0:00:02 > 0:00:03Many of us live busy and hectic lives and, despite that,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06some of us still feel quite isolated.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09We can live side by side with our neighbours for years
0:00:09 > 0:00:12and never get to know them. Well, for this small community,
0:00:12 > 0:00:14all of that is about to change
0:00:14 > 0:00:18because today I'm turning this street into one huge party,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21bringing everybody together. Neighbours will become friends,
0:00:21 > 0:00:26the young and old will unite to help one special person -
0:00:26 > 0:00:29a woman who deserves a huge thank-you for nearly 60 years
0:00:29 > 0:00:30of community work.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34So we're throwing a street auction to raise money just for her.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- Three, two, one!- Good luck. - CHEERING
0:00:40 > 0:00:43We'll be putting in the legwork to pull in the cash,
0:00:43 > 0:00:47and showing you how to spot the unseen treasures in your home.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50When you hold it up to the light, you can see the light through it,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52so it's a nice piece of good porcelain.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56If you're not aware, you're going to know now - vinyl is on an up.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59But will we hit our target?
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Today, we're searching for antiques and collectibles on the banks
0:01:11 > 0:01:12of the River Avon in Wiltshire.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15There's been a settlement here since before the Romans,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19but it was the Anglo-Saxons who founded the town that is now
0:01:19 > 0:01:24Chippenham. Maureen Lloyd has lived in the area for all of her 83 years,
0:01:24 > 0:01:29and for most of her adult life, she just hasn't stopped giving
0:01:29 > 0:01:34- to this community.- She's always on hand, she's never yet said no.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37There has got to be hundreds and hundreds of people
0:01:37 > 0:01:39who have been helped by my mum.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41I hope I'm like her when I'm her age.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Maureen was in her early 20s when she met a young D-Day veteran named
0:01:47 > 0:01:52Desmond Lloyd. They married in August 1951.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54And I had a daughter and seven sons.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58He always wanted a very large family, my husband,
0:01:58 > 0:01:59he was an only child.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02It was a home that was always full of voices,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04squabbles, scraps.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09And Maureen never considered that having a large family was a barrier
0:02:09 > 0:02:11to helping others.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15It just seemed that Mum was always shared with the community.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18She was putting herself out for many different things.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Whatever my mum wanted to do, my dad would support it, and vice versa.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26We've had a very, very, very good life together.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Wonderful.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Sadly, he's gone.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Maureen and Des had been married for 55 years
0:02:38 > 0:02:40when he first became ill.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44He developed cancer.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50We nursed him at home, my sons and I nursed him at home.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Yeah, and we let him go.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Even before her husband's death,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Maureen had faced enormous personal tragedy.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01My first baby...
0:03:03 > 0:03:05..had a congenital kidney problem.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11He died as a year-old in Bristol in hospital.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19And another son later on was admitted to hospital
0:03:19 > 0:03:21and...committed suicide in the hospital.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24So...
0:03:26 > 0:03:28But Maureen's always been a formidable woman,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30and has never let her own troubles
0:03:30 > 0:03:32get in the way of helping others with theirs.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36Life is like that,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38you know, you have your ups and your downs
0:03:38 > 0:03:40and you have to pull through and get on with it.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42LAUGHTER
0:03:44 > 0:03:47And getting on with it is exactly what she's done.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50In the last 50 years, she's set up a homeless hostel...
0:03:51 > 0:03:55..run community clubs and founded charities.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57She's also a leading light in the Royal British Legion
0:03:57 > 0:04:00and operates a charitable bus service
0:04:00 > 0:04:02for the elderly and disabled.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Not many people can do what Maureen has done, cos without her,
0:04:05 > 0:04:07we wouldn't get all these things done,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10we wouldn't get to go on so many outings
0:04:10 > 0:04:12without her to help going in the theatre
0:04:12 > 0:04:15and help us get settled and everything.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Without Maureen's help, we wouldn't be here, most probably.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23People say...
0:04:23 > 0:04:27.."How do you feel if you go to a cinema to watch a film?"
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I said I would fidget, I just couldn't sit long enough
0:04:30 > 0:04:32doing nothing.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36I'm so fortunate at 83 to do what I do.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38After all those years of charity work,
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Maureen's due a big thank-you from the community she's served.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45With her eyesight failing, we want to buy her a large TV set
0:04:45 > 0:04:47and give her a special trip to remember.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53It'll cost £1,200, and here's how we're going to raise the cash.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57We asked all of Maureen's family and friends and neighbours to donate any
0:04:57 > 0:05:01unwanted items they had lying around the house that were gathering dust.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03They searched their garages, attics,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06and gardens sheds, and they've done us proud, so we can sell these items
0:05:06 > 0:05:11here at the street party and at the pop-up auction later on.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15All the while, keeping this a secret from Maureen. Now, it's a big ask.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17To help me out, I called in the help
0:05:17 > 0:05:21of a couple of antique enthusiasts who got the wheels in motion.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Danny Sebastian is a dealer who knows how to dig out a gem,
0:05:25 > 0:05:29and Izzie Balmer's an auctioneer who's a mine of information.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32I tell you what, it's lovely here and I think on this rummage today,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35you know, we've really got to push the boat out...
0:05:35 > 0:05:36- We really do.- ..and get a lot of stuff.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- To be quite honest with you... - I know what you're going to say!
0:05:40 > 0:05:43I can fill that van, I'm just hoping you can...
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Don't you worry about my side of things, I'll be right up there.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47- You sure?- Absolutely certain.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- What do you want, left or right? - I'm going for left.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51- Heads or tails?- Heads.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Oh... - Left it is. Catch up with you later.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- You better get busy, Izzie. - Get ready.- See you later.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Bye!
