0:00:02 > 0:00:04These days, many of us lose touch with our neighbours
0:00:04 > 0:00:07and, quite often, we don't even know their names.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Sadly, that's a symptom of modern living, but it doesn't have to be.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Today, the people of this small town
0:00:12 > 0:00:14have come together to say thank you to Irene,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17who's given so much to her neighbours and community.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20She does a lot of charity work.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22People don't know the half of what she does.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Irene is a very special lady,
0:00:24 > 0:00:27whose strength is an inspiration to others.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28She is definitely one of a kind.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31There'll never be another one like her.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33She's had to overcome life-changing events...
0:00:33 > 0:00:35It's a miracle he survived.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39..while all the time battling her own terminal illness.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40I don't want to go yet.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43I think that's why I haven't got time for all this cancer -
0:00:43 > 0:00:45- I've got too much to do! - SHE CHUCKLES
0:00:45 > 0:00:47'So we're going to have a street auction
0:00:47 > 0:00:50'to try to raise enough money to buy Irene a special gift.'
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Sold! £35.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55'We're going to rely on the generosity of all of her neighbours
0:00:55 > 0:00:57'to raise the £1,200 we need.'
0:00:57 > 0:00:58Can we take this today?
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Can I? Should I?
0:01:00 > 0:01:02'But it's not going to be plain sailing.'
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Where is everybody today?
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- Andy Murray's on the television. - Oh, my gosh.- And he's 4-1 up!
0:01:08 > 0:01:09'So we'll need to think on our feet...'
0:01:09 > 0:01:12The bus is leaving in five minutes!
0:01:12 > 0:01:14'..and get help from wherever we can.'
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Oh, Monty's brought us a Frisbee.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Is that for the street auction?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21'And how will Irene react when we reveal it's all for her?'
0:01:21 > 0:01:25And all you lot I'm with all the time, you never said a word?
0:01:25 > 0:01:26No, we didn't, did we?
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Today, we're in the mid-Wales town of Llanidloes -
0:01:35 > 0:01:39the first town on the longest river in the UK, the River Severn.
0:01:39 > 0:01:40Llani, as it's known locally,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43has been inhabited since the Roman times,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46but it's now home to around 3,000 people.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49We've told Irene Crowther that we're in the town
0:01:49 > 0:01:52raising money for a local good cause.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55But what Irene doesn't know is that the good cause is HER.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00For Irene and Derek, love blossomed when they were still at school.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04I spotted her then and I thought, "Yeah, a nice little girl,"
0:02:04 > 0:02:07at the time! As you do when you're that young.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10He said he liked my long hair
0:02:10 > 0:02:12and not long after I had it all cut off!
0:02:12 > 0:02:14SHE CHUCKLES
0:02:14 > 0:02:19The couple married in St Idloes church in the town in 1973.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Five years later, son Daniel arrived,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24followed soon after by daughter Emily.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25Life was good for the busy family
0:02:25 > 0:02:27until the start of the new millennium
0:02:27 > 0:02:31when, one summer's evening, Daniel, aged 20,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33was involved in a terrible car accident.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34He was picking me up.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39And he didn't come, and he knows time's time.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42So somebody took me to try looking for him,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44but we couldn't find him.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I could hear all these sirens and everything.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50I mean, it's a miracle he survived.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55You know, he was very badly crushed from his waist up,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58on his head, and he broke his neck.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01His brain did have a hammering.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07The life-changing accident turned the family's world upside down,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10leaving Daniel severely brain-damaged
0:03:10 > 0:03:13and requiring 24-hour care.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Just two years after Daniel's accident,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Irene received some terrible news.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Yes, breast cancer.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27And then rib cancer and then bone cancer.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Irene was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2002,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34and given just two years to live.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37But 13 years on, Irene is still fighting the disease.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40And nothing will dampen her spirits.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41Never sits still.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- I can never get her to sit still! - HE CHUCKLES
0:03:44 > 0:03:48She does a lot of charity work - gives her something to do,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51something to look forward to, something to work towards.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55She makes everything - she knits, she crochets, she does tapestry,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57she does patchwork, she does cakes, she does jam.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00People don't know the half of what she does, that's the thing.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04I want, for the rest of my life, really, to be doing what I'm doing.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Other than going through all the cancer, I love my life.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12You wake up and you say, "Thank you, Lord, another day."
0:04:12 > 0:04:14And we'll see what today comes, and what we can do.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19She puts her mind to something, and she'll stick at it till the end,
0:04:19 > 0:04:20whatever it is.
0:04:22 > 0:04:23I don't want to go yet.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26I think that's why I haven't got time for this cancer -
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- I've got too much to do! - SHE CHUCKLES
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Irene wouldn't be able to do half of her fundraising
0:04:33 > 0:04:35without her mobility scooter,
0:04:35 > 0:04:37but we know her current scooter has been playing up.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40So we want to surprise her with a brand-new one
0:04:40 > 0:04:41in her favourite colour -
0:04:41 > 0:04:43pink.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45And this is how we're going to do it.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47We've got to knock on as many doors as possible today
0:04:47 > 0:04:49and cover a lot of ground.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52And I'm hoping that people around here are going to be really generous
0:04:52 > 0:04:54and give us their unwanted and unloved items.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Who knows what we might find lurking in a shed around here?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And I know a lady who likes a good rummage around a shed.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04She's a bargain-spotting upcycler extraordinaire.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Irina Aggrey! hello!
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Yay!- Hello.- Hello, Paul.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Give us a hug.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Lovely to see you. - I'm ever so pleased to see you,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- because we're on a real mission today.- Tell me about it.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Right, we're going to help all the people of Llani -
0:05:18 > 0:05:20that's what they call it around here, Llani -
0:05:20 > 0:05:23we going to help all the people say a big thank you
0:05:23 > 0:05:25to an incredible woman called Irene,
0:05:25 > 0:05:30who uses every spare hour she has to raise money for other people.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33It's about our things raising as much money as possible.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34So the more we get...
