Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Wilton House Car Boot set for bank holiday weekend
12 August 2019Coming up on August Bank Holiday Monday (August 26) is an annual event which brings thousands of eager buyers to the grounds of a stately home in Wiltshire.
So Last Century launch third fair in Croydon
05 August 2019Alison Davis and Alan Old of So Last Century Vintage and Retro Fairs are launching a third fair in south London.
Former Field Dog duo back with revived fair
05 August 2019Well-known dealers Ruth and Paul Thurman were the long-term organisers of Field Dog Fairs, running antiques and collectors’ events across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northants.
Bottoms up in Hatfield
05 August 2019Art in Clay Hatfield has been running for 25 years and is regarded as one of the most important ceramic and pottery festivals in Europe.
Organiser hands over the Bermondsey market reins
05 August 2019It’s with a rather heavy heart that Mike Collins, director of specialist market operator Sherman & Waterman, has announced that he is giving up running the Friday antiques market at Bermondsey.
Four antiques and vintage events in Scotland for summer 2019
22 July 2019Upcoming fairs in Scotland in the spotlight.
Fringe benefits could help Edinburgh fair
22 July 2019The annual Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe which run this year from August 2-26 attract audiences of 400,000-plus visitors to the city.
Event adds to Victorian value
22 July 2019Week of royal celebration now includes a one-day 20-exhibitor antiques and vintage fair.
Marquee back by popular demand in the New Forest
22 July 2019Following “unprecedented demand”, a popular antiques and collectors’ marquee is set to return to this year’s three-day New Forest Show in Hampshire after it was not included in last year’s event.
Out and about at street events in Beccles and Bungay
15 July 2019Focus on two antiques street fairs/markets in Suffolk held in July and August.
A fashion never out of fashion
15 July 2019With interest high in vintage clothing, we ask fair organisers for their views on the market.
We do like to buy beside the seaside
08 July 2019Two events taking place in the north and south of England offer array of vintage delights
Three markets and fairs in Belgium for summer 2019
08 July 2019A trio of art and antiques events coming up soon in Belgium.
Firm’s future looking fine near Exeter
08 July 2019A Taunton antiques company has taken over a long-running local antiques business.
Splash out to buy Lakeland vintage
01 July 2019Diane Evans-Taylor is a vintage dealer and runs an upholstery business in the Cumbrian town of Ulverston.
Find a bit of Down time at Northern Irish festival
01 July 2019The month-long Open House Festival held throughout August in the seaside town of Bangor in Co Down, kicks off earlier this year on Saturday, July 6, with a big vintage event held by the festival organisers.
Sister among brothers in arms
01 July 2019The story of a woman who bound her chest with sacking and cotton, cut her hair and dyed her skin using furniture polish to get to the Western Front is one of the highlights at Norwich Book Fair.
Fair organiser aims to create a cosmopolitan vibe with latest event
01 July 2019As ACVR Events, Jackie Edwards has added another town to her ever-growing list of venues where she holds antiques and vintage markets.
The art of the city
24 June 2019Urban Art is London’s largest annual open-air contemporary arts fair, pictured above. It runs every year in July showing 1000-plus pieces of work along the walls and railings on both sides of the tree-lined Josephine Avenue and neighbouring streets in Brixton.
Show pops up at Hepworth
24 June 2019The Midcentury Modern Show’s pop-up event at the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield on Saturday and Sunday, June 29-30, will feature 32 dealers in Midcentury items.