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Danny and Izzie will be going head-to-head to see who can nab
0:06:04 > 0:06:07the best donations. And Izzie is off the starting blocks
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- before she's even rang a doorbell. - Round the corner.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Shall we come round? - Yeah, I'll come back.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- What have we got?- Just didn't know what you are interested in.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Well, pretty much anything. - So I've got these racks, mirrors.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- If you want to paint that up and...- Definitely.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30It's kind of got the slight rococo style to it.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- Yeah.- The scrolls that you see, you often see them around mirrors,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36you can get it on furniture and it harks back, you know,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39sort of 17th century, 18th century.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41We can do something about that, that's brilliant.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43So what else have we got?
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Some vintage plaques,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- I mean, you can't do anything with them other than sell them. - Love those, no, love those.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50This one obviously doesn't have any age to it
0:06:50 > 0:06:53but it is depicting '50s lady.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56So they're very on trend at the moment.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57You see them everywhere.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Izzie's got a nice little lot of shabby-chic bits and bobs that will
0:07:02 > 0:07:05brighten up the bric-a-brac stall and pull in £5 or £10 apiece.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09And with Danny on a mission to charm the neighbourhood,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11it looks like things are off to a pretty good start.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- That's lovely.- All those things there, you can have.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17We will take that mobility scooter.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20No, that's mine!
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- That's an old chair.- But it's nice, and it's in good stead.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Wicker furniture never goes out of fashion.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Chairs like this costs about £30 new, so it's got to make us
0:07:29 > 0:07:31at LEAST a fiver.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Got a fabulous box of vinyls here.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37We've got The Shadows in here from 1959.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40It had the longest drum roll, which at the time I believe was about
0:07:40 > 0:07:44seven minutes. But what's really great is vinyls are coming back, and
0:07:44 > 0:07:47particularly with the young market, there's been a re-emergence,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50people are going to the charity shops, going round the vinyl shops and buying them up.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53We've got a great selection here and we're going to have good fun
0:07:53 > 0:07:56sorting through it, ready for the bric-a-brac.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57- I like that one.- Yeah.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Did you use to have one, a Robin Reliant?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Yeah.- Did you? I tell you what, Joan...- Yeah?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04..we've got a nice put together there.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07You've heard about me, you're shutting that door awful quick!
0:08:07 > 0:08:09You heard about me - he gets in there and wants more!
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- So, thank you very much, Joan, thank you very much.- That's all right.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Well, Danny's certainly got some by va-va-voom.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Can Izzie match his pace?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20I hear you've got some stuff for us?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Yeah, yeah.- Can we come and have a look?- Yeah! Course you can. - Brilliant.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Ah, these are absolutely brilliant.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28You don't wear these ones any more?
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Oh, that suits you.- What do you reckon?- That is class.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32Just put it like this.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35It's got to be slightly... That is cool!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- That's made you, that has.- You make me blush.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43So, vintage hats are really popular at the moment, particularly gentlemen's vintage hats.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45We could definitely get a couple of pounds for these,
0:08:45 > 0:08:47probably sell them individually on the bric-a-brac stall,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- it'll be perfect.- These will turn a few heads, but to go on the pop-up,
0:08:51 > 0:08:55I'd be looking up for vintage labels like Christys or Penman.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Still, it looks like there's more - a whole garage-load more.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Wow! So you did warn me, absolutely loads in here!
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Handmade wooden vintage toys - always, always more popular.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- It was at a jumble sale.- Oh, OK. - We're talking 30 years ago.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Have you got any soldiers to go with it?- No, I haven't.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22What a shame. A set of wooden soldiers
0:09:22 > 0:09:24might have doubled our money.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27But we're getting enough to fill a few bric-a-brac stalls.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Obviously, Maureen's kindness hasn't gone unnoticed.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Very, very nice lady.- You know her?
0:09:32 > 0:09:36She did a lot for me, to help me years ago - years and years ago.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- How did she help you? - To get a flat on this estate.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43My wife was five months' pregnant and if Maureen hadn't helped me,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I don't know. I really don't know.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Life just went up and up and up.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52She's someone who has a vast amount of energy,
0:09:52 > 0:09:56she does trips and she takes the elderly away on tours
0:09:56 > 0:09:59and everything else, and even when she had to leave the council
0:09:59 > 0:10:02because of her age and everything, it was just too much for her,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05she still carries on, she doesn't know how to stop.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Fantastic lady, fantastic.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12I don't think anyone around here could disagree with that.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13Over the last five decades,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Maureen's put endless hours into helping others.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19And being over 80 isn't slowing her down.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21She's not everybody's typical mum,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24grandmother or great-grandmother at all. She's still out there,
0:10:24 > 0:10:25up front, leading things.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Her real passion now is a charitable bus service
0:10:29 > 0:10:33providing transport for the elderly and disabled.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Having expanded it over the last 13 years,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39she runs the whole operation virtually single-handed.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44When you see her take these people out on the buses,
0:10:44 > 0:10:45you kind of stand back in amazement
0:10:45 > 0:10:48cos you kind of think she should be the one that's being helped
0:10:48 > 0:10:52onto the bus. But she's not, she's there helping people on.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58We're a centre for adults with learning and physical disabilities,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00and Maureen and her staff bring in
0:11:00 > 0:11:03our clients every day, on Monday to Wednesday,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05and takes them home on the bus.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08I don't know where we'd be without her, really.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13Countless people have stopped me and said, "Your mum takes my nan out,"
0:11:13 > 0:11:15or, "Your mum takes my mum out,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18"she's a fantastic woman." And these are people I don't even know.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Sprightly as she is for a woman in her 80s,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Maureen is beginning to show signs of her great age.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28For some reason, my vision has taken quite a downward thrust,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32which makes it quite difficult for me to see in bad light.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37If I felt or I became physically disadvantaged,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41I'd be an absolute nightmare to everyone.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I can't rest, I can't sit and do nothing.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46I just have to have my hands to be working
0:11:46 > 0:11:48and my head has to be working.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50When she does take time out to relax,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Maureen likes watching TV, so fingers crossed
0:11:53 > 0:11:54we can make the money we need
0:11:54 > 0:11:59to buy her a large new set so she can continue to enjoy it,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01despite her failing eyesight.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05There is barely one good cause in this town that's Maureen hasn't helped.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09And that includes the local charity shop, where Dan is meeting
0:12:09 > 0:12:10Ray and Elizabeth.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Am I right in saying that Maureen helped to set this up?