0:05:34 > 0:05:36..the more Irene has.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37The sun is out,
0:05:37 > 0:05:40so let's hope the people of Llanidloes are feeling generous.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43I don't think anyone's in.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Anybody there?
0:05:45 > 0:05:48We need items for our Street Auction bric-a-brac stalls,
0:05:48 > 0:05:49and if we find anything special,
0:05:49 > 0:05:54we can send it off to a saleroom to try for some big bucks.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55BARKS
0:05:55 > 0:05:58But this is not the start we need.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Where is everybody today?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- Andy Murray's on the television. - Oh, my gosh.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05And he's 4-1 up.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06HE SIGHS
0:06:06 > 0:06:08No time to waste!
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Hey, guys. Hey, team. This way, look. Garage door's open.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15At least there's someone that's going to be in.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Hello! We're looking for unwanted or unloved items
0:06:18 > 0:06:20that we can sell in our street party.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21We're having a pop-up auction.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Well, I'll have to ask the boss. He's having a shower.- Oh, OK.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- We're off to the seaside. - Oh, are you?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Do you think everybody else has gone to the seaside?- Yeah.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Aberystwyth, they all go on a Sunday.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32I'll do a couple of knocks around here,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34and I'll come back in five minutes.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- I'll ask him now.- All right.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Well, that explains it - they're all at the beach.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43At last, it looks like Irina's had a bit of luck.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Chloe's donating a glass paperweight.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47I think I got given it for my birthday by someone.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49It's an unwanted gift!
0:06:49 > 0:06:52No, I've had it in my... I have it in my room all the time.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Are you sure you want to part with it? And you love it.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56That's so sweet, Chloe.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Well, I'm sure it'll go to somebody else who's going to love it equally.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01So thank you very much. It's gorgeous.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02- It is really nice.- I know.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Some of the earliest art glass paperweights
0:07:05 > 0:07:07were made in 19th-century Venice.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10But it was the French that perfected the craft,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13and the names to look out for are Baccarat or Clichy.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Chloe's modern paperweight should get us a few quid
0:07:15 > 0:07:17on our bric-a-brac stall.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21But most importantly, it's our first item of the day.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24And it looks like the second item is going to come from Chloe's sister.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- This is great, no, I love it. - Rebecca's donating a bird bath
0:07:28 > 0:07:31given to her by her late grandma. That'll be sure to find
0:07:31 > 0:07:34a new home at our street auction.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Well, at least we're starting to get spotted -
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- maybe our luck's changing. - It's a leather jacket.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Oh, OK, thank you, yes, please. Brilliant, that's a start,
0:07:44 > 0:07:48my first of the day - a leather jacket. What's your name?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Bill.- Bill, pleased to meet you, Bill, and do come to
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- our street party, won't you? - Yeah, yeah.- Please do.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58And this, I know, we can sell, so every penny helps
0:07:58 > 0:08:00towards what we're doing. Look, thank you very much.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- You're welcome. - Brilliant, thank you.- OK.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Good start.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07A new leather jacket would cost at least £100 -
0:08:07 > 0:08:11surely I'll get 20 for this. That's good quality.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13That's really good quality. Lloyd...
0:08:13 > 0:08:17It looks like the sun's not the only one with his hat on.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19And the weather seems to be prompting
0:08:19 > 0:08:21a winter wardrobe clear-out.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Gorgeous! This looks brand-new.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27A warm Americana-type woollen top and a waterproof -
0:08:27 > 0:08:30we're getting good-quality clothes here.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32And on the other side of the road, Jean has found
0:08:32 > 0:08:35a few things for me in her garden.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Oh, that's great!- Yes? - Yeah, an old sign.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40That's really good, isn't it? We could take that -
0:08:40 > 0:08:43that's pretty good, that's lots of fun.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- The kids would like that.- A little stool.- That's a little stool.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- What about that? - Oh, the well?- Yeah.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- Can we have the well? - Yeah, you can have that.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55'Garden ornaments are great sellers, especially in the summer.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58'And this little well looks perfect for a bit of Irina's
0:08:58 > 0:09:01'upcycling magic, that's sure to make us a few pounds.'
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- Make a wish!- Yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06'You know, it's estimated that tourists throw almost
0:09:06 > 0:09:09'£3 million into wishing wells each year -
0:09:09 > 0:09:12'if only we could get a few of those wishes in our well
0:09:12 > 0:09:14'at the street party.'
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Well, it looks like Irina's wishes are coming true,
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- thanks to Irene's friend, Janet. - Got some jewellery here
0:09:20 > 0:09:24that was left by an elderly friend and she would love to know
0:09:24 > 0:09:27that they've gone to something that would benefit this town.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30These three costume jewellery necklaces
0:09:30 > 0:09:32are at least 50 years old.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36But the design is so unusual, isn't it, and look at the chain on that,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39it is, it's very intricate, it's just beautiful.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41With turquoise and Tiger Eye gemstones,
0:09:41 > 0:09:46these necklaces are perfect for the popular vintage jewellery market.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- I have worn all of them. - Yeah, quality.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Time to move on, somebody else can have the pleasure.- Yeah.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Why not. Thank you very much. - Janet's been friends
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- with Irene for 40 years. - So, when people meet Irene, I mean,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- what stands out that's...? - Bubbly, vivacious...- Really?
0:10:03 > 0:10:07She is just in your face! That's it... You could never ignore her,
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- that's for sure.- Uh-huh. - She gives of herself...so freely.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Her time, her energies, her expertise, her talents -
0:10:14 > 0:10:18she just gives. So it's lovely that she's having something back,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21for her. She deserves everything she gets in life
0:10:21 > 0:10:24cos she's had an awful lot of rubbish stuff happen.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26But she deserves everything that's good.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- She has her down moments... - Mm.- ..which, obviously,
0:10:29 > 0:10:31that's normal, it's human... It's just...
