Solent Showing at Heathrow Bonsai Show in October 2016
Solent Bonsai Society (affiliated to FOBBS) was founded in 1978 when a few enthusiasts met in a Fareham pub and agreed to start the Society, and to this day is still attended by some of the founder membership, next year we are looking forward to celebrating our 40th anniversary. The society meets on the last Friday of the month (not December) just outside Fareham at the Wallington Village Hall, Broad Cut, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 8ST. You will be able to see their latest bonsai display at our Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February 2017 and meet some of their club members.
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Award Success for Swindon members at the Noelanders Trophy XVIII 2017, Genk, Belgium
Swindon Bonsai Society members Mark and Ritta Cooper have become frequent exhibitors over recent years at both our Winter Image show and the Noelanders Trophy. They entered the Noelanders Trophy for the first time back in 2013.
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Stone Monkey Raffle prize
A huge thank you to Andy Pearson of Stone Monkey Ceramics for his donation of one of his stunning pots as a raffle prize for the Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February. Raffle tickets will be available on sale at the door as well as throughout the day so don’t forget to buy yours and there will also be many more prizes to win, so hope you are lucky.
Dan Barton of Esoteric pots will be selling his pots at the forth coming Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February 2017. Dan Barton has been making pots for bonsai for 45 years. Virtually all of his pots are made using the ‘coiling’ technique and no two pots are the same. He mostly works to commission when a special pot is required for your special tree. Dan’s pots show an amazing range of shapes, sizes, colours and innovation and he has pioneered many glaze effects. Although he rarely has any ‘speculative’ pots available, he is hoping to make a few specially for our Swindon Show.
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The Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show is to be held on Sunday 26th February 2017. It is a show that is open to the general public and the doors will open at 10.30am on the Sunday morning. Entry is £5.00 and raffle tickets will also be on sale at the door and throughout the day with the draw at 2.30pm after the awards have been awarded at 2pm.
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We as a Society are honoured to be invited to exhibit at Swindon Winter Image Show this year on Sunday 26th February 2017. The Darlington Bonsai Society was formed some 30 years ago to bring together local enthusiasts of a rapidly growing hobby. Moving to a new venue necessitated a change of name to Tees Valley Bonsai Society. The Members meet once per month to discuss, work on and show trees.
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Thank you once again John Pitt of Bonsai Ceramics for being the Show Sponsor for Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show 2017 on Sunday 26th February. John considers this to be the best bonsai show in the UK.
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Another well known Bonsai exhibitor for this years Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February is Bill Baker and he has written a short introduction piece for anyone who has yet to meet Bill and see his superb bonsai trees and one of which you will be able to view at the show.
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Esoteric pots award for: Best Innovative Entry
Thank you to Dan Barton of Esoteric pots for his offer of an award for the best innovative entry into the 2017 Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February. Here is a post from Dan himself setting out the criteria for the judging of the award in addition to a picture of the award itself.
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The Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show will be held on Sunday 26th February 2017 and Lee Verhorevoort will be one of the bonsai traders selling at the show. He has recently returned from a buying trip to Japan and will have some superb bonsai for sale at the show of all species, sizes and styles at very good prices.
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