GOODWOOD NEWS:
We are pleased to announce that our first Goodwood
fair on 26th May was a great success! We were
however very unlucky with the weather as horizontal
rain up on the Downs did its best to spoil our first
venture into new territory, resulting in indoor stalls
only.
However, thanks to all the advertising and support
from our friends and followers we had over 100 stalls
in the Grandstands exhibiting a great variety of
antiques and collectables as well as top drawer
jewellery ranging from the best you can buy to the
lovely affordable piece one could not resist. A great
variety of furniture and pictures were for sale and we
were thrilled to be the proud Organisers on the day.
Many members of the public braved the weather and
spent hours with us rummaging and buying. The
atmosphere was great and typical British stiff upper
lip folk chuffed at the storm! On a normal day the
outside stalls will be an extra 200 or more sellers
maintaining Goodwood as one of the biggest Antiques
Fairs in the Country.
Thank you all for your great support. The next fair as
you know is on the 25th August (Bank Holiday
Monday). In addition, we are also going to hold a
Christmas Antiques & Collectors fair up at Goodwood
on Sunday 30th November and I am sure this will
appeal to present seekers – but enough of that right
now – we are still enjoying our ‘Summer’.
Next year we have six dates available at the
Racecourse and we will be finalising our 2009 total
timetable for all our fairs by the end of July – please
keep an eye on our Calendar page.
Please note
If you wish to have a stall at the Goodwood fair, you
can download the booking form and all the details
from the main menu. To book all our other venues
please give us a call and we can arrange your booking
over the telephone.
OTHER NEWS:
ASSEMBLY HALL:
Our fair at the Assembly Hall (launched in 2007) is
now well established and proving to be very popular
with the regular fair visitors as well as the Worthing
faithful giving us a busy day each time we have held
the event so far. Along with the holiday makers we
expect to welcome many people to this lovely venue
on a regular basis.
BESWICK:
At all our fairs we have a BESWICK stall holder (Len),
who not only sells a huge variety of these quality top
of the range Beswick animals, but is also looking to
buy.
So whether you are thinking of selling part of your
Beswick collection or want to add to it with a desired
piece - please be sure to come along for expert advice
and fair offers to buy or sell your Beswick.
DOLLS HOUSE NEWS:
We are delighted to announce that we now have a
prolific dealer with us at all our fairs, who deals in
anything to do with Dolls Houses. Not only is there a
vast amount of dolls house furniture and fittings to
choose from, there are also repair kits, lighting kits,
all sorts of dolls house construction kits and tools, all
beautifully displayed on a double stall - a 'must visit' if
it is your hobby.
POSTCARDS:
I am pleased to submit a contribution from one of our
stall holders who regularly exhibits at our fairs and
indeed other antique & collectables fairs throughout
the South East.
Thank you Chris for your contribution:
"Over the years that I have been attending the
Rustington and other Arun fairs, I have sold many
hundreds of picture post cards. Most have not been
very expensive (£3 is about an average price) but
regular buyers have become friends and I seek to
obtain the sort of cards that they collect.
So many people collect picture post cards and some go
for old views of the places in which they live or were
brought up; others are into the wider areas relating to
family history; particular artists or specific interests
such as ships or railways govern the purchases by
other customers. Further buyers look for animals such
as dogs or cats – the list is almost never ending.
Most of the cards are about 100 years old. Picture
post cards were only allowed in 1894 in this country
(1870’s on the Continent). However Great Britain
was the first nation to agree that the non-picture side
of the card could be split in half so that the address to
which the card was being sent could show on one half
and the message on the other half. This happened at
the end of 1902 and from then until the First World
War post cards were the major means of
communication as well as being educational for
younger people.
In later years the range of cards was reduced
although holiday views are still sent today. It is often
more difficult to find a view of a village high street in
the 1950’s – 1960’s than a similar view in Edwardian
days.
Sales on EBay may have had some effect on sales at
Fairs such as those run by Steph but I believe that
face to face deals where the postcard can be handled
before making a commitment will be long with us.
More worrying is the lack of younger post card
collectors, but then did most of today’s collectors start
later rather than earlier in life?
In the meantime, post card collectors - do come along
to the Arun Fairs – there are usually several of us with
picture post cards for sale."
Chris.
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We look forward to seeing you at our fairs. As you can
see, we have many specialising stalls and these are
just a few of them mentioned above. As well as the
specialists we have many stalls showing various
antiques and collectables and we are confident you
will find your visit to be very interesting and
informative. Please do contact us if you have any
queries or questions as we are always happy to help.
