Chris added: “Construction work on a huge 5600 sq m exhibition hall and 2000-space public car park at the showground is finally underway. These changes will improve the festival as there will be an additional 500 extra indoor spaces available. Along with tarmac parking this will make the event less dependent on the weather and eliminate the need for marquees. Building work on the hall is due for completion this October; unfortunately not in time for our second Festival of Antiques on October 5-6. The showground organisers are keen that dealers at the fair check out the hall. The new car park should be ready for the October fair.
“All this building work means that the layout of our two fairs here will alter, with the main changes being the customer parking, marquees and allocated outdoor stands, with visiting customers parking just outside the showground.”
Visit www.bobevansfairs.co.uk for more information on the new layout and a site map for the Peterborough Festival of Antiques on Friday and Saturday March 23-24. Tel: 01664 812627.
BY JOAN PORTER
Work underway in the East of England
“WE’VE got 1700 exhibitors at our March fair at the East of England Showground and we’ve been fully booked for six weeks now, with 1100 stallholders inside three large halls – including the Cambridge Suite with fine quality pieces – and marquees, and 600 dealers outside,” said Chris Hart of Bob Evans Fairs , the organiser of the twice-yearly Peterborough Festival of Antiques.
