The residential streets of Wymondham were turned into Shopping Malls on August Bank Holiday Monday, as 100 households signed up to the annual town-wide Community Garage Sale. A digital map produced for the event received over 2,000 viewings! Hosted by North Wymondham Community Centre, and now in its fourth year, the event was an opportunity for neighbours to get to know each other and to dispose of their unwanted items in an environmentally friendly way. New for this year, was the involvement of local family business, Buddy’s, who provided bacon baps, hot dogs and burgers, alongside stalls that were invited to set up on the grassed area adjacent to the building in Lime Tree Avenue. Nearby, Rothbury Community Hall, which is also charity owned and maintained, took part for the first time, by offering a venue for stallholders, next to the newly refurbished Rothbury Park.
A spokesperson for the event organisers said: “We were delighted that we had a record number of families taking part but had hoped for more from the outlying estates. Efforts were made to recruit a Champion for each of the named housing areas, to encourage more of their residents to take part, but unfortunately that didn’t happen. Being able to work with our counterparts at Rothbury Community Hall was an added bonus”.
If you are interested in helping out in this way for next year’s event, contact Tony Vale, via tony@valemail.uk