0:10:31 > 0:10:34You knock her down, she'll bounce back up.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- She's a fighter!- She is. - I like that, I like that spirit.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- She's a tough cookie, I tell you. - LAUGHTER
0:10:39 > 0:10:40She is, she is...
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Well, Janet's definitely doing her best to help her friend -
0:10:43 > 0:10:47she's also donated this pair of bisque ceramic dogs
0:10:47 > 0:10:49and two limited-edition prints.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Irina's done well there, but I feel like I'm being led
0:10:52 > 0:10:54down the garden path.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- ..Like that, any good? - Don't you want those?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- No, I don't.- 'We do need bits and pieces for the bric-a-brac stall
0:11:01 > 0:11:04'and these bits might get us a fiver.'
0:11:04 > 0:11:05I'm not going to knock that.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07'But it looks like former train driver Donald
0:11:07 > 0:11:11'is digging a little deeper into his shed.'
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Oh, thank you. Do you know what? That's brilliant, yeah.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- Brilliant, we've got a fork. - What about this?
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- Cor, yeah, can we have that one? - Yeah.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22That's a really nice shovel.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24'This is great British craftsmanship -
0:11:24 > 0:11:26'a perfectly weighted builder's shovel
0:11:26 > 0:11:29'with a solid wooden handle. Brand-new,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33'you'd easily pay £25 to £30 for that kind of quality.'
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- Donald Norman Jones? - Northam.- Northam?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- That's a South Wales name, Northam. - Northam Jones.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43We're not in South Wales, though, are we?
0:11:43 > 0:11:47No, we're... Well, I don't know, are we in Mid Wales?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- I reckon we're in...- When it comes to the weather forecast,
0:11:50 > 0:11:51we don't know where the hell we are!
0:11:51 > 0:11:53LAUGHTER
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Do you know, you've got a point there, yeah!
0:11:56 > 0:11:59'Donald's wife, Gwyneth, 'has been doing some digging
0:11:59 > 0:12:01'of her own, and she's found me a Polish coffee set
0:12:01 > 0:12:04'and a Continental toby jug for our bric-a-brac stall.'
0:12:06 > 0:12:07He looks like Donald.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09LAUGHTER
0:12:09 > 0:12:12That was good, but that's not good.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15We're going to need a lot more than that if we want
0:12:15 > 0:12:18to help Irene, and she deserves this.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Emily, who suffers with extreme epilepsy,
0:12:21 > 0:12:25knows just how important her mum's support is.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29She's amazing and she's been an amazing part of my life
0:12:29 > 0:12:34and she does so much for me as well and I'm so grateful to her.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- Yeah.- And I'm very proud of everything that she's done -
0:12:38 > 0:12:41probably a lot of people don't actually know
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- how much she does do...- Sure.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- ..and...- She's an unsung hero, isn't she? Basically.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49That's what she is. So, who's your mum helping out
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- at the moment?- She wants to raise money for a palliative care suite
0:12:53 > 0:12:55in our local hospital here in Llanidloes.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00It's one of her...things that we have discussed as a family,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- that when the time comes, later on...- Yeah.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07..that she would like to be nursed in Llanidloes Hospital.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11As far as Emily and Irene know, the new unit hasn't been
0:13:11 > 0:13:14confirmed by the hospital, but more on that later.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Now, back on the streets, the whole team are pulling out
0:13:17 > 0:13:20all the stops to help Irene. But hang on, Irina,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I recognise that house.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- He said he was coming back.- He was in the shower.- Can I? Should I?
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Could I take Paul's horn? He'll be livid, won't we?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I don't know what to do...
0:13:32 > 0:13:34I didn't know there was going to be a bike,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37and that looks like a cracker. Vintage bikes are
0:13:37 > 0:13:40in demand at the moment, and you could easily spend £100 on one.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43This one's made by the British company Falcon,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45who've been in business since the 1930s.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Look at that - they're leaving in ten minutes
0:13:47 > 0:13:50to go to Aberystwyth and Paul's not here, so...
0:13:50 > 0:13:52finders keepers, Paul, sorry, losers weepers!
0:13:52 > 0:13:53LAUGHTER
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Well, there's no "I" in team, I suppose.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Irina's done well there and leaves with a bag of books too -
0:14:00 > 0:14:0350p each. That's sure to raise a few pounds.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Thanks a lot, enjoy your time at the seaside.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Sorry, Paul, bye!
0:14:08 > 0:14:11You get on your bike, Irina. You may have won that one
0:14:11 > 0:14:15but I think I'm on to a winner here. I've just bumped into
0:14:15 > 0:14:18local sculptor Neil and his wife, Maggie.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Wow! The creative space! Look at this.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- Oh, I love the frog leaping off. - We thought you'd like
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- the frog leaping off.- Oh. Oh, you are very clever.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- He is, isn't he?- Oh, he is, isn't he?!
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- This is why I married him.- Yeah...
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Neil's such an accomplished sculptor.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38His works' been sold around the world for thousands of pounds
0:14:38 > 0:14:39and here he is in Llani.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- You know we're having this massive street party...- Yeah.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- ..with a pop-up auction. OK, you've got to come to it.- Yeah?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- And can you help out, can you...? - Yeah.- If you want me
0:14:49 > 0:14:52to demonstrate some carving... I've got a brilliant idea
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- that's easy to do and short.- Go on. - It's called a captive ball,
0:14:55 > 0:14:57so it's a ball that's loose and in a cage
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- and it's carved out of single piece of wood.- OK, so that's great.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- At the end of the day... - Yeah?- After the...
