EVENTS & FAIRS 2023

2023

NEW BOOK FAIR in 2023: September 17th, SUNDAY : THE THIRD ALTON BOOK FAIR at the Community Centre, Alton, Hampshire – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Hampshire & Surrey), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps, Military History and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

SEPTEMBER 23rd 2023, Saturday: THE BRISTOL & AVON FAMILY HISTORY FAIR, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol BS34 7RG Open from 10.00am to 4.00pm. We will have Cassini Historical Maps, more vintage maps, new Shire Books and Bristol area local history publications. Other Exhibitors include Family History Societies, Retailers, Online Resources, Archival Storage Products, Books, Vintage Maps, Postcards, Local History Publications, Military History and much more!  REFRESHMENTS, FREE ENTRY – Open to All

SEPTEMBER 30th 2023, Saturday: THE SOMERSET and DORSET FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY OPEN DAY,  St Aldhelm’s Church Centre, Spa Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT3 5EW Open from 10.00am to 4.00pm. We will have Cassini Historical Maps, more vintage maps and Somerset & Dorset local history publications. There will be talks by author Helen Baggott on ‘Empress of Ireland’ and well-known television expert Paul Atterbury on ‘Life in Victorian Britain’ PLUS free help for you with your Ancestor researches.  REFRESHMENTS, FREE ENTRY – Open to All

OCTOBER 8th 2023, Sunday: The GIANT SHEPTON FLEA MARKET, Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN – we will have a good selection of vintage Ordnance Survey Maps and decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera (Railways, Shipping, Theatre, Glamour, Military, Cooking, Home Making, Industry). Come and say hello! We’re in the Showerings Hall, stall number 123.

OCTOBER 14th 2023, Saturday : We are delighted to have been invited again to be a Guest Exhibitor at THE PBFA BOOK FAIR at SHERBORNE at the Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road (opposite the Abbey), Sherborne, Dorset – we will have a good selection of local history publications, vintage Ordnance Survey Maps, and other decorative & historical Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

RETURNING IN November 2023 on Saturday 4th: THE WEST SURREY FAMILY HISTORY FAIR, Woking Leisure Centre, Kingfield Road, WOKING, Surrey GU22 9BA Open from 10.00am to 4.30pm. We will have Cassini Historical Maps, more vintage maps, new Shire Books and London & Surrey local history publications. Other Exhibitors include Family History Societies, Retailers, Online Resources, Archival Storage Products, Books, Vintage Maps, Postcards, Local History Publications, Military History and much more!  REFRESHMENTS, FREE ENTRY – Open to All

NOVEMBER 18th 2023, Saturday: THE INDEPENDENT SHERBORNE BOOK, MAP & PRINTED EPHEMERA FAIR at the Church Hall, Digby Road (opposite the Abbey), Sherborne, Dorset – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Somerset & Dorset), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps, Military History and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

NOVEMBER 25th 2023, Saturday: THE INDEPENDENT LYNDHURST NEW FOREST BOOKFAIR at the Community Centre, Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7NY – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Hampshire & Dorset), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps, Railway and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

DECEMBER 10th 2023, Sunday: The GIANT SHEPTON FLEA MARKET, Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN – we will have a good selection of Collectable Vintage Printed Ephemera including Magazines, vintage Ordnance Survey Maps and decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera (Railways, Shipping, Theatre, Glamour, Military, Cooking, Home Making, Industry). Come and say hello! We’re in the Showerings Hall, stall number 123.

December 17th, Sunday – NEW BOOK FAIR in 2023 : THE FOURTH ALTON BOOK FAIR at the Community Centre, Alton, Hampshire – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Hampshire & Surrey), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps, Military History and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

NOVEMBER xxx 2023, Saturday: THE ANNUAL SOUTH WALES LOCAL HISTORY BOOK FAIR at the Royal Institution of South Wales (RISW) Museum, SWANSEA, Glamorgan SA1 1SN Open from 10.00am to 4.00pm. FREE Local History mini -talks! Authors, publishers, book dealers, historical maps, local history publications, vintage postcards, local history societies, family history, Gower Society, Penllergaer Trust, Industrial Archaeology, Royal Commission, Records Society, Archives, Libraries etc. REFRESHMENTS, FREE ENTRY

JANUARY XXX 2024, Sunday: The GIANT SHEPTON FLEA MARKET, Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN – we will have a good selection of Collectable Vintage Printed Ephemera including Magazines, vintage Ordnance Survey Maps and decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera (Railways, Shipping, Theatre, Glamour, Military, Cooking, Home Making, Industry). Come and say hello! We’re in the Showerings Hall, stall number 123.

February xxth 2024, Saturday : THE INDEPENDENT SHERBORNE BOOK FAIR at the Church Hall, Digby Road (opposite the Abbey), Sherborne, Dorset – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Somerset & Dorset), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps, Military History and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

February xxth 2024, Saturday : THE INDEPENDENT LYNDHURST NEW FOREST BOOKFAIR at the Community Centre, Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7NY – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Hampshire & Dorset), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps, Military History and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

MARCH xxth 2024, Saturday, Saturday : THE FIRST CASTLE CARY VINTAGE & FLEA MARKET of 2024 at The Market House, Castle Cary, Somerset. Open from 10.00am to 2pm. There will be refreshments available too. We will have a good selection of local history publications, vintage Ordnance Survey maps and decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

MARCH xxth 2024, Sunday: The GIANT SHEPTON FLEA MARKET, Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN – we will have a good selection of Collectable Vintage Printed Ephemera including Magazines, vintage Ordnance Survey Maps and decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera (Railways, Shipping, Theatre, Glamour, Military, Cooking, Home Making, Industry). Come and say hello! We’re in the Showerings Hall, stall number 123.

