York Does Vintage at Christmas!

Yes it's nearly here!  YORK DOES VINTAGE AT CHRISTMAS!!!  

We're back at the Merchant Adventurer's Hall on Sunday 2nd December where we can promise you all the things you love about our fairs, but with added extra Christmas sparkle!

We have forty vintage stalls. selling clothes, homeware, kitchenalia, and lots Christmas inspired items that will make perfect gifts for your friends and family.  As well as all of that we've got our regular York tearoom from the fab Yorkshire Teas, who will be selling Christmas treats and a special blend of Christmas tea.  We've got our Lindy hoppers from Pure Lindy back again giving dance workshop through out the day.  You can learn some new moves for the Christmas party!



This time we don't have just one craft workshop - we've got three!

Capricorn Creations are doing jewellery demos.  You can have a go at making a beautiful ring like the one in the photo on the right.  For a mere £1 it's the perfect party dress accessory or would make a great present for someone.

To book a place, email nowandthenevents@gmail.com. Sessions are at 11:00 - 11:45, 12:15 - 1:00, 1:30 - 2:15, 2:45 - 3:30 and 4:00 - 4:45

There's also a cake decorating workshop with Cakes by No More Tiers (York), and the wonderful Granny's Sewing Box, is doing a bunting workshop.  How good will your Christmas be with a vintage inspired decorated cake and home made bunting decorations?

The bar this time is provided by Perfection Beauty York.  Prices are as follows:-

Makeup - £5 + lashes £7
Hair - £5
File and Polish - £7
Eyebrow shape - £5
GELeration soak off gel polish application - £10
 
Perfect bit of pampering if you've got a Christmas party coming up soon.

And that's not all - there's a vintage style photo booth run by Vector-Photography.com, and live singing from Phil Lyons and the New Vintage Band.  You can see Phil in the photo on the left entertaining the shoppers at our last fair in York.  He'll no doubt be doing a few vintage Christmas tunes!

You get all of this for the entry fee of £1!  We're at the Merchant Adventurer's Hall from 10:30am to 5pm.  You could spend all day there because we've got Christmas covered!

Don't forget that it's York's St. Nicholas Fayre from Thursday onwards.  They'll be lots of things to do in town including a pop-up vintage shop at the Inkwell on Gillygate, on Friday 30th November to Saturday 1st December.  So you could have a whole weekend of vintage shopping!

Our First Ever Durham Does Vintage 24/11/2012

Yesterday we held our first ever Durham Does Vintage at Durham Town Hall.

I'd not been to Durham for years, and even though it was a very cold day it was fun walking round the very pretty streets with the boards promoting the fair.  We had loads of people coming up to ask us where the fair was.  Did you spot us?




The Town Hall is a very beautiful building and was a great backdrop for all the lovely things that were for sale.  It's always interesting with these fairs to see what our stallholders bring to sell.  Now the weather's turned colder the clothes stalls of full of Christmas jumper, coats and hats.

There were also lots of items that would be great for to wear to Christmas party.  Sophie our interns had fun trying on some things.  In the photo on the left she's modelling a fur hat from Vintage 18.  You won't get cold in one of those!

If you really wanted to make a splash at the Christmas party then an eye catching hat from Trica Stikans stall might just do the trick!  In the photo on the right, Sophie tried on this beautiful orange hat with feathers. 

And she also (in the photo on the left) tried on a stunning tiara made from up-cycled jewellery by lovely people from Pippy's Vintage.  Perfect for adding some Christmas sparkle to you party dress!

The tearoom at Durham was provided by Lavender Fields - who not only had the array of cakes on offer in the photo on the right, but also did some winter warmers such as soup and toasted tea treats.

We're now on the run up to our big Christmas event - York Does Vintage which is on Sunday 2nd December 2012.  It's going to be amazing!  So join us for some Christmas shopping and loads more at the Merchant Adventure's Hall from 10:30am.

York Does Vintage at Christmas!

Newcastle Does Vintage 17/11/2012 - What a Day!

