So a few months ago I took a little trip to Yeovil to go to a Vintage Fair curated by a friend of mine called Claire who is also a fellow 60s fan. And I am very pleased to announce it is back bigger than ever in April. Its going to be a corker I can tell you.

There will be 7 hours of Vintage loveliness going on as Hello, Bygones collaborates with Marry Me in Somerset on the 1^st of April (no foolin’!) to bring you their Vintage and Retro Bash! The day will also be supporting a very worthy charity at The Yeovil Women’s Hospital.

So for the frankly measly price of £1.50, (yep thats right. One Pound and Fifty Pence!!) what do you get? Well, settle down and I shall begin…

The fair is set within the The Westlands Leisure Complex across 4 rooms and there will even be lots of fabulous pre-1980′s vehicles including Tina the Purple Cortina, Katy’s Campers and scrummy Scooters outside for you to have a nosey at.

Here is what you can expect to find inside. I recommend you plan ahead ladies (and gents)!

The Ballroom

There will be over 40 stalls of vintageness for your perusal and enjoyment of clothes, records, instruments, kitchenalia, jewellery, furniture, retro toy’s, cakes sweets plus lots more and throughout the day the stage will be host to DJ’s and 2 fashion shows. The first will show case clothes and accessories from Hello, Bygones! and the second from the Wedding Fair stall holders.
Expect to see The Path to Living History Group who are a 1940′s US GI’s re-enactment team, erm, reenacting?! Very interesting and really rather yummy!
LeKeux & The Vintage Salon will be there creating beautiful Vintage inspired make-overs including hair and make-up for all you lovely ladies (booking required).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  After your make-over, pop into the Retro Photo Studio where you’ll have the chance to go through the dressing up box, don your glad rags and have a fabulous Vintage style Photo Shoot with Unwin Photography (booking required).
And for the brave there is a 50′s style Tattoo Parlour (again, booking required).

And while you are in the Ballroom, why not take part in a few workshops that have been organised! There is only limited space so send an email to Claire if you would like to book yourself in, or give a lovely present to someone! Beginners welcome of course!

For £10 you can partake in the Bunting Workshop with Pica Pica
An hour and a half lesson learning basic sewing skills and create a string of bunting using beautiful vintage fabrics.

For £12 be creative with Vintage Fascinator Class with Gypsy Rose Upstyling.
In this workshop you will make a truly unique and beautiful fascinator hat, with a vintage twist, at a snip of the price of one from the shops! You will be guided through the creative process by bridal and accessory designer Lucy Fosh.
You will design your mini fascinator using a selection of retro style fabrics, ribbons, buttons, veiling and feathers and learn how to create a fabulous flower using an age old technique. Your fascinator will be attached to a hair band so will be suitable for all hair types. This lesson lasts an hour and half too.

For £15 there is the Vintage Rose Cupcake Workshop with Ice Maiden Cakes.
Come along for a hands-on practice and learn two different techniques for icing your cupcakes as well as how to use molds and embossers to make simple but effective vintage rose decorations. All materials, tools, and 6 cupcakes are included. The lesson lasts an hour and I expect you can eat your results!

So after all that, what’s next?

The Carling Suite & Wessex Suite

Marry Me in Somerset will be hosting a Vintage & Retro Wedding Fair throughout the two rooms and will be showing off their wedding dresses within the Fashion Show (in the Ballroom). If you want something a little different on your wedding day then you must come along, there will be over 40 stalls of wedding gorgeousness to buy or take inspiration from.

Phew! Now where can you go to relax?

Well, if you get in there quick enough the DVK Secret Supper Club will be hosting a Vintage/Retro themed lunch from 12-2pm in the Lounge Bar. DVK SC is actually Claire’s brainchild and although you may find imitators, this will always be the original and the best. Accept no substitutes!! (booking required and strongly recommended!)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   After your lovely lunch, settle yourself in a little visual treat of the Beatles Classic “A Hard Days Night”. From 3pm – 7pm the Lounge will be converted into a Cinema with a 12ft x 10ft screen, by Pop Up Cinema. So come and watch a 3pm or 5pm special screening . There will be a bar available with food, drinks, a Retro Sweet Shop and Vintage Pop-Corn Cart. (booking required)

There is also the Family Lounge which will be open to the public serving Sunday lunches and food from their Bar Menu. And whilst you take a load off there will be the Yeovil Live Stage provided by the local music, arts, and entertainment magazine Yeovil Live. Make sure you pop along and pick-up the latest issue for FREE.  From 10am till 3pm there will be some excellent live  entertainment in the form of Rock ‘n’ Roll band The Animal Urges,  Lindy Hop, Rock ‘n’ Roll & Swing Dancers, Bexi Owen (Jazz, Blues & Swing Singer), A Cigar Box Guitar Band, Burlesque Troupe AND a BBQ!