MARCH xxth & xxth 2024, Thursday & Friday : THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL of POSTCARDS & PRINTED EPHEMERA at a new venue: JUNCTION 24 VENUE, Market Way, North Petherton, Somerset TA6 6DF – we will have a GREAT SELECTION of vintage Local History Publications including Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Somerset, Wiltshire PLUS whichever other Counties we can fit in the car! Come and have a browse, you never know what Treasures you may find! Easy access from the M5 Jct 24, also not far from Bridgwater Railway Station.

MARCH xxth 2024, SUNDAY : THE FIRST ALTON BOOK FAIR at the Community Centre, Alton, Hampshire – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Hampshire & Surrey), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps, Military History and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

APRIL xxst 2024, Saturday : THE SECOND CASTLE CARY VINTAGE & FLEA MARKET of 2024 at The Market House, Castle Cary, Somerset. Open from 10.00am to 2pm. There will be refreshments available too. We will have a good selection of local history publications, vintage Ordnance Survey maps and decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

APRIL xxth 2024, Sunday: The GIANT SHEPTON FLEA MARKET, Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN – we will have a good selection of Collectable Vintage Printed Ephemera including Magazines, vintage Ordnance Survey Maps and decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera (Railways, Shipping, Theatre, Glamour, Military, Cooking, Home Making, Industry). Come and say hello! We’re in the Showerings Hall, stall number 123.

April xx 2024 : THE DORSET FAMILY HISTORY FAIR, St George’s Church Hall, Darbys Lane, Oakdale, POOLE, Dorset BH15 3EU Open from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Exhibitors include Family History Societies, Retailers, Online Resources, Archival Storage Products & Books. We will have Cassini Historical Ordnance Survey Maps, historical London maps, vintage Local History Publications, Military History, NEW SHIRE BOOKS and much more!  REFRESHMENTS, FREE ENTRY – Open to All, FREE PARKING

April xxth 2024, Saturday: THE INDEPENDENT LYNDHURST NEW FOREST BOOKFAIR at the Community Centre, Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7NY – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Hampshire & Dorset), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

MAY xx 2024, Saturday : THE INDEPENDENT SHERBORNE BOOK FAIR at the Church Hall, Digby Road (opposite the Abbey), Sherborne, Dorset – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Somerset & Dorset), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps, Military History and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

Saturday XX JUNE 2024, Saturday: THE THIRD CASTLE CARY VINTAGE & FLEA MARKET of 2023 at The Market House, Castle Cary, Somerset. Open from 10.00am to 2pm. There will be refreshments available too. We will have a good selection of local history publications, vintage Ordnance Survey maps and decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

JUNE xx 2024, SUNDAY : THE ALTON BOOK FAIR at the Community Centre, Alton, Hampshire – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Hampshire & Surrey), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps, Military History and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

xxth JUNE 2024, Saturday: THE INDEPENDENT LYNDHURST NEW FOREST BOOKFAIR at the Community Centre, Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7NY – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Hampshire & Dorset), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

xxst JULY 2024, Saturday: THE FOURTH CASTLE CARY VINTAGE & FLEA MARKET of 2022 at The Market House, Castle Cary, Somerset. Open from 10.00am to 2pm. There will be refreshments available too. We will have a good selection of local history publications, vintage Ordnance Survey maps and decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

JULY xxth 2024, Sunday: The GIANT SHEPTON FLEA MARKET, Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN – we will have a good selection of Collectable Vintage Printed Ephemera including Magazines, vintage Ordnance Survey Maps and decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera (Railways, Shipping, Theatre, Glamour, Military, Cooking, Home Making, Industry). Come and say hello! We’re in the Showerings Hall, stall number 123.

AUGUST xxth 2024, Saturday: THE FIFTH CASTLE CARY VINTAGE & FLEA MARKET of 2022 at The Market House, Castle Cary, Somerset. Open from 10.00am to 2pm. There will be refreshments available too. We will have a good selection of local history publications, vintage Ordnance Survey maps and decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

AUGUST xxth 2024, Saturday: THE INDEPENDENT SHERBORNE BOOK, MAP & EPHEMERA FAIR at the Church Hall, Digby Road (opposite the Abbey), Sherborne, Dorset – we will have a good selection of local history publications (Somerset & Dorset), also vintage Ordnance Survey Maps, Military History, Railway and other decorative and informative Social History printed ephemera. Come and say hello!

SEPTEMBER XXX 2024, Saturday: THE LONDON FAMILY HISTORY SHOW at Kempton Park Racecouse, Middlesex. Open from 10.00am to 4.00pm. Lots of essential Talks. We will have CASSINI HISTORICAL MAPS plus London Maps and New Books to assist your Discovery of Ancestors! Other Exhibitors include Family History Societies, Retailers, Online Resources, Archival Storage Products, Books, Vintage Maps, Postcards, Local History Publications, Military History and much more!  REFRESHMENTS and plenty of FREE PARKING, easy access by TRAIN too!

OCTOBER xx 2024, Saturday : THE OXFORDSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY FAIR,  at a NEW VENUE THIS YEAR: The Cooper School, Churchill Road, BICESTER, OxfordshireOX26 4RS – Open from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Exhibitors include Family History Societies, Retailers, Online Resources, Archival Storage Products & Books. We will have Cassini Historical Ordnance Survey Maps, historical London maps, vintage Local History Publications, Military History, NEW SHIRE BOOKS and much more!  REFRESHMENTS, FREE ENTRY – Open to All, FREE PARKING