Some 40 dealers from all over England took stands at the new event and all but four have rebooked. Hardly surprising that among the first to secure a spot for next Spring was Suffolk period furniture specialist Kevin Williams, who had his best ever fair, taking well over £12,000 on the opening day.
One problem Joy intends to iron out before her second Palm Antiques Fair is the flow of the public through the doors.
Palm set for March after last success
WORKING under the name Palm Antiques Fairs, Norfolk-based Joy Fletcher launched her Palm Antiques Fair at Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk over the weekend of September 26 to 28 and tells me both she and her exhibitors were happy enough with business to warrant a re-run on March 26-28 next year.