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Yes, she was, like myself, on North Wilts District Council.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20It was started up by them and Maureen, of course, had...
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Played a big part.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23That's really what Maureen's about -
0:12:23 > 0:12:26you see a problem, let's not moan about it, let's solve it.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29She stands for everything that's good about volunteering.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Ray and Elizabeth think so much of Maureen that they've even donated
0:12:34 > 0:12:36a couple of pieces of furniture for us.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41What I have here is a lovely 1970s coffee-table. It's in trend,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43anything retro,
0:12:43 > 0:12:47anything mid-20th century is just bang on trend at the minute.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51And this, to be fair, is in good stead.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56But I think it could just do with a nice light standing, just take away
0:12:56 > 0:13:00this kind of varnishy, treacle look that we've got and make it look like
0:13:00 > 0:13:03brand-new again. That's going to be an easy upcycle.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07This little cupboard here we've got... I mean, it's brown furniture,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11not in at the minute, but what IS in is the size.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13This is going to need a lick of paint, though.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17I'm not quite sure what colour we're going to have, but something bright,
0:13:17 > 0:13:21something vibrant, something that can fit in with today's interiors.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24While no-one's home for Izzie...
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Somebody's in the window. - ..Danny's on fire.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Can I take this bike?- Go on, then, go on.- That is what I'm talking about!
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Are you stealing my houses?!
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I was in the court, I thought, "While I'm here I might..."
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- Take one for the team. - Take one for the team?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41No, not take one for the team, this is MY side!
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Just for your knowledge, it was on the right side of the road,
0:13:43 > 0:13:47it wasn't on the left. So I just wanted to drop that one in.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- Are you done?- I've had a few refusals and we've met a lovely dog.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- Got myself a bike, I've got myself a set of encyclopaedias.- No!- I've got
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- about three houses I've got to go back to.- You'll need them.- What for?
0:13:58 > 0:13:59Don't you start!
0:13:59 > 0:14:00I think you'd better crack on!
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- I've got work to do.- See you later!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Get busy, Izzie!
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Well, Izzie will have her work cut out...
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Keep that dog on a short lead!
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- No, she's fine.- Is she fine? Let her go then.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13..because at the moment, it's all going Danny's way.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Well, what we're going to do, we're going to empty the shed, so
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- there'll be room now.- Fabulous.- For you to...- Do you take him as well?!
0:14:20 > 0:14:23What you got for me? What about these speakers? Can we take
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- these speakers away? These disco...? - No, that's my disco kit!
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- Them bikes, can't have one of them bikes, can we?- No, you can't have one of them bikes.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32What about this red box here? Can we go away with that?
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- No.- Oh, what's that, an engineering tool, is it?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- That can go, can it?- Yes.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40This is a vernier caliper, a tool used by engineers
0:14:40 > 0:14:43for making extremely precise measurements,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45and it's not the only boys' toy here.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- There you go.- Ooh, this is going to make a nice pair.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52I know for a fact it's engineering works, isn't it?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54It's stuff for engineering.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58It's actually an old pressure gauge, probably from the 1960s.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01It and the vernier caliper could be worth at least £30 apiece
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- to the right collector. - That's great, that is.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07I tell you what, I'll look forward to seeing you on the day.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I'll be down there, yeah.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Can we come in and have a little rummage?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- Can you go round the back? - Of course.- A rummage! You're going to have a rummage!
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Let's come in and have a look. Thank you so much.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23This is absolutely brilliant.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26We've got some moulded glass.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30It was a wedding present in 1962. It's a lovely colour red, isn't it?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- It's beautiful.- Sherry colour red. - So in the Victorian,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34it would be known as cranberry glass.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39I think this is you know, worth £10, £20, maybe even more.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41So have you got anything else?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Look at the room you're going to make here for more tins!
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- There you go, Izzie.- So we've got one, two, three, four, five,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52six cups and hopefully we're going to have six saucers.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54One, two, three, four, five, six.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57It's Colclough, which is a good name.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Colclough was established in Stoke-on-Trent in 1890
0:16:00 > 0:16:02and in the 1930s they were
0:16:02 > 0:16:06the first company to introduce mass-produced fine bone China.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Made in England, anyhow. That's something these days.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11When you hold it up to the light, you can see the light through it.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13When you can see the light through it,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15it's just fine bone china, isn't it?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- It is.- And I can see this making...
0:16:18 > 0:16:20..£15, maybe even £20.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23What actually is this in aid of? Is it an individual?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26She's a lovely lady called Maureen. I don't know if you know her.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- She's 80...- Oh, yes.- Maureen!
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- You know Maureen. - I know she's in a lot.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33I know she used to go out with the old people and things like that.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35For mobility, for...
0:16:35 > 0:16:36- That's right.- Yes.- Mobility.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38I'm surprised that somebody could,
0:16:38 > 0:16:42an individual could actually get so much done for a community.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44So she has really helped the community?
