

auctioneer extraordinaire Tim Weeks.

Good timing, Tim.

-How about that?

-Hello.

-Good to see you.

And you've got the van. Come on.

Have you got your running shoes on?

-I have.

-I've always got my running shoes ready.

Here we go.

I think he'll need them today.

We've got a lot of ground to cover.

Do you want to do odd numbers and I'll do evens?

Well, I'm odd, so I'll go with the odd numbers.

All right. Good luck. I'll see you halfway through the day.

-OK.

-Take care.

Odds and evens, well, that's betting talk.

So, who will collect more, I wonder?

There's no-one in.

There's no-one in.

This isn't going well for me.

This is very kind of you.

Surely they can't still be in bed...

But Tim's intrigued by something streetside.

-Shall I do that? Yeah, let's help. Let's work together.

-It's just...

-Oh, wow! Beanie Babies.

-..Beanie Babies.

-No, I like them.

Beanie Babies are stuffed toys filled with small, plastic pellets,

and were a big toy fad in the 1990s.

-Mums buy them, don't they?

-Absolutely!

If they're any use to you, you're welcome to them.

Exactly what we want to see.

And I'm going to have to prise them off you.

I know it's your lovely collection there, but thank you so much.

-They will go to good homes.

-I know they will go to good homes.

They really will.

Some limited-edition Beanie Babies can make £30,

but we might get 50p each for these.

And next door has something for us, too.

What have we got there?

Well, I don't know if it's any good,

-but my daughter left all this when she got married.

-OK.

It's all bits and pieces. Is that any good?

Okey-dokey. Well, I'm sure we could do something.

I think your daughter was a prefect.

-Yes, she was.

-Yeah, look at that.

It's a box of odds and ends, which we'll sort out later.

But Fay and Ilona are well-known on this street.

-And you know them?

-Yes.

-So, how do you know them?

-Oh, they're lovely.

They're so good.

-They work so hard.

-That's what we keep hearing.

-Yeah.

-So, we want to do something for them.

-Yes.

-Thank you so much.

-Oh, that's all right.

-But you must keep it a secret.

-Oh!

We don't want them to know. It's going to be a big surprise.

Mum's the word.

Or, in my case...

.."Not in."

How's it been?

Well, I've done that house, that house, that house,

that house, and that house.

I'd done five houses and I've got nothing.

I haven't even been in a house yet. I've got two lots.

Two lots of items already.

-I'm having a great start.

-Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

I need some of your magic dust rubbing off.

-No, get off it!

-Right, I'm going over there.

I'm going over here.

And the magic dust seems to be working!

There's more stuff on the street.

That's good. Oh, this is brilliant.

A box full of kids' books AND kids' toys.

This is our first kids' stuff today.

A bag of toys should bag us a couple of pounds from the toy stall,

but there's someone here who wants to play.

Will you be able to come to the street party?

-Definitely.

-Thank you, thank you.

-Yeah, course he will.

-Sorry, mate, no time to play.

But Tim has, over at one of Fiona's neighbours.

I have got loads of motor cars.

-Really?

-Yeah.

You're talking to the right guy.

Tim specialises in toys and comics.

Look at those!

This is quite a collection.

And are you keeping the boxes for these?

-Yes.

-Good. Because there's the value.

Am I going to be able to get my hands on one of these, or...?

-What do you think?

-I just don't display it any more.

-No? Is that all right?

-Yeah.

-Put it there.

What a star! Thank you so much.

-That's all right.

-That is really, really nice.

It's made by Paul's Model Art, that make it to the finest detail.

It's very, very sought-after.

This German company has been making model cars since the 1920s.

With that kind of pedigree,

it could do well in the saleroom and hopefully achieve £20 plus.

Collectors are going to go absolutely crazy for this.

This is a real find.

-Thank you.

-That's OK.

Lovely!

Yeah, my missus knows all about it.

Have you got anything you could donate towards our cause?

-It's a Brooks saddle.

-Isn't that lovely?

-A 1950s Brooks saddle.

And these are fetching money now.

It looks nice, doesn't it? It's quite sculptural.

Midlands firm Brooks started making bike saddles for Victorian bottoms

in the 1880s and are still in production today.

Oh, fantastic! Thank you.

I know they're a sought-after leather saddle, aren't they?

This really is a bicycle collector's piece,

and should go to the saleroom.

We might get £30 at least for it.

What else does Jez have up his eclectic sleeve?

We've got this African sculpture.

