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Here in the UK, our streets in cities,

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towns and villages reflect the different cultures and lifestyles we

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all lead. Today, this community is going to celebrate the work of one

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man who does all he can to unite the people, to pull them together,

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to celebrate one common goal - football.

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So we're holding a street party and pop-up auction to raise money just

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for him. Three, two, one!

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Let's do it! CHEERING

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We'll be pulling out all the stops to raise the cash...

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Wow, it's like Aladdin's cave in here.

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Oh, I love getting in these sheds, Graham.

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-He's a terrible man.

-Oh, don't worry.

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..and sharing top tips on valuables you might find in your home.

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It's glazed earthenware, and I love this turquoise and blue,

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the drip glaze on it there.

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I'm really happy with this piece, it's a nice, solid wood table.

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The legs have been turned. There's a lovely grain on the top.

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But will we hit our target?

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Fair warning. Sold! APPLAUSE

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Today, the hunt for treasures and antiques has brought us to Plymouth.

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It's a city famous for its naval and seafaring past.

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The Mayflower set sail from here in 1620, in search of the New World.

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One man who made the journey to Plymouth and made it his home

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is David Feindouno.

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David came to the UK in 2005,

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when he was forced to flee his home country of Guinea, West Africa,

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during turbulent times in the country.

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It wasn't an easy journey.

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I mean, you are interrogated, and as a human being, it doesn't matter

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what your background is and what you come from, what you've done,

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what your race is,

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you know, when your dignity can get taken away, you lose confidence and

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therefore you have no self-esteem.

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His friend Graham knows how difficult David's first experiences

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in the UK were.

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I know he came through an asylum system, which I can imagine for

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anybody must be very difficult.

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English wasn't his first language.

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It is a negative experience.

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You now, no-one would want to go through the asylum system, simple as that.

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And as you can tell, some people don't even want to talk about their

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own experience for various reasons, because it breaks you down.

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David's own experiences gave him the drive to help others.

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He now works for the Red Cross in Plymouth,

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helping to settle displaced and frightened refugees

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when they arrive here.

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Maybe that kind of helped me a little bit, to actually

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think, you know, it's not about what happens,

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but it's about doing something positive.

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As soon as he came to Plymouth, he had an immediate impact.

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He brings people of all different races and backgrounds together,

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through a shared love of sport.

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One of the things that definitely breaks down barriers worldwide is

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-football.

-People loved the fact that it was open to everyone.

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People loved the fact that it was free.

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And people loved the fact that it was really welcoming.

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As a way of recognising all the work David has done over

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the years, we want to pay for a break for him and his family.

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It's going to cost £1,000, and here is how we're going to raise it.

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We've asked all of David's friends,

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family and neighbours to donate any unwanted or unloved items they have

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gathering dust in the house, the garage, or the garden shed,

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so we can sell them here, at a street party and pop-up auction.

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And the best bit about it is

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David hasn't got a clue all of this is for him.

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It's a huge task. I can't do it by myself.

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So I drafted in the help of a couple of experts who have a great eye for

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items that will make money.

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Auctioneer Izzy Balmer knows a thing or two about antiques,

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and Danny Sebastian is a dealer with the gift of the gab.

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They arrived here a few weeks ago, to get the ball rolling,

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and this is how they got on.

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I tell you what, nice neck of the woods, isn't it, Plymouth?

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Yeah, it's lovely, I didn't realise it was so hilly.

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Well, I think we've got a fair task ahead of us today.

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A bit of fun for all.

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I think I'm going to take the top of the street and work downwards.

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Danny, you're making me walk up the street?

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-You're younger than me. I'll probably meet you in the middle.

-SHE LAUGHS

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-See you later.

-Bye.

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Izzy and Danny are in competition to see who can find the best items,

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but, right now, they're not off to a good start.

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I'm so sorry, I can see that I've just woken you up.

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-Yeah.

-Have you got anything for me?

-No.

-Generally...

-Can't do it, sorry.

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That's how you get rid of Danny.

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But things are looking up for Izzy.

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Thank you. Well, this is a start. We have, I must admit we've been struggling, but thank you.

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-This is really, really superb.

-No problem.

-Thanks very much. Bye-bye.

-Bye.

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A box of goodies, including some snow globes and china dolls.

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These dolls are modern,

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but antique porcelain dolls can be worth hundreds of pounds.

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First made in France and Germany in the 1850s,

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so-called bisque dolls are made with unglazed porcelain and are very

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collectable.

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Izzy's also been given a gaming chair.

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It's a great start, but how is Danny getting on?

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I've got to watch Izzy, she's coming up the road.

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I don't want her on my territory.

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With Izzy off to a flying start, Danny's feeling the pressure.

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-How's it going?

-Well, I'm just finding it a little bit

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easier going down the hill than what it probably is you coming up.

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-How's that van looking?

-Er, empty.

-Is it?

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I've got one item. How about you?

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-Nowt.

-Oh, so I'm doing better than you?

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-Well, listen....

-I've got one item.

-You've heard that story about

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the tortoise and the hare, I'm sure. I've not lost faith in myself.

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Come on, where's the Danny magic gone?

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And Izzy even has time for some gardening tips, while Mum goes off

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-in search of some stuff.

-But these will stain,

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so you mustn't touch these, because they'll make your clothes all dirty.

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A whole pile of things, including some vintage style roller-skates.

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Pairs like these can fetch up to £50.

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But it's Danny who needs to get his skates on,

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and I don't think a visit to the pub is going to help.

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Just wondering at all whether you've got anything you'd wish to donate?

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-I've got an old table.

-Follow you?

-Yeah.

-Right you are.

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An old table, solid wood, I don't use any more,

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-so you're more than welcome to have that.

-That's absolutely fantastic.

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-Sort of thing we're looking for, really. We'll take them.

-No problem.

-Lovely.

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Thank you very much.