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Absolutely. You've chosen a very worthwhile individual.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52And to get a picture of just how worthy Maureen is,
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Danny's off to meet the friend
0:16:54 > 0:16:57who nominated her for this special surprise.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00You must be Sylvia.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Right first time.- And in all the years they've known each other,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Sylvia has seen just how much Maureen has done for this community.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Why is Maureen so special?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12She just has a very generous nature.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14If she saw anyone needing something,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18she would go out of her way to try and help them.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21What she does, she does because she enjoys it
0:17:21 > 0:17:23and the benefit it gives to other people.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27- Is she still working? - Maureen is still working.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- She's still doing an awful lot. - She's had some knocks.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31She hasn't had an easy life at all, has she?
0:17:31 > 0:17:35No, she lost her husband during the year she was mayor.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37A bit like a true Trojan, she carried on.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Maureen's one that if you knock her down, she bounces back up.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43It sounds like to me that we've picked the right lady.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44I definitely think so.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Sylvia's as keen as everyone we've met today
0:17:48 > 0:17:52to show her appreciation for Maureen's great efforts.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Be careful, that's a nice retro stool there.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Half the contents of the loft seems to be coming our way!
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Fantastic stuff!
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I've got them, Sylvia, thank you.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06If you're not aware, you're going to know now,
0:18:06 > 0:18:07vinyl is on an up.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10And guess what, we've got the cream of the crop here.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11I mean, we've got Elvis,
0:18:11 > 0:18:15we've got some great soul from the 1950s, 1960s.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19We've also got some punk rock here and, on top of that, we've got the
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Liverpool boys here - the Beatles - and they're in nice condition.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Might be something that we might have to put into a saleroom
0:18:26 > 0:18:30where we're going to get a bigger audience, because these items
0:18:30 > 0:18:32are very, very collectible.
0:18:33 > 0:18:34No arguing with that.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38But Danny's vinyl won't make us the £1,200 we need.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41That's absolutely perfect. Thank you.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43And with the clock ticking, the pressure's on
0:18:43 > 0:18:44to pull out all the stops.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47So we've got children's toys.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Um... Oh, a recorder.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54RECORDER SQUEALS
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Now's not the time for recorder practice, Izzie,
0:18:57 > 0:18:58there's work to be done!
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Let's check there's nothing... No, we have! We've got some bits inside!
0:19:01 > 0:19:03This really is Danny's lucky day.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Oh, that's too much!
0:19:06 > 0:19:07I've even got a kiss!
0:19:07 > 0:19:08We're out of time.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Now's our chance to see what treasures we've found
0:19:11 > 0:19:12and, most importantly,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15which of them are good enough to go to the sale room.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Talk me through your pile, then.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- Let's have a look at what you've got.- I like the two mirrors.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Quite nice, that back one.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Yeah.- It is quite nice, actually, yes.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25I like the mirrors. We've got the fort,
0:19:25 > 0:19:26we've got the train track as well.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28So, lots for the kids to do. I don't think you can go wrong.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Where would you put the whole lot as a value?
0:19:30 > 0:19:35I reckon we're looking at £150, £200, maybe more.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36- You're quite ambitious there! - LAUGHTER
0:19:36 > 0:19:38I'm inclined to agree.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Plenty for the bric-a-brac in Izzie's pile,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43but nothing valuable leaps out at me.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Let's see how Danny's done.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48We've got two nice pieces that are going to be upcycled.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51The little pot cupboard there and also a nice '70s table.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53We've got a couple of nice big mirrors.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56This nice wicker chair, practical as well.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00We've got nearly a brand-new golf set, and it's a lady's one.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Push-bike. Cuddly toy.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05- Can't go wrong!- I don't think you can, no.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07I'm not too sure!
0:20:07 > 0:20:12The wicker chair and the golf clubs are probably worth £10 or £15 each.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Other than that, it's more bric-a-brac.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Let's hope his star find can live up to its billing.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Look at this, two kind of engineering pieces.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26They could achieve a good price - maybe £30, £40 for the pair.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28You're absolutely right,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31there is definitely a market out there for engineering pieces.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Yes, good pieces. Good finds.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38The best find so far, I'd say, well worth sending to the saleroom.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42So, what's Izzie got up her sleeve with HER star item?
0:20:42 > 0:20:43Heavy box of records.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Got Bee Gees, got "Wham!", got classical.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Really got the whole works in there.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Not a huge value, admittedly.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53That may be true, but if we combine these
0:20:53 > 0:20:57with Danny's rummaged records, we can send the whole lot off
0:20:57 > 0:20:59to the saleroom. And Danny's pieces of furniture
0:20:59 > 0:21:03will make at least £10 each, once they've had a makeover.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07With that table, I can probably just rub that down and keep it
0:21:07 > 0:21:11a bit natural, and with the little cupboard, they can probably paint it up.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14But with just the wicker chair and the golf clubs
0:21:14 > 0:21:17for the pop-up auction, I'm beginning to get a bit worried.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20So, do you think it's enough to think it's enough to make the target?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23I think we're going to have our work cut out, to be quite honest,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25but on the day, we'll just keep on pushing
0:21:25 > 0:21:27and hopefully we'll reach it.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29So you're off to the auction with Paul. Don't let me down.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- Have a good day. - That you can guarantee.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34It's all we can do, Danny.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37But I think we're set for an anxious auction day.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44It's D-Day. We've got just five hours to set up our stalls,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48sell like crazy, run an auction and make £1,200.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Let's just hope the weather keeps off and we make plenty of money.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I simply couldn't do it by myself.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Luckily Danny and Izzie are taking turns to help me out
0:21:57 > 0:22:02on our pop-up auctions. Today free-wheeling Danny's come on board.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07It's 10am, and 83-year-old Maureen is already here.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09She doesn't know that all of this is for her.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12So I hope nobody lets our secret slip.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15How do you feel you did at the rummage day?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17The rummage day was difficult, Paul, I'm going to be honest.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- It was difficult.- Oh, look, shoes!
