Trade gets first pickings at Bath Fair

The Pavilion, Bath UK

Bath Decorative and Antique Fair will be held from March 6 to 8 at The Pavilion, North Parade Road. One of the main developments is that the fair is now owned by and organised by Somerset dealer Robin Coleman.

The popular Berkshire dealer and more recently fairs organiser Jan Hicks is among this years seven newcomers. Others making their debut include Apollo from Ashburton, Devon, and Miller's Antiques from Hampshire. However, the core of the fair remains unchanged and all the stands were fully booked by early December.

The Trade day which, for the first time, is this year on a Thursday, as the fair is compressed into three days instead of four. Trade day is strictly for professionals only on production of a card, giving the trade the pick of the bunch on the first day. The remaining two days are open to the public with £2.50 admission and they can take advantage of the low prices encouraged by this beiing a non profitmaking event, and the varied stock of highly decorative and novel items