People queuing up to come in!

We LOVE Newcastle!

Yesterday we held our first ever vintage event at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle.  Because it was our first ever event in Newcastle, we weren't sure how many people we would get through the door, so it was wonderful to find out just how much the people of Newcastle love vintage.  An amazing 1500 people turned up - which is about the same that we have come to our signature York events.  The venue was amazing - the theatre is such a beautiful building and so spacious for one of our events, and the theatre staff were so welcoming.

For most of the day I was standing on the front desk and we received some lovely comments from our visitors.  A few people asked us if we were there for two days because they knew people who couldn't come on the Saturday but would have loved it.


People had also been to our York fairs we're very pleased to find out it was the same company doing this one.  Also, being on the desk meant I remembered a few of the faces that came in, and it was great to see many of them still enjoying the fair hours after they'd passed through the door.

I bought my camera and spotted some locals with great taste who'd found some very stylish items.  This gentleman on the left bought a very nice jacket that fitted him perfectly, and this lady on the right looked fab in this white beaded top.

Our stallholders were having a good day too!  It's great to see these small businesses doing so well in the current financial market.  Plus, there was also time for a bit of fun.  Two of our regular stallholders in the pic on the left found a couple of matching coats for sale and tried them on - don't they look fab!

As with all of our fairs, we had other things for people to enjoy apart from the vintage stalls.  We had a lovely beauty bar run by the Body Shop.  There was face painting, and Emma from the Yesteryear Shed had her arm painted with this beautiful blue flower in the pic above.  Our workshop this time was a demonstration on how to turn an old book into a Christmas tree in the pic on the left.  I can't wait to try this!

Finally, we had the Moon Booth who we'd love at the last event we'd had in York, taking vintage style photos.  I had a photo taken - it was great fun.  You can see all the photos they took at Newcastle Does Vintage on their Facebook page.

So, that was our first ever Newcastle event.  We will be back next year - keep an eye on our Facebook page when we announce the dates.  If you feel you missed out and couldn't make it yesterday, then fear not!  On Saturday 24th November 2012 we'll be in Durham at the Town Hall.

Check out the dedicated Durham Does Vintage Facebook on the link below for more details!

Durham Does Vintage Facebook page

Newcastle Does Vintage Tomorrow 17/11/2012!

We're SO excited about Newcastle Does Vintage tomorrow!

It's nearly time, for our first ever vintage event in Newcastle, and remember, it's more than just a vintage fair - it's a vintage experience! 

We're at the Theatre Royal from 10:30am to 5pm and we can offer the lovers of vintage in Newcastle over thirty quality vintage stalls, offering clothes, memorabilia, kitchenalia, crafts and whole lot more.  And - that's not all!  We've also got a  gorgeous tearoom, beauty bar, children's glitter tattoos, children's face painting, and the Moon Booth vintage photographers will be there too.

As always at our events there's a brilliant free workshop.  This time you can bring an old book along and can learn how to turn it into a wonderful quirky Christmas tree in preparation for the festive season!  You don't need to reserve a place on this workshop, just turn up.

Plus, we've got a special competition where they best dressed person can win a prize!  Last week at Harrogate Does Vintage we spotted this lovely lady in the photo on the left, looking fab in her vintage outfit.  You can always post any pics you take during the day of yourself decked out in your vintage finery to our Facebook page's wall.  We'd love to see your photos from the day. 

So, don't forget to bring your camera!  You get all of this for just £1 entry.  It's a great place to start that Christmas shopping and get some really unique gifts for your friends and family!  We're looking forward to meeting you tomorrow.

Now and Then Events enters The Press’s Local Business Accelerators competition

Now and Then Event were featured in the York Press today for entering the Press’s Local Business Accelerators campaign.  Three local York winners will be chosen and one will then be selected to enter a national competition with a chance to win free mentioning from Deborah Meaden of Dragon’s Den fame.

Now and Then Events enters The Press’s Local Business Accelerators competition

We're keeping all of our fingers and toes crossed that Now and Then Events win. It's such an amazing prize!

