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Triple Whammy!

We have had a quiet start to 2022 concentrating on buying fabulous new stock for the year ahead. We will be back on the road soon with three fairs in February. Starting next weekend at one of our old favourites is the Bristol Furniture Flea at the Paintworks – great fair in a fab venue with a wonderful vibe. Loads of tickets already sold so if you are in the Bristol area come on down.

Our second show is a new one to us and we are really looking forward to it. A monthly mid-week antiques fair, last Wednesday of each month at Wembley. Outside, but undercover so guaranteed to go ahead regardless of the weather. We will be bringing our Bluetooth speakers and vintage technology to a whole new audience. The fair is an eclectic mix of quirky pieces and gorgeous vintage and antiques in a great location. The bonus is it is easy to get there by car, cheap parking and outside the Ulez and congestions zones. Great excuse to come and fill up your vehicle with fantastic purchases.

The last show of the month will be a return to another new favourite; the North London Vintage Home Show. The first show last year was a massive success with lots of eager buyers and we are looking forward to returning with some really cool pieces.

See our events page for a full list of shows for the next six months.

Date/Time	Event
13th February 2022 10:30 am – 4:30 pm	Bristol Vintage Furniture Flea The Paintworks, Bristol, BS4 3EH
23rd February 2022 8:00 am – 4:00 pm	Wembley Park Antiques Market Pink Parking Wembley, Wembley, HA90SJ
26th February 2022 10:30 am – 3:30 pm	North London Vintage Home Show St Marys Church, Primrose Hill, NW3 3DJ

Getting Ready for the Season….of Shopping!

The summer break is over and the shows are ramping up. We will be attending a furniture and homewares show every weekend for the next 8 weeks around the country. We will be visiting London, Bristol, Leeds and Cambridge (Details on the Events Page )

We’re looking forward to bringing our great stock to lots of new and existing customers. We love the vintage fairs, although setting up in time is always a bit of a trial! Naturally we’ll be bringing our great range of Speakers, Radiograms, Lighting, Furniture and much, much more.

Art, Antiques & Interiors Fair

This month we will be attending the Antiques for Everyone Interiors Fair again. Taking place at Excel, London the fair is an eclectic mix of Antiques, Art Deco, Vintage and Midcentury Modern and Interior Design plus talks by a host of antiques experts including Mark Hill and Judith Miller.

As an exhibitor we are allocated a number of complimentary passes to the show. If you would like to attend please contact us at enquiries@retro-bazaar.co.uk and we will email you a ticket.

This ticket must be printed out, one per person, and brought to the fair to allow entry.

London Calling

Over the next 3 weekends we will be attending shows in the capital where we will be bringing our speakers, record players, phones & furniture – plus a lot more. Try and catch us at one of the following events for some shopping in the sunshine (hopefully)

Sun 18^th June

We will be helping to round off the Crouch End Festival taking part in the Vintage Furniture Flea at the Hornsey Town Hall. We were last there in January and it was a great show – lots of amazing vintage goodies from all the traders so can’t wait to go back

North London Furniture Flea Info

Sun 25^th June

We will be coming to ‘The Big London Flea’ for the first time – held in Dalston’s former ABC cinema, The Big London Flea is North London’s largest indoor vintage market. We will join over 50 hand-picked vintage traders selling an amazing mix of salvaged, one-of-a–kind, lost and found objects, and handmade items, that include, 20th Century furniture, vintage clothes, curiosities & collectables, kitchenware, reclaimed industrial fixtures / electrical, and unexpected oddities.

Info on their Facebook page

Sun 2^nd July

We are back at the longest established furniture flea and our favourite fair – The North London Furniture Flea, York Hall, Bethnal Green. We will be in our usual spot (the noisy ones in the corner) Door open at 10.30 for this fabulous furniture event.

Details here

New Year – New Event

We are pleased to be attending the AFE Art, Antiques & Interiors Fair – a new vibrant fair organised by the ‘Antiques for Everyone’ team. Being held at the ExCel centre in London Docklands this fair will have 150 dealers and we will be there too!

We will be bringing a great selection of our vintage Bluetooth speakers – which would look great in Art Deco to Mid-century Modern interiors. We will also have radiograms, record players and a selection of vintage glass and Fat Lava ceramics.

If you want to come for a post-Christmas treat email us for a pair of complimentary tickets worth £30! – enquiries@retro-bazaar.co.uk

Bigger Van, More Stock!

