Old times and good times were celebrated at The Pantiles Vintage Fair, held over two contrasting days last weekend [July 28 and 29].
Around 2,000 shoppers snapped up retro furniture, vintage clothing, collectables and antiques at the annual event which was held alongside food stalls and live music.
Julian Leefe-Griffiths, Organiser and Managing Director of The Tunbridge Wells Hotel, said of the sixth event: ‘It was a game of two halves. Saturday was great. We had 1,800 to 2,000 people.
‘There was a nice atmosphere and there was some good music on the stage. There were some 35 stalls with a whole range of items.’
‘The festival’s sponsor H Engineering presented two classic cars which attracted a lot of interest.’
‘Sunday it rained [for a sustained period] for the first time in months and the exhibitors turned up but it was not so successful.’
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The Vintage Fair will return in 2019, according to the Organiser, who has already pencilled in a similar date at the end of next July.
It was the latest in a series of events on The Pantiles, which stages weekly jazz nights on Thursdays throughout the summer.
‘We have been lucky this year with the weather,’ Mr Leefe-Griffiths continued.
‘We have done a gin festival and a jazz festival and had incredible weather. We have held a broad spectrum of events.’
