Preview: Saturday 27th July in The Old Hippodrome

As always before our events we present to you a little teaser of what you can expect at The Secret Vintage Fair this Saturday at The Old Hippodrome on the High Street!

THE VENUE!

As a building of over 100 years old it is filled with delightful nooks and crannys for vintage intrigue.  We have the use of the entire venue from the main stage where our music acts will perform, to the upper dress circle (as it was previously called when it was a theatre) to The Gods above the stage.

LIQUID NIGHTCLUB as it used to be!

SHOPPING....

We have a uniquely customised selection of vintage, craft and handmade sellers which fit with our event, the venue and the location.  And as always we only ever provide you with the finest purveyors of excellence, and many new ones this time too!  Don't forget to look out for exclusive special offers from our traders on the day too!)

                                                        ....& REFRESHMENTS!
We have not one but TWO tea rooms for you to enjoy- all served with a traditional vintage twist, plus Liquid will have a small bar open on the day should your require something a bit stronger! (ID may be required if you look under age!)

MUSIC!

As with all our fairs we are more than just a retail experience; we want to give you a full vintage day out, so we have sourced some of the best vintage performers around to delight you.  From the local surf band The Q-Trons, to the sultry tones of soul trio The Amorelles, plus our regular vintage DJ Sukie, soloist Katie Peacock, Soulful Duo Megan Burrows with Jonathan Coy, and The Hat Check Honeys...plus fresh from their stint at the Maverick Festival, and before they head off to Camp Bestival, The Ragged String Band!  The day will be packed with music on the main stage as well as upstairs in The Gods. In addition to musicians we will have some close up magic from some fantatsic local conjurers with just a hint of the steampunk.

Katie Peacock

The Ragged String Band

The Amorelles

PRIZES!

With goody bags for the first 25 people through the door - we're starting the day as we mean to go on! You can also win one of the many raffle prizes on offer (only £1 pound a strip) including a day's hire with The Little Beach Hut Company, a tour and wine tasting for 4 at Dedham Vale Vineyard and many more offerings from our traders. 

LOOK YOUR VINTAGE BEST!

With a large hair and beauty parlour you can make sure you are looking your vintage best for the day (and night) ahead. 

We have commissioned a film crew from Colbridge Videography to film a promotional video for The Secret Vintage Fair so please be aware there will be filming on the day... you may want to dress to impress!  PLUS we are giving one lucky person the chance to win our best vintage dressed competition, so make sure you don your vintage finery, get those locks coiffed and get spotted by one of vintage judges.  The winner will get one of our VIP goody bags.

The fair takes place on Saturday 27th July, 11:00 - 16.30. Entrance is only £3.00 (plus a discount voucher is available from The Gazette), and accompanied children under 10 get in free.  .

Where, O Where is The Secret Vintage Fair?

Well it's that time again- the moment you have all been waiting for... the secret location for the fair on 27th July in Colchester has been revealed.  But we won't tell you ourselves, we'll let this video (courtesy of Aura Films) featuring the ever-stunning Helle's Belles show you (unless of course you already know from the reveal in the Gazette this morning)

Yes that's right the next Secret Vintage Fair takes place in Liquid, or the Old Hippodrome, or the Grand Theatre- depending on what generation you are to remember it; this iconic building has been through various stages from a music hall to a theatre; a cinema to a bingo hall; before it reached it's final, and current,  incarnation as a nightclub.  You will find all the beautiful internal architecture still adorns the circles that overlook the stage, on which a selection of quality vintage musicians will be performing next week.

The VIP entrance competition is still on, it closes on Wednesday.  All you have to do is like and share the image on THIS LINK on Facebook.  The VIP area is an exclusive, enclosed booth directly overlooking the stage; you will be supplied with a round of tea and cakes from one of our tea rooms as well as cocktails (or mocktails) donated by the club. Our only regret is that we can't win this amazing prize ourselves! We will also have a film crew from Colbridge video filming for the day, so dress to impress in your vintage finest!

Don't forget to keep checking our Facebook page, and look out in your inbox for latest fair news.  We will be releasing a preview post on here next week. 

Are you our V.I.P?

WIN! £100+ WORTH OF PRIZES & VIP ENTRY TO THE SECRET VINTAGE FAIR on 27TH JULY

All you have to do is LIKE and SHARE this poster for our next event on Facebook via your personal account (don't forget to mark it public or we won't see your entry). Prizes at the time of going to press are as follows.

• FREE ENTRY (including queue jump) for you and three friends to the fair on 27th July
• Personalised VIP area for you to sit, drop your shopping, and be waited on with your inclusive food and drink!
• Inclusive refreshments are as follows: FREE tea and Cake for 4 people- provided by Tilly's vintage teas; 4 x personalized Cupcakes- from Chocodolly (you’ve never seen cupcakes like this before!); a cocktail each to slurp at your leisure from your private VIP area (or mocktail if you’re under 18!)
• Blue Shabby Chic Noddy Chair from Gertrude&Charlie
• Lullabelles Treasure framed vintage art
• Lesley's Girls Vintage have donated the "Shopping for Vintage" book to help you shop the fair plus £20 gift voucher.
• Vintage Photobooth session for the group from James Channon Photography- to include 2 5x7” prints to take home with you on the day!

Any new prizes will be uploaded to this album here.

Just LIKE & SHARE via Facebook to enter this VIP competition! BUT MAKE SURE YOU DO BOTH TO VALIDATE YOUR ENTRY!  Good luck!!