Enter Sara, carrying plastic bags full of jumble.

SARA Hello, are you Mrs. Matthews?

MRS MATTHEWS Good morning. Yes, I’m Mrs. Matthews. I’ve taken over the Hall since the Vicar’s wife died last month. Have you come to help with the jumble sale?

SARA Well, actually I’ve organised it. I meant to get here earlier, but..

MRS MATTHEWS Are you the Sunseeker’s Group?

SARA No, we’re the Emsbridge Hilisdown Guild.

MRS. MATTHEWS. Oh yes, I see now, you’re the morning jumble, it was arranged before I took over. The Sunseekers are this afternoon. (Peers at Sara) I can see you’re not one of that lot. (sniffs) They are mostly younger and...ahem generally more tanned so to speak. Rather a flashy lot.., into aerobics and that sort of thing.

SARA I wonder where the rest are. They are simply never on time.

MRS. MATTHEWS I’d better show you the necessaries as you haven’t used this Hall before, have you? (Sara nods agreement) Over there is the kitchen (points right) Please leave it clean and tidy. The toilets are over there, please keep the key on you, and check that all is well before you leave. You wouldn’t credit what some people leave behind in toilets after a jumble. Once we found a...

SARA Yes, yes, I’ll see to all that, and bring the money to pay for the hire, up to the Vicarage after wards. That is the arrangement I understand?

MRS. MATTHEWS I prefer it that way, as all breakages must be paid for on the day.

SARA I’m so glad the tables are up.

MRS MATTHEWS I ALWAYS do that myself and put them away. People just don’t care, they don’t stack them properly. Well I must away and make the Vicar his coffee.

Enter Joan and Marjorie carrying small bundles of clothes etc.