Wowzers. All for £1.50! You cant go wrong! Book yourself in for a few treats or just have a lovely day browsing. You wont regret it!

You can contact the lovely Claire for all the above here:
www.daisysvintagekitchen.co.uk
info@daisysvintagekitchen.co.uk
07984 225596

Here is a little visual treat of what is to come (click for the link)!

                                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Love Southsea, The Boutique Market and Little Johnny Russells collaboration

 

Victorious Vintage at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

A New Event to Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee

2^nd June – 3^rd June 2012 – 10am-10pm

 

Dodgy and The Lightning Seeds are to headline the UK’s largest free vintage and music event to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard this summer – never before has there been such an event in such an important location, which the Queen herself has visited on numerous occasions!

 

Victorious Vintage is a brand new event which will put Portsmouth firmly on the map. It will take place over the Jubilee Weekend on Saturday 2^nd and Sunday 3^rd of June 2012, to take advantage of the extra bank holiday and half-term.

 

An array of beautiful vintage stalls selling everything from frocks to collectables will set the scene as visitors enter the Historic Dockyard.

 

The Vintage Salon by LeKeux Events will be on hand for vintage make-overs, offering everything from victory rolls to perfect red lips from just £5 – because your beauty is their duty!

 

Plus, as a reward to those who come turned out in their finest, the roaming Best Dressed team will be handing out prizes during the day.

 

Revellers won’t fail to be mesmorised by 40’s starlet Annie Andrews, the actress, pin-up, dancer and vocalist who will be performing at the event, as well as local dance troops performing a Land Girls show and the timeless Charleston.

 

Music will be a key theme of the event with a main headline act each evening, bands throughout the day on the main stage and a smaller acoustic stage – headliners include Dodgy and Mark Morriss from the Bluetones on Saturday and The Lightning Seeds, The Bog Rolling Stones and The Silver Beatles on Sunday, plus other well-known bands from the region across the weekend[i]. All this will be taking place with the unique backdrop of HMS Victory.

 

Memories will be invoked of the smell of popcorn, the taste of kisses on the back row and the involuntary tear-jerk moment as Action Stations Cinema will be showing timeless classics from 10am-6pm (an additional charge of £5).

 

For those wanting something more retro than vintage, why not relive teenage dreams of being immortal with the new Laser Quest at Action Stations that will stay open until 10pm each night (an additional charge of £5).

 

Entry onto the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard site will be free from 10am-10pm (standard ticketing to attractions will still apply).

There’s no time like the past as Discover Vintage presents the Festival of Vintage in York

 

Get dressed up in favourite vintage attire and step back in time to revel in the glamour and allure of the magical golden era as Festival of Vintage celebrates the sights and the sounds of the 1930’s through to the 1960’s.

Taking place at York racecourse on the weekend of 28^th and 29^th April 2012, visitors can enjoy a full festival of activity featuring Music, Dance, Fashion & Home & More for a true 20^th century vintage experience

From Swing to Rock & Roll the Festival of Vintage line up includes music from Sincerely Yours, Madeline Brown & The Polka Dots Lola Lamour, Jump Jive & Wail, and Samantha Hughes & The Groovediggers and there will be exclusive Gramophone DJ sets.

Take advantage of the free dance lessons including 1940s jive, triple time lindy hop, lindy Charleston, shim sham and jitterbug stroll. Watch fashion parades featuring timeless style throughout the decades or get pampered in the vintage beauty parlour.

Explore displays of classic vehicles or enjoy the Vintage Cinema, a new addition for 2012, featuring a collection of quirky news items, fascinating public information films and 8mm home movies to fill you with national pride!

Or come and relive the glory days and discover more about vintage clubs and enthusiasts, browse the collectors corner, a display of others vintage collections, and meet with vintage experts.

A collectors dream, the festival of vintage will also bring together over 100 dealers from across the UK, the showcasing the best of vintage Fashion, Ceramics, Textiles, Music, Toys, Furniture, Books & Magazines from the nostalgic time capsule of the 30’s, 40’s 50’s and 60’s

Finally, create your perfect vintage home with vintage styling advice, and take part in vintage crafts and make do and mend workshops.

‘I really love sharing my passion for vintage and I am very proud of the Festival of Vintage. Bringing the Vintage Music, Fashions and Lifestyles together under one roof is truly exciting and I just can’t wait to share it!’

Keeley Harris, founder, Discover Vintage