Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
B2B timeline: the basic essentials
22 January 2024With Helen and Alan Yourston handing on their Malvern events, we take a look back at the story so far
New ownership for B2B Events’ Malvern showground events
15 January 2024B2B Events has handed over the running of its fairs held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern to a newly formed company, B2B Fairs, owned by Debra Scadding and Sue McIntosh.
Three London fairs to visit on the same day
15 January 2024London will be thick with trade and private buyers attending the Decorative Antiques & Textile Art Fair and the London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair, both held in the same Battersea Park venue during the week of this month ending on Sunday, January 28.
Five questions with Mehmet Keskiner of Kent Antiques
15 January 2024Mehmet Keskiner is the founder of Kent Antiques specialising in Islamic and Indian works of art as well as 19th century Orientalist paintings. Keskiner runs Kent Antiques from a gallery in Queen’s Gate by appointment only with his brother Dr Philip Bora Keskiner and his wife Melis Aran Keskiner.
Snow fails to put off punters at the Pavilion Gardens
15 January 2024Fairs may be hit by snow and other weather hazards but stallholders and intrepid buyers try to carry on regardless.
Organiser of relaunched Ally Pally event needs more stallholders to get on board
15 January 2024A last urgent call to rally antiques and vintage dealers to sign up to the Alexandra Palace Antiques & Collectors’ Fair has gone out from the organiser.
Perfect places to worship antiques
08 January 2024More businesses housed in historic and spacious former churches and chapels come under the spotlight
Spa town’s book fairs boom again
02 January 2024Revived event in Tunbridge Wells is full with a waiting list, reflecting the strong national trend
French and Scottish-based dealers support Malvern flea fair
02 January 2024English-born dealers living in France are coming over to stand at the Malvern Flea Fairs which is good news, not least as they offer stock not seen on the market before, says Helen Yourston of B2B Events.
Love Fairs delighted with ‘excellent’ Detling growth
02 January 2024Words like ‘excellent growth, full house and waiting lists’ are music to any fair organiser’s ears.
Review of the year: Revived events fly the flag in 2023
18 December 2023The return of Ally Pally and glass fairs helped to spread good cheer along with centres expanding
Hemswell centres set to expand
11 December 2023Huge Lincolnshire business is among the firms that are confident for the future after a buzzing year
History lesson on how to reuse buildings for art and antiques
04 December 2023The repurposing of buildings for use as antiques centres and sometimes fairs has seen a revitalisation of historic buidings.
Sunbury thanks loyal traders
04 December 2023Prices frozen for pre-booked pitches at Kempton Park Racecourse for fourth year running
Atmospheric places to shop for antiques in Shropshire and Somerset
27 November 2023The Times recently ran a feature on seven of the most atmospheric towns in the UK in which to do your Christmas shopping for one-off gifts, maybe combining this joysome activity with a weekend break. Here are some art and antiques options in two of them, Ludlow in Shropshire and Frome in Somerset.
A fair? What an Offaly good idea
27 November 2023Mother-and-daughter team start new event in Ireland with hopes for several others across the island
Actress Emma Thompson agreed it was ‘Very Nice’
20 November 2023The Vintage and Very Nice Market is held monthly in the pleasant surroundings of the 18th century Assembly Rooms in Chichester.
Flood fund raiser will return to Shrewsbury
20 November 2023To help raise funds for a flood appeal at the West Midlands Showground in Shrewsbury, local fair organisers Emma and Oli Jones, aka JOS Events held a special ‘yard’ sale there earlier this month.
Grandma’s Attic Fair in Chichester is full
20 November 2023Running in Chichester on December 3 is Grandma’s Attic Fairs’ antiques and vintage fair at the Westgate Leisure Centre.
Ephemera that’s here to stay
20 November 2023Valerie Jackson-Harris is stepping down as chair of The Ephemera Society, a position she has held since 2008.