Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Two in Hungerford and one who was…
04 February 2017Berkshire town with ‘thriving antiques scene’ comes under the special ATG spotlight
Retro Ronnie heads to the west
28 January 2017Toy fairs duo takes on long-running Bristol event with a view to broadening its appeal
Style 1900 plants roots in Sussex
21 January 2017Organiser who looks for historical venues chooses Art Deco masterpiece on home turf
Vauxhall vintage gets into gear
07 January 2017London area just south of the Thames attracts new fair from organiser of Bath market
Impressive year for new events
31 December 2016Looking back at the glittering array of fresh attractions launched in a packed 2016 calendar
A Georgian Christmas in York
23 December 2016Want to recreate an authentic Georgian Christmas? Head to York for inspiration.
Celebrity shopper boosts Sunbury Antiques Market at Kempton Park
22 December 2016A celebrity endorsement by actor Richard E Grant gave Sunbury Antiques Market at Kempton Park a boost in the run up to Christmas.
New collectors' fair at Marlborough College launches this month
12 October 2016The organisers of a new collectors’ fair at Marlborough College say they have had “a tremendous response from the trade” but still have a few spaces left for the inaugural event later this month.
Online vintage firm named after owner’s baby now opens a shop
23 September 2016Back in November 2015 Karl Rutterford declared himself ‘overwhelmed’ when he talked to me about the launch of his online vintage website – named after his then one-year-old son Ralph – with its emphasis on fairground art and branding.
Home Front Vintage design wedding dress from Second World War maps
13 September 2016We meet the imaginative designer who makes wedding dresses from repurposed silk 'escape and evade' war maps.
Ceramic art fair in York holds plenty of northern soul
08 September 2016Forty-two ceramic artists have been chosen from 100 applicants to exhibit at the three-day Ceramic Art York event which opens tomorrow at the city’s Museum Gardens.
Norfolk dealers take over longstanding local antiques and vintage fair
05 September 2016Dealer Philip Crosthwaite and his wife Claire have taken over the 18-year-old antiques and vintage fair in Hingham.
Bank Holiday weekend brings bonanza of antique fairs
26 August 2016The August Bank Holiday is one of the busiest weekend in the fairs and markets calendar. Here’s a quick look at just a few of the many events taking place across the country.
Field Dog duo’s latest business venture – new antiques centre in former Grantham malthouse
15 August 2016Charlotte and Frankie Milford, organisers of Field Dog Fairs, have opened an antiques centre in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Tiny town of Heydon is home to vintage lovers' summer fair
02 August 2016FORMER model and songwriter Zoe Durrant launched her Little Vintage Lover Fairs in Norfolk in 2008, holding the first one at Blakeney, following this in 2010 with Heydon, in north Norfolk, 15 miles from Norwich.
A new Love Fair planned for Brighton Racecourse
01 August 2016Donny Mann of Love Fairs has a second racecourse fair under starter’s orders.
Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair attracts Pop Art legend - and new home secretary
29 July 2016Super-salesman and artist Marcus Harvey, one of the 100 artist exhibitors at the Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair at Hastings on July 16, had been chatting to Amber Rudd, newly appointed home secretary in Theresa May’s government reshuffle.
IACF shift new Sandown fair to avoid clash with Kempton dates
24 June 2016Launched in March this year, IACF’s monthly Monday antiques and collectors’ market at Sandown Park Racecourse in Surrey is having a change of format.
Two castles and a stately home host antiques fairs
16 June 2016With sun and summer weather now here, keep an eye out for these fairs and markets held in grand locations.