FMP Medals

21/04/2026

What a weekend!

Last Saturday I attended the family history show at Burgess Hall, St.Ives. An international genealogy event and being the only medal dealer there I attracted a lot of interest from people seeking family medals. My medal finding service proved popular and I managed to sell some medals too! Lots of people collecting to their family name and some wanting unnamed original WW2 medals to make up a relative’s missing group.

It was a real pleasure to help people with advice and offer specialist knowledge when researching their relatives military past, a really enjoyable day.

Next stop on Sunday I was at Thetford military fair, one of my favourite events in the show calendar. Business was brisk and sales covered a wide collecting theme, from Victorian campaigns right through to modern service medals, I even managed to pick up some items for myself!

Lots of familiar faces and regular customers and some new ones too, so a really worthwhile event for FMP Medals.

I’ll be at Stratford upon Avon fair this weekend so please stop by and say hello, I may have something that interests you.

21/04/2026

Diary Reminder….
I will be stalling out and supporting this fantastic event. Please come along and enjoy the weekend, come by my stall, browse and say hello. See you there?

We're getting ever closer to the big 1940's Weekender woohoo 💃🕺

Love all things vintage? Then get yourself down to Baytree Garden Centre Baytree Antiques & Craft Centre - Weston Spalding on 22nd and 23rd AUGUST for dancing, stalls, games, military vehicles, music and lots of fun 😁

Ann-Marie and David Carter will be in the store today bringing lots more donations and refreshing our bric section - we're always so grateful for their time and dedication to Veterans at Ease King's Lynn 🙏

13/04/2026

Diary Reminder….

I will be attending the following events in the next coming weeks, please stop by to say hello and view the stock, it would be great to see you and have a chat, hopefully I’ll have an item that interests you.

18 April 2026
The FAMILY HISTORY SHOW
Burgess Hall
Westwood Rd
St Ives
PE27 6WU

19 April 2026
THETFORD MILITARIA FAIR
BRECKLAND LEISURE CENTRE & WATERWORLD
CROXTON ROAD
THETFORD
NORFOLK
IP24 1JD

26 April 2026
Stratford Upon Avon Militaria & Medal Fair
Stratford Leisure Centre
Bridgefoot
Stratford upon Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6YY

3 May 2026
Wakefield Medal Fair
Outwood Memorial Hall
Leeds Road / Victoria Street
Outwood
Near Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 2NE

10 May 2026
Britannia Medal Fair
(International event)
CARISBROOKE HALL
VICTORY SERVICES CLUB,
63/79 SEYMOUR STREET
LONDON
W2 2HF

11/04/2026

Yaxley Medal and Militaria fair tomorrow- Sunday 12 April 2026

A few more items being lined up for sale at Yaxley fair tomorrow; come and join us!

10/04/2026

Yaxley Medal and Militaria Fair, RBL Club, 210 Broadway, Yaxley near Peterborough on Sunday 12 April 2026

I hope you can join us at this wonderful local fair, a few of the items I will have for sale on the stall, please drop by and take a look.
FMP Medals

07/04/2026

FMP Medals will be stalling out at this event. A great local fair, please come along and support, lots of interesting items for sale.

Spent more than enough time with the family this weekend?

Next weekend, take some time to spend on yourself:

04/04/2026

Wakefield Medal Fair Tomorrow!!!

Don’t forget it’s Wakefield Fair tomorrow, come and join us at the Outwood Memorial Hall, Leeds Road / Victoria Street, Outwood, Nr Wakefield
WF1 2NE

Hours 8am to 1pm

02/04/2026

The Medal Locating Services offered by FMP Medals.

1. Send me as much detail that you have about the medal(s) you are searching for. This information MUST be sent to: [email protected].
2. If the medals have been reported as stolen then you must include the crime reference number.
3. I will undertake searches using various sources and try to locate the medal(s) for you. It may take a long time and ultimately I can’t guarantee I’ll be successful. The details are entered on to my Customers Wants list and stay there, so there is no need to keep checking if I have found them!

NOTE: There is NO CHARGE for my services at this stage.

4. If I locate the Medal(s) I will contact you by email.
5. If you still want the medal(s) then….. You will be charged the current market value ie how much it costs me to buy them plus a fee of £100.00, which equates to just under 3 hours of my research fees + p&p by Royal Mail.
6. OR if you want to deal with the 3rd party yourself, ie you arrange to recover the medals, then you pay my fee of £100 and I will put you in touch with the 3rd party.

To date, I have had 2 re-unites with family medals that have been missing for sometime and 1 medal that was being sort by a collector to complete a group he already owned, so remember I will try and locate any medal you are looking for.

I have tried to be as clear and transparent as possible, but please email me at [email protected] if you have any further questions, wish to take up the service or alternatively want to speak to me in person at any of the medal shows I regularly attend around the UK, I’d be happy to help.

01/04/2026

Diary Reminder 5/4/26 ….

I will be trading at the Wakefield / Outwood Medal fair this Sunday, 5th April 2026 (Easter Sunday). A well established fair with refreshments available, well worth a visit.

Open to the public from 8am to 1pm

Venue is Outwood Memorial Hall
Leeds Road / Victoria street
Outwood
Near Wakefield
WF1 2NE

£2 per person entry fee, payable on the door

A small selection of stock below and lots of new items, so please drop by and say hello, I may have something you’ve been looking for!

20/03/2026

Battle of Arras 1917

I managed to take a tour of the Wellington tunnels at Arras, a must see if you want to understand The Battle of Arras, a major British-led offensive fought between 9 April and 16 May 1917.

The Arras battlefield stretched across northern France, including key locations like:
• Vimy Ridge – Captured by Canadian forces in a famous victory
• Monchy-le-Preux – Scene of intense fighting
• Bullecourt – Heavy Australian casualties

A unique feature of the battlefield was the network of underground tunnels beneath Arras, used by Allied troops to move safely before the attack.

The guided tour takes about 1hr 20 minutes and needs to be booked in advance. It really gives an understanding of the thorough preparation and planning of this major battle, well worth a visit.

18/03/2026

A Trip to Bapaume…..

I’m currently undertaking a short trip to Northern France and based myself in the small provincial town of Bapaume, Hauts-de-France, about 25km south of Arras. The area was heavily fought over during WW1, so I have taken the opportunity to visit some of the CWGC cemetery’s, memorials and places of interest relating to the war in this vicinity; for those that have not visited this area before I would urge you to do so.

It is an incredibly thought provoking experience, trying to understand the scale of the losses suffered and the way in which war was fought during this time; it certainly makes one think.

I have posted a few photos of the places I managed to visit, hopefully you’ll find them interesting and may encourage you to visit the area yourself.

15/03/2026

I’m looking forward to this massive event, please stop by and say hello. I will have a great selection of medals for sale, maybe I’ll have that missing family medal on my stall?