Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Head to Hexham midweek
25 July 2022This display of copper and pottery pieces is from one of Colin Caygill Events’ busy monthly midweek antiques and vintage fairs run in Northumberland in the market town of Hexham.
Page pledges to open fourth Antiques on High centre
25 July 2022Another centre will be added to the Antiques on High brand currently in Oxford, Sidmouth and Bowness-on-Windermere when owner Vincent Page opens a fourth shop “north of Birmingham but south of Bowness,” he says.
Busy summer of fairs in Suffolk
25 July 2022Plenty of antiques and vintage fairs take place in Suffolk this month and early in August.
Taxidermy and lots of other stuff
18 July 2022Couple move upstairs in their 17th century Cotswolds townhouse to open an antiques shop below
Wembley organisers take over Cheltenham market
18 July 2022The organisers of the Wembley Antiques Market in north London have taken over the monthly Cheltenham Antiques and Vintage Market from Corky Events, which runs antique markets in St Albans and Chiswick.
Berkhamsted boost: Herts in the right place
18 July 2022Another day, another antiques street market. What could be better on a sunny day than browsing stalls and buying something you didn’t know you wanted but are so pleased you did?
The former mills now grinding out antiques sales
11 July 2022Ex-industrial premises have been brought back by firms relying on heritage interest
Grand car boot venue in east Yorkshire
04 July 2022The Sykeses of east Yorkshire made their fortunes in the 18th century not only from cloth but from the flourishing Baltic trade in crude iron.
Shepton all set for summer
04 July 2022“After a very busy Easter event which was spectacular, our Shepton Flea is back in full force with our next flea on Sunday, July 17”, says Sue Ede.
Fleabag firm scratches an itch with new antiques shop
04 July 2022Event organiser with memory of family antiques shop starts a bricks and mortar venture
Help make Thames festival a buoyant event
04 July 2022Calling all antiques and vintage dealers, more of whom are needed to swell the numbers in the antiques street at the annual Thames Traditional Boat Festival held this year from Friday to Sunday, July 15-17.
Only here for the Beer – and antiques
27 June 2022A jewellery dealer with years of experience honed at Portobello, Greenwich and Covent Garden markets now owns a busy antiques shop in east Devon.
A Bright idea for a new museum
27 June 2022After 50 years of buying at markets and shops, Oscar winner opens new venue to the public.
Cygnus takes flight in Berwick
27 June 2022Named after the Cygnus swan constellation on the Milky Way with a nod to the White Swan Inn nearby, a shop in Berwick-on-Tweed is certainly looking starry since it opened in mid-June.
Trade boosted with pub grub and strawberries
20 June 2022Innovative marketing ideas are part of the package for a Norfolk event
Festival fun will include the arcade in Tunbridge Wells
20 June 2022Among the places to see in and around Tunbridge Wells is the The Pantiles Arcade.
Antiques centre owners open second shop in Beccles
20 June 2022A new antiques shop opens in listed 18th century building following refurbishment
Dealers prepare for next PBFA online book fair
20 June 2022The next PBFA online book fair goes live on June 29 with a wide range of dealers exhibiting.
Packed summer of fairs across the UK
13 June 2022Sunbury Antiques Market holding a Sunday staging at Kempton, Love Fairs’ launch of an annual antiques festival in Tunbridge Wells and a fresh location for Flea London are among the latest new events this summer.
Out and about in summertime
13 June 2022Rundown on some of the events taking place countrywide in July and August.