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I'm really happy with this piece, it's a nice, solid wood table.

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Nowadays, it's all made out of sort of MDF.

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Mmm. Not the sort of stuff I like. But this is quite beautiful.

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The legs have been turned, there's a lovely grain on the top.

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Guaranteed £20-£25 when we've gave a little bit of a spruce up.

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I agree, Danny. I love this.

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Pub furniture is built to last.

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-The only thing I've got is an old coffee table.

-No, that would be brilliant!

-Would it?

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That would be brilliant.

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Not to be outdone, Izzy has found something to match.

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Got this fabulous little coffee table.

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I quite like this, actually. I think it's sweet.

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It's sort of in a country style,

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and what's great about it is...

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lift up the lid and hide all those...all the clutter away.

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To be honest with you, it could probably just do with a little

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bit of a sand down and maybe a re-varnish, but it doesn't need much doing to it.

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It might be something that Paul would be interested in.

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You're right, Izzy,

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but first it needs a lick of paint to spruce it up.

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As Izzy gets to grip with her table, Danny's on a roll.

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-Shall we come in?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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-Yeah?

-Aliyah has her own reasons why she wants to donate as much as she

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-can.

-We are in the month of Ramadan right now, and with fasting,

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we are very encouraged to donate whatever we can.

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Mainly money, your clothes, whatever you can.

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There is enough for a whole toy store here,

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and Aliyah has also got some insight on the local area.

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-Very nice community.

-Really nice.

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They are very friendly if you go out, if you need help.

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Because when I came here, I didn't know anybody here, and then slowly,

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slowly, I get to know the community, like the Muslim community as well,

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and the people from the mosque and people from school.

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It's an impressive donation.

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Old toys can sometimes fetch hundreds of pounds.

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It's always worth having a dig around the attic

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for forgotten teddy bears and dolls.

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And whilst Izzy is in search of her next find,

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Danny goes to meet Claris,

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David's wife, to find out a bit more about the man this is all for.

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-Hello, there. Are you all right?

-Good, thank you.

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-Is it...Charis?

-Claris.

-Claris.

-Yeah.

-Is David here?

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No, no, no. He's at work, so we are safe.

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-Yeah, because we've got to keep it secret, haven't we?

-Yeah, definitely.

-Yes.

-Definitely.

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I mean, I really want to know a little bit about David, to be honest,

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-Claris.

-He is very, very positive,

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always encouraging others and, do your best,

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don't let your situation, you know,

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change who you are or what you want to become.

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So, yeah, he is

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a very positive person, yeah.

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David's positivity saw him through a hard time in 2005,

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when he was forced to make the difficult decision

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to leave his homeland of Guinea.

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He was on his way back home from a rally with his uncle,

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and then they just found out that they were being chased up.

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And then, when he got home,

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everything was smashed and it was a complete disaster,

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because you don't expect things like that to happen.

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The country wasn't stable, but he never expected that it could,

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you know, happen to him.

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When David left, Guinea was in turmoil

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and on the edge of civil war.

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-REPORTER:

-It's not safe.

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A local cameraman filmed the Guinea army recently, as it retook

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-this area from rebels.

-CHEERING AND CHANTING

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The Guinean military is just one of the well-armed groups battling for

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control of diamond mines in this border area before the gemstones are

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smuggled out to markets in Western Europe.

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The country had been living under a military regime for most of David's

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life, and in the year 2000, tensions boiled over

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between Guinea and its neighbouring countries.

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If you found yourself caught up, you needed to get away,

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and basically to save your future.

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So it was impossible any more for me to, to carry on living in Guinea,

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and I had to, have to leave and move out.

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So that is what led me to, to come to the UK.

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David left his home and his family, virtually overnight,

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at the age of 21.

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It's not something that you wish to happen.

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I think it's something that you wish you could plan.

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But, unfortunately, with the circumstances

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around, around it, it wasn't planned, so it wasn't great.

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Despite going through such a difficult time,

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he has now turned his life around and uses those experiences to help

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others who find themselves in a similar situation.

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You always try to use that experience of arriving here,

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what it was like in the first place, what you went through.

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And it is something that, for me personally,

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I always want to use, because I don't want to see anyone else going

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through the same process.

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The least I could do is to always share that experience

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-and help them.

-What an inspiring man.

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Let's hope we can raise our target of £1,000 to send him and his family

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on a well-deserved break.

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Back on David's street, Danny is in his element.

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Yeah, just come at the right time.

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-Uh-huh?

-Am I in your way here?

-No, no, not at all.

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-Shall we go in and have a look?

-Yeah, come on in.

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Oh, I love getting in these sheds, Graham.

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What's going on in the back there? I can see there's a lot going on there.

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Staplers and tools.

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-Can I get in there?

-He's a terrible man!

-Oh, don't worry.

-LAUGHTER

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Oh, I tell you what you can have is that one.

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-Go on.

-It needs cleaning.

-Is that American?

-Yes.

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Oh, when did they start making them in Britain, then?

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I don't know, but it belonged to my dad, and he got it in the war.

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This Stanley plane is a bit rusty,

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but tools are real collector's items.

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Refurbished ones can sell for over £400

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and names like Stanley and Mosley & Son

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are the ones to look out for.

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Graham's not done yet. The tools keep coming.

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-That's a clamp.

-Yeah.

-And a bit of that... Keep it coming.

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We'll get a carrier bag when we get inside.

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Don't worry, Graham. We'll get a carrier bag. Keep it coming.

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It's always nice when you get a bit of a clear-out as well,

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-Graham.

-You're a terror, you are.

-Out with the old, in with the new.

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De-icer, they'll use that later. Don't worry, we'll sell it for a pound. We'll get it on the

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-bric-a-brac stall.

-There.

-LAUGHTER

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-You've stripped me.

-Have I stripped you?

-Yeah, you've stripped me.

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-It's a number five, that is.

