Noelanders Trophy success

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Mark & Ritta Cooper receiving awards for their Pinus parviflora ‘Kokonoe’ & Shohin display at Noelanders Trophy XVI

Congratulations to Mark and Ritta Cooper for their award winning displays at Noelanders Trophy XVI. In case you missed the opportunity to see their displays, you will have a second chance as they have kindly agreed to display both their Pinus parviflora ‘Kokonoe’ and Shohin display at our Winter Image Show this Sunday, so come along for your chance to see these stunning trees and displays up close.

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John Armitage demonstration @ Our Winter Show

John Armitage workshop

John Armitage

This year we are delighted to have John Armitage displaying at our Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 22nd February 2015 in addition to providing expertise and advice and carrying out a demonstration during the day. So for your chance to learn more about bonsai and particularly Shohin, then come along to the show and meet John and watch his demonstration.

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NEW Range of Pots at the 2015 Show

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I have only just found out today that John Pitt Ceramics has been working on a NEW Range of shohin pots and they will be on show for the first time at the 2015 Swindon ‘Winter Image’ show on Sunday the 22nd Feb. It is explained in an earlier post that John is the main Award sponsor for the Winter Image show, so a great opportunity to see this new range.

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Niwaki raffle prize

A big thank you to Jake Hobson of Niwaki who is not only going to be a judge at our show and also a trader but also has kindly donated a Kanekoma Higonokami Japanese folding knife as a prize for our raffle at the Swindon Bonsai Winter Image Show. This knife is a traditional design from Kanekoma with a handforged 3″ folded SK steel blade. The raffle will be held on Sunday 22nd February at 1pm and for your chance to win this prize or one of the many others, don’t forget to come along and buy your raffle tickets.

Jake Hobson of Niwaki

 

Bonsai nibblers raffle prize

Thank you Chris Guise of Bonsai Nibblers for your great raffle prize donation to the Swindon Winter Image Show for Sunday 22nd February 2015.  So for your chance to win, come along and enter the raffle which will be drawn at 1pm on the day.

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Raffle prizes from Lodder Bonsai bv

Thank you again to Gerrit Lodder of Lodder Bonsai bv and Hoka-en Bonsai Studio for their fabulous raffle prize donation for our Swindon Winter Image Show 2015 on Sunday February 22nd from 10.30am to 4.00pm at The Stratton Leisure Centre, Grange Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 4JY

For your chance to win these great prizes and many more come along to our show and also see some stunning bonsai trees on display and possibly start the very addictive hobby yourself!