Latest News Articles by Joan Porter

Two fairs to tempt you to Long Melford
24 April 2023A monthly fair billed as the longest-running and only midweek datelined pre-1930s antiques fair in the world has just celebrated its 32nd anniversary

Taking the hassle out of buying from abroad
24 April 2023Annual Kent fair supplies local and European stock

Beccles Antiques Market is back
17 April 2023It’s coming up to open season for open-air markets and the popular Beccles Antiques Market is back this month on Sunday, April 30.

Three events to provide a snapshot of the vintage photographica market
17 April 2023Collectors of photography have an eyeful next month in London with three fairs dedicated to the art, both vintage and modern.

Flea London expands to Hackney
10 April 2023The team that launched 'Flea London' originally at Flat Iron Square and now at neighbouring Vinegar Yard at London Bridge are holding a second weekly market.

Textile fair hopes to encourage fresh talent to the trade
10 April 2023Textile Society’s annual fair is part of a drive to help fund ways of bringing in fresh talent to the field.

Festival of Vintage returns to York Racecourse
03 April 2023People watching as well as stall perusing is one of the big attractions of the Festival of Vintage held biannually at York Racecourse.

Southwold show is just the start for new organiser of Lomax Fairs
03 April 2023New organiser of Lomax Fairs says he wants to expand them through new social media, dealers and venues.

PBFA has lots to shout about ahead of Oxford event
03 April 2023Tom Lintern-Mole, co-organiser with John Martin of PBFA’s book fair at Oxford Brookes University on Saturday and Sunday, April 22-23, said he is looking forward to 75 dealers standing.

Easter Weekend options for a fair visit
27 March 2023The long Easter Weekend this April is packed with art and antiques fairs taking place around the country. Here we pick out a few highlights from the calendar.

Fond memories of the Peterborough festival
27 March 2023Dealers look back at the huge Peterborough event now holding its last showground venue staging

Ally Pally fair back in business
20 March 2023North London event is revived as organiser who used to be involved launches a revamped summer edition
Call out to vintage traders for Henley events
20 March 2023Judy, Lady McAlpine is looking for more vintage traders to take space at two events in Henley this summer.

Go down by the riverside for a packed event
20 March 2023Described by organiser Gary Wallis as the “Glasto of the antiques calendar”, the Henley Décor Fair is back at the Henley Showground by the Thames with a four-day packed schedule.

Join the fleamarket fellowship
13 March 2023Square in front of Walthamstow’s distinctive town hall is venue for organisers’ latest venture

Organisers promise a wow factor
13 March 2023Thirty dealers will be spreading out on the ground floor and in the grounds of Enys House, Penryn, near Falmouth in west Cornwall at the first of this year’s antiques and decorative fairs on Saturday and Sunday, April 1-2.

Why the Isle of Wight is perfect for a buying trip
06 March 2023Spotlight on some of the antiques and art trade attractions available to increasingly high-spending visitors

Portobello Road antiques market gains award
27 February 2023The Portobello & Golborne Market has won a national prize.

Festival of Cards moves up the Junction
27 February 2023Held at the Bath & West Showground in Somerset for many years, the annual Festival of Cards has moved to a smaller location nearby.

On a space exploration mission: new salvage fair in Tiverton
27 February 2023Organiser of Devon event that has run out of room for dealers launches second fair in Tiverton