We had a wonderful day at the Arcade today.  The sunshine was glorious and despite the cold, cheered everyone up and gave us all our much needed dose of vitamin D! 
Tomorrow is the start of a new week and I hope it will be a brilliant one for all of us!
Rita

A big hello and welcome to our new friends.  We are very proud to have you together with all our other friends and followers everywhere.  Have a fabulous weekend everyone and if you can, pop into Hungerford Arcade and soak up the wonderful atmosphere.  I am back behind the counter on Sunday so introduce yourself.  Rita

Hi Everyone.  Back to normal now after the festive celebrations!
Watched as the Arcade’s Christmas tree was taken down, chopped up and put into the shredder along with Hungerford’s huge central tree and all the smaller trees up and down the High Street (see pictures).  What a marvellous and efficient job all the chaps did to get the town clean and tidy again for another glorious year!

The Arcade has had a good start to the New Year and inside all the ceilings and beams are getting a fresh coat of paint (David is camera shy so I’m afraid there are no pictures of the wonderful job he is doing) and everyone seems quite jolly – especially the customers!  Everyone’s had a fabulous Christmas and quite extraordinarily, most seem quite excited at the prospect of a New Year!  I suspect it is because people think that it cannot be as bad as the last few years!!!…Can it????

Behind the counter is gorgeous Pauline Hawkins (Unit 9) and wonderful manager, Don Greenslade.  Standing outside one of their units is glamorous Chris Pym (Units 3, 4 & 120).  No wonder the Arcade is so popular! I will let you meet more of the stallholders and staff another day.
Best wishes to you all,
Rita

Hi everyone,
I was back behind the counter yesterday and had a brilliant day.  We had lovely people in from Canada, Germany and I must mention the lady from Wales as well as from across the UK!  Some people came from the North of England and the South-West and bravely drove through flooded roads to get here. We were very busy but still had time for a chat with the customers as we packed their purchases.  They wrote wonderful things about us in our visitors book and even signed-up to receive our free Newsletter by e-mail which we really appreciated.  Our Newsletter is sent worldwide via e-mail.  If you would like to sign up for it, just e-mail us at hungerfordarcade@btconnect.com and we will do the rest!

New Year’s Eve, the rain has been absolutely pouring down all day but, Hungerford Arcade was buzzing with excited people looking forward to a night of celebration.  Some customers were buying buttons, jewellery, and other things to decorate their costumes and hair for their fancy dress parties! Others were buying retro kitchen tools, lovely glasses, dishes and plates, some of which were very unusual.  One gentleman bought a beautiful Victorian  silver plated pedestal urn with a lovely tap on the front.  He said that he was going to fill-it up with champagne (not very expensive champagne) to impress his friends who will love it and think its very “cool”!  Diamond rings were purchased, hopefully for a few New Year proposals!  (I’m such a romantic).  Me, I’m not sure what I am doing this New Year’s Eve.  Have had a few invitations and our village hall is holding a huge party with live music, which will be great but, I am back behind the counter tomorrow so will need a clear head!  I and the management and staff at Hungerford Arcade wish you all and very, very Happy and Peaceful New Year!  Ritax

I am back behind the counter tomorrow (Sunday), Monday and New Year’s Day (Tuesday), giving help and support to  all our customers.  I and my colleagues will be unlocking cabinets and showing customers the things they have expressed an interest in.  It could be something that has caught their eye or it could be a gift for someone  to say thank you or that special gift that says, I love you!  We also have walk-in units where you can handle items of all discriptions, furniture, pictures or even a small ornament and bring it with you to purchase at the counter. We are very popular with young children who wish to spend their pocket money on something for themselves or buy a gift for a family member. We have a wonderful selection of antiques, vintage and retro items from Lalique, scientific instruments and collectables.  You can spend from as little as 50p right the way up to thousands of pounds. Whatever it is, you will find it at Hungerford Arcade Antiques & Collectables.  It is the most relaxed atmosphere you will find in any retail outlet and this is reflected in what our customers write in our Visitor’s Book.  We love our customers and have lots of fun with them! For all of our wonderful friends and customers who live across the Oceans, come back and see us soon. Rita

A huge big thank you to all our followers from around the World! It is fantastic and means so very much to us that you are interested in our Antiques Arcade and what we are doing.  The managers, staff and stallholders at Hungerford Arcade wish you all a very Happy and Peaceful New Year!  Ritax 

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great Christmas and are all looking forward to the New Year celebrations in a few days time. At Hungerford Arcade, we re-opened on Thursday, 27th Dec and will remain open over the whole of the New Year! We only close for three days during the year; Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Easter Sunday, the rest of the time it is all yours, to shop ’til your heart’s content!