We are pleased to announce that our first Goodwood
fair on 26th May was a great success! We were
however very unlucky with the weather as horizontal
rain up on the Downs did its best to spoil our first
venture into new territory, resulting in indoor stalls
only.
However, thanks to all the advertising and support
from our friends and followers we had over 100 stalls
in the Grandstands exhibiting a great variety of
antiques and collectables as well as top drawer
jewellery ranging from the best you can buy to the
lovely affordable piece one could not resist. A great
variety of furniture and pictures were for sale and we
were thrilled to be the proud Organisers on the day.
Many members of the public braved the weather and
spent hours with us rummaging and buying. The
atmosphere was great and typical British stiff upper
lip folk chuffed at the storm! On a normal day the
outside stalls will be an extra 200 or more sellers
maintaining Goodwood as one of the biggest Antiques
Fairs in the Country.
Thank you all for your great support. The next fair as
you know is on the 25th August (Bank Holiday
Monday). In addition, we are also going to hold a
Christmas Antiques & Collectors fair up at Goodwood
on Sunday 30th November and I am sure this will
appeal to present seekers – but enough of that right
now – we are still enjoying our ‘Summer’.
Next year we have six dates available at the
Racecourse and we will be finalising our 2009 total
timetable for all our fairs by the end of July – please
keep an eye on our Calendar page.
Please note
If you wish to have a stall at the Goodwood fair, you
can download the booking form and all the details
from the main menu. To book all our other venues
please give us a call and we can arrange your booking
over the telephone.
OTHER NEWS:
ASSEMBLY HALL:
Our fair at the Assembly Hall (launched in 2007) is
now well established and proving to be very popular
with the regular fair visitors as well as the Worthing
faithful giving us a busy day each time we have held
the event so far. Along with the holiday makers we
expect to welcome many people to this lovely venue
on a regular basis.
BESWICK:
At all our fairs we have a BESWICK stall holder (Len),
who not only sells a huge variety of these quality top
of the range Beswick animals, but is also looking to
buy.
So whether you are thinking of selling part of your
Beswick collection or want to add to it with a desired
piece - please be sure to come along for expert advice
and fair offers to buy or sell your Beswick.
DOLLS HOUSE NEWS:
We are delighted to announce that we now have a
prolific dealer with us at all our fairs, who deals in
anything to do with Dolls Houses. Not only is there a
vast amount of dolls house furniture and fittings to
choose from, there are also repair kits, lighting kits,
all sorts of dolls house construction kits and tools, all
beautifully displayed on a double stall - a 'must visit' if
it is your hobby.
POSTCARDS:
I am pleased to submit a contribution from one of our
stall holders who regularly exhibits at our fairs and
indeed other antique & collectables fairs throughout
the South East.
Thank you Chris for your contribution:
"Over the years that I have been attending the
Rustington and other Arun fairs, I have sold many
hundreds of picture post cards. Most have not been
very expensive (£3 is about an average price) but
regular buyers have become friends and I seek to
obtain the sort of cards that they collect.
So many people collect picture post cards and some go
for old views of the places in which they live or were
brought up; others are into the wider areas relating to
family history; particular artists or specific interests
such as ships or railways govern the purchases by
other customers. Further buyers look for animals such
as dogs or cats – the list is almost never ending.
Most of the cards are about 100 years old. Picture
post cards were only allowed in 1894 in this country
(1870’s on the Continent). However Great Britain
was the first nation to agree that the non-picture side
of the card could be split in half so that the address to
which the card was being sent could show on one half
and the message on the other half. This happened at
the end of 1902 and from then until the First World
War post cards were the major means of
communication as well as being educational for
younger people.
In later years the range of cards was reduced
although holiday views are still sent today. It is often
more difficult to find a view of a village high street in
the 1950’s – 1960’s than a similar view in Edwardian
days.
Sales on EBay may have had some effect on sales at
Fairs such as those run by Steph but I believe that
face to face deals where the postcard can be handled
before making a commitment will be long with us.
More worrying is the lack of younger post card
collectors, but then did most of today’s collectors start
later rather than earlier in life?
In the meantime, post card collectors - do come along
to the Arun Fairs – there are usually several of us with
picture post cards for sale."
Chris.
*** *** ***
We look forward to seeing you at our fairs. As you can
see, we have many specialising stalls and these are
just a few of them mentioned above. As well as the
specialists we have many stalls showing various
antiques and collectables and we are confident you
will find your visit to be very interesting and
informative. Please do contact us if you have any
queries or questions as we are always happy to help.
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