Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Continuity for October
20 September 2021Next month’s dates for the antiques, home and vintage shows run by Continuity Fairs have been confirmed.
The fabric of collecting at Chelsea Town Hall
20 September 2021Dealers, collectors, and textile enthusiasts including students looking for design inspiration will be gathering at Chelsea Town Hall on Sunday October 10.
Marketing in St Albans
20 September 2021Jennifer Titmuss, organiser of the St Albans Antiques and Vintage Market and the Chiswick High Road Antiques and Vintage Market has an upbeat update.
Hingham grows to Easton venue
13 September 2021The success of the 18-year old monthly Hingham Antiques Fair in Norfolk has meant a move for the fair to a larger venue.
Peterborough antiques festival in demand with buyers and sellers
13 September 2021Ticket requests are up as the East of England Showground prepares for the biannual antiques festival.
Popping up for vintage in Islington
13 September 2021Dealers welcome the return of Pop Up Vintage Fairs at the Business Design Centre in Islington.
Two goes into one with fairs at Hilton Olympia in Kensington
13 September 2021Always a bonus for buyers is two fairs in the same venue on the same day.
Fair near Falmouth returns to mid-19th century venue rarely open to the public
06 September 2021“There is roughly a 50/50 split of Cornish and ‘out of county’ dealers, which is great”, enthused Ralph Retallack, organiser of the annual 'Enys House Antiques & Decorative Fair'.
News in brief: updates on fairs in Berkshire and Chichester
06 September 2021An update on upcoming fairs and markets in the UK.
Malvern Flea & Collectors’ Market to go ahead in September
06 September 2021One of the UK’s best-loved and supported flea markets – billed as the biggest in the country – is B2B Events’ Malvern Flea & Collectors’ Market.
Meet the Henley upcycling specialist with an eight-week waiting list
06 September 2021Henley-on-Thames interior designer Sharon Ingoldby, aka The Restoration Queen, is working flat out on upcycling projects.
Dealer offers Rich pickings
30 August 2021A new dealer at the Henley Décor Fair later this month will be Alexander ‘Sandy’ Rich of Tregeagle Fine Art.
Book fair returns as some turn from New York to old
30 August 2021According to the Booksellers Association, more than 60 bookshops opened in the UK and Ireland over the past 18 months, reflecting the rediscovery by many people of the pleasure of books during the pandemic despite the increase in online shopping.
Dealers invited to take stalls at new fair in Burnley's market hall
30 August 2021The former mill town of Burnley in Lancashire is better known for its Premier League football team these days than its history.
Inside track on Kempton Park
23 August 2021Sunbury Antiques announces that the main grandstand will be reopening for indoor trading
Clerkenwell Vintage Fashion Fair returns to Covent Garden after 18-month absence
23 August 2021London Fashion Week is back from September 17-21 – a mixture of digital and physical events including the British Fashion Council’s famous shows at Somerset House.
Two events coming up in East Anglia
23 August 2021Blackdog Events, based in the Suffolk town of Halesworth, organises successful outdoor brocantes in the sweeping grounds of two stately homes: Riddlesworth Hall at Diss in Norfolk and Glemham Hall, near Aldeburgh in Suffolk.
Art Deco delights at Tunbridge Wells' Corn Exchange
16 August 2021After just three weeks of trading in July at their newly opened showroom in the Grade II-listed Corn Exchange in Tunbridge Wells, dealers Chrissie and John Masters of the Design Gallery have made brisk sales to new customers for their Art Deco pieces.
Traditional Boat Festival is back at Henley
16 August 2021After a year’s absence, Lady McAlpine’s four-day Thames Traditional Boat Festival is returning to Henley to run on Fawley Meadows from Friday to Monday, August 27-30.
Knight back in Bath
16 August 2021Naomi Knight is back with her Sunday monthly and popular Bath Vintage & Antiques Markets with the next on August 29.