Here is the list of judges and a fine body of people with a huge experience in the hobby.
1. Steve McKee [Head judge]
2. Mark Cooper
3. Ritta Cooper
4. Andy Jordan
5. Bill Baker
6. John Brocklehurst
7. Paul Eslinger
8. Andrew Hardman
Anand Arihato was/is a teacher. He was taken from us too early. That said if you consider his spiritual belief he is still with us, around us or within us. He was (I will use past tense from now purely as I look upon things from a Western perspective) a great believer in knowledge and he shared a great deal with me on bonsai and his philosophy in many late night emails. To have had this opportunity to talk was a singular honour. He affected me in a way very few people have.
This year we have 10 visiting bonsai clubs and societies to our Winter Image Show on Sunday 24th February. If you are interested in the art or hobby of bonsai then come along and meet some of the clubs as there is bound to be one near you if you want to join one.
- Bristol
- Ashfield
- Phoenix
- Warminster
- Splinter Group
- Newbury
- Aka Matsu School of Bonsai
- Solent
- Surrey Heath
- Glynderi
This year there will be a superb collection of bonsai trees on display at our Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 24th February. The show is being held at the Grange Leisure Centre , Grange Drive, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 4JY. For more details contact Chairman Paul on 07982 401103. The doors open at 10am following the judging and is an all day event finishing at 4pm.
Invited guests
- Mark Cooper
- John Pitt
- Steve McKee
- Bill Baker
- Martin Shepherd
- Chris Thomas
- Jerry Wheeler
- Mo Fagan
- Adrian Taylor
- David Johnson
- Ian Stewardson
- Tracy Morton
- John Armitage
- Gordon Duffett
Swindon Club members displaying
- Reginald Bolton
- Terry Adams
- Mark Kerry
- Tony Oswin
- Clive Harber
- Dennis Henly
- Clive Knight
- Alan Redford
- Michael Partridge
Shohin displays
- John Armitage
- Andy Jordan
- Mark Cooper
- Andy Hardman
- Graham Walker
- Stewart Beresford
- Beryl Thorpe
- Sally May
- John Brocklehurst
Mame displays
- Kit Bowns
- Ritta Cooper
- Gary Careford
- Les Storey
- Michael Partidge
- Simon Haddon
- Robert Stewart
Not long now, only a few days to go and we look forward to seeing you all at the show.
Thank you Erin Bonsai ever so much again for supporting Swindon Winter Image Show this Sunday on the 24th February with the raffle prize donation of yet again two stunning pots, both of which you can win if you buy your raffle tickets on Sunday at our show.
1st raffle Erin pot
2nd raffle Erin pot
Erin pots are unique and make a stunning pot for any bonsai tree or accent to be planted in. Check out their Facebook page to see more of their work or visit their website at Erin Bonsai.
This year the list of traders attending our Winter Image Show on Sunday 24th February is as follows
Malcolm Antony Comley will be missed by all his friends in the bonsai community and especially by Swindon Bonsai Club Members. The loss of Malcolm will be felt by all but he will not be forgotten as the fun loving person with a passion for bonsai trees.
Here is a link to the announcement in the Swindon Advertiser for more details.
It is less than a week to go now before the Swindon Winter Image Show 2019 and your chance to win a superb prize in our raffle on Sunday 24th February. Raffle tickets are being sold on the day for a £1.00 per ticket and there are over 20 prizes to be won so don’t forget to buy yours at the door or throughout the day. Check out the images below of some of the raffle prizes which will include 12 trees of a wide range of species.
White Pine 
Japanese Larch 
Dawn Redwood 
Firethorn 
Elephant bush 
Zelkova 
Dawn Redwood 
Taiwan Fig 
Trident maple 
Hornbeam 
Chinese Elm 
Crab apple
Our show opening hours are 10.00am – 4.00pm and it’s still only £5 entry on the door.
The address for the show isGrange Leisure Centre, Grange Drive, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 4JY. For more details visit our winter show page or contact Chairman Paul on 07982 401103
The awards for the trees in the competition will be at 14.00 closely followed by the raffle at 14.30pm so have your tickets ready.
Thank you to everyone who has donated raffle prizes again and good luck on Sunday.
The Winter Image Exhibition hosted by Swindon Bonsai Society is one of the highlights in our calendar year. It is the culmination of weeks of work making pots specially for this event. This year we will bring fewer accent pots and instead increase the number of bonsai pots. Each of these pots will be unique and a wide range of sizes will be available from tiny to very large with a wide selection of shapes, colours and textures. We look forward to meeting you all again on the 24th February 2019. As ever, Dan and Cecilia
Gerrit Lodder has kindly supplied prizes for the raffle at our annual show next weekend. They have supported our endeavours for a number of years now and have provided some great prizes, so turn up and buy a ticket. Then you’ll be in with a chance of winning one of these fantastic prizes.