Residents were invited to attend an annual auction and jumble sale events next week at the Botanical Gardens.

The Bermuda National Trust will host the events at the Jack King Building and Commercial Slat House in the Botanical Gardens.

Residents can attend the jumble sale, which will be held next Thursday and Friday for “amazing bargains and treasures”, the BNT said.

The sale on Thursday will run from 8.30am to 6.30pm while on Friday, it will run from 8.30am to 2pm.

The BNT said the auction, which will be held on Saturday, will feature “high-quality antiques and Bermudiana”.

It said the funds raised at the popular community events, which usually attract a large and diverse group of customers, help to fulfil its mission to protect and promote Bermuda’s unique natural and cultural heritage.

Dörte Horsfield, head of development at the BNT, said the events are ideal for residents to start their “spring clean-out” early and to pass on items they no longer need.

Dr Horsfield said donations can be dropped off at the Jack King Building in the Botanical Gardens from Sunday to Tuesday.

She said: “The trust will recycle it all into funding for its natural and cultural heritage programmes.”

With the exception of clothing, the BNT said residents can donate items such as housewares, porcelain, decorative items, ceramics, Bermuda boxes and trays, antique silver items, toys, books, hurricane shades, art and good small furniture.

Oriental rugs are particularly sought after, the organisation added.

• For more information visitbnt.bm, e-mail Jordan Smith at jsmith@bnt.bm or call the BNT’s team at Waterville on 236-6483