OK, we'll take that.

-And I don't know...

-Do you know anything about it?

I presume it's Nigerian,

but I don't know any further than that, really, about it.

-It's quite old.

-1920s? Bit earlier?

Probably a bit... I don't know. I really don't know.

It looks '20s to me. It looks '20s, '30s.

Yeah, it's quite a piece, really.

African wood sculptures can be tricky to judge.

They were often made in large numbers just to export.

Best place for it might be on the arts-and-crafts stall.

Well, look, thank you so much.

And that bike saddle has definitely given me an idea

how to beat Tim today.

Hi, Tim! Yeah.

No time to doodle, Tim, the challenge is on.

Hi, sir. How do you do?

Very well, thank you. There's a selection.

-I would certainly sort through them and give you several...

-Yeah.

..if that would be of any interest?

REALLY interested in this.

Like Paul, over four million people play golf in the UK.

A second-hand set of golf clubs should definitely sell on the stall.

£1 a club is bargain.

-A bag which I no longer use.

-A nice Hippo bag.

If that would be of any use at all.

If we could get some clubs to go in the bag,

we could sell that on the day.

-Yep.

-That's exactly what we're after.

-OK.

-I think Tim fancies himself as a golfer.

-It doesn't work, Paul.

-No?

Doesn't work.

Paul also donated some garden planters, too.

They might make £20 each on the pop-up auction.

You'd let us have those?

Have the strawberry pot and the wheelbarrow, yeah.

This is exactly what we want. It's going to look fantastic.

Come here!

Back on the street, I'm off for a cut and blow dry.

Unisex hairdressers.

Let's go in. Hi, everyone!

Hello. Hi, hello.

Pleased to meet you.

Pleased to meet you. Hello!

Come and see what I've got in my little garden out there.

Brilliant! A budgie cage.

I don't know what it is.

One bird cage without a bird will still sing for a couple of pounds.

Back on the street,

Tim's met Cath and Russ walking their dog.

As keen Newport County football fans,

Tim might have bagged himself a footy shirt.

That could be our star item.

-Could we do that?

-Go on, then.

-We'll give him one...

-That would be amazing.

Thank you so much, guys.

Should someone tell him they live half a mile away?

Some straighteners.

-And a pack.

-Look at this!

-Oh, fantastic!

-You're welcome.

Can I also say, "How about a free haircut?"

-Oh, go on, then.

-Can you do that, please?

-I know, I know.

-You don't know my sister's the boss.

-I've got to beg. I really have to beg.

-You don't have to beg, honest.

It's Debbie that would say, but I'll say yes.

-Debbie?

-Yes, certainly, you can.

Hairdresser Pauline has known both Ilona and Fay for years,

and knows how selfless they are.

Fay, she looks after her mum, who is 95.

-Yeah.

-She comes every week to have her hair done.

Ilona, she's been a real good carer for her husband.

Sadly, he had an accident and she really looks after him.

After life-saving surgery, Andy was left paralysed,

with only limited movement in his arms.

But he still had Ilona.

She's been my rock.

I wouldn't have been able to do half the things

that I've done, without her.

She's got to be tough, physically tough,

mentally and emotionally tough.

And I would think anybody who's a carer, full-time,

for a partner in that circumstances

has to put an awful lot of their own self to one side

in order to really get the best out of the other party.

You know, we have bad days and all the rest of it, and...

But nothing really gets us down for very long, you know?

She's my sister.

And I do love her.

She's very giving. Ilona isn't a quitter,

no matter what life's thrown at her, wherever she's been.

She just does not quit.

I'm a positive person.

Even my blood is B-positive.

So, let's be honest with you, I've got it running through my veins.

Fay is also a full-time carer.

And her two children, Joe and Rose,

know only too well how much time she gives looking after her mum.

Mum does everything for Grandma, everything.

Mum doesn't sleep very well because if she hears Grandma waking up,

or something, Mum gets up with her.

She'll get up three times a night or something like that,

on a regular basis.

I have to be honest, it's...

it's hard, it's stressful, it really is.

I always used to say,

I can leave her up to an hour, then I've got to get back to her.

Now, I don't like leaving her at all.

She just needs someone to hold her hand and say, "It's OK.

"We are here with you, and you are safe."

Meanwhile, Tim's walked half a mile to pick up Cath and Russ'

Newport County football top.

This is exactly the sort of thing we want. We'll have great fun with it.

Someone's going to love this. Thank you.

