Gloucester Street Auction

Whilst we go about our busy daily lives,

it's difficult to make time for ourselves, let alone anyone else.

Well, today, all of that is going to change.

On this street, in this neighbourhood,

all the people that live here are going to come together

to celebrate one special person.

Someone who deserves a big thank you for being on hand 24/7

to help absolutely everybody in her community.

So we're holding a street auction to raise money just for her.

Three, two, one.

-Good luck.

-Good luck.

We'll be going the extra mile to pull it off...

Oh, we've hit the jackpot.

I don't know where to start, there's so much in here.

..and showing you how to pinpoint

the valuable knick-knacks in your home.

Probably a low grade of silver, I wouldn't say any more than 800.

-What's the Sterling grade? 925?

-Mm.

It's cut glass crystal.

The edges are much sharper, it's much better quality all round.

But will we do enough to get the £500 we need

to give her a well-earned break?

Today, we're tracking down prize collectables

in a place famed for a spectacular cathedral

that's the final resting place of royalty

and the backdrop to blockbusting movies.

It's the West Country city of Gloucester.

Now in her mid-50s,

Vinette Poyser has lived here most of her life,

and for decades she's worked tirelessly

to ensure no-one in her community goes without,

despite being in constant pain herself.

She's a bright, smiley face.

She's an absolutely amazing woman.

I think when Vinette was born, they broke the mould.

THEY LAUGH

Vinette was the 11th of 12 children.

But, at a very early age, her life was turned upside down.

My mother left when I was...

I remember my mother left when I was small,

and then I was left with my father

and then he couldn't look after me.

She finally settled with a family in the community,

but it wasn't the loving home she craved.

I don't know why... why I had to be picked on.

I was getting some real beatings, you know.

I had to do all the chores in the house and everything.

I had to get up early in the morning,

I had to get up at four o'clock,

so I was always on this edge all the time.

With the help of older siblings,

Vinette finally left when she was 15.

I was the happiest because otherwise I would have taken my life.

She went on to marry in her 20s,

but, when the relationship broke down,

she was left to care for her daughters, Sherine and Charlotte.

I grew up watching her do literally everything.

Whatever they liked, I just did it just to make them feel happy

and comfortable.

They wouldn't be without, not like how I went without.

It was hard.

In recent years, Vinette has also faced a daily struggle

with fibromyalgia, a condition that causes extreme sensitivity to pain.

My whole body just lights up in pain.

It stops me from sleeping, I'll toss and turn.

It's testament to Vinette's extraordinary strength of character

that she simply refuses to be ground down

by the many knocks she's had in life.

All the things that were negative,

I've learned to turn them into something positive

because it means so much to me to make somebody happy.

And, boy, does she make her local community happy.

Her day job of caring for people in the community

takes her all over the neighbourhood,

helping the older residents with chores and appointments.

On top of that, she set up a swimming club for the over-60s,

offers respite for those caring for a loved one

and even finds time to volunteer at a lunch club

for the elderly and vulnerable.

They see her as a really nice, friendly face.

And she's a person that many members

of the local Afro-Caribbean community

turn to in times of trouble.

I feel very privileged to be there for them.

That will never stop.

As long as they want me, that will never stop.

529.

Vinette's passion for doing good is well overdue proper recognition.

With her and her husband, Hugo, working as carers,

it's hard for them to find quality time to spend together,

so we want to send them off on a much-needed break.

It'll cost £500, and here's how we're going to make money.

We've asked all of Vinette's friends, family and neighbours

to donate any unwanted or unloved items they have

gathering dust, so we can sell them here at our street party

and pop-up auction.

Now, it's a huge task,

I can't do it by myself,

so I drafted in the help of a couple of friends

who know how to turn unwanted clutter into cash.

Danny Sebastian's a whip-smart dealer...

I'll stick my hand out at 60 quid.

..and Izzie Balmer's an auctioneer

who knows what makes the grade under the gavel.

Down the centre, selling...

-GAVEL BANGS

-Sold.

Wow! What a lovely day!

It is absolutely glorious.

-Tell you what, I'm in the mood to rummage today.

-Absolutely.

-I can't wait.

-On that note...

-No time for talking.

-See you later.

-Ciao!

So it's game on for rummage day.

Danny and Izzie will be fighting it out

to see who can gather the best donations...

What have you got for me?

..and they'll be sharing their top tips

on how to dig out the undiscovered valuables in your home.

Danny's first off the starting blocks...

Straight in, is it?

-What's his name?

-Mouse.

-Mouse?

-Mouse.

..with Vinette's neighbour, Valerie, and her grandson, Daniel.

Ay up. What have we got?

China dolls.

China dolls. You've got how many, hundreds?