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- I'll do it.- Yeah. Brilliant. 'This is quite a coup
0:15:06 > 0:15:09'and I'm not letting up yet. Can I get Neil to donate
0:15:09 > 0:15:12'one of his beautiful pieces of work?' This is a big please,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15this is almost a beg, cos you are so talented, OK,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18and I know your work probably sells for lots of money,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20but is there anything that you can donate?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Something that I can sell on my rostrum?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Take your choice of what you can see.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28'Choices, choices.. I feel like a kid in a sweet shop.'
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- The smaller bits...- I like that. - Yeah. I thought you might.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- He's been around for a while. - I like that.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Can we take this today? - Course you can.- Please?- No problem.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Gosh, I want this in my line-up... LAUGHTER
0:15:40 > 0:15:44'Well, Neil is being so generous. This has been lovingly carved
0:15:44 > 0:15:47'from a solid piece of yew wood and was at least
0:15:47 > 0:15:51'80 hours in the making. Neil normally sells his torso sculptures
0:15:51 > 0:15:55'for around £2,000. But hang on, we're not done yet.'
0:15:55 > 0:15:57He's not the only one who does this...
0:15:59 > 0:16:03I make bowls, I'd like you to have that as well, for your auction.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Oh, thank you. 'We may be struggling with numbers of items today
0:16:07 > 0:16:11'but that's some real quality there, thanks to Neil and Maggie.'
0:16:11 > 0:16:14'Talking of quality, it looks like Irina's found something
0:16:14 > 0:16:16'with our name on it.'
0:16:16 > 0:16:20It's lovely, isn't it? Beautiful. Look at that copper back.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- Gorgeous colour.- Someone's left this bed-warming pan out on the street
0:16:24 > 0:16:27for us to collect - it looks like a reproduction one to me,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30but if it had been a good-quality 17th-century one,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34that would be worth around £200 to £300. I'll take a closer look
0:16:34 > 0:16:35at that later, but for now,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38I've got the trickiest door knock of the day.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Right, I've got to keep my voice down a bit,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44cos Irene lives here. Now, I'm going to go inside
0:16:44 > 0:16:46and find out all about her, OK?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Find out about the amazing work she does.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52And here we go - there's her mobility scooter.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59And it's not beware of the dog, we're in Wales,
0:16:59 > 0:17:00it's beware of the dragon!
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- Hello.- Hi, it's Paul Martin from the BBC.- Oh!
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Look at him! Isn't he nice. What's he called?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- Monty.- Monty!
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Oh, he's gorgeous, aren't you? You are lovely.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16I don't know if you've got anything and you can...?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- Would you like to come in? - Yes, please.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- Come on. Can I bring the guys as well?- Yeah, come on in.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- What's your name?- I'm Irene.- Irene, pleased to meet you, it's Paul.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- And you... - 'So far, so good, we're in.'
0:17:28 > 0:17:31This is Derek, my husband.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35So... What... Who has the stairlift?
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- I had a lot of cancer and... - Oh, I'm sorry.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I'm actually on a new treatment. I'm doing very well,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- so...- But that was your stairlift, was it?- Yes.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Gosh. You got up the stairs all right, didn't you?
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- Yeah, I'm doing really well at the moment.- Bless you.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54'It looks like Derek's got something for us in the loft.'
0:17:54 > 0:17:57We've got a Royal Albert tea service here.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00'It sounds promising - just got to get it down.'
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- Can I stick it on the bed?- Yes.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04'It's definitely got some weight to it.'
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- Was this your tea set, then? - My mother's.
0:18:06 > 0:18:081962.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12It's 44 pieces and there's a cloth in there as well.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14Wow.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16'This pattern, called Old Country Rose,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18'is Royal Albert's most popular.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21'They have sold 130 million pieces of it since the 1960s.'
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Listen to this. TING!
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- Wow.- Bone china really sings, doesn't it?
0:18:27 > 0:18:31'It's still being produced today, which is handy if you chip a cup.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34'Irene's dinner set, whilst not particularly in vogue,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37'is stylish and in great condition.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38'The 22-carat gilded edges
0:18:38 > 0:18:42'show little sign of wear and it's definitely a complete set.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44'I can vouch for that.'
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Do you think it's bone china, then? It's heavy.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49There's a lot of it!
0:18:49 > 0:18:51'That's a great lot for my auction,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54'but can I get Irene to help out on the day?'
0:18:54 > 0:18:56We are after all the help we can get, OK?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59I've been asking everybody to donate stuff, knocking on doors.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Lots of people have been out. I think they're at the beach.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04But lots of people are in, that's the main thing.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07You know, to make things, to donate things.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10But even to give a bit of time up and bring friends along
0:19:10 > 0:19:12and spend some money, enjoy the day.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Me and my friends, I'm sure we'd get a stall together.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16'Irene is on board.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18'No surprise, really.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21'She'll do anything to get involved in her community.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24'Now, even though Daniel is out with his carer today,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28'I think Irene has got a plan for how he can help out too.'
0:19:28 > 0:19:30He plays Connect Four to raise money.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Do you think... we could challenge people
0:19:33 > 0:19:35to beat him at Connect Four?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37He'd love to be challenged.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Even for an hour.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- Shall we do that?- Yes. It would be brilliant.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42He'd love it.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43'What a generous family!
0:19:43 > 0:19:47'So that's a bone china dinner set, Irene and Daniel helping out
0:19:47 > 0:19:50'at the party, and there is more to come in the garden.'
0:19:50 > 0:19:52So far, so good.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54'Some of Irene's friends and family
0:19:54 > 0:19:56'have already passed on some items to donate.'
0:19:56 > 0:19:59There's a table there, look.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Have you been spreading the word, then?- Yes, we have.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04'There are more than a dozen cranberry glass bowls,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07'dishes and vases here. The pink colour actually comes
0:20:07 > 0:20:11'from a small amount of gold being added to the molten glass
0:20:11 > 0:20:14'but it's their kitsch, retro appeal that should make us
0:20:14 > 0:20:17'a few pounds per piece on the bric-a-brac stall.'