It's going to make some money.

Thank you so much. It's been great to meet you both.

You've been so kind. It's been lovely.

-No problem at all.

-And what's the dog's name here?

-Buddy.

-Oh, Buddy!

I could have guessed that. I'd have said, "Hey, Buddy!"

Today, I'm a Newport fan.

Well, we've certainly won on the sports stuff today.

It's a local team, so that might score a fiver.

Across the village, another friend of Fay and Ilona's, Sue,

also has things to donate.

Perhaps ask Malc if he could donate one of his fiery monsters?

Can we have one?

Sue's husband Malcolm has a mate who makes novelty log burners.

Perfect for the pop-up auction.

And I know which one I want.

I'd love the red one, he's a little devil.

That'll put a smile on people's faces.

And it could make £40 at the pop-up auction,

but what else does Sue have?

What is that?!

This is one of those things that you wobble on.

Have you wobbled on it?

A couple of times, but now it's gone up here

cos of all the building work.

It'll come out again later.

And you like to wobble, do you?

Well, Sue's not going to let her exercise machine go.

But she's given us some books and they'll sell for 50p each,

and a box of clothes.

But I still have to ask hubby Malcolm

if I can have the log burner.

Can we take the red devil one?

-Of course you can.

-He looks a lot of fun, doesn't he?

-Can we have that?

-He's very menacing, but...

Oh, brilliant. Thank you very much.

-No problem at all.

-Get dressed now.

I will. I will. I'll go have a shower.

-All right.

-I don't even like Frozen, but there we go.

What a lovely couple!

That was great. See, we got in the shed in the end.

Getting in there, that's key.

And I've got into another one that belongs to Mark,

who runs a local garage.

This is a special donation.

It's through my business, yeah.

-Oh, wow.

-Unfortunately, we were going to scrap it, so...

Why were you going to scrap it? Looks like it's immaculate.

The person wanted a new, modified chair.

Well, we'll take it. We'll load the van up.

-I can give it to charity.

-Fantastic! Thank you very much.

Mark bought a specially-adapted car

which no longer met the owner's needs,

and the wheelchair came with it.

It's a bit specialist, so it might be better off at auction,

but Mark isn't finished there.

And the punchbag?

-Punchbag.

-OK. And a little sewing machine.

There's a golf practice kit you can have.

And the tent's in there?

More sporting equipment, camping gear.

We might have to set up a leisure stall at the street auction.

Just as well we have the chair, to load all this stuff in the van.

Now, what's Tim up to?

You can have the stepper.

Look at that!

Yeah, it works. It works. I think we can take that.

-That will be fantastic.

-You can have that.

-We can have that?

OK. Fantastic.

We could get a fiver for Robert's stepper, but Tim has spotted

something else. Your ceramic elephant stool.

-No, you can't have it.

-That's the one I wanted!

It's my wife's, that is.

-Is your wife here?

-She is, yes.

-Do you think I could speak to her?

-You can speak to her, but...

-Can I try it?

-You can try it.

-You'd give me no chance?

Absolutely none whatsoever.

-OK. But I can try?

-Of course you can.

OK, right. Let's try. It's worth a pop.

The ceramic elephant stool is a modern copy of stools made in the

Far East, where the elephant is a symbol of good luck.

But will Robert's wife, Jane, let us have it?

-Which one?

-The one in the garden.

I said you would not get rid of it.

Yeah, go on.

Yeah. Give me a hug.

As soon as I saw it, I had my eye on it.

I would love it, and we're doing it for such a great cause.

-Yeah, OK.

-Thank you so much.

This could do £30, £40 at an auction, they often do.

So many people want them.

They're hard, sturdy ceramic.

And people want to put them in their garden.

They wear well.

So, this is just the sort of thing we're going to be after,

just the thing we want. I'm really pleased to get this on the van.

Well, that's something else to raise a glass to.

Luckily, I've found some.

Have they been in the shed or the attic?

No, they've just been in an attic in a box.

They are years old. But...

They're kind of like, sort of...

little retro glasses, aren't they?

Caroline's glasses are a modern transfer set but unused.

And in the box, we'll hopefully get a fiver for them.

Can you keep a secret?

-Not generally.

-Yeah.

-Not generally?

-He can, he can.

Well, I'll tell you what. You go inside...

-Yes, he can.

-I'm going inside.

-..and I'll tell you.

All right. OK. Do you know Fay?

Whenever you see Fay,

she's got a smile and she's just absolutely gorgeous.