-Yeah.

-Number five.

-Is it?

-Oh, aye.

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-You know all about it, do you?

-Well, it's got number five on the bottom here.

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LAUGHTER

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Graham thinks he's got more stuff upstairs.

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It's raining jumpers.

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Oh, that's lovely. I'll tell you what, that...

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Keep it, keep it coming.

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-That's it.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah!

-Keep it coming if you want, Graham.

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LAUGHTER Thanks, Graham. It all adds up.

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The tools and the clothes will do nicely.

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-I'll shut the door behind me.

-Yeah.

-Thanks very much, Graham.

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Thank you. Bye-bye.

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-Bye-bye now.

-Meanwhile, Izzy's good start has ground to a halt.

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I think I've only got an armful of items.

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But the sun is shining and I refuse to be defeated and I'm going to keep

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on going. I am determined to get more stuff.

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It's not long before she spots someone.

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-That's all I've got handy, I'm afraid.

-Thank you very much. Thank you.

-That's all right.

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That's another armful for the bric-a-brac stall,

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and Danny is starting to feel more positive.

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This seems to be all coming to this afternoon.

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This morning was very, very difficult,

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and this afternoon, it all seems to be coming to.

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But the van is still not full.

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The only way to fill the van is to keep knocking on those doors.

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I just wondered,

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do you have anything that you would perhaps be able to donate, or any

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couple of things you might be able to donate?

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Um, yes I'm sure, I'm sure we can find something.

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Whilst Izzy uses her charm...

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-How are you?

-..Danny spots a familiar face from earlier.

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-You were there this morning, you woke me up.

-Where was...? Oh, round the corner?

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-Yeah, 62.

-With the dogs?

-Yeah, yeah.

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-I tell you what...

-Give me 20 minutes.

-..you scrub up well!

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LAUGHTER

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Hey, about 20 minutes.

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We'll see you about just before three o'clock.

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-Nice one.

-Sounds promising!

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And Danny's luck is really starting to change.

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Follow you? Cor, this is a big old house, isn't it?

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-It is, yeah.

-Another good haul, including this dartboard...

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-Is there a dartboard in there?

-..which is in great condition.

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Oh, lovely. Ooh!

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New ones with a complete set of darts go for about £60.

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Back at the antique shop, and Izzy has got her hands on some gems.

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-You're welcome to that.

-Thank you!

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-Thank you very much.

-You should make money on that.

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She also gets a framed painting...

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That's a watercolour of a galleon.

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-You are welcome to that.

-Thank you. Thank you very much.

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-..and a rococo-style mirror.

-Impressive mirror.

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-Yeah, but it's a repro. You're welcome to that.

-Thank you.

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-It looks impressive from a distance.

-It does look it, actually, yeah.

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But what else has caught her eye?

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A Victorian chamber pot. It is enamelled.

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Sort of like a tin enamelling. It's in good condition.

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It just amuses me, and I can't wait to show it to Danny.

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And, finally, John digs out a crystal paperweight.

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Oh, lovely! That's really beautiful.

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Glass paperweights first gained popularity in the mid-19th century,

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and they're still very collectable today.

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John has been really generous.

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I particularly like the rococo-style mirror.

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Rococo was a French 18th-century artistic movement

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which valued all things elaborate,

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and this piece is certainly that.

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I might like the mirror, but Izzy has a soft spot for the jardiniere.

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Absolutely love this jardiniere.

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It's Victorian, it's probably circa 1890, 1900, something like that,

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and it's in the style of majolica.

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Majolica was very popular in 19th-century England.

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It's glazed earthenware. I love the colour pattern.

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I love this sort of turquoise and blue,

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the drip, sort of, glaze on it there.

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And I think it definitely needs to go to the saleroom, and

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you know what, I think we could probably get £40, maybe £50.

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I love it and I really hope someone else does, too.

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Back with Danny, and he's finally got into John's house.

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This is quite nice. It's a nice bit of art glass.

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No cracks, no chips.

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I'm sure this is going to go very well on our bric-a-brac stall.

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As well as the vase, he's donated a suit and a welder's mask.

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I like this. It's something different, it's something nice.

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-I'm sure it's worth a few quid as well.

-It is.

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It looks very... You've got the gloves and everything in there,

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-haven't you?

-John also offered to volunteer on the day.

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Is it a really nice community around here? Do you think they'll really

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-sort of embrace what we're trying to do here?

-It's a lovely community.

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-They will come together. Without a shadow of a doubt.

-John, you are a good man. Thanks very much.

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-Thanks, mate.

-See you soon.

-With all this goodwill,

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Izzy wants to find out a bit more about David's community work and the

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football team he set up.

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So she's secretly meeting his colleague, Cara.

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I have heard that David has sort of founded Hope FC.

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-What... Can you tell me more about that?

-We, at the Red Cross, refer a

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lot of our clients to Hope FC.

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Not only do we refer people to

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the actual, you know, football club,

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but Hope FC runs activities

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-for women and youth as well.

-What is he like as a person?

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Dave, he's easy to get along with.

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I think he's a highly respected member of our community,

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but that doesn't make him untouchable, if that makes sense.

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He's the kind of guy you can kick a football around with,

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and he engages, you know, very openly and is well-liked

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within the community, but he's also very well-respected.

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He, as a person, has definitely changed lives.

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And I think he's an extremely humble person.

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David started the football team, Hope FC, in 2008,

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when he was waiting for his asylum claim to be finalised.

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I thought it would be great to do something to bring people together.

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First of all, you know, cos I love playing football every day,

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and was also to send a strong message to people who arrive here,

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to actually say, "You have come in a new country, it is down to you to be open, more open,

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"and allow people to welcome you,"

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and by showing an example of bringing people together.

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But if you isolate yourself by doing activities that are

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just for people from your country of origin,

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then you're not really giving a strong message.