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Monty has brought us a Frisbee! Is that for the street auction?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Is it for the street auction?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28'Maybe not, but what is on top of the table looks promising.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32'This 1970s Crown Devon coffee set certainly has retro appeal.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35'Since the pottery closed its doors in 1982,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37'Crown Devon has become more collectable.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40'Maybe it's worth widening the audience for these
0:20:40 > 0:20:41'and sending them to the saleroom.'
0:20:41 > 0:20:44This really is turning my day around.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I'm gradually unwrapping these
0:20:46 > 0:20:49because I'm keeping my fingers crossed that is a set of six.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51LAUGHTER
0:20:51 > 0:20:55'All that's missing is the coffee, so that's the bric-a-brac,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58'a dinner set for my auction and a coffee set for the saleroom.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01'That's a hat-trick, and all from Irene and Derek.'
0:21:01 > 0:21:02What a fabulous couple.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06What a fabulous couple.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10You would not know Irene is terminally ill, would you?
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Man, what inspiration!
0:21:14 > 0:21:16She is fantastic!
0:21:16 > 0:21:20And we got some great donations and she's going to help us out.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24The whole family is going to help, which is just brilliant.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Oh, do you know what? I feel really elated.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I feel really, really quite special to be in her company.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32That is a proper, proper Good Samaritan.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35'Well, that's a great end to what has been a tough day in sunny Llani.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38'Time to see what our efforts have got us.'
0:21:38 > 0:21:39It's been a struggle.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- It has, doesn't it? - And I'm looking at the lines.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44That's proof it's been a struggle.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- I know.- Lots of books.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48That's good. Books add up.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- Look, you've got a bed-warming pan. - I know.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52What do you think of this, actually, Paul?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I was going to ask your advice.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56That's an Edwardian one.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59It's kind of a copy of a Georgian one.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02That would warm the bed up, but it did one other thing.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04What, what? Go on, tell me.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07It singed, it killed all the lice and the bedbugs.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- Fantastic!- So you wouldn't get your legs bitten.- Good.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13'Well, there's no flies on you, Irina. That's a good find.'
0:22:13 > 0:22:15My jewellery, I absolutely love this.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I thought this could go in maybe as one lot to the saleroom.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- What do you think?- Yes, because I think that is silver-mounted.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23'I think that sounds like a plan.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26'I'd hope they would get at least £25.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27'Now, this takes me back.'
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- It's kind of retro.- I know.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32It reminds me of the kind of high school baseball jacket I had.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- Really? Back in the day. - Back in the day!
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- I tell you what, they still wear them, don't they?- Of course.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38'And while we're talking retro...'
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- Do you know what? That's a good bike.- I know. I really like it.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43And the best bit... It has to be a girl's bike.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45It's got this little shopping compartment at the back.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47You just whack everything in there.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50'I think I could get £30-£40 for this.'
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- What do you think of my birdbath? - I love that as well.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- Lovely, isn't it? - That'll find a home, a loving home.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58'I think Irina's line is looking pretty good.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01'But what does she think of mine? She'll be honest.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02'She calls a spade a spade, you know.'
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- What do you think of this? - It's fantastic.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08We've got gardens to work on this summer, so, you know ...
0:23:08 > 0:23:09That's not a spade.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- What do you mean?- It's not a spade.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- Yes, it is. - It's not, it's a shovel.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- It's a shovel.- It's a spade. - It's not.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18A spade is straight, for digging turf.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- This is a shovel for shovelling coal and sand. Look.- That's a spade.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22It's not, it's not.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24That is a shovel.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26That's my best piece, the sculpture.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28This was made by a local artist who I met.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31He's donated this, and his wife made that little bird bowl.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32Oh, wonderful.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36So that, I thought, a bit of a makeover.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38I could give it a nice little upcycle.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Maybe kiddies' colours.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Lots of bright colours.
0:23:42 > 0:23:43'That sounds perfect.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47'I can sell that on my pop-up option together with Irene's dinner set.'
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Toby jugs, bric-a-brac.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53I think price these up at two pounds to three pounds each so that's good.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55That's all bric-a-brac. That's money.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58I love the coffee set, the 1970s coffee set.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00That's going to go off to the auction room.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- OK.- OK, with your jewellery.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I'm reluctant to send that to the saleroom.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07I think, because he is a local artist,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09I think we might get a better price locally, but I'm not sure.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12What do you think? Saleroom or pop-up auction?
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Personally, I think saleroom.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17'OK. Irina has spoken.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19'Fingers crossed she's made the right decision there.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21'We'll find out later.'
0:24:21 > 0:24:23I think we both deserve a pat on the back.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- We worked really, really hard with what we had.- Well done.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27- Well done.- Yes.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Thank you.- You're welcome.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31I knew I could rely on you.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- I tried my best. - We got the ball rolling,
0:24:33 > 0:24:34that's the main thing.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I've met some incredibly generous people today and I have just
0:24:37 > 0:24:41fallen in love with Irene because that women just gives, gives,
0:24:41 > 0:24:43gives, gives.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47It's now our turn and Llani's turn to do something for her.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51It's the morning of the party and there's tons to do
0:24:51 > 0:24:54if we're going to reach our target of £1,200.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00We checked the forecast and the weather looked awful for today
0:25:00 > 0:25:02and nobody wants soggy bric-a-brac.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05But Ceri and Geraint have come to the rescue.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08We had the phone call about 5:30, six o'clock last night.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11They're a very nice family, really, you know.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Glad to do what we can to help out.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Of course they know Irene's family.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17The people of Llani are a tight bunch.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21And so many have turned out bright and early to get the day started.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Irene is her early to rally the troops.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26She has been busy baking and organising the cake stall.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29And later, she'll be helping provide the entertainment,
0:25:29 > 0:25:33joining Janet and choir friend Tiff to sing in her beloved choir.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Irene certainly had a big hand in the organisation of the day,
0:25:37 > 0:25:39not knowing that it's all for her.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- Hello, what's your name?- Irene.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- I came to your house, didn't I? - You did.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46We had that drink on your terrace and we discussed the china.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48We did.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51And my son is coming to play Connect Four.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52He is disabled.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55He'll play Connect Four to try and raise money.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57OK. OK.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59You've got a cheeky smile, haven't you?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Right, I've got a lot of work to do so I'm going to carry on.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Can't stop and talk to you.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06'I've got a good feeling about this today.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08'The stalls are looking great.'
