Christmas Secrets!

If you are a reader of the Essex County Standard or Colchester Gazette, you'll know that our secret is out!  The next fair is to be held at:

Town Hall, High Street, Colchester

There has been a town hall on the site for more than 800 years, but the present Baroque town hall has adored the High Street since 1898 and become one of its most iconic location - beside Colchester Castle and Jumbo. The fair will be spread over 2 floors and play host to 50 of the finest vintage, retro and vintage inspired craft traders, and will be accompanied by entertainers (including the fabulous Caro Emerald Tribute act) and opened by the Lady Mayoress and some our Secret Vintage friends, plus the first 25 entrants to the fair get one of the much coveted goody bags with vintage goodies and delights, and they are not just filled with vouchers and leaflets but samples of products made or sold by our trusted traders.

The fair is supporting St Helena Hospice, with a proportion of the door fee going direct to the charity as well as 100% of raffle ticket donations and traders are offering differing charitable aspects to their own stalls to help support this worthy cause.

Look out for our preview of what you can look forward to on the day here soon, but in the meantime join our Facebook "share to win" competition at this link. You can win a luxurious 2 course lunch for two at the newly opened restaurant next door to the town hall in the Old Library- Memoirs, a fine dining restaurant and cocktail bar.  All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is like and publicly share this image.  We will put all names in a random competition winner generator and the winner will be drawn on Friday 29th November. Good luck!!

AND THERE'S MORE... we are delighted to be working with not just one but two local restaurants this Christmas.  The Lemon Tree in Colchester are offering a fantatsic 2 for 1 meal deal to all Secret Vintage Fair customers on the 30th of November.  So don't forget to come to the fair and book a table for lunch or dinner at the Lemon Tree to round off your day.

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. 

Secrets of the Summer Solstice

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The Summer Solstice is here and on the longest day we bring you (after a long wait) the revelation of the secret location of the next Secret Vintage Fair.  It is to be held at Ipswich Masonic Hall, Soane Street, Ipswich, IP4 2BG, opposite the entrance to Christchurch Park. The building is, in keeping with all our fairs, full of character and heritage,within easy access from the town .

Not only do we have the finest vintage, retro and craft purveyors over two floors; the day will also include a full programme of live music from the acapella five-piece The TestostaTones, to the Uke Lady and the gypsy jazz duo Maroc du Monde and a mentalism act, plus the vintage DJ extraodinaire- DJ Sukie. As with all Secret Vintage events we have a vintage tea parlour, this time provided by Tilly's Vintage Tea's.

The Secret Vintage Fair takes place on Saturday 29 June 10.00 - 16.00. 

Entrance is only £1.50, and accompanied children under 10 get in free. 
We are supporting St Elizabeth Hospice, via a proportion of door taking and the raffle prizes . 
(see the album on Facebook for an amazing selection of prizes available- with more being added daily). Delicious homemade refreshments will be available all day from the Secret Vintage Pop Up Tea Parlour and the first 25 people through the door get a VIP goody bag including vintage and handmade goodies from our traders.