Ashfield Bonsai Club: Ashfield Bonsai Club display at the Swindon Winter Image show, February 2013

Club History

The club was founded in 1993. Originally there was a single monthly meeting (in Sutton-in-Ashfield), this was soon increased at the request of the members to two meetings a month.

Many more formal clubs depend on demonstrations, talks and slideshows with occasional workshops. At Ashfield the emphasis is very much towards the informal and "hands on". Members regularly bring their own own material to meetings. The club caters for a wide range of experience in bonsai and welcomes new members. Advice is available from the more seasoned and creative members and we try to foster a relaxed, "family feel" with everyone having a say in the clubs affairs. Each year we invite one or two speakers of international fame to present to us, and we occasionally organise weekend workshops with well known bonsai personalties. Presently our meetings are held in the comfortable and spacious church hall at South Normanton and new members are always welcome.

In 2019 the club members will continue to exhibit at major exhibitions both at home and abroad, with trees enterred for the Swindon Winter Image show in February (where the club has also been invited to present a display stand), and at the Bonsai Expo in April.

Members will also be attending the Trophy Exhibition in Belgium in February, the Doncaster show in March and other shows throughout the year

Monday, 25 February 2013

Ashfield Bonsai Club display at the Swindon Winter Image show, February 2013

We took a few trees down to the Swindon Winter Image show yesterday.
You will have seen the trees on the previous Noelanders thread but I'll post these pictures for posterity, and to shout about the fact that John Pitt was awarded "Best tree & pot combination" for his English Yew, not sure who made the crap pot, some duffer from Derby...his name escapes me....
Also the club received a certificate of merit for the Ilex Serrata (Japanese Winterberry/ Holly) that was displayed on our club table.

Apologies for the poor picture quality sodium lights and a crap photo editing programme do us no favours.