I've had hundreds of them.

-Did you used to collect them, then?

-Yeah.

-Oh, you used to collect them.

-I used to have them all the way around here.

-Did you?

-Dust collectors.

-They are dust collectors, yes.

I wouldn't write them off just yet.

To value a doll, look out for the maker's name and mould number

on the back, neck or feet.

This one's not an antique, but it'll make us £5 or so.

But generous Valerie isn't stopping there.

I found these. If they're any good.

-Can they go, Valerie?

-Yes.

These are good quality... cut glass.

-Cor, they're heavy.

-Yeah, they've got a bit of weight to them.

This is the kind of collectable that really shines on the pop-up rostrum.

Best of all, Valerie's throwing in six glasses too.

I'll be hoping for £30.

A cupboard upstairs, a dresser upstairs on the landing, 60 years...

It's 60 years old.

-Go and have a look.

-Go and have a look.

-On the stairs.

SHE LAUGHS

-There.

-Oh, that's...

-That one there.

-I tell you what - we'll have that.

It might be a lovely little upcycle job.

We might rub that down and give it a lick of paint.

One lot for me to put under the hammer,

and a lovely little upcycling project.

We've hit the jackpot.

Get the weights.

Izzie has certainly got catching up to do.

I don't... Cat basket.

I have only got one cat, so...

-So you don't need...

-I don't need all of them.

There's some nice handbags here. Cuddly toy.

-You've got to always have a cuddly toy.

-Yes.

Just little bits and pieces, that's all I could find on short notice.

-No, that's brilliant.

-I have also got some men's weights

-down in the workshop.

-Perfect. Thank you very, very much.

It is a good little lot of bric-a-brac

that'll make us £10 or £15,

and it puts Izzie back in the running.

If everyone plays nicely, that is.

Danny, what are you doing here?

Hello. We're just...

Somebody said that you've got a lot of stuff

to take out from here, so...

But, Danny, this is my house,

so you can't go stealing any of these things.

-Are you sure?

-Certainly.

I reckon between us we'll manage...

If it's a case of that, we'll sort something out.

-You'll be all right?

-Yes.

-OK, I'll...

-Buzz off, Danny.

Right, I've been told. Au revoir.

Keep your nose out, Danny.

Thank you.

Doing my weights for the day.

True to her word, Cherry does have weights to donate...

That's fine, I can put some more on. Pile me up.

..and there was more than a couple of dusty dumbbells.

They'll give our fundraising some muscle.

Good job done.

Cherry has been so generous.

She's given us her entire weights collection,

and there are loads of them.

They must have cost her an absolute fortune.

Yep, pumping this much iron doesn't come cheap.

Brand-new dumbbells go for anything from £10 to £40.

But what's really taken my fancy is this artist's easel.

It's got a little bit of age to it. I mean, I would have thought it

sort of within the last half of the century.

It's got the paint on it, so it's had some use.

What's nice as well is it's still all intact.

Functional and decorative, this ticks all the boxes,

and it's not just artists that'll be drawn to it.

These days, plenty of people are using easels

to display paintings at home.

This could be for the saleroom.

Oh, it's nice and cool in here.

And it looks like Danny's in luck too.

He's popped in on Vinette's friend, Joan.

-Is that all right?

-Oh, that's a lovely bit of glass.

This is a beautiful bit of studio glass.

Very decorative. A lot of depth.

There's nice colours - there's blues, there's greens,

there's greys. Very expensive.

-Is it?

-Yeah. I would imagine so, yes. It looks like...

Can I change my mind, then? You can have something else.

I'll give something else.

Keep it for auction day, Danny.

It's lovely, that is.

This may not be Tiffany or Galle,

but good-looking studio glass like this is always a crowd pleaser.

Just goes to show that Vinette's friends

are ready to dig deep for her.

Well, I've known Vinette since she was 15 years old.

Her heart lies within helping people,

and she'll go out of her way to help anybody.

Why do you think she does so much? Why does she do these...?

Sometimes I say to her, you know, I said,

"Come on, Vinette, you have got to, you have got to..."

-Slow down.

-"..slow down, because at the end of the day, you know,

"you've only got one body and one life.

"You have got to slow down."

She's gone off and helped somebody, doing something for somebody else.

Sounds like she's one of a kind.

I think, when Vinette was born, they broke the mould.

THEY LAUGH

Everyone who knows Vinette loves her,

and when you discover just how much she does for people around here,

it's not hard to see why.

After nine years of marriage,

no-one appreciates her more than her husband

and fellow care worker, Hugo.

Part of her nature, she genuinely gets a buzz and pleasure

from helping other people. She is always going the extra mile.

Vinette's constantly on hand to help anyone with needs,

in whatever way she can.

