Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
That’s your queue for action: Woking fair proves popular
21 February 2022Organisers’ first Woking Leisure Centre event attracts trade buyers well before opening
Dealers continue appliance of science despite fair demise
14 February 2022The Antique Scientific Instruments Fair ran for 30-plus years but sadly is no more, with its last outing taking place under the banner of the Scientific Instrument Society held as part of the Antique Arms Fair in London in September 2019.
Pughs step down from Carmarthen but the popular event will continue
14 February 2022Organisers put control into fresh hands after nearly 30 years of organising the fleamarket
No money – will a heartfelt song do?
07 February 2022Although the Victorians rather liked what they called comic Valentines, which were purportedly just a bit of fun and mischief but were often grotesque and cruel, predominantly their Valentine’s cards depicted cupids and poetical posies.
Hungerford centre owner takes over Oxfordshire's Lamb Arcade with pledge to upgrade premises
07 February 2022Adrian Gilmour, owner of the Hungerford Antiques Arcade, has acquired the Lamb Arcade in Wallingford.
Antiques on High influence set to grow as firm expands
07 February 2022Vincent Page, the owner of three antiques centres under the brand name of Antiques on High, is considering looking for a social media influencer to grow the business.
Pay on the day chance at Malvern Flea
07 February 2022Helen Yourston of B2B Events said it has sold out of pre-booked outside pitches at their Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair on Sunday, February 13, but plenty of cash pay-on-the-day slots are available.
Midcentury Modern fair is back at Dulwich College in March
31 January 2022Sixty-plus years after it arrived, the modernity of Mid-century design and the volume of it on the market continues to appeal to both dealers and buyers.
So Last Century starts new event
31 January 2022Alan Old’s So Last Century Fairs in south London have a strong following where Mid-century furniture, homewares, posters, prints, charts and particularly lighting find a steady stream of buyers.
Steel and Jones take the reins with new fair at Ascot Racecourse
31 January 2022Optimism among fair organisers remains high. David Steel who, as Tree of Ages Antiques runs an antiques fair in Charlwood, Surrey, is launching a new event.
Dealer Nicholls rates Ardingly as a smash hit
31 January 2022IACF Ardingly in January had a very enthusiastic thumbsup Tweet from Worthing dealer Henry Nicholls.
Chorus of approval for Woking event
24 January 2022Stall numbers are looking good at around 160 for Grandma’s Attic Fairs’ new antiques and vintage fair at Woking Leisure Centre which launches on Sunday, February 6.
Fairs and markets news in brief: events from London to Suffolk
24 January 2022An update of events from Norfolk , Suffolk and London
Handy if you have time to spare
24 January 2022Horology dealer who will stand at Lingfield says buyers are keen to do repairs themselves
Updates from Grandma’s Attic and Guildhall Antique Fairs
22 January 2022News in brief from fairs in the UK regions.
Little Chelsea fair on hold but all go in Dorking
17 January 2022Dovehouse Fine Antiques Fairs’ organiser Jane Alexander says that her long-planned Little Chelsea Decorative Arts and Antiques Fair at Chelsea Old Town Hall is on hold for the time being.
Taken up a Peggy or two in Warrington
17 January 2022New Cheshire shop allows couple to expand their offerings, especially vintage fashion
Here comes Johnny…
17 January 2022Back in 2019 we ran a story on Nicola and Kris Brown who had opened an antiques business called Nics Nacs next to their off-the- beaten-track farmhouse at Rixton outside Warrington.
Portobello goes Wembley way
10 January 2022A midweek monthly antiques and vintage market which was launched in London last October by the organisers of Portobello Green Antiques Market has its next outing in Wembley Park’s vast ‘Pink’ car park on Wednesday, January 26.
Take the underground route to vintage fashion
10 January 2022Vintage fashion collective launched downstairs at a Portobello Road antiques centre.