Susie | September 2, 2009
There really is something for everyone to enjoy at the Vintage Fayre! Check out the fantastic line-up of vintage-themed entertainment - complete with timings so that you don’t miss out on anything!
11am - FAYRE OPENS
12pm - 3pm Spick & Span (Strolling children’s entertainers)
12pm - 12.30pm Bournemouth [...]
Susie | August 20, 2009
In the famous fairytale by the Brothers Grimm, Sleeping Beauty was cursed by a fairy to fall into a deep sleep of a hundred years if she should ever prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel.
Well, we have our very own Spinner, Val Wateridge, who will be joining us for the Vintage [...]
Susie | August 18, 2009
Join us for a screening of ‘Enchanting Bournemouth’ - a vintage film guide that takes you through the attractions and highlights of our beautiful town.
Susie | August 18, 2009
We are really delighted that the Bournemouth Daily Echo will be joining us for the Vintage Fayre. Look out for their stand where you will be able to buy a copy of the Echo and let the kids have some fun on their bouncy castle!
Susie | August 17, 2009
An alert has gone out to local businesses and traders to remind them they have just 7 days left to register their attendance at the Bournemouth Vintage Fayre. The event, which will raise funds for Julia’s House and Pramacare, aims to entertain and inform the public about 1920’s Bournemouth & Britain, to promote local businesses in [...]
Susie | August 17, 2009
Patricia Godwin, acknowledged specialist on the Social Whirl of the Twentieth Century, will be joining us at the Bournemouth Vintage Fayre for a witty and illuminating look at the Roaring Twenties!
Patricia’s talks are more one woman show than straightforward lecture - a flourish of fashion and frills interlaced with delightful adverts, extraordinary news items, bizarre [...]
Susie | August 4, 2009
Author, publisher and environmental campaigner Rodney Legg will be at the Bournemouth Vintage Fayre to talk about and sign copies of his books on the history of Bournemouth and the Dorset area.
Come and meet Rodney in our main tent at the fayre!
Susie | July 20, 2009
The Three Counties Vintage & Classic Car Club will be providing a selection of vehicles for visitors to the Bournemouth Vintage Fayre to admire. Look out for news coming soon on our promo day on Thursday 3rd September, when some of the cars will be on view in Bournemouth Square.
The club has nearly 120 members, [...]
Susie | July 13, 2009
Roll up, roll up!
The Bournemouth Vintage Fayre is looking for local traders who are willing to dress up, get into the vintage spirit or offer a raffle prize in exchange for a free pitch at the Fayre. All proceeds from our raffle will go to our nominated charities Pramacare and Julia’s House.
If you’d like to [...]
Susie | July 13, 2009
The Bournemouth Vintage Fayre will be linking up with Streets of Bournemouth, the first ever interactive online museum devoted to the story of Bournemouth.
The museum, which has been endorsed by travel writer and former resident, Bill Bryson, will be displaying a series of images and historic local artefacts in the main tent at the Bournemouth [...]
