The Alternative Bring and Buy Sale

19/08/2026

Empty walls crying out for some iconic artwork? Check out pushingnormal at our September event 🖤

17/08/2026

We just had a rail space become available (BYO rail) - don't miss out, email us on [email protected] to book the last space at our Sept 20th event 🖤🦇💀

16/08/2026

The talented Gothic C.Y. CHAN will be joining us at our Sept event; with a selection of exquisite artwork, crafts and trinkets 🖤🦇💀

14/08/2026

Keep an eye out for Darkotika at our September event - with their selection of handcrafted harnesses, jewellery and accessories 🖤🦇🥰

13/08/2026

21/07/2026

Hi again - for those of you who didn't receive the email, I will now share venue details here (NOTE: date has not been released yet and booking is not open, this is venue info only):

Walthamstow Trades Hall
61-63 Tower Hamlets Road
Walthamstow
E17 4RQ

Community run, LGBTQ+ friendly and accessible! We will also have a dedicated chill-out area with tables and chairs for you to sit, drink and catch up between browsing.

However, with this exciting new venue comes a few important considerations:

* Parking may be a little trickier than before; while there is a small car park at the venue, this will fill up fast. See below for up to date parking regulations for the local area.
https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2026-03/2026_03_05_CPZ_Overview_Map-A1%20Portrait_Whole%20Borough%20Map.pdf

* Pricing will need to increase a little, to ensure all costs are covered. And we will be focusing a little more on second-hand, mainly due to table configurations (see next point)

* We have a very limited amount of regular sized tables, and these are reserved for table only sellers. The tables that will accompany the table+rail spaces are smaller than in our previous venue; they are coffee table height and approx 116 x 46 cms - see image below (pen for scale):

(plus some other venue photos)

20/07/2026

Hi peeps! I have a very important task for you. I will be announcing the next date VERY SOON.

Before I do this, I have just sent a tester email with info about the new venue. Due to several tech issues there's a high chance it will land in your junk/spam folders so please, can you find it and mark it as safe / not spam.

Thank you :)

18/05/2026

The new venue is booked...the date is set! Keep a lookout for more details coming over the next month or two. :)

09/04/2026

Just a little update following my FB story...you've all been so patient with me since 2023 and I really appreciate it. 🖤

Once I got my own Personal Sh*t together, I tried to get back on track with our old venue but in the end, it just didn't work out. A big setback was the blocking out of all the windows - as many of you know from the Great Power Fail of ...selling black clothes in a dark space is not it. 😉😂

And so after a few false starts, I think I've found somewhere; this will be a trial run but I have high hopes - most exciting of all is that it's *fully accessible*! Something I'd always had guilt about not being able to facilitate before.

Bear with me as I get to grip with a growing list of logistics to deal with...I will be able to reveal more information soon. 🖤