But she's always had a particular interest

in looking after older people.

I grew up being around a lot of elderly people,

and people in the community.

Some of them were family, some of them were like family.

And she would always be helping them.

And as Vinette's friend, Blanche, explains,

Vinette's still providing that help through her job.

She's always in people's homes, helping other people. Yeah.

Especially those over 50.

Sometimes she spends hours with them,

especially if they're on their own.

She'll sit and chat, she'll cook, she'll wash,

she'll take them different places, yes.

But her urge to care for others

doesn't switch off when she leaves the office.

She's always on the phone as well, phoning people up,

so she gives a lot of support that way.

Probably in the evening,

she sometimes makes two or three or more phone calls,

people she knows, just seeing how they are.

So that kind of thing is important, especially to more elderly people.

Everyone in her neighbourhood benefits from her great kindness,

and she's carved a particular niche

as the go-to person for members of the Afro-Caribbean community.

I mean, in the community, we have a lot of people who are on their own.

So she does take that responsibility,

especially those who may need statutory benefits,

and is not aware of it.

Vinette will go in and give the information, because she's well...

She has a good understanding of what's going on.

Another cause close to her heart

is that of black and ethnic minority carers.

She's part of Ebony Carers, which is a community group

that kind of provides respite care for carers,

helping someone when they needed a bath or something, a shower,

they'd much rather someone from their cultural background,

because they'll understand their cultural needs more.

Vinette's tireless devotion to helping anyone who needs it

would be impressive enough in itself,

but what makes her particularly heroic

is that she does all of this whilst suffering almost constant pain

caused by fibromyalgia.

Somebody can just nudge me, you know, playfully,

and it's like, "Ouch!"

I'll feel it, not just for days,

maybe a week I'll feel that pain, still.

They do say, you know,

people with fibromyalgia can have a certain level of depression.

It definitely, yeah, gets her down.

But she just soldiers on.

And back in Vinette's neighbourhood,

it's clear the community love her for it.

-Thank you. Bye-bye.

-Bye-bye.

Donations are still coming our way.

Perfect to just pop on the bric-a-brac stall.

Every little helps.

Well, mostly Izzie's way, actually.

We've got loads of really good bits here.

We've got some toys, which always go down well with the kids.

We've also got here... very nice Royal Doulton,

almost like a rose bowl or a potpourri bowl, really.

It's cut glass crystal,

which is a much more highly skilled way of cutting your glass,

and the edges are much sharper, it's much cleaner,

it's just much better quality all-round.

Royal Doulton may be more famous for porcelain,

but its glassware is a perennial favourite.

This is obviously modern,

but I still think it could spark enough interest

to pull in £20 on the pop-up rostrum. Nice find, Izzie.

No interesting collectables in Danny's sights at the moment,

but he has bumped into someone special...

Do you want a hand?

You look like your hands are full.

..the person this is all for.

My name's Danny. What's your name?

-Vinette.

-Vinette.

-What do you do?

-I do lots of things.

-I work for the Independence Trust.

-What's the Independence Trust?

-Supporting...

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-..people with mental health issues.

And then in the afternoon, I was a community agent,

community and village agent for Gloucester Rural Community Council.

Do you help people, if somebody's, like, can't walk or something,

you push the wheelchair or...?

We do that as well. If needs be.

That's under my voluntary cap,

which is another cap again.

Sounds like you're getting 28 hours out of 24.

Yeah, everybody says that to me. "How do you fit it all in?"

She's an incredible woman,

and we'll need to work at least as hard as she does

if we're going to make the £500 we need to send her on holiday.

-Ay up!

-DOGS BARK

Their bark really is worse than their bite.

-How are you?

-I'm all right.

I have got four nice bar stools.

Oh, let's have a look. Get them out.

Let's have a look.

That's one.

There's easily £20 here, I think,

because this kind of retro look is really popular.

-Now, that's a good start.

-Yeah.

Oh, that's nice. Oh, they look like...

-something to do with testing your eyes, probably.

-Yeah, yeah.

Now, there's a sight for sore eyes.

-These are quite interesting, aren't they?

-Yeah, yeah.

Whether that's... for, like, salt and pepper...

That's a little spoon.

I just adore the intricate Rococo decoration

on this lovely little condiment set. Quite a find.

These two plates look very oriental.

When I rub my fingers along the top of the plate,

the paint's raised above the actual ceramic -

tells me straight away these are hand-painted.

Very nice. Anything oriental is on fire.

Beautiful. And in good nick.

I could certainly see this pair setting the auction alight.

In fact, all in all, Danny's man with the van has done us proud.

I tell you what, I fell on my feet here.

-Ay up.

-Hello, hello.

-Get away, you. Get away.

