Newbury and District Bonsai Society hosted another great bonsai event this year near Newbury at Roots Garden Centre. It was a well attended show with a good range of traders and attending clubs and societies who also got a chance to catch up and work on bonsai trees throughout the day. Thank you to Newbury Bonsai Society for inviting Swindon club to attend and also to Roots Garden centre for the hospitality and excellent venue.
This month Joanna joined us with a selection of plants from her nursery in Warnborough, Wiltshire. Club members were also invited to bring accent plantings they had created for viewing and discussion. It was great to dedicate an entire evening to smaller plantings and apt, taking into consideration the Magical Bonsai Accents show in Bristol next Saturday, the 19th June. Hope to see you there.
1st place, PB Chinese Elm
2nd place, MP Trident Maple
3rd place, PR Trident Maple
It is with sadness that I have to inform you of the death of Ron Moorcroft a few days ago, He was a Lifetime Member of the Swindon Club.
Ron had been a member of the club since the 70’s until bad health prevented him from taking any active part in club meetings. His wife Jean also in the photograph was for a number of years the Club Chairperson.
Sadly Jean died a number of years prior to Ron. Both were always very enthusiastic about all club activities and some of the older bonsai enthusiasts out there will remember them both from the numerous shows that they attended around the country. Many traders will miss him, as he loved to purchase the bigger expensive trees and pots. He was always seeking out those larger trunks.
They both went out of their way to attract and encourage new members, I myself was taken under Ron’s wing well before I even had my own first tree and he trusted me with working on his own collection.
His funeral will be at Kingsdown Crematorium, Swindon on Monday the 21st July at 2.15pm.
Paul,
Chairman
Today was an excellent day at the Roots Bonsai Show near Newbury and there were a superb array of bonsai trees on display and all sorts of bonsai goodies to buy from esoteric pots to great value bonsai trees, scrolls, and lots more.
Alongside the traders, Enfield and Sutton bonsai societies exhibited their trees.
Held at Capel Manor Gardens, Enfield, Middlesex, this event is organised by the Bonsai Traders Association and featured some of the best in the UK. Comprising of
Members again attended the Milton Lilbourne Summer Fayre with a small display of trees.
Newbury & District Bonsai Society once again will host BONSAI ROOTS at Roots Garden Centre, Prior’s Court Road, Hermitage, Berkshire, RG18 9TG on Sunday 6th July 2014.
The Show will be open from 10:00am – 16:00pm.
There will be displays from clubs, bonsai traders, demonstrations and members of many clubs working on trees.
For more details contact Dave Cleveland on 0118 983 3188 or email newbury.bonsai@btinternet.com or visit the website for Roots Garden Centre.
Look forward to seeing you there.
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