We have taken delivery of our new van, which we have named ‘Boris’ (named before all the shenanigans). He is MUCH bigger than Ruby so we will be able to bring more fab stock to all the shows we are attending; this includes the upcoming Furniture Flea at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

As this is the first and oldest furniture flea, it has a special place in our heart as we have been there from the start. We love this event – its vibrant, fun, full of fabulous vintage, retro and mid-century stock and always madly busy.

We will be bringing a fabulous mixture of our vintage technology – after a quiet few weeks on the show front we have amassed a great selection of newly restored and serviced radiograms, radios, speakers, dial telephones, and some gorgeous lighting, including some amazing Holmegaard pieces.

So see you all there Sunday 3rd July, 10.30 till 4.30.

PS: Needless to say Ruby has not been sent to the great scrapheap in the sky, she has been retired and is looking for a new home – miles of use left in her yet!

Roll up Roll up for the Furniture Flea Weekender!

The fabulous South London Furniture Flea is coming to Clapham for a two day vintage extravaganza on Saturday 16^th & Sunday 17^th April. We will be bringing our usual selection of vintage and retro audio, including reworked MP3 compatible speakers, radiograms (all serviced and ready to go) plus genuine vintage portable record players. We’ll also have a host of furniture, lighting and small accessories to adorn your home. So grab yourself a piece of vintage glass, a classic dial telephone or a stylish Starburst Wall Clock.

We’ll have different stock items each day as we will be replenishing over night – Poor Ruby the van can’t hold everything!

We and a couple of other regular traders will be there the whole weekend, also there will be a mix of different traders each day which will give you a chance to look and buy a huge selection of great affordable bits & pieces for your home.

Tickets can be bought in advance for one or both days to save you queuing on the day. Tickets are available here: –

https://www.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/id/49504/chk/f636

Pricing:
Early bird entry – £3
General entry – £2
(Kids Go Free)

See full details on the Vintage Furniture Flea Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/events/225878177757648/

Dates for your Diary

So its February already and we are due to start doing events again. We have 3 shows this month in London starting with Alexandr a Palace on 7th Feb. This huge fair at the birthplace of television is a great day out with over 600 traders.

We are back at the South London Vintage Furniture Flea in Clapham on 21st, with Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fairs.This very busy fair had queues around the block at its first visit and is a must for all vintage furniture aficionados looking for a bargain.

We end the month at the fabulous Midcentury Modern Show at Dulwich College. A taste of design heaven for the soul. It is advisable to book in advance and tickets can be bought from the Modern Shows website.

Full address and opening times for all shows are available on our events page.

Oh My God – Where Did the Summer go!

Well summer is long gone, Autumn is in full swing and we are nearly back into the thermals! Brrrr !!!

All is calm here at Retro B headquarters gearing up for the next mad round of shows. We are off to Oxford late November and have three visits to London before the end of the year.

We have some fabulous new stock coming to the shows – from the kitsch (a gorgeous glass standard lamp) to the cool (pair of G-Plan butterfly chairs) plus lots lots more. We will also be bringing a selection of our MP3 converted vintage Speakers & radios , in all shapes and sizes which will make ideal Christmas presents. We also have a great selection of bar stock – soda syphons, ice buckets, Babycham, shot & wine glasses so you can enjoy the festivities in vintage style.

We will be selling at the furniture flea in Oxford on 21^st November, which will again take place at the Catholic Chaplaincy. This was a roaring success in June and we are looking forward to going back. Click on the Furniture Flea logo for more info.

This will be followed by Modern Shows main event on 22^nd November at Dulwich College. We will be in our usual place by the stairs in the South Cloister. As the show gets very busy it is best to book your tickets in advance to save queuing and money. Follow the link to book your tickets http://modernshows.com/the-shows/dulwich-nov-2015/

For details of all the shows we are attending before Christmas take a look at our events page https://retro-bazaar.co.uk/events/

Furniture Fleas Ahoy!

Coming soon – two Vintage Furniture Fleas in quick succession; the first at the end of this month and a new venue at the beginning of June. The fleas are organized by Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fairs and have been going since their inception at Bethnal Green in 2010.

On Sunday 31st May we are returning to the fabulously popular Brixton Furniture Flea held at the stunning Edwardian Baroque style Lambeth Town Hall, which dates from 1908. The last event in February was a real success and we are looking forward to returning.

This award winning fair, is undertaking a new venture and is setting up shop in Oxford on Saturday 6th June. This new fair is being held at the Catholic Chaplaincy, a fab building which is part of the University.

For both events we will bringing our fantastic mixture of Vintage Audio technology and accessories plus furniture and lighting.

Hope to see you there at one or both events. Details can be found on our events page or on Judy’s website.

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