-What you got here?

In fact, it's a good job you've come over.

Come and have a look. What you think of them?

-Is it silver?

-It's not, it's not hallmarked, is it?

-White metal's very broad, though, isn't it?

-I can't see any markings.

So it's probably a low grade of silver, like,

I wouldn't have thought any more than 800.

-What is the Sterling grade? 925?

-Mm.

I was thinking it was continental.

Yeah. But they're the same. Continental's 800 as well,

-as a general rule.

-Right. You're educating me here.

No way! Am I, Danny?

Just a little bit, just a little bit.

Never too old to learn new tricks, eh, Danny?

Hello.

But now, with just minutes to go before they throw in the towel

on their rummage day...

That's what we like.

..Danny and Izzie need to get busy.

Oh! Lovely handbag.

Hello, you.

Is there somebody home?

That's quite nice. German pottery.

Very, very in vogue between the 1950s to the 1970s.

It's all coming to now, and it's all adding up.

I don't really know where to start. There's so much in here.

-Thanks very much.

-Bye.

-Bye-bye.

On the front here, there is some lovely Swarovski crystals.

They're really going to take the fancy of somebody.

We have a mantle clock here.

Although it doesn't look it, it is a battery-powered clock.

And it is raised on four scroll feet here,

emulating an older style.

Time's up.

What a great way to end the day.

All that's left to do is unload the van,

see who's collected the most,

and find some items to send over to the saleroom.

Danny, Danny, Danny. How's your day been?

Oh, brilliant. Well, you can see. It really has been brilliant.

But you've not done so bad yourself.

What's your favourite piece here?

-Oh, that's a difficult one.

-Is that a clock?

Yes, but it is only battery, battery clock.

Oh, but it looks old, doesn't it?

Yes, I think it's in an old style. I think it has got some age,

but I don't think it's as old as it's purporting to be.

Is this some Doulton you've got going on down here?

The vase, the potpourri vase is Royal Doulton,

-Royal Doulton Crystal.

-Oh, is it?

-And it comes in its box as well.

It seems to me like I might have a bit of trouble keeping up with you.

-No.

-You might have, um...

Don't get my hopes up, Danny.

Well, don't get them fully up, but...

Look at them dolls. All these porcelain dolls.

-Yeah.

-I've got loads of them.

We'd be able to make a stall with all porcelain dolls.

Then, of course, Izzie, there's a bit of quality here, you know.

-Look at them four chairs.

-You know, I like those.

-I do like those.

-I should think you do.

I should think you do. I think I've done quite well, but...

-You have got some nice pieces. Yes.

-I have, haven't I?

But you haven't got as much as me.

No, you... Well, you've got some nice pieces,

-and you have also got...

-Quantity.

-..quantity to go alongside with it.

Have you got a star item?

-I do.

-Let's have a look.

-Shall I walk you to it?

Well, I don't know, where... Oh, here!

# Ta-da! #

OK, so, it's actually the easel.

Oh, I was going to say, I didn't think it was going to be

-that bit of art.

-Don't be rude about my art!

Oh, it's a nice one. It's an old vintage one, isn't it?

Yes, so I didn't think there was...

I mean, I think there's some age to it,

but I didn't think it was, like, 100 years old.

-No, it's...

-But it's nice.

-Yeah, and it's practical.

-Exactly.

-Wait till you see my bit of cream.

Voila.

Danny, that is really nice!

Isn't it just?

I think it's quite a modern piece of just studio art, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Glass, really.

-I would agree. I don't know this...

-Maker's mark.

-No. No issue.

-Doesn't have a label.

-No.

I mean, normally with studio glass,

you are looking for the signature on the bottom.

Which... But it's nice, I like it. It's got the look, certainly.

I've got a feeling that that might do exceptionally well

-on Paul's pop-up auction.

-Well, I like it and you like it.

So no doubt, so will a lot more people.

Great work, Team Rummage.

So what's going to the saleroom?

I think, from my side of things, the easel,

-I'd like to send the easel to the saleroom.

-Good shout.

And I would like to send the oriental plates

-and also the continental silver.

-Definitely.

Nice one. And I spot a couple of pieces ripe for upcycling.

I was thinking the white corner unit.

And I would like to send the display unit.

I like it, but it is quite tired.

Well, that's the whole reason we're going to be upcycling it, Izzie.

Well done, you two.

But who's today's winner?

So, tell me, Izzie, where do you value the whole lot at, then?

I'm going to say, I think about 200 minimum.

Well, do you know what, Izzie? I'm going to put my hand there

-and I'm going to say, you've won this one.

-I..

-Danny!

-You've won this one.

Well, I've come out on top today, Danny, with more stuff,

but it's down to you and Paul at the street party.