She really is a lovely lady.

We are raising money to send them on a luxury weekend to London,

to stay in a hotel and go to the theatre

and out to a really posh restaurant.

Fantastic! That's a brilliant cause.

So, now, you're helping towards it.

Yeah, I'm more than chuffed.

Is there anything else you've got?

Um... Only the husband, really. But I don't know how much he'd get.

-No, and he can't keep a secret, so he's no use.

-He can, he can.

I'm not sure which stall we'd put Hubby on.

Don't want to call him bric-a-brac.

The day's almost done, but we still need more stuff.

It is extremely full.

I think that's a chest of drawers coming out of that attic.

That's a nice piece. It's quite rare to find a small chest of drawers

with just the two drawers. I've noticed a lot smaller houses,

cottages in the area,

that perhaps can't fit larger chests of drawers up the stairs.

We could maybe upcycle that, give it a lick of paint.

That would be really good for the day.

-Can you help us out?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Whatever you've got, I'll take.

We've got some stuff down in the garage.

-Great, let's have a look.

-So, do you want to come...?

Oh, fantastic! I love that.

This was called the Play School chair, in our house.

Oh, that's lovely!

Because my brother used to sit on it and watch Play School.

Aw, that is so sweet.

-That's a lovely colour, as well, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

-That's all right.

-Thank you very much.

It's probably about 40 years old.

That's about right. It's simple, it's honest.

Made of beech wood. It is machine-made, but it is lovely.

And the fact that it's been in your family and it's been used and loved,

-somebody else can do the same.

-Now someone else can do it.

-Yeah.

-Absolutely.

-We can recycle it.

Never mind recycle, I reckon this could be upcycled

to make even more money at our pop-up auction.

A worthy donation to thank Ilona and Fay for starting the cafe.

They're so selfless.

You know, they'll just put everybody before their own needs.

But they've just got this real passion.

It's just been a really, really good venture.

And something that's kind of brought the community together, really,

and brought that feel back to Rogiet, like we are worth it.

I think, generally, in lots of the villages,

the post offices have been lost.

And that's been a huge loss, certainly to, you know, a lot of

the generations that live in the village.

And yeah. That would have been the last thread of community, really.

This hall, I think it's a godsend to everybody.

I love coming here.

It's a great place for young and old to meet together.

And I think often, people are isolated.

You know, our own adults with learning disabilities,

or elderly people that wouldn't get to see other people.

So, everybody, from all walks of life, meet and mix that perhaps

wouldn't have a chance to do so if it weren't here.

You get to know more people, as well.

That's what makes it happy, and more friendly.

Oh, absolutely gorgeous cakes!

Absolutely lovely.

Both of them, Ilona and Mum, want all these people to be included.

Yeah, definitely. It's kind of...

It's a place where you'll notice now if somebody's not there.

People ask questions,

and people would go in and check on each other now.

It's weird that their release is still caring for people

and looking after people, but I think that's just what they do.

-Mm-hm.

-It's what they enjoy.

Right, now, this is where I lower my voice,

because Fay lives in this house.

I'm not going to point to it, it's right there.

Cos I think they're looking out the window.

But I've got to go in there, talk to Fay, find out all about her,

what makes her tick.

Find out about Ilona as well, but without giving anything away,

I'm also going to get her to donate to her own little reward,

and she's not going to know anything about it.

So, wish me luck.

-Hello, I'm Fay.

-Hi, Fay.

-Pleased to meet you. Did you get a flyer through the door?

-Yes.

-So, you know what this is all about?

-Yes, absolutely.

We're raising money for a really good cause here in the community.

-Yeah.

-Can you donate anything for our pop-up auction?

I'm not sure what I've got as far as for the auction,

or anything like that, but I certainly can do cakes.

I help run the Rogiet community cafe.

-Oh, brilliant!

-So, we can do cakes.

I see you like your china.

Mother's china.

Is your mum still alive?

Yeah, she's 95.

-Oh, wow!

-And, um, yes.

-She's been a bit of a collector?

-Yes, just a bit.

-Does she live with you?

-Yes.

-Do you look after your mother?

-Yeah.

-So, you're a full-time carer?

Yeah. And my friend and I started up the community cafe in the village

-because our last shop...

-What's that?

Have you not heard about our community cafe, Paul?

Oh, my goodness!

-Is it the base we're using for our teas and coffees?

-Yes, it is!

-Oh, yeah, I have heard.

