Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Stay of execution for Swinderby fairs
03 May 2011ANTIQUES fairs will be able to continue at Swinderby for some time, despite the site’s prospective development as a gravel pit.
Prince Charles, antiques and the Ideal Home…
11 April 2011PRINCE Charles's interest in all things green has been boosting the antiques industry at the Ideal Home Show.
Organiser of Salvo turns to designer chic
05 July 2010SALVO, the leading architectural salvage and garden antiques fair, is being repositioned to capitalise on the increasing popularity of reclaimed artefacts among upmarket architects, designers and decorators.
IACF to pilot one-day fairs at Newbury Racecourse
06 April 2010INTERNATIONAL Antiques and Collectors’ Fairs (IACF) are to pilot a one-day Monday fair at Newbury Racecourse with two dates confirmed for this year of June 28 and August 2.
B2B win Detling contract
08 March 2010B2B Events have won a three-year contract to run four or five antiques and collectors’ fairs annually at the Detling showground.
PBFA and Oxfam settle dispute and agree a deal to work together
07 December 2009THE Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) and Oxfam have come to an agreement in their dispute over how the charity is affecting the secondhand book market.
New events start taking shape for the new year
02 January 2007“We've timed it just right, opening a new fair,” said Trevor Vallis of Wyefairs, who is adding to his portfolio of events in Kent this year.