You can rest assured, come rain or shine, we're going to do our best,

and I'm sure on the day, our best is going to be good enough.

Danny and Izzie have done well,

but is it enough to push us towards our £500 target?

Hard to say.

Now it's all down to our auction day.

Getting this up and running is a massive task,

and I couldn't possibly do it all by myself.

Good. Let's get on with it.

So Danny and Izzie are taking turns to help out on our auction day,

and today Danny's come onboard.

Thanks very much for coming. Put that one on.

That one's ready-made.

And he's not the only one -

an impressive number of volunteers

have made the effort to come out and help too.

Morning, everyone.

Our volunteers, thank you so much for turning up.

Have you all got nametags yet?

I see you've met Danny. He's been busy already.

Look, thank you so much, this is so important to us,

because we cannot do this by ourselves,

and our target today is to raise as much money as possible.

Would you like to do teas, coffees and cakes?

-Yeah.

-Could you do that? Anybody else want to be on teas,

-coffees and cakes?

-Yeah.

-Brilliant. What's your name?

-Matt.

Matt, thank you for helping out. You've got your work cut out.

Riley and Kayleigh, can you go on some bric-a-brac and sell that?

-Yeah.

-Lots of money is going to be changing hands.

Are you good with sums?

-Yes.

-Yeah, OK.

So three... Take away, let's say, three from 11.

-Nine.

-Nine. It's not quite, is it?

-What is it?

-Eight.

Three from 11 is...

-Eight.

-Eight, well done. High-five.

There we are. So, can we do this?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

-So give us a high-five.

-ALL:

-Yes!

Stations, everyone, and good luck.

While our little army of volunteers get everything shipshape,

I want to get a closer look at Danny and Izzie's rummage day spoils.

There's lots of things here. Something for everybody.

Lots of art. Plenty of art. Lots of bric-a-brac.

I think we've got one or two prize pieces.

-Did Izzie find these?

-I found these.

-You found those?

If we get 20- £30 for that lot, that is a fantastic result.

-I think you're right.

-That's a good find.

Ooh, look at that. You obviously visited an optometrist's house.

Is that what they call them?

Someone that measures eyesight, checks your eyesight.

-How about that?

-They don't look bad.

-Who said that?

We might get a fiver for those.

Interesting stuff there.

I'm looking forward to the pop-up auction already.

Quick, quick!

I'll just drop that on there.

We are awesome.

And now the rostrum's up, the stalls are looking good,

the entertainers are ready, it's now or never.

So, let's get this party started

with a five, four, three, two, one...

-Good luck.

-Good luck.

CHEERING

Grab and pay. Grab and pay.

This is real community spirit in action.

Everyone's getting together for one extra-special person.

-They're yours, sweetheart.

-Thank you.

Thank you very much.

It's heart-warming stuff.

The refreshments are flowing...

-It's going to get busier than this, you know.

-I know.

-We may need a hand later.

-You may...

-Yeah. We need volunteers.

Everyone's having fun.

Come on, chuck some change in here now, ladies.

Don't be shy. Come on.

Do you want to chuck that phone in?

THEY LAUGH

And we've hit on an unlikely money-spinner.

I've just checked this stall out. I didn't see this earlier,

-but what's the most popular badge?

-That one.

This is the most popular badge.

HE LAUGHS

How much are you charging for a Street Auction badge?

-25p.

-25p.

-Brilliant!

There's Danny, look! 25p.

Now we know where the smart money's at.

To be honest, the only face I want to see at the moment is Vinette's.

Worryingly, there's no sign of her.

But her daughter, Charlotte, and her granddaughter, Jasmine,

have just arrived.

So what sort of person is your mum? Tell me a bit about her.

My mum is very caring, very humble,

and loves to help everyone.

Even if she's only just met you,

she would love to see what she can do to help you out.

You know, even if that means putting herself to last,

and that's what she does quite often.

I know, you know, she was so busy helping someone else out

this morning, so I'm very excited today.

Something for her, for once.

Yeah. Yeah. A big pat on the back. Everybody saying a big thank you.

When did all this start, all this volunteering and helping people out?

-How many years ago?

-It started when I was very young.

You know, sometimes someone might just want someone to speak to,

the elderly, and she'd make them a cup of tea.

Sometimes she's helping people to paint, decorate,

teaching older people computer skills...

-She's brilliant, isn't she?

-Yeah.

She literally does everything.

You've got some big footsteps to follow, haven't you?

Yeah! How do you think Granny's going to react to this?

I think she's going to be really surprised.

-Yeah.

-She's going to look very shocked.

She might even cry.

Do you know what? Actually, we might end up crying for her.

-I bet you will. Yeah.