0:26:08 > 0:26:11This is so well organised today. It looks brilliant.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14They have obviously done this before.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17'Well, presentation is key in retail and I spotted
0:26:17 > 0:26:20'a few things I found on the rummage day.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22'There is Donald's shovel.'
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Quality, absolute quality.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26Look at that! It's brilliant.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29I remember the bike as well.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32'That'll go on my pop-up auction later.'
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Don't remember that.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36'And you'd think I would!'
0:26:36 > 0:26:39'Just a few finishing touches to the marquee and the stalls,
0:26:39 > 0:26:40'and we're getting there.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46'Daniel is ready to help raise some money and Tiff is leading Irene
0:26:46 > 0:26:48'and the rest of the Tenovus choir
0:26:48 > 0:26:50'through the final warm-up exercises.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52'The Welsh cancer charity choir
0:26:52 > 0:26:54'has become a big part in Irene's life
0:26:54 > 0:26:58'since Tiff started it in the town a couple of years ago.'
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Irene is the life and soul of choir.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02She really is. She brings the party.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05You can go there in a lot of pain, you think,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09"Oh, no, I don't want to go tonight - I really feel yuck,"
0:27:09 > 0:27:14or whatever and you go there and you have a cuppa, you have a chat
0:27:14 > 0:27:17and then you are singing and you come out of there
0:27:17 > 0:27:19and you feel alive again.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21There are so many people want to be around her,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24just for her zest of life.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26I do think you have to smile a lot.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29You have to laugh a lot. You have to cry a lot.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34And in my case, shout a lot.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Most weeks, it's usually me making announcements
0:27:36 > 0:27:39about when the next gigs are, how the rehearsal is going
0:27:39 > 0:27:41and what song we're starting next.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Nine times out of ten,
0:27:43 > 0:27:45there will always be Irene next to me making an announcement
0:27:45 > 0:27:48about selling raffle tickets or an event she is putting on.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50It doesn't matter what life throws at her,
0:27:50 > 0:27:53she will carry on doing what she thinks is right and what she
0:27:53 > 0:27:57thinks is needed in her community and she's just so selfless.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01She's the most inspirational person I'm pretty sure I will ever meet.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04She is definitely one of a kind.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07There will never be another one like her.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Perfect and straight. All done.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14'Right, time to talk to the troops.' Are we ready for this?
0:28:14 > 0:28:16ALL: Yes!
0:28:16 > 0:28:18I want everyone to sell with big smiles on your faces,
0:28:18 > 0:28:20we've got lots of money to raise.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Thank you so much for being generous.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25OK, we've got a choir today, is that right? How many of you?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- 30-40.- 30 or 40.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Fingers crossed it doesn't rain because you're out there.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- Janet, what are you doing?- I'm bric-a-brac.- Bric-a-brac, right.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38OK, everything has to go, OK? Who's doing raffles and tombola?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Drinks and everything? Brilliant. What are you doing, Irene?- Cakes.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Cakes. Look, we're all sorted really, aren't we?
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Enjoy the day, raise lots of money, lots of smiles.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Are you ready for this? ALL: Yes!
0:28:50 > 0:28:51Well, they're all fired up,
0:28:51 > 0:28:55they've got me fired up. We just need people down here now.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59'But I've got a plan for that. Time to hit the high street.'
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- Hello, can I give you these?- Hi!
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Like to come along to our street auction?
0:29:03 > 0:29:06We're having a pop-up street auction just right down the road there.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07Tell your mates.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10'I've managed to borrow Phil's bus.'
0:29:10 > 0:29:15- The bus is leaving in five minutes. - Starts at half one.- Bring the dog.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Come on, boy. Woof, woof, woof, woof!
0:29:18 > 0:29:20DOG BARKS
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Last chance, everybody. The bus is now leaving.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Let's get on.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31And we're off. I tell you what, who wants to share the brolly?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34It's not the right weather for an open-top bus, is it?
0:29:35 > 0:29:37'But that's not going to dampen our spirits.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40'It's time to get this party started.'
0:29:40 > 0:29:43ALL: Five, four, three...
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Good luck ..two, one.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47PEOPLE CHEER
0:29:48 > 0:29:53'What a great turnout and the choir are giving it their all.'
0:29:56 > 0:29:57It's in full swing.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Oh, no. I didn't win. So close.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Who let the dogs out? Look at them go.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12'The marquee is heaving with paying customers,
0:30:12 > 0:30:14'that's what I like to see.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17'The bric-a-brac is flying off the stalls.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20'And there's still items being donated.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24'Dewi has just given his American 30-hour alarm clock.'
0:30:24 > 0:30:25It's quite a decorative piece.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29It's sort of circa 1910, 1920.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33An Edwardian one but nevertheless hopefully it's £30-40.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36'A good clean face set in a nice walnut frame.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39'That could join the other lots for my auction later.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42'Well, the marquee is buzzing.'
0:30:42 > 0:30:43Yay!
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Everybody here is doing their utmost.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Look at this, it's just fantastic.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50'And that's because they're all here for Irene.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53'This lady is so popular in the town.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56'Irene's good friend Tracy is just taking a break from the tea stall.'
0:30:56 > 0:30:58You just smile when you see her.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Wherever she is, whatever she asks for people will give,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05you know, more than they have to and she will just turn it into
0:31:05 > 0:31:07something for somebody else.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Do you think she's twigged all of this is for her?