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So, therefore, I just had the passion to do something to bring

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everybody, everybody together.

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Hope FC welcomes people from all countries and backgrounds,

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and there are often eight nationalities

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represented on the pitch.

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Asylum seekers, refugees and local Plymouth people

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get together every week to kick a football around.

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Hope FC is really important, because it helps everyone to mix

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together, especially if you are new and you don't know anyone.

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They just include you in everything.

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All of them are really nice, you know, they're like a family,

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and they accepted me as soon as I played with them.

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We do have a multicultural environment.

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We do love each other.

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It just doesn't teach how to win,

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but it teaches you how to keep faith, even if the things

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doesn't go in the way you want.

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Plymouth is known as a dispersal city, which means hundreds of new

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asylum seekers are sent here from all over the country every year.

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Different place, different faces, they don't know anyone,

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so it's really hard to adapt and to...

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mix with other people, yeah.

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When I came here, I think it was difficult,

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because English is not my first language.

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But now I am happy, so happy.

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When my English is good, I talk with people, I have more than one friend.

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Yeah, this is good now.

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Helping asylum seekers and refugees is something David is familiar with

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in his work with the Red Cross.

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I've simply loved helping people.

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I mean, partly because of my own personal issue and background, and I

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had known what I had gone through.

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And I was really passionate to actually, not just sit back and observe,

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but actually get involved and support people who are going through the process.

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So that, that was my passion.

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David set up a few initiatives to help desperate and vulnerable people

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arriving in the city.

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It gives people in crisis a helping hand when they arrive,

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-often with nothing.

-David was amazing.

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Telling us about the football, about the help, how we can integrate.

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So, for me, yeah, he's an amazing boss.

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Yeah, he deserves all the best.

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And with the end of the day looming,

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it's time for Danny and Izzy to grab those last few items.

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That's it!

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Let's see what the generous people of Plymouth have donated, and

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what will make us the most money towards our total.

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What's your favourite pieces? Talk me through some of you lots.

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Well, I like my chamber pot.

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Nice Victorian tin-glazed chamber pot there.

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And a nice bit of Swarovski crystal.

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We've got the Victorian watercolour of the marine scene, which being in

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-Plymouth, thought should go down well.

-Absolutely.

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Mirror. I really like my mirror.

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It is repro, but I just think it's such a statement piece, and it looks so grand, and it's...

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The sort of piece that might go well on Paul's pop-up thing?

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Well, I thought that, maybe, yes.

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You're right, I'd love to sell that. Izzy's certainly done well.

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-What about Danny?

-I've got a bit of a higgledy-piggledy lot, to be honest.

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We've got plenty of games, we've got jigsaws.

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You know, there's some nice things.

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There's plenty of stuff, but we need something to send to the saleroom.

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Maybe there's some value in their star items.

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Now, what's Izzy got?

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Danny, I've got this jardiniere, and I absolutely love it.

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-What do you think?

-Nice piece, isn't it?

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I love it. Sort of late Victorian, early Edwardian.

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And I think this is one, maybe, to send to the saleroom.

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Well, my star lot, do you want to know where it is?

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-Yes.

-That's the baby.

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OK, tell me about this, Danny. Shall I rescue this from you?

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-Rescue this from me.

-Let's take this.

-I'd say about 1940s oak table.

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Solid wood, lovely grain on the top.

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I even think it could probably get away with a little bit of upcycling.

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How much do you reckon it could fetch, Danny?

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Well I'd like to think that can achieve 20, 30, maybe even £40.

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That's one item to be upcycled. Is there anything else?

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For me, I think my coffee table,

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it doesn't need a huge amount doing to it. Probably quite a quick job.

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But I think that could benefit from...

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-A little freshen-up?

-Yes.

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And next, the items for the saleroom.

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-Well, I think, probably the jardiniere and the Victorian watercolour.

-Good choice.

-Yes,

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those are great items, and I think the saleroom is the best place for them.

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But I need something to sell on my pop-up auction.

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I think the dartboard should go on Paul's pop-up auction.

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Inside, you've got all the darts, and he's quite a sporty chap is our Paul.

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Well, I was thinking for Paul, the chamber pot.

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Partly because it amuses me, and partly I'm hoping Paul will have fun

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selling that one. The Swarovski crystal and the mirror.

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-The fantastic mirror.

-What's it all worth?

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You know, I'm going to go in and say around about £120 for the lot.

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I mean, I don't want to sound too smug, Danny, but I do have some nice

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bits. There's not a huge amount of it, so I probably would only be

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looking at 250, maybe £300.

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I think you've won this one, Izzy, haven't you? Hands down.

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-I don't like to say, Danny.

-Hands down, I think you've won this one.

-SHE LAUGHS

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Hmm, I tell you what, you're getting too good at this game, aren't you?

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Give us your hand here. Nice one.

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-Well done.

-Well done, Izzy.

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It's just as well you'll be joining me at the street party

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and pop-up auction.

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Finally, the big day has arrived.

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Well, this is the venue for our party today,

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and as you can see, it's all centred

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around this area of the park,

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with this wonderful roundabout in the middle,

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which means people can actually do

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a lovely 360-degree tour of all our

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stalls. Let's hope they spend, spend, spend,

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to make sure we reach that target.

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It's Izzy's turn to help at the

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street party and pop-up auction today.

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She's getting straight to work on the bunting.

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I wanted it so you could see the street auction,

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but, um...a bit droopy.

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The local volunteers have arrived to lend a hand,

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and, as good as his word, John's here to get stuck in.

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-Good at bows.

-Oh, yeah. Yes, I'm great at bows as well.

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-There we go.

-What great community spirit!

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-Morning, everyone.

-Morning, Paul.

-A bright and early start.

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Thank you for volunteering today.

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I can see you've already met Izzy and she's putting your sashes on.

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Today, we're hoping to bring the whole community together,

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to celebrate the work of one man, who's a big part of this community.