-Yeah.

Oh, there's no doubt that Vinette's a really special person.

I just hope she shows up.

Look at the condition of that record.

How much are the records?

Oh, we'll do them for £2 each, something like that.

-This one's definitely good - Motorhead.

-Oh, I didn't...

Ooh, that should have been more than that! What do you mean...?

Oh, no, it's £2 now.

We do seem to be pulling in the cash here today,

but it's impossible to tell whether it'll be enough.

I tell you what, it's hard work.

But we're getting there, slowly but surely. We're getting there.

To maximise our money,

we sent three of the best rummage day items off to a saleroom.

Charlotte and her friend, Shehnai, went along to see how they fared.

The man with the gavel is Gavin Aplin.

Thank you very much.

First, Izzie's star buy, the beautiful beech easel.

Auctioneer's estimate, £20 to £30.

Who wants to start me at £10 on this? 20, there you go.

The internet's come in. 22, sir. 22, thank you, sir.

Where's my four coming from? Four. And six, sir?

No. At £24 on my screen, show me six if you like.

At £24. Are we done? With fair warning, sir.

That's a bargain for the buyer, and not a bad start for us.

Next up, my favourites, the pair of Chinese plates.

Again, the estimate's £20 to £30.

Start me, £30, on these.

20 and away, then, if you like, please. At £20.

Come on. They're worth that all day long.

Bid me 10 then, if you will, £10 asking.

-Surely £10. £10 on the internet.

-Oh, yes, lovely.

Where's my £12 coming from, please? Do I see £12 anywhere?

At 10, then, and selling...

To the internet, £10.

Oh, dear. I didn't expect them to fall flat.

Let's hope our silver condiment set can spice things up.

Estimate, £30 to £50.

20, if you like, then, please.

At 20, I have got, where's my two coming from, please?

At 20, show me two.

At 22, 24, come back now if you would, at 24, and six asking.

At 24, show me six.

Now eight, please. At 26, looking for eight, anywhere, please.

At 28, got now, 30.

Come back. £28 then...

Lovely.

Just shy of the estimate,

but our saleroom total is a respectable £62.

Takes the pressure off the sticker sales a bit.

-Thank you very much, sir.

-Come on, keep it coming!

Thank you very much. Thank you.

But the best news is that Vinette and husband Hugo are here.

I finally get to meet her.

Here she is now, carrying the cakes.

I hope I don't blow it.

Cakes! Brilliant.

Fantastic. What is that one?

-Chocolat.

-Chocolat.

-And that?

-That one is carrot, as you can see...

Can I auction this one off on the rostrum?

I think I could get maybe £20 or £30.

Yeah, if that's what you want to do.

Licking his fingers.

Can we put that one in the shade over there?

-That's my rostrum table. And what's your name?

-Vinette.

-Vinette.

-Yeah.

-Come over here, my darling,

and put them, put them down here. Shall I carry it for you?

No, no, no. No, I don't want to drop...

The cake has arrived.

-Yay!

-Chocolate cake!

That's the best, isn't it?

Not only do you bake cakes and decorate them, then,

you work here in the community?

What do you do for your job?

Well, I'm a community and village agent.

What does that mean? What do you do?

-Yes, I...

-A village agent.

Yes, I am an agent, 007.

I actually go round, anything in terms of adult social care...

-Yeah.

-..I'm the first point of contact,

but sometimes people are just lonely.

-Yeah.

-But I am not just that, you know, I'm...a volunteer and...

Cake maker.

Cake maker and florist, I teach as well in the community.

The last course that I did was a flower arranging one.

-I paint properties as well.

-Do you really?

-Yeah.

-Gosh, you don't stop, then?

-No, I don't.

-Constantly on the go.

Thursday, I went to Stroud,

cos a lady phoned me, "Vinette, Vinette, I need help."

So she had a lot of rubbish outside her house

and she was supposed to pay 250 quid for this rubbish.

I said, "You're not paying that. You're not paying that."

-She was being ripped off, was she?

-Yeah.

These are older people, vulnerable, on their own.

I said, "Hang on there, I'm coming."

I grab all my bits from the shed...

So you are constantly on the go. Are you shooting off?

I know you're really, really busy.

Are you here for the rest of the day?

-I am here for the rest of the day.

-Oh, thank goodness for that.

-I'm staying now.

-Brilliant. I'll catch up with you later.

What a lovely woman.

Friendly, funny, but most of all, very, very kind and caring.

I just cant wait to spring our surprise on her.

I tell you what, I definitely think we got away with that.

She hasn't got a clue all of this is for her.

But if we don't make the money we need for Vinette and Hugo's break,

there will be no surprise to spring.

Cheers. Thank you.