-Thank you.

And "we" is you and...?

My friend, Ilona Watson.

Ilona. And you're both carers?

Both carers, both bake.

Maybe, could you and Ilona run the cake stand?

-We'd love to.

-You know, teas, coffees, and things like that.

-Yeah, we'd love to.

-She's donating to her own event.

But her next question puts me on the spot.

Can I ask you what the money is going towards?

Yeah, do you know, we haven't thought about that yet,

until we know how much we've got.

Cos we don't want to start saying things, and then we haven't got

-enough money.

-Yeah.

-What we're going to do is, at the end of the party,

at the end of the auction, then we can decide how much we've got and

what it's going to be for. I think that's the easiest way.

Absolutely. I agree with that totally.

-Is that all right?

-Yeah, of course.

She asked what it was all about.

I didn't know what to say.

I think we got away with it.

I think we did.

And we've got her help on the day.

And that day is fast approaching.

So, let's get everything out of the van, and see what Tim and I

have managed to collect.

That's two very long lines.

But I wonder if there's anything we can send over to the saleroom

to make more money.

Right, Tim,

it's the end of the day. You've got quite a good line there.

Yeah. I'm pretty pleased with myself.

-I love that.

-I thought you'd like that.

I do like that. That would be my little star, funky item.

-Absolutely.

-Look at the condition of this!

-Brand-new, is it?

-Almost, yeah, almost.

The wheelchair is definitely going to the saleroom,

where it can reach a wider audience.

It's in near perfect condition, so hopefully it will get over £50.

-Model car?

-My favourite.

-That looks quality.

-I really like that.

The model car Craig donated is a 2006 Bentley Azure.

It's boxed, so perfect for the collectors.

Really good quality.

High-level detail.

With the box, isn't that nice?

-That's really nice.

-Just had it on display.

-Good condition.

-Just away in a cupboard.

Perfect for auction.

That should reach £20 easily in the saleroom.

I like this one over here, actually.

-I like that.

-This is a nice find.

-I like that.

-What's that?

-Brooks.

I think we put this into the sale.

-That's got to go into the sale.

-That's got to go in the saleroom,

I think that's £50, £60.

-Totally agree.

-That's really, really nice.

-Very nice. Good find.

Something I actually quite like...

Would you put it into auction?

A bit of fun here.

Ceramic elephant stools were very popular in Victorian times,

but this modern piece should still achieve £20.

But there's a couple of pieces of furniture we can upcycle, too.

We can give this a coat of paint.

-Nice to just have the two drawers.

-Yeah.

Lick of paint on that one. Good for a cottage,

-that can't get another one up the stairs.

-Yeah.

-Kids' bedroom. I think, funky colour, kids' bedroom.

-That's it.

And we don't have to do much

to upcycle Catherine's Play School chair either,

just repaint the wood a bright new colour.

And I think between us we have got,

dare I say it, £400-500.

You'd hope so, wouldn't you?

It's the morning of the street auction

and, boy, do we have a lot to do!

The van's got to be unpacked,

the stalls have to be set up,

and a group of female helpers

want some attention from Tim with their sashes.

This is my best side.

Pat's going to be trouble, I think.

Bric-a-brac stall.

-It's not bric-a-brac, it's paper.

-Oh, paper!

-Paper.

-Don't get us mixed up.

You'll upset Marge.

I don't think Marge will get upset with Tim,

quite the reverse.

He's doing some pole dancing.

Well, if it helps raise a little more money,

I think I need to get the girls in line.

This is the big day.

Hopefully, Fay and Ilona still don't know this is all for them.

Teas, coffees, cakes?

-Yes.

-I've met you before, haven't I?

-It's...?

-Fay.

-Fay, hello.

-Mandy.

-Mandy.

-Ilona.

The cafe. Look at that!

OK, that's great.

-So, we know where we're going for teas and coffees, OK.

-We do.

I think I got away with that.

And what are you going to be doing for us today?

-I don't know.

-He doesn't know.

Right, OK, Coral, what's he going to be doing? Come on.

He's the general factotum.

He's doing very well.

-Is he?

-Yeah.

And I never opened my mouth, then.

You didn't, did you?

How did you do that? Have you got your hand up her jumper?

Fingers crossed, everybody. Good luck, and enjoy yourself.

And sell with a smile on your face.

-That's the secret.

-We always do here in Rogiet.

You do... Oh, well.

There's always one, isn't there?