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So, what's this community like? Will a lot of people turn up?

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-Yeah.

-What's it like?

-Vibrant, young.

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-What's it like, Ben? You're a youngster.

-Everyone here loves to get involved.

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It's a really great community.

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Right, Chris. You look like you could do teas, coffees and cakes.

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-Could you do that?

-Oh, yes, I'm very good at teas, coffees and cakes.

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-How about the two Chrises?

-Yes.

-That is our money-spinner.

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-Isn't it, Izzy?

-Oh, yes.

-Oh, yes. Oh, yes, yes, yes.

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Well, look, thank you, everyone. To your stations.

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The volunteers are raring to go, but they need something to sell.

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Time to start picking through the rummage day finds.

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Books are always great, because, you know,

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if we just get 50p for each of them, and we've got about 20 of them

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here, you know, it's 10 quid already.

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We're surrounded by all of the things from your rummage day.

0:25:540:25:57

-I think you and Danny did a good job.

-Thank you.

-There's a lot here.

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-What's this?

-It's a dartboard.

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Thought you might have a bit of fun with this one.

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Oh, look at that! It's ready to go.

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-Are you any good?

-No, I'm rubbish. SHE LAUGHS

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I am absolutely rubbish at darts.

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But a lot of people play it, and it's really popular.

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-Should we put that on the rostrum?

-Yes.

-Brilliant.

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Absolutely brilliant. That's nice.

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Yes, this was one of my finds, actually.

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Oh, it's very, very you, isn't it?

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-Yeah, I like it.

-Do you know what, I know it's contemporary and it's modern,

0:26:250:26:28

-and it's a repro...

-Mm-hmm.

-..but it's got that rococo, sort of,

0:26:280:26:31

frilliness about it. Yeah. Anything else?

0:26:310:26:34

Well, this one quite amused me.

0:26:340:26:36

LAUGHTER

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Is that for me?

0:26:390:26:40

Is that my en-suite for the rostrum? LAUGHTER

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Yes, I just thought it was amusing.

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Do you know what would look nice in that? A pot plant.

0:26:450:26:48

-Actually, you're right, it would look lovely.

-Yeah. Right, well, that's a good start to the day.

0:26:480:26:51

What we need now is lots of help to start to get this out of here and

0:26:510:26:55

around here.

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There are some great items already for me to sell on the rostrum,

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but the donations just keep coming, including this huge print.

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1872. So it's late Victorian.

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Do you know, I like that. That's a steel engraving,

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but it's all of Plymouth Sound and Plymouth Hoe.

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-Wow! There's some history here.

-Yes.

0:27:150:27:18

Look, I'm going to put that on the rostrum and sell that.

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Hopefully someone here will buy that, because we're in the right

0:27:200:27:23

-place, aren't we?

-That's it.

-LAUGHTER

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Now, I've had a tip-off -

0:27:260:27:27

there's something for me at the local bowling club.

0:27:270:27:30

Hello, mate!

0:27:300:27:31

-Hello.

-It's Paul.

-How do you do, Paul?

-Is that for us?

-That is for you, mate.

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What's the story of this, then? Where's it been?

0:27:350:27:37

Well, I bought it a few years ago. It was a project I took on, and...

0:27:370:27:40

-You've stripped it?

-I've sanded it down as best I could.

0:27:400:27:43

You know, I don't know what I'll do with it.

0:27:430:27:45

Either paint it or varnish it or whatever I want to do with it.

0:27:450:27:48

-Do you know what, I think it looks good in its sort of weathered, natural state.

-Does it?

0:27:480:27:52

Yeah, I wouldn't varnish it. I'd leave it like that.

0:27:520:27:54

-Oh, OK.

-I think you've done a cracking job.

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There's a lot of work, stripping that.

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Another item for the pop-up auction.

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What a testament to David's good work that the community are

0:28:000:28:04

turning out and giving so much.

0:28:040:28:07

Everything is going so well, there's even time

0:28:070:28:09

for a quick game of bowls.

0:28:090:28:11

Yay!

0:28:110:28:13

LAUGHTER

0:28:130:28:15

But I can't play bowls all day.

0:28:180:28:20

With minutes to go before the start of the party,

0:28:200:28:22

there's plenty of work still to do.

0:28:220:28:24

Well, this is it. We've done all we can now.

0:28:290:28:31

I've got to say, the team have done a fantastic job.

0:28:310:28:34

The location is superb.

0:28:340:28:36

We've now got to sell it all, obviously,

0:28:360:28:38

but also we want David to turn up.

0:28:380:28:40

I've heard he's volunteering at his local church.

0:28:400:28:43

Typical of David.

0:28:430:28:45

Let's hope it doesn't take all day and he turns up.

0:28:450:28:49

The cakes are ready, the dancers are poised and the crowds are waiting.

0:28:490:28:53

Let's get this party started with a five,

0:28:530:28:56

four, three, two, one!

0:28:560:29:00

Let's do it! CHEERING

0:29:000:29:03

The community have really turned out here to support David.

0:29:050:29:07

It's great to see.

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It's a lot bigger in there than you think!

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The stalls are selling well.

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Let's hope our upcycled items do as well on the pop-up auction later.

0:29:210:29:26

We've transformed the sturdy pub table that Danny found, with a bit

0:29:260:29:30

of paint and some TLC.

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-These are upcycled items...

-Yes.

-..and I like them.

0:29:320:29:35

-I like them a lot.

-I like them.

-I would buy that one.

0:29:350:29:38

I think it's the perfect size to put a lamp on and, you know,

0:29:380:29:42

a few accessories and the odd book, and stick it in the corner of a room.

0:29:420:29:45

-It's perfect!

-It's attractive.

-And I love the choice of colour.

0:29:450:29:48

-Hopefully, £20.

-Oh, I think easily!