So I'm really hoping our upcycled furniture can pump up our profits,

starting with Izzie's bashed-about corner unit.

It was quite grubby, to be honest.

And we've cleaned it up and we've jazzed it up

with some stickers and...

I think it would be quite nice in a kid's bedroom.

-Like a little corner shelving unit?

-Exactly.

I don't know about you, but I think £3 to £5 for that.

-I think it's fair.

-Yeah, that will be fair.

-I mean, if it gets more than that, it's brilliant.

-Yes.

OK, but that's a good sort of starting point.

Danny spotted the upcycle potential

in the sturdy but old-fashioned cabinet.

-It was real dark, you know.

-Yeah.

-Your traditional brown furniture.

Whereas now it's got a nice eggshell blue on it.

It's been painted. We've got some nice wallpaper inside.

Stripy wallpaper, stripy shirt.

Was this your choice?

I like this.

But because the glass is cracked, it may deter people.

£8 to £12 on that.

-Fair price.

-Yeah, it's a fair price.

It's also three to four times more than we could have hoped to make

if we'd left them in their original state.

Nice work, Danny.

But with little or no time left

before our stalls shut shop for the day,

we've got to sell, sell, sell.

Come on, don't be shy. Anything you want now 50p.

Be quick, now. Be quick.

Oh, look at this. People are throwing money at us.

Thank you. Keep spending, spending, spending.

Let's clear up these last few plants before they're all gone.

That's what we like. Look - all the dolls are flying out now. 50p.

I'm going to have my cabinet back, you painted it white.

-Do you like it?

-I'm pleased with that.

I'll get my trolley and go and pick it up now.

-Oh...

-Pick it back up.

Ladies and gentlemen, the stalls are now officially closed.

The team are totting up the pounds and pence...

..the entertainers are keeping the crowd happy,

and I think our secret's still safe.

But I'm feeling nervous.

I want to grab a last-minute chat with Vinette's husband, Hugo.

I've heard lots of wonderful stories about her.

She is possibly the kindest person in the world.

Yeah, yeah. In my book, she is,

but in other people's books, definitely, yeah.

How do you think she's going to react today,

when she finds out all of this is for her?

She'll probably get quite emotional.

I think it'll be a lovely surprise for her,

cos it's not about, you know, the awards or accolades.

-No.

-It's nice for her to get some recognition.

Oh, well, you know, we know,

after listening to so many stories from people here in this community,

that we're doing it for the right reasons and the right person.

But if we haven't made good money today,

our plans to send Vinette off on holiday will go up in smoke.

And now it's the nerve-racking moment of truth.

So we've got a final tally of what was taken at the stalls today.

What is it, Danny?

£357.

-Not bad.

-I don't think that's bad.

-Not bad at all, really.

-Yes.

Don't forget, we sent some things off to auction.

-Oh, yes.

-And we made a grand total of £62.

-Oh, very well done.

Add that on, that's £419.

-It's close.

-It's very close.

-It is close.

-And it's been hard work.

But I think it's still doable.

OK, put it there. Let's do it.

To reach our £500 goal,

I've got to rattle up at least £81 with the gavel.

I think I can do it. I hope I can.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for digging deep.

We have a target to raise, and we haven't reached it yet,

so I'm now relying on you to get your hand in your pocket once more.

If they don't, we're in all kinds of trouble.

Here goes with Danny's star find, the beautiful studio glass.

What's it worth, Danny?

It has got to be worth £20, £25 of anybody's money.

Right, you've heard it from the man.

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

Five. Thank you. Five, ten.

15? 20.

Can I take 20? I'm selling at 20.

-Fair warning...

-Hold on. 25.

-25. Thank you.

£25.

-Still cheap.

-Going once, twice...

Sold. £25.

Well done. Very well done.

It's an encouraging start.

I'm hoping Izzie's Royal Doulton bowl can match it.

Surely it's worth five. Thank you. I'm looking for six now.

Six anywhere? Six, and I'm selling at five.

This is worth far more than that!

Come on, Gloucester!

Late legs. £6.

Seven. Eight.

£9. One more bid.

Nine. Ten. Thank you at the back, sir.

£11.

Sir, one more? 12.

13. 14.

15. 16? £16.

-It's against you now.

-£17.

-£17.

18. He's come up with 18.

-£20.

-20. That's fighting talk.

Sold, £20.

Brilliant.

A slow start, but a sparkling finish.

And, with the decanter and glasses doing well...

And I am selling at 15.

It's going once, it's going twice...

Sold, £15. Thank you.

..the weights pushing us that little bit further.

And I'm selling at £8. Going once, twice...

Sold to the gentleman at the back. Thank you.

..and our upcycled cabinet making a none-too-shabby price...

