Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Auctioneer turned fair organiser announces locations for two new events
16 September 2024An auctioneer who relocated to the West Country after working at a London saleroom for eight years has launched two antiques fairs.
Brothers’ business boosted by TV show
16 September 2024A dealer and restorer since he was 16, Henry Vaughan has two of the largest shops at Hudson’s Homes & Antiques near Stratford-upon-Avon.
Quality counts in Cornwall
09 September 2024An example of how a high-end fair can work very well in areas where such events are completely unknown is the biannual Enys House Antiques Fair at Penryn in west Cornwall.
Duo launch Sheffield staging
09 September 2024Ian and Grahame Wilson of long-running Newcomen Fairs are expanding their events which are held in the Elsecar Heritage Centre, a range of restored Victorian buildings near Barnsley where they also own the 120-dealer Elsecar Antiques Centre.
Organiser of specialist glass fair on the lookout for venues to add to West Midlands location
09 September 2024A mindful quote about glass from the great American writer Tennessee Williams comes in his one-act drama The Glass Menagerie which premiered on stage in Chicago in 1944: “When you look at a piece of delicately spun glass you think of two things: how beautiful it is and how easily it can be broken.”
Fifty years of the York book fair and PBFA foundation to celebrate
02 September 2024From modest origins, the York event is now the largest antiquarian book fair in the UK
Farnham happy with Parnham
02 September 2024Dealer who was invited to organise a fair at nearby estate holds the second edition this month
Barnstorming array of antiques businesses in Suffolk
02 September 2024Since the owners of Aspal Antiques launched an antiques centre at Stonham Barns Park three years ago and added a second centre on site to include a reclamation yard, a steady stream of antiques-related businesses have opened up.
Palatial surroundings at Kent centre
02 September 2024Oriental ceramics and bronzes specialist Ian McLean, an antiques dealer who has opened an antiques centre near Sevenoaks, says cheerily: “Otford already has two very good antique centres but you can’t have too many.”
Organiser remains optimistic about traditional furniture
27 August 2024Dealer who has run a major Irish fair for 35 years feels Georgian furniture is starting to rise in value
Metal trunks prove popular in Cambridgeshire
27 August 2024Behind the traditional frontage of Smithers of Stamford in the Cambridgeshire town of Etton lies a retro collector’s dream.
Visitor and exhibitor numbers both on the rise, says B2B
27 August 2024Debra Scadding and her partner Sue McIntosh took over the running of B2B Events’ two very popular events at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire in January, renaming the operation B2B Fairs.
Pen is mightier than the keyboard in the realm of specialist fairs
19 August 2024Texting and Zooming have practically taken over our busy lives and taking time out to write a card, let alone a letter, seems like too much of a stretch. Yet UK Pen Shows, which runs dedicated fairs at five UK locations, is thriving.
Treasures find in Bucks
19 August 2024As Hidden Treasures, Neil Payne organises monthly antique and vintage fairs in Berkhamsted and Haddenham in Hertfordshire, Benson in Oxfordshire and Marlow in Buckinghamshire.
Specialist antique arms event held at Kempton Park features 100-plus dealers in total
19 August 2024Some of the biggest hotshot dealers in classic arms will soon be loading up their cars and vans ready for the Classic Arms Fair at Kempton Park Racecourse on Sunday, September 1.
Rose & Brown on the rise in North Yorkshire
12 August 2024Caroline Brown of Rose & Brown Vintage Fairs is launching a vintage event in North Yorkshire.
Newcastle fair under starter’s orders
12 August 2024Event launched in the north-east becomes latest to be staged at an ever-popular racecourse venue
Find bargains and a beer at So Last Century's new market in Gipsy Hill
12 August 2024Alan Old of So Last Century has started a new antiques market at the Gipsy Hill Brewery’s Taproom, near Crystal Palace in south London.
Busy August: Centres, bookshops and a pop-up fair tempt visitors to Edinburgh
05 August 2024Edinburgh is famous for its rich history, huge cultural scene and magnificent architecture, dominated by the castle.
Haddon starts new fair in Hatfield
22 July 2024Steve Cooper of Haddon Events is launching another antiques/vintage fair in the south of England which will run on Sunday, September 29, at the Hertfordshire Sports Village in Hatfield.