0:22:19 > 0:22:21I wonder if the boots fit? I like the look of those.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- I'm a size nine. - Nice pair of Blundstones.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Oh, no, they won't fit you.- No, they're about a seven, aren't they?!
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Lots of jumpers in here. Got a lot of nice jumpers.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- Right, all of these are clothes? - They're all clothes, yes.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Have we got a clothes rail?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Um, I'm not sure!
0:22:36 > 0:22:38This is not looking good!
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Do you know, right now I feel like this guy - I feel like Del Boy.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44DANNY LAUGHS
0:22:45 > 0:22:48There's a lot riding on the upcycled furniture.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- This better be good. - This IS good, Paul.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- It is good.- OK, nice coffee table.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Beautiful! 1970s.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- Yeah, retro.- Absolutely!
0:22:56 > 0:22:59When Danny found this, it was solid but scratched.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02A quick sand down and a couple of coats of varnish
0:23:02 > 0:23:04have revitalised it.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- Now it's ready for your rostrum. - It's got the look, hasn't it?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- It's got the look. - It's definitely in vogue.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Yeah.- I reckon maybe 20, probably even 25.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16OK. Danny's second piece was a brown cabinet that was drab and dated.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Wait till you see this little beauty.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Oh, that looks good!
0:23:20 > 0:23:23We jazzed it up with a lick of paint,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25trendy wallpaper and new fittings.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Cheap and cheerful refurb for less than a fiver.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31It's really, really nice, isn't it?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Inside and outside, that's a good bedside table.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36£15, £20?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Yes, I think so. Maybe even more.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41It's a start, but it won't nearly enough.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Still, that's the least of our problems at the moment.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Well done, Alex. Tarpaulins out very quickly.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Let's keep it all dry.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52I think it's just a shower, but you never know!
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Right now, I don't feel that confident.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02You can't have a street party when it's like this.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Tell you what, you look very well.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07But nobody told Maureen's devoted friends that.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Despite the weather, they've turned up in their droves.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13You've got a yellow sash and you've got lovely blue eyes.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- Hey? You've got the yellow... - They're green.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16Oh, they're green.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19I have been colour-blind for a long while! Sorry!
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Morning, everyone! ALL: Morning!
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Hi. We can't let this dampen our spirits.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Thank you so much for turning up. Who's doing bric-a-brac?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- Me.- What's your name?- Maureen. - Pleased to meet you, Maureen.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32OK, you're going to be a busy girl.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35VOICEOVER: So like Maureen to be the first to volunteer.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Who's on teas and coffees?
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- We are.- Lots of you.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Right. OK, this is where we're going to make a lot of money.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44OK? Enjoy this.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46I'm going to dip in and out of all those floats
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- and have a look at what you're making.- Float.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- Float.- Rain.- Rain. Ah!
0:24:51 > 0:24:53THEY GROAN
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Hopefully... Jim, that's not funny, mate.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57That's not funny!
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Come on, we can do this. Can we do this?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- Yes!- Come on, give us a yes. ALL:- Yes!
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Yes, of course we can. While the hardy volunteers get
0:25:04 > 0:25:08everything up and running, I want to get to know our worthy recipient.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11She's already busy on the bric-a-brac,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14without knowing all of the proceeds are for her.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Oh, I like this. How much is that, Maureen?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Well, it's a nice piece of ceramic.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- It is a collectible. - £4?- No £12!
0:25:22 > 0:25:24£12?! Oh, I like your style.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25OK.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Not much gets past Maureen! I hope she doesn't twig.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- So, how long have you lived in Chippenham?- All my life.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- Born and bred?- Born and bred. - So what do you do, then, or what did you do for a living?
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Well, I trained as a psychiatric nurse, then I married my husband,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Desmond. We were married for 50 years, and between us,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45we produced a daughter and seven sons.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46- Oh, gosh!- And...
0:25:47 > 0:25:51So my psychiatric nursing days terminated a bit,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53but I got very involved with the community.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57When the school was built, I was the first mum to go in and help out,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00form the PTAs. And then I've been a counsellor for 30 years.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Well, it sounds like you're helping everybody. Does anybody help you?
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Are your kids about still?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- Your husband?- Well, a little later,
0:26:06 > 0:26:08my son number five and son number seven will be here
0:26:08 > 0:26:12with their families, and I have a granddaughter who's coming as well.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14So they haven't moved too far away?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Some. No, not really. Two hours, or so.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19That's near enough for Mum, isn't it?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21I'm only 38 - why worry about me?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Do they still bring their washing home?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25No!
0:26:25 > 0:26:28When I wake up one morning and say, "I'm not 38 any more, I'm 83,"
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- somebody can come and help me. - Is that what you are? You're 83?
0:26:31 > 0:26:32- Yeah.- Well, you look fantastic.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Yeah, I'm 83.- And nobody helps you, then?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- No. I don't need help. - I can see that.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39You just help everyone else.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41My goodness, what a formidable lady!
0:26:41 > 0:26:43So generous and selfless,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47and blissfully unaware this is all for her - I hope.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49I can't wait to surprise her.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Do you know something? She really deserves it.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53What a star. She's one in a million.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Things are finally coming together.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02But with little or no time left before we kick off,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05there's not a moment to spare.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07I think we're getting there now, aren't we?
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- We are, but...- What's your name? - It's blown off.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Oh! That's a strange name!