0:29:480:29:51

We've also updated the coffee table

0:29:510:29:53

and painted it a lovely blue colour.

0:29:530:29:55

That's hopefully £20 for each table at the pop-up auction.

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Two really good upcycled items,

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which, probably, we've only got a fiver each for,

0:30:000:30:04

-and now hopefully £20 each.

-Yes, yes.

-So that's money.

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Kerching! It's all adding up. LAUGHTER

0:30:070:30:10

I can hear it in my head, cash piling into those floats.

0:30:100:30:13

That's what it's all about today.

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And another lot for the auction has arrived.

0:30:150:30:17

A local artist is finishing a painting for me to sell.

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And that is obviously Plymouth Sound, isn't it?

0:30:200:30:23

-That's the Hoe.

-That's the...yeah...

-That's the classic shot.

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That's a great view of one of the great seascapes

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in the country, really.

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If we get something like 200 quid for that,

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that could make all the difference.

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Whilst Izzy helps on the bric-a-brac stall...

0:30:350:30:37

-£2?

-£2.

-£2.

-Excellent, £2.

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-Thank you.

-..I'm catching up with Graham Kirkup,

0:30:400:30:43

who knows David through his charity work.

0:30:430:30:47

He arrived in Plymouth through the asylum process,

0:30:470:30:50

-initially coming from London...

-Yeah.

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..and David was one of those people that instantly is infectious in his

0:30:520:30:56

enthusiasm for helping other people, and in his voluntary capacity,

0:30:560:31:00

even when he didn't know what his own status was,

0:31:000:31:03

he was sitting, legally supporting people and trying to get them

0:31:030:31:07

through documents which could see them obviously failing an asylum

0:31:070:31:11

-claim...

-Well, with language barriers as well.

0:31:110:31:13

Totally, and I think...

0:31:130:31:15

I'm in awe of people who can speak more than one language,

0:31:150:31:17

because I've never sort of learned any other.

0:31:170:31:19

He's quite selfless and he's pushed himself way beyond what I would call

0:31:190:31:23

a normal sort of level of care.

0:31:230:31:25

Annoyingly, he hasn't turned up yet, and it's three o'clock.

0:31:250:31:30

-He will be here.

-LAUGHTER

0:31:300:31:33

-He will be here.

-Let's hope so.

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The party's in full swing now, and the money is piling in.

0:31:370:31:41

Marlene, how are we doing?

0:31:420:31:44

-Don't sell my coffee, will you?

-50p for the coffee? LAUGHTER

0:31:440:31:48

How are we doing in there? Let me have a look.

0:31:480:31:50

Well done. And how much did they get so far?

0:31:500:31:53

Well, must be nearly 200, I should think.

0:31:530:31:56

Yes! Nearly 200!

0:31:560:31:59

I'm going to give you a kiss. Oh, brilliant.

0:31:590:32:03

I said... I looked at that and said, "There's 100 quid there easily,"

0:32:030:32:06

but we've done 200!

0:32:060:32:08

And David's wife, Claris, has turned up with the boys.

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What's he like to live with, then, OK? LAUGHTER

0:32:120:32:15

No, he's a good dad, he's a good person,

0:32:170:32:19

he's a good man, and, yeah, no,

0:32:190:32:21

-he's brilliant, yeah.

-Constantly helping people.

0:32:210:32:23

I know, I know, constantly, but that's the man...

0:32:230:32:26

-That's the man you married.

-Yeah.

-That's in his DNA, isn't it?

0:32:260:32:29

-Yeah.

-How's he going to take this?

-Well, I hope well.

0:32:290:32:32

He will be surprised, because he's usually really,

0:32:320:32:34

really good at guessing, so I'm quite glad it's been arranged...

0:32:340:32:38

-Yeah, now I'm worried.

-No, no, he doesn't have a clue, so, yeah,

0:32:380:32:42

-I can guarantee that.

-OK.

0:32:420:32:44

At least Claris is here. David can't be too far behind.

0:32:440:32:47

The party's nearly over, and the cash boxes are getting full.

0:32:470:32:52

To add to our total today,

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we sent some of the best items from the rummage day to the saleroom.

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Let's see how they did in the hands of auctioneer Gavin Aplin.

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First up, it's Izzy's jardiniere, with an estimate of £25 to £40.

0:33:020:33:07

Start me £10, please. £10. 10, I've got.

0:33:070:33:10

Where's my 12? And 14 coming back now, please, at 12 after 14.

0:33:100:33:13

At £12, then, selling to the internet.

0:33:130:33:15

Be sure. At 14, thank you. Come back 16.

0:33:150:33:18

Don't let it go for a couple of pounds. At £14, showing me 16, now 18 coming back.

0:33:180:33:23

At £16...

0:33:230:33:24

That's a disappointing result.

0:33:260:33:28

Let's hope the watercolour of the ship gets a bit more

0:33:280:33:31

than its £25 to £40 estimate.

0:33:310:33:34

121 is the 20th-century framed and glazed watercolour painting of an

0:33:340:33:37

English man-of-war ship. 20 and away, then, please.

0:33:370:33:40

At £20, do I see it? £20 asking.

0:33:400:33:43

Surely somebody here for £10.

0:33:430:33:45

Sir, at £5, it's got to sell, please.

0:33:450:33:48

Thank you, sir. It's six. Thank you, sir. £7.

0:33:480:33:51

Thank you, sir. £8, sir.

0:33:510:33:53

And nine, sir? No, a shake of the head.

0:33:530:33:56

At £8, looking for nine. At £8, after nine.

0:33:560:33:59

£9, thank you, sir. At £10, thank you. And 12, sir.

0:33:590:34:02

And 14, sir. £12, after 14.

0:34:020:34:05

Are we done? Thank you very much, gentlemen.

0:34:050:34:07

That was painful! Just £12 for that beautiful watercolour!

0:34:070:34:12

Someone got themselves a bargain.

