Latest News Articles by Joan Porter
Here comes the sun and a north London street fair extravaganza
03 July 2023The return last month on a sunlit June day of the annual Church Street Antiques Fair in Marylebone after a four-year absence was hailed as a cracker – with a call for this event to be a more regular occurrence.
Ally Pally prepares for relaunch
26 June 2023New organiser reveals strong trade interest and visitor pre-bookings for the eagerly awaited event
Emporium joins the line-up
26 June 2023The owners of an antiques centre in a large leisure and shopping village near Stowmarket in Suffolk are opening a second branch nearby just two years after the first one welcomed its first buyers.
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26 June 2023A new antiques centre has opened in a former Baptist chapel in Newark.
World-famous bottle and advertising fair returns to Elsecar
19 June 2023International stallholders are among those all set for a renowned bottle and advertising fair and auction
Nottingham's Lady Bay Vintage fair to open with 40 dealers
19 June 2023Forty dealers spread across four venues in Nottingham a few minutes walk from each other is the enticing prospect for Mid-century buyers.
Bayliss family bid fond farewell to Epsom fair after more than 30 years
12 June 2023Epsom Antique Fair has a new owner.
Emotional goodbye as organiser hands over the reins of Epsom event
12 June 2023Continuity takes ‘difficult decision’ to no longer run the Surrey event but new organiser has taken over
Dealer Henrywood takes Taunton antiques centre chance
05 June 2023Ceramics specialist offers a range of antiques
Car boots coming up at stately home venues
05 June 2023Three stately home car boots are on the way in the next few months.
Brocante promises lots of space in a park venue
05 June 2023Dealers from a Norfolk centre will be reinforced by many others during the Bayfield Brocante.
Picnic plans for dealers ahead of Arthur Swallow Fairs' new Cirencester Park event
29 May 2023Adam Hills of Retrouvius, the London shop and studio specialising in architectural salvage, has 35 ex-University of Nottingham large oak refectory tables and benches with hand-carved details to shift.
Sherborne Antiques Market full of success stories
29 May 2023A tribal art specialist, who started his career as a schoolboy, is one of 38 dealers at this thriving Dorset centre.
Bath time in Manchester
22 May 2023The Vintage Home Show runs in three locations including the atmospheric and restored Victoria Baths in Manchester
Career path leads to brocante buzz
22 May 2023Event held in Oxfordshire village includes a talk by dealer who also stars in a TV antiques show
Ideal for impressing cool customers
22 May 2023This classy teak wine cooler exudes Mid-century style, all clean lines and simplicity.
Marylebone fest is back in antiques-rich area
15 May 2023After a four-year absence the Church Street Antiques Fair is returning to Marylebone in London on Sunday, June 11.
Coronation fever at Arthur Swallow Fairs
15 May 2023A coronation theme was taken up by some of the dealers at Arthur Swallow Fairs’ three-day decorative home and salvage show at Ripley Castle, near Harrogate.
Suffolk event offers the pick of Provence
15 May 2023Lovers of the le style français can look forward to the week-long annual French summer market to be held at the home of dealers Cathy and Peter Bullen next month.