0:31:10 > 0:31:14No, we're a big partner for the palliative care unit that
0:31:14 > 0:31:17we're trying to raise money for so she'll probably think this is
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- going to go to that. - I hope so. I hope so.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22It's going to be one lovely surprise.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23'There's no time for a break.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26'The party is in full swing and the people are spending money.'
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Oh, hello. What's he been buying, dog bowls?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Thank you very much. Cheers.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39That's the second half of the cranberry glass collection
0:31:39 > 0:31:40gone for a fiver.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- Brilliant.- They've got a bargain there but it's all adding up.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48- Like to buy the bedpan warmer? - Yeah, I'm tempted by it.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50It's all yours for a fiver. £5.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55'And it looks like Irina's close to selling Chloe's paperweight.'
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- Oh, you're a treasure. - BOTH:- Thank you so much.- Jinx.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05Wow, the fivers are flying in but what about the other stalls?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- How much have you taken so far? - £100.- 100.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13- How much here in the raffle?- We think about £100 at the moment.- 180.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18Really? So we're already up to around £600 in the first hour, wow.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23'And Daniel's been doing his bit too.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26'True to form, he's not lost a game yet.'
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Brilliant. Well done. Fantastic.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31'And that's all going to add to the total.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34'But you know, it's a good job the money is coming in today
0:32:34 > 0:32:36'because we've taken a risk.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40'We've gambled on the generosity of Llani and we bought this.'
0:32:40 > 0:32:43We've got to raise that £1,200. That's our target.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45If we don't, it doesn't bear thinking about.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49'And that's not the only thing that's had a paint job around here.'
0:32:49 > 0:32:54- The upcycling, the well I found. It looks so pretty.- Thank you.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56- Look at it, look.- Isn't that great?
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Do you like the colour coordinations?
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- It's different, isn't it? - Yeah, yeah. It's fun.- Exactly.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- Looking at that puts a smile on your face?- Yeah.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09'When I spotted the well in Jean's garden I knew it showed
0:33:09 > 0:33:12'promise but Irina has done a great job brightening it up.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16'Bit of hard work and a few tins of paint, but what's it worth now?'
0:33:16 > 0:33:18- 15 quid?- 15.- Yeah.- OK.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- Don't go any lower than 15. - I'll try my hardest.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- Please, please no lower than 15. - All right.- Thank you.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26'That sounds pretty reasonable to me, Irina.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30'With time running out, it's the last push to sell more bric-a-brac.'
0:33:30 > 0:33:33This is the bargain two minutes. Everything is now 50p.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37'The scouts are spending their 50ps. They're clearing up.'
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- That's a deal.- That's a deal. - Cheers.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Ah!
0:33:45 > 0:33:46'And that's it.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49'All that's left is to count the money while Neil sets to
0:33:49 > 0:33:52'work on his super-quick chainsaw demonstration.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58'Of course, we've already sent one of Neil's pieces to Bamfords sale
0:33:58 > 0:34:01'room in Derby, together with the '70s coffee set
0:34:01 > 0:34:02'and Janet's jewellery.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05'And it's the three necklaces that are first up.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08'Irina loved these when Janet donated them on the rummage day but
0:34:08 > 0:34:12'auctioneer James Lewis's estimate is just £10-15.
0:34:12 > 0:34:1820, 10 if you like? £10 bid with me. 12, 15, 18.
0:34:18 > 0:34:2318 in the room, 22, 25. At 22, 25, 28.
0:34:23 > 0:34:2926 if you like? 27? You sure? At 26 to the left.
0:34:29 > 0:34:36£26, gentleman down the aisle. 26, 1203. Thank you.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41'Sold for £26. That's almost twice the top-end estimate.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44'But how will the Crown Devon coffee set fair?
0:34:44 > 0:34:47'It's estimate is just £15-25.'
0:34:47 > 0:34:49£10, anyone?
0:34:49 > 0:34:5410, thank you. 12, 14, 16...
0:34:54 > 0:34:56'It's creeping up.'
0:34:56 > 0:34:58At £18, lady's bid. £18.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04'And it's stopped. £18, someone's got themselves a bargain.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10'It's just down to Neil's beautifully crafted sculpture now.'
0:35:10 > 0:35:13It's estimate here is £100-200.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18It better make the £200 or Irina's in trouble.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Truly an antique for the future.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Shall we start it at a bargain price of £100?
0:35:23 > 0:35:29100 bid, 110, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34It's an absentee bid. With me at 220.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37'Just over, that's a relief.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40'Neil's piece has really helped with our total and Irina's got the
0:35:40 > 0:35:43'final numbers from today's stalls.'
0:35:43 > 0:35:45We sent stuff off to the sale room.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50We made £264 and today we've actually raised £1,078.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55That is a total of £1,342. We've smashed it already.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58So whatever we can make on the rostrum now, that can go to
0:35:58 > 0:36:01a charity of Irene's choice and I think she would like that.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03I think we're ready to go.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Right, I'm going to start us off with something that
0:36:07 > 0:36:08has just been made.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12Did you all enjoy Neil and the chainsaw carving?
0:36:12 > 0:36:16This is what he's made. This is a variation on a Welsh love spoon.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Just a grand scale. He's scaled it up with a chainsaw.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23Who is going to start me off with a bid of £5?
0:36:23 > 0:36:24It's worth every penny.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27It's taken this guy half an hour of blood, sweat and tears.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Thank you, straight in at £5. Is there 10 anywhere?
0:36:30 > 0:36:3310, thank you, sir, with the cap. 10, it's against you, madam. 15.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38Any further advances on £15? 20, thank you. Can I take 25?