0:34:120:34:14

That makes just £28 from the saleroom.

0:34:160:34:19

It's a good job the party is going so well.

0:34:190:34:22

Thank you very much. Thank you very much.

0:34:220:34:26

With most of the bric-a-brac gone,

0:34:260:34:28

David's finished at the church and has arrived in the nick of time.

0:34:280:34:32

He's over there, so it's time for me to have a quick chat,

0:34:320:34:35

so wish me luck.

0:34:350:34:36

-Do you live here?

-Yes, I live here.

0:34:360:34:39

-And what do you do?

-Er, oh, right.

0:34:390:34:42

-I work for the Red Cross...

-Oh, yeah?

-..and I've worked here for many charities.

0:34:420:34:45

Basically, I'm a community development worker.

0:34:450:34:47

-And you're enjoying that?

-Of course, yes.

0:34:470:34:49

-I do, I do.

-Yeah. So, you know many of the people here?

0:34:490:34:52

Quite a few people, quite a few people, yeah.

0:34:520:34:54

Well, look, enjoy the rest of the party, won't you?

0:34:540:34:56

-Thank you. Thank you very much.

-Are you OK?

0:34:560:34:58

He really is an amazing man, and so humble.

0:34:580:35:02

The work he's done in this city has really changed lives.

0:35:020:35:06

We are now officially closing the stalls.

0:35:070:35:11

Time to find out how much the stalls have raised towards that

0:35:110:35:15

all-important total.

0:35:150:35:17

So, we have a total. What is it?

0:35:170:35:19

£798!

0:35:190:35:21

Fantastic! They've dug deep and they've spent.

0:35:210:35:23

-I'm pleased with that.

-I'm really pleased with that.

0:35:230:35:26

With the money from the saleroom, that makes £826,

0:35:260:35:31

so I've got to make £174 on the rostrum to meet our £1,000 target.

0:35:310:35:38

That looks amazing! Oh, I love it!

0:35:380:35:41

After some finishing touches, it's time for the auction.

0:35:410:35:44

Ladies and gentlemen, what a fantastic sight that is.

0:35:440:35:47

People have come together to celebrate something really special here today.

0:35:470:35:52

All will be revealed after this auction,

0:35:520:35:54

when we tally up how much money we've raised.

0:35:540:35:57

'First up is one of our beautiful upcycled tables.

0:35:570:36:00

'I predict we'll get around £20 for this.'

0:36:000:36:02

A wonderful occasional table. Look at that! Five anywhere?

0:36:020:36:06

So many bids. Five. Eight now. Ten?

0:36:060:36:09

Ten, you're in. 12, thank you. 12, madam. Thank you.

0:36:090:36:12

14. 15. Thank you, 15.

0:36:120:36:14

16. 17?

0:36:140:36:16

You're out. £16.

0:36:160:36:18

Fair warning, I'm selling at £16, once...

0:36:180:36:21

17. It's with you. LAUGHTER

0:36:210:36:24

-Don't bid against yourself.

-You said, "Keep your hand up!"

0:36:240:36:27

Ah! Wait for the hammer to go down. LAUGHTER

0:36:270:36:31

-17.

-£17. Sold. £17, thank you.

-17.

-17. APPLAUSE

0:36:310:36:35

£17 isn't bad. I was hoping for a bit more,

0:36:350:36:38

but thank goodness for Graham bidding against himself.

0:36:380:36:42

Next up, our other upcycled table.

0:36:420:36:44

Who's going to start me off with a bid of £5?

0:36:440:36:46

Five, thank you. Straight in. Five with you. Five, ten, ten, 12.

0:36:460:36:50

12. 15 now? 15, thank you, 15.

0:36:500:36:52

16, 17, 18, 19,

0:36:520:36:56

20, 25, £30.

0:36:560:36:59

Are you out, sir? 40.

0:36:590:37:01

'It's really taking off.'

0:37:010:37:03

-50. Are you in?

-60.

-60.

0:37:030:37:06

65? 65?

0:37:060:37:08

One more? 65.

0:37:080:37:10

£70. £70, and I'm selling at 70.

0:37:100:37:12

Once, twice, sold. Thank you. APPLAUSE

0:37:120:37:16

Wow, what a result!

0:37:160:37:17

It's truly amazing what a bit of paint can do.

0:37:170:37:20

The rococo-style mirror donated by John gets a respectable £40.

0:37:200:37:25

Fair warning, I'm selling at £40. It's going once, twice...

0:37:250:37:29

Gone. Thank you, good result. APPLAUSE

0:37:290:37:33

Next, it's Izzy's chamber pot.

0:37:330:37:35

Let's hope someone spends a penny on this. LAUGHTER

0:37:350:37:39

A chamber pot is going under the hammer.

0:37:390:37:41

£5, sir. It's with you and I'm selling at £5.

0:37:410:37:44

Sold, £5. APPLAUSE

0:37:440:37:47

Well, every little helps.

0:37:470:37:49

Things are starting to get exciting.

0:37:490:37:51

The glass paperweight gets £21.

0:37:510:37:55

Sold, £21.

0:37:550:37:57

Swiftly followed by the dartboard, which goes for a handsome £45.

0:37:570:38:02

Sold to you, sir. Thank you, a generous bid.

0:38:020:38:05

And the Victorian engraving for £60.

0:38:050:38:09

Going once, twice...

0:38:090:38:11

Fair warning. Sold.

0:38:110:38:12

Next, the rocking chair from the bowls club.

0:38:120:38:15

We've got a lovely bleached wood rocking chair.

0:38:150:38:19

40. Thank you, £40 now.

0:38:190:38:21

Fair warning... Oh, 45.

0:38:210:38:23

£45...

0:38:230:38:25

It goes to John, the antique dealer.

0:38:250:38:27

Fair warning. Sold to you, sir, £45.

