Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Continuity for the venerable Bingley Hall fair
03 February 2020Bingley Hall Antiques Fair at the Staffordshire County Showground will be managed by Continuity Fairs which has taken over the running of it from IACF.
The renowned teddy bear expert who has overcome an allergy to soft toys’ fur
03 February 2020For a man who has built his career around teddy bears it is a strange quirk of fate that these inoffensive toys make him feel unwell.
Vintage Valentine cards: a regular sight at ephemera fairs
03 February 2020A clever piece of marketing from the oil company Shell and with slightly saucy automobile-referenced lines, this Valentine dates from a tradition of sending cards to Shell’s female customers who had accounts at their garages. This ran from 1938-75, apart from an interruption during the war years.
Phoenix Antiques owner launches fair in Petersfield
03 February 2020A dealer in the antiques-rich town of Petworth is launching a vintage, antiques and militaria fair in her hometown of Petersfield in Hampshire.
Southampton event moves to new hotel venue
03 February 2020Grandma’s Attic Fairs has announced that its quarterly antiques and collectors’ fairs at the Botleigh Grange Hotel in Southampton have ceased due to the hotel’s sudden closure in mid-January, although a new venue has been found.
Pop Up Vintage Fairs launch new Islington event
27 January 2020Another new fair launch, this time from Pop Up Vintage Fairs.
Rose & Brown back in town
27 January 2020In West Yorkshire this weekend, Rose & Brown Vintage will occupy the atmospheric setting of Sunny Bank Mills, near Leeds, built in 1829 and disused as a textile mill since the mid-20th century.
Organiser Bentleys Fairs holds another 1920s themed event in Brighton
27 January 2020To celebrate the centenary this year of the Roaring Twenties, Sharon Blagrove of Bentleys Fairs is adding a second themed 1920s event in Sussex to her portfolio this year.
Mountie up for the 10-day Paris fair
27 January 2020BiblioMania has been running for six years in Paris and this biannual 80-exhibitor fair is a magnet for book and ephemera lovers, principally for the sheer variety of the stock on offer.
Sheffield fleamarket thrives on extra buzz
27 January 2020The Sheffield Antiques Quarter’s popular monthly community 60-trader antiques and vintage fleamarket at the 1920s-built Abbeydale Picture House will have an added buzz this year.
Jaguar’s day at the races: Organising duo launch fresh format to be held fives times a year
20 January 2020Jaguar Fairs is celebrating its 25th year in the business by launching a new one-day midweek outside antiques and vintage fair at Nottingham Racecourse.
Grandma’s Attic now runs Emmott events
20 January 2020It’s a hectic time for Bournemouth-based fair organisers Chris Brown and Geoff Fagan of Grandma’s Attic Fairs as they reorganise their fairs portfolio following their acquisition of the family-run Emmott Promotions.
Marsh takes a full floor at Cumbrian centre
20 January 2020Linda and Stephen Marsh, trading as Marsh Vintage Salvage, are among the dealers at Fairfield House Antiques Centre in Cockermouth in the Lake District.
Business booms in fairs sector
13 January 2020A look back at the headlines of 2019 reveals a healthy trend of launches and expansions.
Belfast event is just the first
06 January 2020Organisers of the new Northern Irish fair have already booked two more dates at hotel venue
Kent County Showground event: on the doorstep of Europe
06 January 2020B2B Events’ two-day antiques and vintage fairs at the Kent County Showground are a very accessible trade stop.
Have a Lincs rummage
06 January 2020Arthur Swallow’s busy vintage monthly fleamarket runs at the Lincoln Showground.
Thurman version of former Field Dog
06 January 2020Revived by Ruth and Paul Thurman last year, the former Field Dog Fairs event held in the Magnus Sports Hall in Newark under the new organisers will run on Sunday, January 26.
Wall-to-wall vintage in Berlin
28 December 2019One of Europe’s biggest street parties on New Year’s Eve is celebrated in Berlin, which attracts visitors in their thousands.
Ready for the off
23 December 2019The Antique Forum Group will be at Uttoxeter Racecourse set in the Dove Valley in Staffordshire on Saturday and Sunday, January 11-12.