Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
King Charles visit and 50th anniversary delight for Sherman & Waterman
08 December 2025The ever-ebullient Michael Collins, managing director of market operator Sherman & Waterman, is even fizzier than usual, saying that 2025 was a “landmark year for us with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Jubilee Antiques Market in Covent Garden, formally opened by the late Queen in 1987”.
Hoping for a year without upheaval at Etc Fairs
08 December 2025Venue refurbishment made 2025 a tricky period but the book events are steaming ahead
December weekend antiques fairs offer plenty of gift buying opportunities
01 December 2025First up is the AS Fairs one-day event at Lincolnshire Showground – then the nearby IACF two-dayer kicks in
Antiques shops and centres: four reasons to be cheerful
24 November 2025Centre and shop openings across England give grounds for optimism in often challenging times
Henley event finds a new home
17 November 2025Biannual fair shifts from riverside site to fresh venue five miles away at a historic country house
High times for Antiques on High
10 November 2025Operator of five centres across the UK hopes to acquire two more and has ambitious future plans
Double the opportunity to sell at Saltaire fair
03 November 2025Event held in mill owner’s model village is expanding as dealer demand soars
Italian coffee pots at Midcentury Modern Fair
27 October 2025A dealer who specialises in vintage coffee pots will be among newcomers at the upcoming biannual event at Dulwich College in south London.
Album, posters and much more at ephemera fair
27 October 2025Pictured here is the autographed sketch and signature, of Alfred Maltby (1842-1901), an English actor and costume designer, which features in a 19th century album containing signatures of the acting, literary and musical greats of the day.
Centre closes in Northampton but owners launch antiques shop
27 October 2025Couple start new venture just a month after previous business shuts down
Getting the bug in Northumberland
20 October 2025A new shop, a recently-opened antiques centre and long-established fair turn the spotlight to the Northeast
Kempton: So many dealers that ‘we even had to turn some away’
13 October 2025Spaces at the recent Tuesday antiques market at the Kempton Park Racecourse were in high demand
Antiques shop owner in Portrush to retire after half century in the trade
13 October 2025The owner of an antiques shop in a seaside town on Northern Ireland’s north coast is retiring next year and closing her business in May after nearly 50 years in the trade.
Antiques brightening the high street
13 October 2025Antiques and vintage street markets now proliferate in towns across the UK brightening up the high streets and offering extra selling options for dealers.
Parking price hike puts a stop to long-standing Bournemouth fair
06 October 2025Organisers call it a day in the south coast town but other events they hold have experienced a rise in footfall
Former pub and post office in Shropshire becomes vintage and retro shop
06 October 2025It’s always heartening to hear about the repurposing of old buildings, particularly when they become antiques businesses.
Flea markets double up in two towns
06 October 2025Run since 2017, The Yorkshire Flea, run by Helen Bowman and Ben Wray, comprises popular Sunday events in two auction marts three times a year in North Yorkshire.
Corn Hall weekly call for antiques and collectables market
29 September 2025A lively antiques and collectables market has run weekly for the past 40 years in Cirencester’s 19th century Corn Hall in the centre of the town.
Fair rows off to new venue
29 September 2025Established last year, a vintage and antiques fair which ran at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley is relocating to Lillibrooke Manor in Cox Green, Maidenhead, due to the museum’s permanent closure last month.
Tents event covers antiques buys
29 September 2025Biannual Herefordshire fair now in its 12th year is held in a large marquee at country house location