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Any further advances on 25? 30. 30 is with me and I'm selling at 30.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47It's going once, going twice, fair warning. Sold for £30.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Thank you very much. A wonderful memory of today.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53'Well, Neil certainly added to the total for today.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56'And Maggie's bowl is up next.'
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Sold, £20, thank you.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03Now, Irina made me promise I'd get £15 for her upcycled well.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05This puts a smile on your face.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Who is going to start me off with a bid of £10 for Jean's well?
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Thank you very much, 10 straight in. 15, thank you, sir. 15 now.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Any further advances on 15? Thank you, £20 at the back.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20£20 is with me now. I'm selling at 20. Any further advances on 20?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Sold, thank you. £20.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25'Irina will be pleased.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29'And staying in the garden, up next is the stone bird bath.'
0:37:29 > 0:37:3315, thank you. 20. 'It's certainly popular.'
0:37:33 > 0:37:38Any further advances on £20? And I'm selling at £20. 30 up at the back.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42And I'm selling at 30, fair warning. Sold! £30.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46'You've got to love an underbidder. That's another £30 in the coffers.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49'Now, my first item from the rummage day, Bill's leather jacket.'
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Sold, £15.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55And one of today's donations, the American clock from Dewi.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58I was hoping for £30-40 for this.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01It looks like Derek's got his eye on this one.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03£90. Once, twice...
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Sold.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13£90! And Dewi, he looks pleased with that too.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18The next lot is that lovely vintage bicycle
0:38:18 > 0:38:21that Irina snatched from right under my nose.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2335? It's worth every penny. Don't lose it.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25£35, it's ready to go. 35.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27It's yours at 35.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Sold. £35. Enjoy it.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31You've got a great buy.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35'And now for the final lot -
0:38:35 > 0:38:38'Irene's mum's 42-piece dinner set.'
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Thank you, straight in, 100.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42120, thank you. 140.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Thank you. 140. 160. 180?
0:38:45 > 0:38:47'And it's popular.' Do I see 200?
0:38:47 > 0:38:49200?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51190? Can you make that 200? £200.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Fair warning, I'm selling at £200. It's going once.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Twice. Sold, thank you.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:39:01 > 0:39:02Well done!
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Thank you so much, everybody, for digging deep.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09'Wow! What a great result.'
0:39:09 > 0:39:16We set out for a target of £1,200.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18We've smashed it!
0:39:18 > 0:39:24We now have £2,103, so thank you very much!
0:39:25 > 0:39:28This is the community coming together
0:39:28 > 0:39:30and it's all to say a very big thank you,
0:39:30 > 0:39:34a very big surprise, to one very special person.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37This person has been at the heart of your community.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39She is a great fundraiser.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43She is a great mother, a great wife, you know.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46She has had her own personal problems to put up with,
0:39:46 > 0:39:49but I tell you what, she puts all of her charities first,
0:39:49 > 0:39:52and she always has a smile on her face.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56And I think she's just guessed who it is.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01Because Irene Crowther, all of this is for you!
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Everybody has turned up...
0:40:03 > 0:40:05APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:40:05 > 0:40:08..to say thank you, and they love you,
0:40:08 > 0:40:10what you do, and don't stop.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Wow!
0:40:14 > 0:40:16I just can't believe it.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20And all you lot, and with all the time, you never said a word.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24No, we didn't, did we? We managed to keep it a top secret!
0:40:24 > 0:40:25Well, look at this.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30CHEERING
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Look at that! You're going to be pretty in pink now.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Thank you so much, all of you! I just can't believe it.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Look. We know you campaign so hard,
0:40:47 > 0:40:50you work for lots of different charities,
0:40:50 > 0:40:52you're raising money left, right and centre,
0:40:52 > 0:40:56and I know one of the big things is you have been campaigning
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- for a palliative care unit at your local hospital.- Yes.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01I know you've all been campaigning for that -
0:41:01 > 0:41:05well, we've talked to the hospital and they've promised to go ahead,
0:41:05 > 0:41:07and it's going to happen in six months.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- You will get that care unit. - Oh, wow!
0:41:14 > 0:41:17And the rest of the money, we've already spent £1,200,
0:41:17 > 0:41:21the rest of the money you can put to a charity of your choice.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- The palliative care unit! - There you go - yay!
0:41:27 > 0:41:29I'm going out on it tonight!
0:41:31 > 0:41:34This is so, so amazing.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37I've got such fantastic friends, family,
0:41:37 > 0:41:39but not only that - the community.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41I wouldn't be where I am today
0:41:41 > 0:41:45without all of the community that's helped me through 13 years of cancer
0:41:45 > 0:41:48and people here are just marvellous, incredible,
0:41:48 > 0:41:50and I got a pink scooter!
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Today has been amazing.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59I cried my eyes out at the end, I'm not afraid to admit that.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02I think it was fabulous. She's loved every minute.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05She had not a clue, and that was the most important thing,
0:42:05 > 0:42:07that she didn't know and it was a fantastic surprise.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11And we've all got to apologise for telling her lies.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14I couldn't think of anyone that would deserve something like this
0:42:14 > 0:42:16more than Irene. She's so inspirational.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21I'm so proud of her. And she's done amazing,
0:42:21 > 0:42:22she's done amazing
0:42:22 > 0:42:26with all her cancer and how poorly she is, and...
0:42:28 > 0:42:33I just hope she continues for a long time to come yet.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Irene surrounded by friends, family and neighbours,
0:42:36 > 0:42:40but more importantly, the whole community has turned out
0:42:40 > 0:42:43in the rain to see this happen. They made this possible.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44We smashed that target.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46I hope you've enjoyed watching the show.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Keep watching, because we could be in your street the next time.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52And this auction could be for you.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56Irene's enjoying her pink scooter and is still busy raising money
0:42:56 > 0:42:59for the new palliative care suite.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Unfortunately, a new cancer has been recently diagnosed,
0:43:02 > 0:43:06but it's not stopping her from getting to choir rehearsals.