0:38:270:38:30

Finally, it's the special painting, finished at the street party.

0:38:300:38:34

This is fantastic. We have the artist here.

0:38:340:38:37

Where are you, Brian? Who's going to start me off with a bid of £25?

0:38:370:38:40

25 anywhere? Thank you, straight in, 25.

0:38:400:38:44

Can I take 50? 50. 75, 75.

0:38:440:38:47

100. £200 is with me now. £200.

0:38:470:38:51

Thank you, 225. 250,

0:38:510:38:53

two bids at once. 275.

0:38:530:38:55

£300. £300 is with me.

0:38:550:38:58

325. 350?

0:38:580:39:01

Can I make that 350?

0:39:010:39:03

300 and...

0:39:030:39:05

375, thank you.

0:39:060:39:08

£400. £400 now.

0:39:080:39:10

£400...

0:39:100:39:11

It's going once...

0:39:110:39:14

-420?

-420.

0:39:140:39:16

420, thank you. 440? He's definitely out.

0:39:160:39:20

£440...

0:39:200:39:22

Sold! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:39:220:39:25

That is incredible! That's unbelievable!

0:39:250:39:28

We've ended on a high. Well done, Plymouth.

0:39:280:39:31

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for turning up today.

0:39:310:39:35

You've dug deep and you've helped us out.

0:39:350:39:37

We, today, set out

0:39:370:39:39

to raise a target of £1,000.

0:39:390:39:43

We didn't make £1,000.

0:39:450:39:47

Together, with your help,

0:39:470:39:49

we smashed it!

0:39:490:39:52

We made £1,875, so, thank you, Plymouth!

0:39:520:39:55

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:39:550:39:58

This has been brilliant!

0:39:580:39:59

I'm going to remember this sight for a long time, a sea of happy faces,

0:39:590:40:04

the community coming together, en masse.

0:40:040:40:07

This is real people power.

0:40:070:40:09

You're probably wondering what this is all about.

0:40:090:40:11

A lot of you do know.

0:40:110:40:13

One person who is here does not know.

0:40:130:40:15

We've had to tell lots of fibs to get them here today.

0:40:150:40:18

They are an unsung hero.

0:40:180:40:20

They're a big part of this community and he really,

0:40:200:40:24

really deserves everything we've done for him today.

0:40:240:40:27

This is the community coming together to say thank you,

0:40:270:40:30

because this person spends his life

0:40:300:40:32

bringing this community together.

0:40:320:40:35

He helps people get back on their feet and gives them a new direction.

0:40:350:40:40

He's a family man, he's a father.

0:40:400:40:43

He works tirelessly for other people.

0:40:430:40:46

He's done an awful lot for the British Red Cross as well.

0:40:460:40:49

He's right here with me, with his family.

0:40:490:40:51

LAUGHTER AND CHEERING David Fein...

0:40:510:40:56

David Feindouno, this is all for you!

0:40:560:40:58

All of these people here.

0:40:580:41:00

This is to say a big, big thank you. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:41:000:41:04

OK?

0:41:040:41:05

Claris, can you read this out, please?

0:41:060:41:09

"David, to say thank you for all you do, we have arranged for you,

0:41:090:41:13

"Claris and the boys to have a well-deserved, fun weekend away,

0:41:130:41:17

"with love from all your friends and neighbours."

0:41:170:41:20

And also, because we know you love football,

0:41:200:41:22

a trophy, in your name, for Hope FC.

0:41:220:41:27

-Look at that!

-Thank you!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:41:270:41:30

This is for all the work that you've done here in the community.

0:41:330:41:36

Thank you.

0:41:360:41:39

-Wow, I had no idea at all!

-LAUGHTER

0:41:390:41:42

Thank you so much to everyone, really.

0:41:420:41:45

It's really nice to feel that the community appreciates all the

0:41:450:41:49

volunteers, not just me,

0:41:490:41:51

but there are hundreds of people out there who do the same thing that I

0:41:510:41:54

do - giving free time to bring communities together, so thank you,

0:41:540:41:57

everyone, and we'll just keep on doing what we do best,

0:41:570:42:01

which is to work hard and unite everybody.

0:42:010:42:04

Oh, big round of applause for David. CHEERING

0:42:040:42:07

Thank you so much. Thank you.

0:42:070:42:08

It's what it's all about,

0:42:110:42:13

when you have a community together, coming together and, you know,

0:42:130:42:17

being united together.

0:42:170:42:19

I mean, what a fantastic surprise and a lovely thing to do for

0:42:190:42:22

somebody who works so hard in this community.

0:42:220:42:24

He was really shocked.

0:42:240:42:26

He didn't know anything about it at all, so well done to the community.

0:42:260:42:29

Everybody kept it quiet.

0:42:290:42:30

His reaction says it all. He had no idea.

0:42:300:42:33

So we've done our job.

0:42:330:42:35

He's really happy, which is fantastic.

0:42:350:42:37

The atmosphere has been really warm and friendly,

0:42:370:42:41

and it shows you what can go on in any community

0:42:410:42:43

when you get to the heart of it.

0:42:430:42:46

A wonderful sight to leave David, surrounded by family and friends.

0:42:470:42:51

His kids must think he's a superhero.

0:42:510:42:53

He is a superhero, but he's a hero to all of these people here.

0:42:530:42:57

That's why they're here. They dug deep, and together

0:42:570:43:00

we raised well over £1,800.

0:43:000:43:03

We smashed that target of 1,000.

0:43:030:43:05

I hope you enjoyed that. Please keep watching, because the next time,

0:43:050:43:08

we could be in your street, and this auction could be for you.

0:43:080:43:11

Goodbye.

0:43:110:43:13

David, Claris and the boys are looking forward to their weekend

0:43:130:43:16

away, and the trophy has pride of place

0:43:160:43:19

at the headquarters of Hope FC.

0:43:190:43:22

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