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- But people call me Jim. - Jim?- Yeah.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18I don't believe it - there's another one!
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Look at that! There was a larger one over there.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22And there's another one somewhere else, Paul!
0:27:22 > 0:27:24There's another one!
0:27:24 > 0:27:26It's a sign, Danny, it's a sign!
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Let's hope all this hard work pays off, Danny.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Well, it seems to have all come to.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- They've done us proud.- Definitely.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Right, let's get this party started.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Thank you, everybody, for turning up today.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47This is what I call people power.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Together, we can make this happen.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Enjoy yourselves, and please spend as much money as possible.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56All of this is for a fantastic cause
0:27:56 > 0:27:59which we will tell you about later on today after the auction,
0:27:59 > 0:28:01so let's get this party started!
0:28:01 > 0:28:07With a five, four, three, two, one...
0:28:07 > 0:28:08CHEERING
0:28:16 > 0:28:18This is what people power looks like,
0:28:18 > 0:28:22a strong community pulling together to show their appreciation
0:28:22 > 0:28:24for one extraordinary woman.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Oh, yes!
0:28:25 > 0:28:27You're a darling.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Thank you very much!
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- Thank you very much! - You can have a fiver.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Oh, that'll do! Oh, thank you very much!
0:28:37 > 0:28:39I'll spend the rest later on.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Our cash boxes are filling up nicely,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44and the people of Chippenham just keep on giving.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- Who made that cake?- Me.- That Street Auction sign on the cake
0:28:47 > 0:28:50is better than the Street Auction sign we've got!
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Can we auction that off?- That's what she wants to do with it.- Yes.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Even the local school has been gathering donations.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Oh, yeah, that's a lovely cutlery set.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Ooh, nice stuff! Looks like electroplated.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- What does that mean? - Erm, silver-plated, really.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07In an oak box. It's very nice.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11Not all there, but the main pieces are there, aren't they?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Knives, forks, spoons.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15That is not just a bag - it's a picnic hamper.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18That was our first donation at school. That's the first thing a parent brought in.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20And that is lovely, John. It's brand-new.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22That, I suspect, is going to go on the rostrum.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27It's not exactly picnic weather, but no-one seems too bothered.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30You won't be disappointed.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32You are now a walking font of knowledge
0:29:32 > 0:29:34of antiques and collectables.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38And it's great to see that two of Maureen's sons have arrived.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Are you four, five, or six or seven?
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- Five, it is.- Five, and...? - I'm seven.- And you're seven.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- You're the youngest then. - I am - I'm the baby.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- How's Mum doing?- Brilliantly.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51She's always been a sort of pillar of the community.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Something like this is just up her street.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Is she asking questions, like, "I wonder who this is for"?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Ah, she has asked a couple of times,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01wondering who it could be in the community, but she then said,
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- "I'd love to give something to that person."- Brilliant.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Because obviously it's been what she's been about all her life.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Yeah. So how is her eyesight,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10cos I know it's starting to sort of deteriorate a bit?
0:30:10 > 0:30:14She is noticeably more cautious around, when she's walking,
0:30:14 > 0:30:16particularly on uneven surfaces and things.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- Yeah.- But she still carries on doing her work, and managing...
0:30:18 > 0:30:20She'll never stop that, will she?
0:30:20 > 0:30:23No, no, no. She's very, very driven, always has been.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26She's been a good role model for all us.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Well, she's definitely working some kind of magic
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- on that bric-a-brac stall. - You've just bought it off Maureen
0:30:31 > 0:30:33and you want to put it straight back into the auction?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35That's a really nice gesture, that is.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36How incredibly kind!
0:30:36 > 0:30:40We can easily TROT home with another tenner on the pop-up.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Thanks very much for that. I've just got to crack on. I'll see you in a little while.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47We're about halfway through our day. Time for a quick tally.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49How much have you got in that cash box?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51I reckon I've made about £130.
0:30:51 > 0:30:52130?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55You are a star! Give us a hug.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- About £60, I think.- OK, OK.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00£280 from teas and coffees.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03That's going to be a record.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Sylvia, how much do you reckon you've taken so far?
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- Over £100.- Terry, that's fantastic.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Over 100. That is good news.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14While Maureen's friend Sylvia's keeping busy,
0:31:14 > 0:31:17another pal's turned up - also called Sylvia.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19This could get confusing!
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- How long have YOU known her?- Ever since I moved into Chippenham,
0:31:22 > 0:31:24which was about 2002.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26She's involved me in everything she's done ever since then.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- You can't keep up with her. - Tirelessly working for others.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31It is absolutely impossible to keep up with her.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34She's the one that's the driving force behind,
0:31:34 > 0:31:36keeping everything going.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38- Yeah, so many groups of people rely on her.- Yeah,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41oh, the transport particularly, they really, really rely on her.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Out on the buses every day.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45She pushes their wheelchairs, she does whatever they need.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Amazing. Had she any idea what this was all about?
0:31:49 > 0:31:50- Well, no.- It's been difficult...
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- I've been lying through my teeth. - I bet you have!
0:31:53 > 0:31:55We've all been telling fibs.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- I bet you'll be glad when all this is over. - I WILL be glad when it's all over!
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Well, that may be sooner than we think.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Oh, dear - umbrellas up, everyone.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Take a bit of cover.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Get in, guys - in!
0:32:12 > 0:32:14My back is drenched!
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Oh, it's getting quite frightening.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26I can see this putting a real dampener on today's takings.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28We've just about done it. What a downpour!