And I will sell at five.

Fair warning. Sold, £5. Thank you very much, sir.

..we're steadily edging closer to our target.

The revamped corner unit's next.

I'm hoping for another £5 here.

Do I see three anywhere?

I'm, looking for three and I am selling at two.

Oh, thank you, late legs.

£3. It's against you, madam.

Four. Five, thank you. Strong bidding. Six.

Seven, seven, seven?

One more. Eight, eight.

Make it a tenner, I'll put the hammer down.

Thank you. £10.

It's going once... Strong bidding, Strong bidding.

Are you still in, sir? He's out.

He's saying, "No more." £11. And I'm selling to you, madam.

-It's sold.

-Well done.

-Yes.

So we've made a total of £16 on our upcycling.

Good fun to do and a great return

on a few pounds' worth of paint and sticky vinyl.

I'm smiling now.

Look at that. That's got to be made by a professional,

and I bet it tastes fantastic.

Vinette's monster carrot cake, easily worth £10.

£5, come on.

Five. Five, straight in.

£6 anywhere?

Seven. Thank you. One more bid.

Eight. Eight. I'll put the hammer down at ten.

Come on, surely. Yeah, thank you.

Is that a bid? 11.

12. 13.

Madam, 15. Can I put the hammer down for you at £15?

£15, sold.

Yeah. A big round of applause.

A tasty price for Vinette's baking efforts.

Here's hoping our final lot will be the cherry on the top.

Four bar stools.

I just love these. But will anyone else love them enough to pay £20?

Any further advances on £10?

12. Thank you. 12.

14. 15.

20. Can I take 20?

That's a fiver each. £25.

30. Thank you.

£30 is with me.

Can I take 31?

32? Shrug of the head. A roll of the eyes.

Still cheap, these. There's four of them, don't forget.

I knew they had pulling power. Great stuff!

40, now. £40.

Fantastic bid. That's a strong bid.

Fair warning, I'm selling at 40.

Once, twice...

Sold. £40.

An absolute thriller to finish with.

Time to do our sums and see if we've made the grade.

Fingers crossed.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for being so patient.

We've had a fantastic street party,

you've spent your money here at the auction.

I can now add those totals together.

We had a target of £500 we had to raise today.

We didn't get that target.

We made £637!

We smashed it!

That's what I call people power!

People coming together, and together we can move mountains.

That's what it's all about.

A big, big thank you.

I can now reveal what this is all about.

We've had to get someone here today on false pretences.

They haven't got a clue - all of this is for them.

Many of you know this person.

She's a big, big part of this community.

She's there to help every single one of you.

She goes above and beyond the call of duty.

She doesn't want any kind of rewards.

She does this, she volunteers because she loves what she does.

Despite her own setbacks, she ploughs on through.

This person is not far from me, and her name...

..is Vinette Poyser.

CHEERING

My darling, all of this is for you!

How do you feel?

Vinette is not as loud as I am, but I just want to say,

everybody has turned up to say a massive, great big thank you.

Vinette Poyser, you are a real champion.

Charlotte, read this out.

Dear Vinette,

your friends and family would like to say thank you

for all you've done, all you do.

The money raised will go towards a break for you and Hugo,

and because you are interested in film-making,

we have arranged for a VIP tour around BBC Bristol.

CHEERING How about that?

Three cheers for Vinette!

-Hip-hip! ALL:

-Hooray!

-Hip-hip!

-Hooray!

-Hip-hip!

-Hooray!

You deserve this, you know that.

-You are a real champion.

-Thank you.

I'm speechless.

I am humbled.

And I'm also honoured to receive this surprise.

I don't know what to say, cos I just naturally do what I do.

I don't look for anything.

You know, it's not about fortune, you know, I just do from my heart,

I give from my heart. I give my time, my support,

whatever that may look like.

So thank you so much.

Well done. Well done.

She doesn't do it for, you know, recognition,

but it is nice to get that, you know, something like this.

-That look then said it all, didn't it?

-I think it did, yeah.

It's helping others that she does,

that makes her unique, so we're very pleased to have her here.

Nobody better deserving than what she had today.

She really deserves what she's received, yes, yeah.

She deserves the world, and I hope that I can give her that one day.

But, um...just to know that people are really, like,

do care about her...

..it's everything. Yeah.

Oh, gosh.

That is what it's all about -

Vinette surrounded by all of her family, friends and neighbours.

They've all turned up to say one massive, great big thank you

to a real hero here in the community.

What a way to end today's show. I hope you've enjoyed it.

Keep on watching, because next time we could be in your neighbourhood

and this auction could be for you.

Goodbye.

Vinette enjoyed her tour of the television studios,

and is now planning a restful break with Hugo.