The Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show is being held on Sunday 26th February 2017 at the Grange Leisure Centre, Grange Drive, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 4JY from 10.30am. We hold a raffle every year which includes many donated items from supporters of the show and we are very grateful for this. In addition we… Read more »
Posts categorised: Winter Show
Dennis Henley
To celebrate our 40th Anniversary of Swindon and District Bonsai Society we will be running a series of posts focusing on our club members. We have asked them a series of questions and to start us off, this is Dennis Henley who has been doing bonsai as a hobby since 1990.
Newbury and District Bonsai Society
Newbury and District Bonsai Society are once again displaying bonsai at the Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February 2017. The Society has been displaying at this event for many years and we are very proud to support such an excellent show. We regularly attend other bonsai shows in the south (Wessex, Heathrow) as well… Read more »
Arihato Award 2017
This is a brief outline of the Arihato award which is one of the awards at our forth coming Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February 2017. The incredible root stand is hand made and hand carved by Kit Bowns, a Swindon Club Member. Here is the background to the award from Kit himself…. Read more »
Buying bonsai
Visiting Lodder Bonsai and buying new trees to add to your bonsai collection or even if you are just starting one is so much fun. We have spent a lot of time, well days looking around the bonsai nursery selecting and reselecting trees to add to our trolley. If you have never been then… Read more »
Graham Simpson
Thank you to Graham Simpson for his generous donation of three rolls of wire for our raffle at the Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February 2017. Graham will also have trees on display at Swindon so look out for his trees and don’t forget to buy your raffle tickets either on the door… Read more »
Commemorative pot raffle
Here is the Commemorative pot designed and made by Andrew Pearson aka Andy of Stone Monkey in support of the British Legion. The pot will be at the Swindon Winter Image Show on Sunday 26th February 2017 and on display on the Swindon club sales table. Andy will have the raffle tickets for sale at our… Read more »
Solent Bonsai Society
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… Read more »
Award Success for Swindon members at the Noelanders Trophy XVIII 2017
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.
Raffle prize from Stone Monkey
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… Read more »
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