Hungerford Arcade MacMillan Cancer Care

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Meet Suzy Ireson. On July 11th Suzy and a friend will be taking part in a huge event in aid of
Macmillan Cancer Care. Thousands of people across the country will be hiking the distance of a marathon to raise funds for this most deserving charity. Suzy and her friend, along with hundreds of others, will make the long hike from Brighton to Eastbourne along the stunning coastal paths of East Sussex.

Please check out Suzy’s JustGiving page. Any donation, no matter how small, will be gratefully received. Good luck Suzy! I hope your hotel has a comfy bed – I feel like you’re going to need it!

Alex

www.justgiving.com/suzy-ireson

Hungerford Arcade The Emerald Isle

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Paul Olivia and Rita

Hungerford Arcade has always been a magnet for buyers both from home and abroad. They love the wide selection of antiques and collectables and of course, the reasonable prices – not to mention the friendly staff. This week, we had a lovely couple over from Ireland, Paul and Olivia. They had a wonderful time at the Arcade and Paul, a gentle giant of a man, had a great sense of humour which got us all laughing.

Hungerford Arcade Steam Engines

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Hungerford Arcade events are always very popular and the Model Steam Traction Engines were no exception. The sun was shining brightly and the town was buzzing with activity.

A crowd soon started to gather to watch the action as all the engines were being set up.

You could feel the anticipation in the air as the boilers were filled with water and the fire set to build up a good head of steam, then waiting for that wonderful noise only a traction engine can make.

Daniel Cordory, Will Higgs, Roy Williams & Roger Best

Hungerford Arcade Armed Forces Day

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ARMED FORCES DAY

SATURDAY, 27th JULY

The owners, managers, staff and stallholders here at Hungerford Arcade, are very proud to give our full support to the service men and women of our Armed Forces on this special day, in recognition of their sacrifice and commitment to our country.

A Proper Devonian at Hungerford Arcade!

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Every whips ‘n while uz’l meet a desperd intr’estin gatfer in
thikky shop, out on a wazegoose an’ fawzy t’ ‘ave a look around at some
flibberty skriddicks. Did anybody
understand that? I said: Every now and then we get a really
interesting old boy in the shop, who’s having a day out to hunt for trinkets
and other bits and pieces.

For the uninitiated, most of what I said there is
traditional Devonian dialect. Having
said that I bet I got it terribly wrong.
I’m sure someone will let me know.

Anyway, back to the chap I mentioned before – Tich Scott is
a Devonian born and bred. He can trace
his ancestors back in the county 400 years and is an award winning local
dialect speaker. He is the operator of
Proper Dartmoor Tours, offering full day tours of Dartmoor in his luxury 6
seater Land Rover.

Three mugs!

While he was browsing through the Arcade for flibberty
skriddicks and the like, Tich found a musical cup depicting Widecombe Fair, an
event Tich attends every year. The cup
was made probably around the 1930s or 40s by Crown Devon pottery and plays a
tune when you pick it up to have a drink.

The mug on Tich’s spare tyre back in Devon

Next time you’re down in Devon, make sure you look up Proper
Dartmoor Tours to explore Devon with a proper local!

Alex

Hungerford Arcade: 200 Years Since Waterloo

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On days of national importance, the Union Jacks fly in Hungerford and today is no different.

Today marks the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, which is considered to be one of the most important battles in British history.

Most of the fighting took place near to but not actually in the small Belgian town of Waterloo – The Duke of Wellington named the battle after the town in which he stayed that night.

To mark the 200th anniversary, more than 5000 enthusiasts in period costumes will re-enact the battle this weekend.

Hungerford Arcade Steam Engine Show

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Hungerford Arcade is holding a Working Model Steam Engine Show on Saturday, 21st June. Stallholders, Daniel and Sarah Cordory (Unit 132) are holding this very popular annual event. Do come along it will be a great day out and as it is also Father’s Day, bring all the dad’s along to see these fabulous “boys’ toys!:
Rita

HUNGERFORD ARCADE

Model Steam Engine Show
Sunday, 21st June
10.00 – 3.00

Come rain or shine, they will be here!

Poole Pottery Valuation Day

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HUNGERFORD ARCADE

POOLE POTTERY

VALUATION
DAY

SATURDAY 13th
June

10.00am
till 3.00pm

Poole
Pottery of all styles and eras.

Come and meet David (Unit 9 – Nelly’s Collectables) and find out about your Poole and what it is worth. David also buys Poole Pottery, should you wish to sell.

Hungerford Arcade More Classic Cars

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As promised, we have more of the Hungerford Arcade Classic Car Show photos and stories for you. I hope you enjoy them.
Rita

Clive Warner arrived in his gleaming XJS Celebration Edition with its diamond polished wheels. A real head turner.

XJS owner, Clive sitting in his chair on the left

Roger Pigden and his wife, Karina brought along their treasured 1968 Renault 4. Roger, who is on the committee of the West Berkshire Classic Vehicle Club, restored the car himself and it is pristine. Roger and Karina have been all over Europe camping with the Renault 4 and have lots of tales to tell.

This beautiful 1972 Triumph 2000 is owned by Edwin Bootyman

Edwin and Angie Bootyman

Watch this space for more classic cars

For all the latest news, go to our Newsletter at www.hungerfordarcade.com

Hungerford Arcade: Bird boxes going cheep!

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When we reserve an item for a customer we usually ask them “When will you be collecting it?”, not “When will you be moving in?”.

Mr and Mrs B. Tit have been living in The Vintage Garden (Unit 12) for a few months now. They have two children who are incredibly noisy and from what I can see, they are always hungry.

The kids will be old enough to leave home soon and the parents will be glad of a well earned rest. All in all they are nice neighbours and we’ll be sad to see them leave.

The kids waiting for their dinner

Alex