Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Wanstead Vintage Fair runs the week before Christmas
05 December 2022The popular Wanstead Vintage Fair is organised by Karen Stuckey four times annually, with the last of the year running the week before Christmas, on Saturday, December 17.
It’s farewell Ally Pally, but a heartfelt welcome to Redbourn
05 December 2022IACF calls time at north London venue and launches an event just to the north
Outside move kept classic arms fair on the map
28 November 2022‘Zero profit’ but event got through Covid and has 220 stands at the next event
Toys, teddy bears and dolls fest is back – three years on
28 November 2022To quote toys specialist supremo Daniel Agnew, ex-Christie’s teddy bear auctions, co-organiser of the annual 'London International Antique Doll, Teddy Bear and Toy Fair: 200 Years of Childhood': “It’s like being in a museum where everything is for sale.”
Holy acceptable price tag
28 November 2022Small is indeed beautiful for traders at two redundant churches given a new life as antique centres in the heart of Norwich some years ago.
Youth of today love a good fair
21 November 2022London event organiser says many visitors post-pandemic restrictions are new to antiques
Going shopping in Suffolk
21 November 2022A dealer who launched an antiques centre in 2007 in a Suffolk town has made some alterations including changing it to a shop.
Fairs news in brief including Pop Up Vintage Fairs next event
21 November 2022A roundup of news and events from around the fairs world
Swallow swoops on Cotswolds
14 November 2022Organiser announces 2023 launch of another decorative home and salvage event
Grandma’s going to Eastleigh
14 November 2022Chris Brown, co-organiser of the ever-expanding Grandma’s Attic Fairs, is on a roll.
Ephemera Society fair to include postcards
14 November 2022Postcards are going to be on sale for the first time at the Ephemera Society’s fair on Sunday, December 4, at the Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, London.
Kent bookings bring festive cheer
07 November 2022Venue clash means Malvern Flea is off but Detling is a definite B2B destination
Sunday proves a busy day for Sandown
07 November 2022Edward Cruttenden of Sunbury Antiques is looking forward to November 20 and the last monthly antiques and interiors fair of the year he runs at Sandown Park Racecourse, near Esher.
The Swede sell of success at fishing tackle fair
07 November 2022A dealer who acquired a long-closed angling shop is bringing a Swedish touch via Suffolk to the annual National Vintage Fishing Tackle Fair.
“Some truly original ideas": why dealer chooses to focus on Mid-century furniture
31 October 2022Specialist event focuses on a popular period when ‘some truly original ideas’ developed
Clock fairs at the double
31 October 2022If horology is your passion then two events coming up will prove timely.
Victoria many times over
31 October 2022Taking place in Carmarthen at the United Counties Showground on Sunday, November 13, is the antiques and fleamarket which was run for many years by dealers Robert and Carol Pugh but is now organised by the showground itself.
Heathrow fair ready for take-off
31 October 2022The biannual Heathrow Aircraft Enthusiasts Fair has been attracting collectors for 30 years and is now run by Carl McQuaide.
Shepton Mallet put in the picture
24 October 2022The three-day fair welcomed renowned photojournalist for a swish magazine showcase.
Large family tables fit festive demand
24 October 2022Samantha and Richard Payne-Withers run two antiques centres in Bridport, a Dorset market town which offers quite a choice of antiques and vintage shops.