The inaugural “Big Worcestershire Garage Sale” organised by local estate agency Nicol & Co last weekend saw 80-plus addresses across county take part in the event.
Hundreds of people took part as sellers or buyers in the successful community event on Saturday 10 June took part in more than 45 streets across the county simultaneously decluttered their homes to sell unwanted items.
Event organiser Matt Nicol, managing director of Nicol & Co, said that the sun shone all day and that his own garage sale at times had up to a dozen people looking to find what they could buy.
Nicol said: “It was a fabulous day and we had great feedback from everyone taking part that they loved doing it.
“They all managed to get rid of plenty of unwanted items, found themselves chatting to loads more neighbours on their drives and in their front gardens than they would normally, plus they all made a little bit of money as well.
“In the end, we had more than 45 streets signed up, and with some of those streets having four or five households joining in we estimate that there were at least 80 households taking part, and probably quite a few more.
“This year’s event was very much a pilot, and we have learned so much about what time of day to start and finish, and how to get the message out there.
“Everyone we spoke to said they would take part again, as well as lots of people who said they would have taken part if they had known.”
Nicol added: “Nicol & Co will definitely be organising another ‘Big Worcestershire Garage Sale’ next summer, and we will start organising it much earlier next year to get as many people across the county joining in.”