I think we're going to have fun today.

And we won't be short of cake either,

as Mandy's got the community cafe stall ready to go.

-There's about an hour to go.

-I know.

-OK? How are you feeling?

-Fine.

And how's it been, working with Fay and Ilona?

Oh, wonderful. They are good.

And Mandy's also in the team.

And keeping this a secret?

Oh, my goodness! That was the most difficult thing ever.

-We haven't done it yet, have we?

-No.

Let's face it. There's still the rest of the day to go.

-So, mum's the word.

-I know.

-And it is deserved.

-They work so hard, they really do.

You can't believe it, can you?

Sounds like we're doing this for the right people.

New donations are still arriving.

We've even got a flower stall and, of course,

there's always the bric-a-brac table.

I've just been given this basket of goodies, or at least,

I hope a basket of goodies, for today.

Look at that! A little ink well there.

That's really nice. It's nice to be complete.

Usually, the lids perhaps can go missing or get broken.

But they're a perfect example.

Ink wells fell out of use when the fountain pen,

with its internal reservoir of ink, became more popular.

I think it could do well in the pop-up auction.

At least £30. There's also some un-marked china, too,

we might get a couple of pounds for.

This will be antique. So, I think,

get this on the rostrum, get a lot number on it,

and let's sell it at the street auction today.

Now, I've always liked this little pine wheelbarrow that Tim found.

I was quite jealous of that.

And I think, that looks around about £5 to £8 here.

But I've got a good idea.

Come with me!

I've just thought of this, and I think it'll be a winner.

I want to sell this on the rostrum.

But, if we fill it full of flowers,

I reckon I could get £30 or £40 for it.

Hello, ladies.

-Hello.

-Can you help me out?

-I can.

Adding a few flowers will turn this wheelbarrow into an instant garden

feature. But it's not the only thing that's been upscaled.

Remember that tired, brown, two-drawer sideboard?

Some boy, here in Rogiet,

is going to love getting that back in their bedroom tonight,

and if you remember when we took it out of the attic, it was done.

No-one would have wanted it. Now, that could go in the saleroom.

We spent a few extra pounds fitting these funky new handles,

and I'm sure I can get £20 for that on the rostrum.

Then also, we've got a child's chair here,

which we very simply added a bit of splash of red paint,

nice bright, bold colour.

Wow, what a difference.

With a lick of paint, Catherine's Play School chair

certainly stands out.

It's retro, it's fun, it's funky,

and someone's going to want this in the corner of their bedroom tonight.

That upcycled chair will definitely make a tenner, if not more,

and my flower order's ready, too.

You say 15. OK, I'm going to try and get £30 on the rostrum now.

-15.

-That's OK, that's pretty good.

Yes, OK.

Now, we're ready for a Street Auction.

Everything is now in place, lots of smiling faces.

Thank you so much and thank you, Tim.

I am feeling really nervous.

I'm nervous, I'm nervous, but fingers crossed,

I think the power of the people could come together today.

That's what it's all about today, it's going to be

the community spirit that gets us through on this one.

It's going to be close, as Tim says, but who knows?

Do you know, I think we can do it.

Let's open the street party.

Give us a five.

ALL: Five, four, three, two, one.

Yes!

It's wonderful so many people have turned up for Fay and Ilona,

but to reach our target of £700, we need to start selling.

I've been in your house, and you are quite right,

I think £3 is a fair price for that.

That'll look nice on the mantelpiece at yours, won't it?

-Three quid.

-Three quid, it's a done deal.

-Three quid, I'll have that.

-Is this your jewellery?

-It is.

-You've made all of this?

-Mm-hm.

How much would you normally charge for that?

£4. Is that all?

£4? Mm-hm.

Hey, you're underselling.

£4! Look at that.

-What did you go for?

-A little dragonfly.

Isn't that lovely? Fantastic, I love it. But don't stop there.

-No, we won't.

-Keep going, lots more stalls.

I've still got money in my pocket.

Good, good, I want that gone by the end of the day.

-They'll be empty.

-Good, good, I like that.

I think the buyers are working up an appetite.

-How's it going?

-Fine.

Yeah? Lots of smiles, happy faces.

Gosh, half the cakes have already gone.

This lot are a hungry lot.

There's a wonderful community atmosphere here today,

with every generation joining in, from the young...

Don't tell anyone, I'll have a "buy one get one free" deal.

We'll call it a pound for the two, is that OK?

-Yes.

-There you go, thanks for coming.

