Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Suffolk village’s charms include two fairs and three antiques shops
06 November 2023Two popular fairs are running in November and December in the Suffolk village of Long Melford which also offers three antiques businesses as an extra draw for buyers to part with their cash in a pre-Christmas splash.
‘We can deal with stray shells - but not heartbreaking monotony’
06 November 2023In November 1915, Captain Wilton John Rix of the 6th Bedfordshire Regiment wrote from France to the East Suffolk Gazette with an understated and moving plea for a relief from the war’s monotony.
Midcentury Modern fair looks back over the past 20 years
30 October 2023Business partners look back at how their events and the market have evolved since their fairs launched.
How nostalgia fuels toy collecting
30 October 2023The growth in toys and collectables is related to the age of buyers and the items they remember from their own childhood, auction houses say.
Antique and vintage street market expands into Surrey
30 October 2023Jackie Edwards of ACVR Events increased her tally of antique and vintage street markets in southern England earlier this year, launching in Kingston and Cranleigh, both in Surrey.
Can you give collector a leg-up with his buying?
23 October 2023All that David Bennett asks is that you don’t call him a ‘leg’ man.
So Last Century goes for interiors
23 October 2023Alan Old of So Last Century Fairs has been talking to ATG about his ambitions as well as giving news of a new fair to be launched next year.
Thirty dealers lined up for new Kensington event in historic church
23 October 2023Offering an impressive line-up of stallholders including Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill, a new vintage fair is being launched in west London.
Botanic garden venue set to be full of life as dealers buzz in this November
16 October 2023An antiques and vintage fair which is held in one of the most attractive garden settings in the country is set to blossom over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, November 4-5.
Club that keeps the flame alive
16 October 2023Lighter Club of Great Britain holds fair open to both members and non-members
Frock me! fair on a roll
16 October 2023The 'Frock Me! Vintage Fashion Show' on Sunday, October 22, at Kensington Hall looks set to be one of the most popular this year, says organiser Matthew Adam.
The current climate? Dealers go with the flow
09 October 2023Jane Alexander, organiser of the Dovehouse Fine Antiques Fairs, is ruminative but positive about her monthly events.
Mosse grew his pottery studio in Welsh barns
09 October 2023Dealer Robert Pugh is bringing a collection of stoneware saltglaze pots by potter Michael Mosse (b.1951 in Yorkshire) from the 1980s onwards to the biannual Antiques in Tents.
Estate fast becoming an antiques supercentre
09 October 2023Another business launches near Stratford-upon-Avon offering 45 traders
Premier Glass Fairs launches with West Midlands event
02 October 2023Collector starts event for contemporary, vintage and antique examples in spiritual home of British glassmaking
Showground expansion gives more space for flea dealers
25 September 2023Helen Yourston of B2B Events, organiser of the immensely popular Malvern Flea Fair held nine times a year, has heard intriguing news from the Three Counties Showground where the event is held.
Textiles events take centre stage
25 September 2023Annual west London extravaganza heads a look at some of the specialist fairs coming up
New Saltash event adds to organiser’s portfolio of fairs in Cornwall
18 September 2023Further details of a new fair taking place in Cornwall have been announced.
Yorkshire Fleamarkets make use of cattle pens
18 September 2023Helen Bowman and Ben Wray set up their Yorkshire Fleamarkets in 2017 at Skipton Auction Mart (Sundays 9am to 4pm) and expanded to Thirsk Auction Mart (Saturdays 11am to 6pm) the following year.
Busy schedule and media interest boost Shepton Mallet fleamarket
18 September 2023One of the most popular fleas in the country has been very busy this year, both with the numbers of stallholders and visitors, says the organiser.