0:32:36 > 0:32:40We're in trouble. If everyone just stops spending, we are in trouble.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45There is one silver lining. A few weeks ago,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48we sent a couple of our rummage-day items to the saleroom.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Both Sylvias and toy-stall Sylvia's husband, Terry,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55went along to see how they fared with auctioneer, Tim Weeks.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58First up, the vinyl collection.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Remember, some of these records came from toy-stall Sylvia.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Estimate - £15 to £25.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Good collection, this, and I can start at just £10.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10And I look for 12.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Where's 12? 12, 14, make it 16 online.
0:33:12 > 0:33:1516, close the commissions. Where's 18? 18.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Make it 20 online. 20. 22? 24.
0:33:18 > 0:33:2126? 28 now online. Good collection, this.
0:33:21 > 0:33:2328. 30, sir?
0:33:23 > 0:33:2432, make it, online.
0:33:26 > 0:33:2832, thank you. 34, thank you.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30You sure? Don't let them win.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Where's 34? All done and finished, then.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37I'm going to sell. Hammer comes down. Online, at £32.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Yeah.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41Not a bad start.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Let's see how the pair of engineering tools measure up.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Again, the estimate's £15 to £25.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Lovely couple of items, this. Someone start me at just £10.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Where are we going to go with this one? Where's £10 here?
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Come on - they've got to be worth a tenner.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Have a look at these. Ten online, thank you.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Where's 12?
0:33:58 > 0:33:5912. Make it 14 online.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Two of them, remember, online.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- 14. 16?- Come on.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Nope. It stays here at £14.
0:34:05 > 0:34:0616, sir?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Two of them. 16, thank you.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09Make it 18 online.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10I need 18 if you're coming.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12If we're all happy and finished, I sell then.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15At £16. Gent's bid.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Thank you.- Oh, never mind.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19It's more than we started with.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Nudging in just over the estimate - pretty good.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28So our grand total from the saleroom is £48.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Less than I expected, but every penny helps.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Well, at least the skies have cleared here, but with just minutes
0:34:37 > 0:34:40before the stalls close, this one's going down to the wire.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- BELL RINGS - Come on - we've not got long left before the auction!
0:34:44 > 0:34:46One teapot and four mugs.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48How about that? I can do that as a set.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50What would you pay for this, then?
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- Eight.- Eight? I tell you what, how about ten?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- Thank you very much, June. - You're welcome.- £10.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58£3 change, please!
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- How much is it?- 50p. - Well, look, you can have £1,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- put it in the kitty. - Lovely, thank you very much.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Oh, cheers, sweetheart. Thank you.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Ladies and gentlemen, the stores are now officially closed,
0:35:14 > 0:35:16so thank you very much for spending so much money,
0:35:16 > 0:35:19but while we do count the money, we're going to leave you
0:35:19 > 0:35:22with some entertainment, and then we'll be back for the auction.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25So stay with us, because we still need your help.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29We've done everything we can.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Now it's a matter of waiting and hoping
0:35:31 > 0:35:33that Maureen doesn't catch on.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38Yeah!
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- Very good. - Fantastic, absolutely brilliant.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- Danny?- Yes.- Come on, let's have the figures - what have we done today?
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Today, £991.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53Yes! Better than what I would have imagined, considering the weather.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Plus what we made in the auction room, which was 48 quid.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58It wasn't brilliant - I know it wasn't brilliant -
0:35:58 > 0:36:00but £48 on top of that equals...
0:36:00 > 0:36:03£1,039.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- Wish me luck.- You need more than that, I think.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09So to hit our target of £1,200, I've got to pull in £161
0:36:09 > 0:36:11on the pop-up auction.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Easier said than done.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for turning up today.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21This is a wonderful sight. This is what I call people power.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23And we're getting the wheels in motion with
0:36:23 > 0:36:25our lovely little Del Boy model car.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Now, we sold that for £10.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30The guy that bought it actually gave it back to Danny and said,
0:36:30 > 0:36:34"Let Paul sell it on the rostrum - see if he can make another tenner."
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Who's going to start me off with a maiden bid of £4?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Show me four. Thank you, at the back.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Four, four. I'm looking for five. Do I see five?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Five - thank you, five. It's against you. Six, sir?
0:36:43 > 0:36:466. £6. His hand's up. Any other bids?
0:36:46 > 0:36:47Come on, seven. Seven. Eight?
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Eight! Yes, he's against you now.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Eight. It looks like you're out.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52Eight. Nine? Nine.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54It against you, sir - make it a tenner and I'll sell it.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Thank you. £11. 12? £12?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58And I'm selling - I'm selling at 11.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00It's going, going...
0:37:00 > 0:37:02..gone. Sold to you, sir.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Pretty good going - remember, we sold it earlier for a tenner,
0:37:05 > 0:37:08so in total we've made £21 on it.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Can the ladies' golf clubs donated by Sylvia
0:37:11 > 0:37:13really get us in the swing?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- One of Danny's favourite lots now. - Nice lot, this, Paul.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- It's a cracking lot. This is quality.- Cracking lot, good set.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21£25 anywhere? Come on, you golfers.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26Not exactly golfing weather, I know, but surely someone's got to buy it.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Can I see £15 anywhere?
0:37:29 > 0:37:32£15. Thank you. Fair warning - I will sell at £15.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34It's going once, twice,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- sold.- Sold!- Thank you. Sold!
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Well, that is disappointing,
0:37:39 > 0:37:43and with the rummage-day wicker chair not doing well either.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45You've got a bargain. I'm going to sell you for £6.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Any further advances? Going, going, gone.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50£6, thank you.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55It feels like we've got a real challenge on our hands here today.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Next up, it's the boxed knife set, donated earlier.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Nearly complete.- Lovely, this.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Surely this has got to make us £10.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Who's going to start me off with a bid of £5?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Oh!- Five - I know, it's ridiculously cheap.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Where's all the hands? There's one. - £5. It's great spare cutlery.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- Five, thank you. Ten? - It's a lovely lot, this.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Thank you - ten now. 12, it's against you, sir.