-Thank you.

Have a lovely day.

..and the not so young.

Two, one, go.

It's a good method, but...

I tell you what, I'm not playing that any more!

At the tea-and-cake stall, Fay still hasn't tweaked this whole event

is for her, and neither has Ilona.

Oh, wow, look at this!

Oh, look, there's a few 20s in there! There's lots.

Hey, do you know what, Madge?

-We've done really well.

-Couple of hundred quid.

Madge and Carol are doing Rogiet proud.

But over at Pat's table, they've gone one better.

-How's it going?

-Very well.

-Look at all that money!

-I know!

Have you collected all that?

-We've sold out. It's all been wonderful.

-You've sold out?

It's all gone. Yes.

-Wow.

-We're doing very well.

Wow, that is brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

-Isn't this fantastic?

-It's been incredible.

Just look at that, isn't that a great sight?

-It's so busy.

-Yah.

-Great turnout.

Cakes nearly sold out,

one bric-a-brac stall had nearly £200 in the tin,

one stall's completely sold out,

the flower stall's doing really well,

face painting's doing really well.

Fingers crossed we're going to do that £700,

-and we might just get a bit more.

-I'm feeling really good.

But only if we keep pushing.

Well, ladies and gentlemen,

I've just been told there's ten more minutes to buy from the stalls

before everything shuts down,

so for the next ten minutes, everything is half price, OK?

So, go out and spend some more money!

In a moment, I'm going to start the pop-up auction,

but don't forget we've also sent some items to the auction house.

So, while the cash from the stalls is being counted,

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

Toby Pinn is our auctioneer.

Selling that on £32...

And we're starting with the wheelchair donated by Mark,

which has an estimate of £50.

30 to start, 30 I've got there at the back.

35 here.

£40, 45, £50, 55, 60 anywhere?

Selling on £55.

HE TAPS GAVEL

Great, £5 over estimate.

Next, it's Jez's 1950s leather bicycle saddle,

which I could think could achieve £30 or more.

We've got a classic there,

vintage Brooks professional leather bicycle saddle.

30 I'm bid, 32, 35, 38.

Are we all done?

Selling, then, on £35.

Never say no to an extra fiver.

Next up, it's Daniel's model car.

Model Minichamps die-cast model of a Bentley Azure.

I'm hoping it could hit as high as £30.

I've got £10 bid.

12, 15, 18, 20,

22, 25, 28, 30 anywhere?

30 at the back. 32?

Are we all done then? Selling to the gentleman at the back at £30.

That's bang on the money.

Lastly, it's Robert and Jane's elephant garden stool,

which has an estimate of £20-£30.

And who's going to start me on this?

£20 I'm bid, 22, 25 here, 28, now 30.

Are you all done?

Selling, then, at £30.

I think Nellie hit the right price, but the big question is,

what does it mean for our target of £700?

I'm pleased I bumped into you two,

and I can let you know that the stuff we found rummaging earlier on,

which we sent off to the local auction, we got £150 for.

-Oh, brilliant.

-OK, what have you managed to get today so far?

On the stalls we have raised...

..£1,038.69.

-That's amazing!

-That's so good!

Add the £150.

With the auction we got £1188.69.

-That's fab.

-That's incredible.

That is people power.

We have absolutely smashed our original target.

Ilona and Fay can have the luxury weekend city break they so deserve.

But is there anything we can do now to make their busy lives any easier

running the community cafe?

If we raise another couple of hundred quid,

if I can do that on the rostrum,

we've doubled our original target,

which means we can put that extra money

towards some equipment in the cafe.

-That would be amazing. Absolutely.

-That would be so good.

-Shall we do it?

-I think we're going to do it.

I think it's time I got on the rostrum.

The people of Rogiet have done themselves proud so far,

but now I need them to dig deep into their pockets one more time.

Let's start with lot number one, showing here,

it's the red devil fire pit.

How fabulous is that, OK?

Fire pits are very fashionable at the moment,

so I'm hoping we get at least £30.

Who's going to start me off with a maiden bid of £20?

Yeah, two bids, straightaway, I'll take 20 and 22, 24, thank you,

that's a nod of the head, 24.

You're out? I'll take 25, round it up to 25 and it's yours.

25, thank you, sir, in the purple.

25, 28, £30, thank you, sir, £30,

it's against you, 32 now.

Fair warning, it's... Oh, £35.

That's what it's all about, this is for a good cause.