Harrogate Does Vintage 10-11-2012

Yesterday we were at Harrogate Does Vintage in the Harrogate Theatre.  For most of the day Sophie and I were dressed up as vintage ladies and handing out flyers on the street of Harrogate.

Did you spot us?  It was great fun walking round Harrogate and seeing people smiling at us being dressed up in our vintage attire. 

I did get an opportunity to come inside from the cold and take a few photos of the fair.  Our visitors certainly were taking the opportunity to have a good look round our fab vintage stalls and do a bit of early Christmas shopping.

As always our pop-up tea room was amazing!  Sue's cakes are a winner, especially on a cold day.  I tried one of the lemon cup cakes (which is why one from the bottom of the cake stand on the photo to the right is missing!). The tea rooms also had a TV screen showing vintage news clips and some animations showing our up coming events - made by the talented people behind Claire's Vintique.

Our workshop this time was run by Vintage Rose, who were demonstrating how to up cycle your furniture. They had some very clever paint for sale which they used to paint all sorts of things, from mirror frames to chairs.  They're coming to our Durham fair, so if you missed them at Harrogate, so you can catch them there.



Finally, here are some photos of people at the fair.  Can you spot yourself looking for a vintage item?

We'll be back in Harrogate on 23rd February 2013, so hopefully we'll see you there!

Don't for get that next weekend we're venturing outside of Yorkshire for our first event in Newcastle on 17th November 2012.



And then on 24th November 2012 we're in Durham for our first ever Durham Does Vintage event.

Check Facebook, Twitter or our brand new website Britain Does Vintage, for more details.

Short Film About York - 'Undressing the Viking'

In one of the last days of Summer 2012, I had the opportunity to be an extra in short film about York called Undressing the Viking.  It tells the story to two friends, one who's a bit hippie and romantic and one who quite rocky and modern, as they discuss their dream ways to spend a day in York.  The film was made by Parashoots, who also made the rather brilliant York 800 film.

I took part in the scene where the hippie lady describes her dream party.  Basically my role was to be a guest at a party at Gray's Court, and drink Pimms.  My acting abilities just about stretched to that!  It was a beautiful evening, sunny and warm, and when it got dark we set off Chinese lanterns - which look magical in the film.  I must add that we tied nylon thread to the lanterns and they were all pulled back and extinguished after we'd finished filming! 

So, here's the final film!

I'm in it at around 2:33, I'm quite chuffed with being a guest at someone's dream party!  You might notice that when hippie lady gets to the party she changes into a purple vintage dress, I got to see it close up - it was beautiful.

The film also features lots of other cool shops and venues in York - so if you live here, or are planning a visit, you might get some ideas for fun things you can do around the city.

Harrogate Does Vintage is Back!

Harrogate Does Vintage is back at Harrogate Theatre on Saturday 10th November 2012, 10am - 4:30pm!  

 

 

Yes, it's nearly time again for us to get the bunting out, set up the stalls and put out the cup cakes. We love Harrogate, and at our last fair we got over 800 people through the door!



If you live locally and want to keep up with just the Harrogate events, there's now a Facebook page dedicated just to Harrogate Does Vintage:-

Harrogate Does Vintage Facebook Page

Plus, we've also got a brand new Harrogate Does Vintage website:-

Harrogate Does Vintage Website

As regular visitors to our events know, were far more than just a vintage fair.  On Saturday we're bringing you an amazing workshop - Sam from Vintage Rose, Selby, will be doing 'no stripping furniture' clinics at 11am and 2pm - where you can bring along any tired looking pieces of furniture and freshen them up - shabby chic/vintage style! These workshops are FREE - although depending on the size of furniture you may need to buy some extra paint! Spaces are limited. GET THE LOOK!

To book your place email Vintage Rose at vintageroseshop@hotmail.co.uk

This workshop, our fab array of vintage stalls, and the tea room  all for £1 entry!  It's going to be a grand day out.