Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
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.
Cross referenced
24 October 2022Lucy Burnett is a dealer at Market Cross Antiques in the Somerset town of Somerton, near Yeovil.
Bath VA market comes under new ownership
17 October 2022Organiser of Wembley and Cheltenham events takes over.
Two useful buying opportunities in Wiltshire
17 October 2022Dealer Chris Watt opened Salisbury Antiques Centre nearly 30 years ago originally as a trade warehouse and despite upheavals down the years still believes "it’s well worth doing if sometimes all over the place”.
Antiques outpost in Shakespeare country
17 October 2022Mike Collins, the popular director of Sherman & Waterman which runs the weekly antiques markets in Covent Garden and Spitalfields – two of the busiest and best known markets in London – is as ebullient as ever.
Brighton racecourse venue offers separate events over a single weekend
10 October 2022One especially good reason to head for Brighton over the weekend of October 22-23 is the presence of two fairs running at the south coast city’s racecourse.
Antiques on High goes fourth with latest centre in Taunton
10 October 2022Vincent Pugh and his wife Lesley White have opened their fourth centre under the brand name of Antiques on High.
Bazaar full to the brim
10 October 2022‘Overflowing’ is how you might describe The Vintage Bazaar held in the Cheese and Grain, a community events venue in Frome, Somerset.
Organisers of So Last Century report robust business at fairs
03 October 2022String of events such as So Last Century experience strong interest
Antiques in the Park: a venue with great potential
03 October 2022“The feedback from dealers and visitors was very good and as a venue the showground has great potential for growth with excellent road links,” said Kate Button of Black Dog Events as she talked about her new event, Antiques in the Park.
Antiques in Tents at Burton Court for its 10th year
03 October 2022Grade II-listed manor house Burton Court near Leominster, Herefordshire, is the setting for Antiques in Tents’ next fair on Friday and Saturday, October 14-15, with 50 dealers.
Whole lotta love for Ludlow
03 October 2022Fairs are often good places to celebrity-spot and one of these sighted at the Ludlow fair was the veteran Led Zeppelin rock great, Robert Plant.
Banknotes mark end of an era
26 September 2022Examples from the UK and Commonwealth featuring the late queen make mementoes.
Healthy interest at Kent garden centre event
26 September 2022Fire Kettle Events runs the popular biannual antiques and collectables fairs at the 14-acre Coolings Garden Centre in Knockholt, near Sevenoaks in Kent.
Dealers support Cheltenham event
26 September 2022The trader figures for Jonathan Nixon’s antiques and vintage market in Cheltenham – launched at the beginning of July – are now approaching 60.
Visit a fair crammed full of the write stuff
26 September 2022If your fountain pen is prone to leaking, as King Charles III’s unfortunate double mishap in Edinburgh and Belfast showed, then maybe pay a visit to the biannual specialist London Autumn Pen Show on October 9.