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I went down to the Wetherby Racecourse Antique & Collectors Fair run by Jaguar Fairs yesterday, Saturday 16th August, and I must say I was a little disappointed.

I arrived at about half past seven (trade is from 8am) but everyone was allowed in, entrance fees being £4 until 9am then £3 for the rest of the weekend. To say I was there from the start there were very few people walking round and the quality of the stock seems to have gone downhill with very few pieces catching my eye.

The racecourse has had some new exhibition buildings built and the fair is now housed inside these instead of the marquees it used to be in. The stalls are mainly scattered throughout two buldings with a couple of small side areas, slightly disjointed but easily located with the help of the bright yellow signs put up by the organisers. There are still some outside stalls dotted around the buildings and in the field near the entrance. The toilet facilities however are far better than they used to be!

I was hoping the new buildings would have added a new lease of life to the fair but it doesn’t seem to have worked out that way. As I left it was starting to spot with rain and today’s weather forecast is even worse so how much better the fair got I can only guess!

There is going to be an interesting display of Carlton Ware pottery at the July (24th - 27th July 2008) Antiques For Everyone Antiques Fair at the NEC in Birmingham this year.

The Antiques For Everyone fairs are held three times a year - Spring, Summer and Winter, and offer the visitor vetted and datelined antiques from over 350 exhibitors.

Dr Czes Kosniowski and Yvonne Kosniowski, renowned Carlton Ware experts, will de displaying 500 pieces from their private collection. It’s bound to be truly spectacular and definitely worth visiting.

For full details of the fair and the exhibition, please click here.