Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Frock Me vintage fair kicks in at temporary Kensington venue
05 February 2018The next three Frock Me vintage fashion fairs this year will be held at the Kensington Town Hall, instead of its usual venue, Chelsea Town Hall, which is being refurbished.
Manor house graced by Pugin is venue for new antiques event
05 February 2018House enhanced by the great architect hosts fresh July fair which is already half booked by dealers wanting to stand.
Dalmeny adds Shepton date
05 February 2018Karen Dalmeny is a well-known face not only from antiques programmes Dickinson’s Real Deal and Secret Dealers on ITV, but also on the fairs circuit where she is a standholder.
Events mark suffragette struggle to gain votes for women
29 January 2018Author and dealer in memorabilia ready for busy year which is centenary of landmark act that gave women in the UK the vote for the first time
Textiles fair follows proud tradition in Devon
29 January 2018The antiques-rich Devon town of Honiton was famed for its bobbin lacemaking since the 16th century when it was introduced by Flemish refugees.
Museum of London to display signature Suffragette quilt
29 January 2018Dedicated to those who campaigned for 50 years for the right of women to vote, the Museum of London is currently holding an exhibition of images and objects chosen from the museum’s vast collections of suffragette material.
Lighter Club of Great Britain holds annual swapmeet and fair
29 January 2018Portable lighters appeared in the early 20th century, with Dunhill being the most collectable name and watch lighters regarded as most covetable.
EastEnders' Shane Richie gets 'distracted' at IACF Ardingly fair
29 January 2018As well as being an actor, playing Alfie Moon, the landlord of the Queen Vic pub in the soap EastEnders, Shane Richie is a singer and last year recorded a country music album.
Northcote Road Antiques Market searches for space not stallholders
29 January 2018Northcote Road is a half-mile stretch of road which runs between Clapham and Battersea in south London which is well-known for chain restaurants and bars. It is also renowned, though, for its independent businesses, some of which have been there for 30 years.
Continuity announcement links fairs south and now north
22 January 2018Fair organiser expands in the north by taking over vacant Harrogate showground slot.
Vintage event is final fair at mills’ Finishing Room
22 January 2018The textiles archive at the Sunny Bank Mills at Farsley, near Leeds in West Yorkshire, which was founded in 1829, is a fascinating piece of textiles history.
Hemswell has high hopes
22 January 2018“We aim to be the largest bricks and mortar antiques centre in Europe with the largest website,” says Robert Miller, managing director of Hemswell Antique Centres.
New Lonodn event’s race against time pays off
22 January 2018A specialist fair in London that was put together at top speed in under two weeks, with Christmas in the middle, has been judged a resounding success by the organiser Two C’s Fairs.
Springfield on the way
22 January 2018As Springfield Fairs, Polly and Peter Trapmore-Shaw’s upcoming Spalding Antique and Collectors’ Fair in the Lincolnshire town famous for its flower bulbs, is at the Springfield Event Centre on Sunday, February 4.
BBR on the rise aiming to climb to fresh heights
15 January 2018Alan Blakeman, lifelong rock climber and founder of niche business BBR Auctions in Elsecar, near Barnsley, had a good 2017.
Sampler goes back to school
15 January 2018Work from 1880 returns to where it was made after it was offered at nearby antiques fair...
Cabaret in Polish showcase
15 January 2018This is Liza Minelli as you might never have seen her – in this Polish poster by Wiktor Górka for the film Kabaret, which was created in 1973 for the first year of the film’s release in Poland.
Mask fits among items for sale in Deco masterpiece
15 January 2018A restored wall mask made by and indeed featuring the famed Art Deco ceramics designer Susie Cooper is one of the intriguing pieces for sale at Style 1900’s '20th Century Decorative Arts Fair'.
Glass joins revamped London ceramics showcase
08 January 2018A long-running biannual specialist fair has been renamed and will launch its first edition in London under a new organiser this month.
Dovehouse fair flutters into extra space at Dorking Halls
08 January 2018Jane Alexander of Dovehouse Fine Antiques Fairs is doing so well with her 70-dealer monthly fairs at the Dorking Halls in Surrey that she is taking extra space at the venue.