Posts categorised: Winter Show

Alex Rudd presents

At Swindon Bonsai Club’s upcoming Winter Show on the 16th of February 2025, we have enlisted Alex Rudd to talk on his favourite subject, bonsai ceramics. This mini-event will be held in the dance studio. There will be two sessions, so everyone will have a couple of opportunities to engross themselves in the afternoon.

Show 2024, Merit Awards

Merit Awards, Sponsored by the Swindon Club & Judged by.………… Reg Bolton, Amelia Williams & Terry Adams From Main display area…………… Merit Visiting Club…………. Newbury, tables 34/35 Merit Shohin Visiting Club………. Warminster,  Merit Shohin Visiting Cub………. Surrey Heath Merit Deciduous, No 13……….. Rod Mcfarlane, Acer Merit Deciduous, No 32……….. Ian Duff, Acer Kashima Merit Evergreen,… Read more »

Show 2024 Main Award Winners

Main judge………… Dan Barton, https://danbartoncreative.co.uk/ Judging was for the whole display on a 6 ft table area. Due to show visitors and space it was difficult to capture the whole displays, All photos taken by Andy and Mandy [Swindon members] Best Visiting Club Display………individual trees

Swindon Winter Image Show 2024

What a great day and another fantastic Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show. Thank you to all those who aided with the show from exhibitors, traders, visitors, any everyone involved. Here is a short set of photographs from the day and the full show report will follow shortly with the photos of all the bonsai trees… Read more »

NEW for the 2024 show, on Sunday the 11th Feb.

Following the very successful UKBA bonsai display at the Hyper Japan Festival in London last year, contact was made with representatives of the Japanese Embassy in London. Through them a link to a bonsai master in Japan was arranged. It is hoped to have a pre recorded link running during the show in a side… Read more »

Show Raffle, Sun 11th Feb 2024…. First Prize

NO……………… it’s not the HUGE pot in the photo. Kindly donated to the show raffle is this unique opportunity of a pottery workshop to make a coiled bonsai pot with Dan Barton………. Bonsai Artist and Ceramics Expert. [BUT not as big as the photo]……………….. For a chance to win the workshop or other prizes, you… Read more »