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21 November 2022A roundup of news and events from around the fairs world
Going shopping in Suffolk
21 November 2022A dealer who launched an antiques centre in 2007 in a Suffolk town has made some alterations including changing it to a shop.
Youth of today love a good fair
21 November 2022London event organiser says many visitors post-pandemic restrictions are new to antiques
Grandma’s going to Eastleigh
14 November 2022Chris Brown, co-organiser of the ever-expanding Grandma’s Attic Fairs, is on a roll.
Swallow swoops on Cotswolds
14 November 2022Organiser announces 2023 launch of another decorative home and salvage event
Ephemera Society fair to include postcards
14 November 2022Postcards are going to be on sale for the first time at the Ephemera Society’s fair on Sunday, December 4, at the Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, London.
Sunday proves a busy day for Sandown
07 November 2022Edward Cruttenden of Sunbury Antiques is looking forward to November 20 and the last monthly antiques and interiors fair of the year he runs at Sandown Park Racecourse, near Esher.
Kent bookings bring festive cheer
07 November 2022Venue clash means Malvern Flea is off but Detling is a definite B2B destination
The Swede sell of success at fishing tackle fair
07 November 2022A dealer who acquired a long-closed angling shop is bringing a Swedish touch via Suffolk to the annual National Vintage Fishing Tackle Fair.
“Some truly original ideas": why dealer chooses to focus on Mid-century furniture
31 October 2022Specialist event focuses on a popular period when ‘some truly original ideas’ developed
Heathrow fair ready for take-off
31 October 2022The biannual Heathrow Aircraft Enthusiasts Fair has been attracting collectors for 30 years and is now run by Carl McQuaide.
Clock fairs at the double
31 October 2022If horology is your passion then two events coming up will prove timely.
Victoria many times over
31 October 2022Taking place in Carmarthen at the United Counties Showground on Sunday, November 13, is the antiques and fleamarket which was run for many years by dealers Robert and Carol Pugh but is now organised by the showground itself.
Large family tables fit festive demand
24 October 2022Samantha and Richard Payne-Withers run two antiques centres in Bridport, a Dorset market town which offers quite a choice of antiques and vintage shops.
Shepton Mallet put in the picture
24 October 2022The three-day fair welcomed renowned photojournalist for a swish magazine showcase.
Cross referenced
24 October 2022Lucy Burnett is a dealer at Market Cross Antiques in the Somerset town of Somerton, near Yeovil.
Two useful buying opportunities in Wiltshire
17 October 2022Dealer Chris Watt opened Salisbury Antiques Centre nearly 30 years ago originally as a trade warehouse and despite upheavals down the years still believes "it’s well worth doing if sometimes all over the place”.
Bath VA market comes under new ownership
17 October 2022Organiser of Wembley and Cheltenham events takes over.
Antiques outpost in Shakespeare country
17 October 2022Mike Collins, the popular director of Sherman & Waterman which runs the weekly antiques markets in Covent Garden and Spitalfields – two of the busiest and best known markets in London – is as ebullient as ever.
Bazaar full to the brim
10 October 2022‘Overflowing’ is how you might describe The Vintage Bazaar held in the Cheese and Grain, a community events venue in Frome, Somerset.