Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Follow the Petworth path
02 June 2025Art and antiques trail will be launched in the picturesque West Sussex town with a view to being a regular fixture
Community cornerstone: antiques and vintage shop opened by dealers in Scotland
02 June 2025Dealers Douglas and Brett Coupar-Fleming have spent the past year renovating a former department store in the seaside town of Leven on the east coast of Scotland.
Gloucester antiques centre’s historic home given a makeover
02 June 2025A medieval timber-framed townhouse that hosts the Gloucester Antiques Centre has recently been restored by heritage specialists.
Sport collectors also like to play with older purchases
26 May 2025With golfers looking forward to the US Open in June and the British Open in July, as well as the Wimbledon Tennis Championships running for two weeks from June 30, these sports are about to hit the headlines.
Storeroom becomes showroom in Swindon
26 May 2025Firm specialising in Mid-century items can now offer two floors of furniture and interiors browsing
Between lake and lawns at Bayfield Hall
26 May 2025The annual Bayfield Brocante is back again on Sunday, June 8, in the parkland around the Grade II-listed 18th century Bayfield Hall, near Holt in north Norfolk.
Need for a bigger venue in Bromley
19 May 2025The two events launched in Kent earlier this year by organiser Paul Ellison of Needful Things Antique Fairs were busy that he has changed to a larger venue.
Events that will have you in stitches
19 May 2025Here we focus on three events this summer of interest to textiles enthusiasts
Dealer duo exhibiting antique garden tools at Chelsea Flower Show
12 May 2025If you are green fingered but also like getting your hands on antiques, then Louise Allen and Piers Newth’s stall at the 'RHS Chelsea Flower Show' in London from May 20-24 will be of great appeal.
Book fairs find a new London home
12 May 2025Etc Fairs has announced the new London location for the three autumn book events which have been changed venues due to renovation work at the Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, their regular spot.
IACF Stoneleigh ‘not financially viable’
05 May 2025International Antiques and Collectors’ Fairs (IACF) has announced that its biannual Celebration of Antiques held at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre (NAEC) Stoneleigh will not be returning to the venue following its event at Easter.
Firm interest in film cameras
05 May 2025Specialist dealer attending photographic fair tells ATG about the latest trends in this market
Latest glass extravaganza graces West Midlands venue
05 May 2025Glittering displays of glass will be on show at the upcoming Premier Fairs’ dedicated event at Himley Hall near Dudley in the West Midlands on Sunday, May 18.
IACF closes Stoneleigh fair branding it ‘not financially viable’
29 April 2025International Antiques and Collectors’ Fairs (IACF) has announced that its biannual Celebration of Antiques held at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre (NAEC) Stoneleigh will not be returning to the venue following its event at Easter.
First of 2025’s Britannia Medal Fairs coming up
28 April 2025As this year commemorates VE and VJ days, there are likely to be even more collectors and dealers than usual converging on the first of 2025’s biannual Britannia Medal Fairs on Sunday, May 11.
Arthur Swallow's event at Ripley Castle set to pull in the crowds
28 April 2025May show at Ripley is always the best attended, says organiser ahead of the 85-exhibitor three-day offering
Get hooked on angling with the help of this specialist vintage tackle event
28 April 2025More people than ever are getting hooked on angling, says the Angling Trust which reported that in 2023-24 as a result of participation events more than 43,000 people tried fishing for the first time.
Sussex brocante joins Kent event on organiser’s roster
21 April 2025Julia Prentice of Cherish Vintage is launching her Midhurst Brocante on Saturday, May 3, at the Old Library in the West Sussex town.
Inside and out: street market also runs in the civic centre
21 April 2025Who doesn’t love an antiques street market? Plenty of buzz and lots to buy makes these a winning formula, so much so that they sometimes expand.
Former footwear designer stepped into fairs world
21 April 2025Last week in this column we mentioned dealer Gerard Coles who told us that among the fairs and events that he exhibits at, the Spotlight Market in Hackney “keeps me young”.