0:38:15 > 0:38:1915? 15, thank you. £15 is with me.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22£15? It's going once, twice, sold. £15, thank you.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27Not bad. And with our refurbished cabinet pulling in £10...
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Going once, twice, sold, thank you.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33..I can't wait to see how much that upcycled table can serve up.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35I'm hoping for at least £10.
0:38:35 > 0:38:36It's got the look, hasn't it?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Come on, let's face it. Ten anywhere?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Ten - £10 is with me now.
0:38:41 > 0:38:4211, thank you.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Go on!- 12, thank you. It's against you now, sir.
0:38:45 > 0:38:4713. 13 - it's back with you now.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49You're out, completely out.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50I'm selling - £13!
0:38:50 > 0:38:53It's going, going, gone.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59So, £23 in total for our upcycled pieces -
0:38:59 > 0:39:03a tidy return on a few pounds' worth of paint and a bit of elbow grease.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Danny, hold this up. This is absolutely fantastic.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09This is a sponge cake, but look at that - look how it's decorated.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11It's a one-off Street Auction cake!
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- Special.- What's it worth?
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- This is special.- It's a collector's item - until you eat it.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Any further advances? Five. Ten? Can I take ten?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Yes, ten. Come on, don't be mean.
0:39:23 > 0:39:2612, thank you. 12, come on, 12.
0:39:26 > 0:39:2714. 15 now.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30It's against you, sir. 16.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31£16 with me now.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3317. Behind me at £18.
0:39:33 > 0:39:3619, £19 now. Thank you, Mum.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39£19. 20. £21.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Any further...? 22. 23, thank you.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45It's against you, sir. 24. 25. 26. 27.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46- Is that a bid?- Yes.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47£27.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50It's going once, twice, gone.
0:39:50 > 0:39:51Thank you, £28.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Enjoy it! A brilliant finish.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59Only time will tell if we've done enough to hit our target.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Thank you so much, everyone, for turning up.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06We now have a final total, thanks to your generosity!
0:40:06 > 0:40:09We set out to raise £1,200 here today...
0:40:11 > 0:40:12..and I can tell you now...
0:40:12 > 0:40:14..we smashed it, thanks to you!
0:40:14 > 0:40:17CHEERING Yes!
0:40:17 > 0:40:21We've raised £1,372, so thank you so much!
0:40:21 > 0:40:23This is people power,
0:40:23 > 0:40:26this is the community coming together
0:40:26 > 0:40:28for one very special occasion.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Most of you know what this is about and who it's for.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36She has worked tirelessly for many charities and organisations.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38She even volunteered to help today.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42She was the first to put her hand up. This woman is a real star,
0:40:42 > 0:40:46and her work has left a big impression
0:40:46 > 0:40:48on myself and the team.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Throughout the rummage days, we learned so much about her.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54She really is a one in a million.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57And she's over here now. Maureen Lloyd!
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- Oh!- My darling, all of this -
0:41:00 > 0:41:04family, friends and neighbours have come together
0:41:04 > 0:41:08for you. To say a big thank-you for what you've done here
0:41:08 > 0:41:11in this community. You are a real champion.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13CHEERING
0:41:13 > 0:41:15We've managed to keep this a secret.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- You have! - We've all had to tell a few fibs...
0:41:18 > 0:41:19I can't believe it!
0:41:19 > 0:41:22But this is for you, for the work you've done.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Sorry. I've got some of my family here, and I...
0:41:25 > 0:41:29It was only by coincidence they're here, to witness this.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31They were in on the secret all along!
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Sylvia, will you read this out?
0:41:36 > 0:41:41"Dear Maureen, your friends and neighbours wanted to say
0:41:41 > 0:41:44"a public thank-you for all you do for everyone.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46"Knowing you've been struggling with your eyesight,
0:41:46 > 0:41:49"they would like to give a special large television
0:41:49 > 0:41:52"and other home gadgets to make life a little easier for you."
0:41:52 > 0:41:55I haven't got time to watch television!
0:41:57 > 0:42:00I've spent nearly 60 years
0:42:00 > 0:42:02in my community doing voluntary work -
0:42:02 > 0:42:07I love it all and I love you all and I can't say no to anybody
0:42:07 > 0:42:11about anything. Today, you've taken the words...
0:42:11 > 0:42:13You've taken the wind out of my sails.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16I don't know what to say, except thank you.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18I can't believe it's me!
0:42:20 > 0:42:24I was surprised at the turnout, the generosity of people.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28I think it follows through on our motto of unity and loyalty.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- It's fantastic.- Great community, great spirit,
0:42:30 > 0:42:32and everybody's still come out in the weather.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Very rare you'll see my mum break into tears, really.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38She's a very big role model, not only to us
0:42:38 > 0:42:41but also to our children and her great-grandchildren.
0:42:41 > 0:42:46She does so much for everybody, I hope I'm like her when I'm her age.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Oh, you! Look after her, everyone! Look at all your family!
0:42:51 > 0:42:53That's how I want to leave this, with Maureen surrounded
0:42:53 > 0:42:56by her family and her friends and her loved ones.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57She thoroughly deserves this.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Maureen is one in a million
0:42:59 > 0:43:02for all the work she's done here in the community.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03I hope you enjoyed that.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Keep watching, because we could be in YOUR neighbourhood the next time,
0:43:06 > 0:43:10and this Street Auction could be for you. Goodbye.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12After we bought Maureen her new TV,
0:43:12 > 0:43:15we had enough money left over to send her
0:43:15 > 0:43:18on a special VIP break to a steam rally.