£40. And it's go... Oh, 42, and I'm selling at £42,

fair warning, it's going once,

twice, sold.

That was a really hot price.

Hopefully, the bright and funky upcycled chest of drawers

will hit my target of £20.

We've given it a new lease of life.

It's called upcycling, but look at this chest of drawers.

How about that? I'll take 22 anywhere?

Make no mistake, I'm selling at 20.

Sold, thank you, sir.

So far, so good.

Will the revamped Play School chair attract the tenner plus

I think it's worth?

Any further advances on £12?

Thank you, £14 with me now.

16, I'll take 16, thank you.

I have £16 and I'm selling at £16.

It's going once, twice, sold.

Thank you, £16.

For a little bit of work, our two upcycled pieces of furniture

have raised £36.

Well worth it.

Up next is the wooden wheelbarrow pot I'm hoping to get £30 for.

£30 is with you now.

32, thank you, £34, thank you so much and I'm going to sell at £34,

it's going once, twice, sold at £34.

Adding flowers to make it garden display-ready definitely paid off,

and we did the same with the terracotta pot.

Thank you. Late bidder, £16, right behind me.

£20, brilliant, thank you, £20 now, and I'm selling at £20.

It's going once, twice, sold.

A late donation of some car memorabilia raced to a great price.

The History Of Cars, it's a coin set, historic cars, at 25,

can I make that 30?

30, 35, thank you, £35,

and I'm selling at £35, it's going once, twice,

sold, sold to the gentleman.

But now it's our final item, the antique inkwell.

It's complete, which is great,

and I'm hoping we get at least £20 for it.

I have an opening bid of £20, any further advances?

A big wave, £25.

It's against you, sir, 30, 30, the hand's back up.

£32, thank you, there's a nod, 32. 35 anywhere?

Thank you, the hand's back up.

£40.

That's right, get in the spirit of it,

you know what this is for, OK?

Any further advances? 45, thank you, 45 with me now.

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

Everyone has come out to show their support for Fay and Ilona,

even though they are totally unaware it's all been for them.

But what have we raised?

It's so lovely to see a sea of smiling faces.

You know, without you this would not be possible.

But I can now reveal how much we have made,

and it amounts to a staggering

£1,649.69!

CHEERING

So, thank you very much, everybody!

It's been absolutely brilliant!

Most of you know what this is all about, OK,

for two very special people here in your community -

you probably know them.

Despite the fact that they work tirelessly for everybody else,

they give up all their time and their energy,

despite the fact that they have busy lives themselves

and they've got so much to do and look after in their own world.

It's about Fay Baxter and Ilona Watson, it's about you two!

CHEERING

So, come out here, come out here.

This is everybody's opportunity to say "Thank you"

for everything you have done for everybody over the years, OK?

So, I'd like you to read that out.

I haven't got my glasses on, she has to do it!

LAUGHTER

"Dear Fay and Ilona,

"this voucher is for you to enjoy a luxury trip to London

"so that you can have a break and enjoy some fun together.

"With thanks from all you do

"from your friends and neighbours in Rogiet."

Yeah!

And there's new kitchen equipment for the cafe, too.

I just want this village to come together, and I was so pleased that

the cafe has been so popular.

I can't believe it, thank you very much.

-Bless you.

-Thank you.

-Bless you.

-Thank you so much.

-That's all right.

-Thank you, everyone.

-Well done.

-Thank you.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you.

-I think they were shocked, so...

-Definitely shocked.

Let's have another street party, and let's do this on a regular basis,

cos people are loving it.

Well, now, you can have a break, have a weekend away,

just the two of you.

You deserve it, you both deserve it.

The endless work they do, week in, week out, is fantastic.

You know, if anybody can give you their time,

then that's a gift, isn't it?

This means she gets a bit of time to herself with Ilona and they get to

have fun and just chill and not have to worry for a day or two,

-so that's really lovely.

-Yeah.

Well, it's wonderful seeing Rogiet come together as a community

and making this work, cos that was all about people power,

and we're here to celebrate and say "Thank you so much"

to Fay and Ilona.

They've done a terrific job with the community cafe,

long may it continue.

Hopefully, that new equipment will make their lives easier.

Keep watching the programme because we could be in your street

the next time, and the auction could be about you.

Goodbye.

Since the street auction,

Fay and Ilona have been whizzing up smoothies in the cafe with their new

kitchen equipment, and are planning their much-needed break.

Post-theatre dinner.

With cocktails.