Hi Everyone
Last week-end we held
our Annual Members Bonsai and Accent Plants Show at Gordales, the
Award Winning Retailer of the year 2012 Garden Center here in the Wirral and by
ALL accounts and the feedback we have had, it seemed to even better than the
response in 2012.
It all started with the
preparations on the Thursday on the 19th of September and once the
vehicle arrived from storage with all the equipment on it . A little discussion
was had as to what was going where and the starting crew, Doug, Dave Y., Bill
D,.Steve H.,Tom, Bill G., Sean and
Arthur got to grips with task in hand and got going in assembling the
benches and stands shortly later more helping hands arrived to assist in the
preparation with almost the whole set-up completed before we had to call it a
day on day 1
Day Two was much of the same
and all was going well and around mid-day the Exhibits starting to arrive to be
place into position followed by a few swops here and there to have everything
perfect for the Show. Even tho I say it myself it was really looking great and
ready for Showtime at the end of on Friday
Saturday the final
touches,cleaning,hoovering, brushing ,polishing adding those little things that
makes it all perfect for the Two day show
As always it was a quiet start
but as time went on more and more of the public arrived and they were many
oooooo's and aaaaaa's look at this one look at that one is it REAL, DON'T TOUCH
, Daddy I want one and many more nice and wonderful comments
Around 10:30 am Mr Steve Tolley head Judge for
the Event and a MASTER Of the Bonsai Four Dimensional Art
Supremo, arrived with a Bandaged Finger ( I am sure he must
get fed-up being asked what happened)which did not stop him form being his
usual self when carrying out his judging duties and in TRUE TOLLSTER Fashion a
man of Action he was extremely full of enthusiasm and used his Dedicated
Skills and Superb Bonsai Knowledge to choose which Bonsai Tree deserved an
award
As time went past With plenty
of enthusiasm Steve with his trusted place cards placing them on the bench next
to a Tree then walking round stopping,looking near and more than a few feet
away trying to decide, he started removing a few cards making notes then
another look and his decisions were made (A true master at work )
Then tension for some members
and in the end we all had our minds settled when MrTolley took center stage
with his results and Reminder what he said last year in 2013 after judging the
show then he spoke about the members and,the
society as a whole and "praised us all for outstanding achievement"
This time it was even
better than last year as Mr. Tolley was more than pleased with all our efforts
and we all should BE PROUD as a Society for being one of the Best Bonsai
Societies in the country and will always be willing to return to support Wirral
Bonsai Society if we will have him
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The Honours were shared this
year between Dave Y, Bill G, Rod and Simon
Best Shohin == No. 24 =
Juniper = belonging to Rod
Best Chuhin
== No. 18 = Hinoki Cypress = belonging to Bill
G
Best BroadLeaf
== No. 1 = Azalea = belonging to Rod
Best
Conifer == No. 16 = Juniper = belonging to Dave Y.
Best in Show
= = No 16 = Juniper.
= belonging to Dave Y.
The Chairman's Award's == No.14 = Shohin Black Pine = belonging to Simon
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Voted Best Tree By the Public
and Awarded The Dave Mitchell Trophy
to Steve H
on behalf of Pete who could not make it
No. 2 Cryptomeria belong to Pete
And presented By Lindsay Beautiful Daughter of
Dave M.
A Special presentation was made by Steve T on behalf of Wirral Bonsai Society
to Andy H who has been the in My opinion the Backbone of our Successful Sunday
Workshops both at Gordales and at Portsunlight Garden Centre. Andy is moving to
a Warmer climate as he task up a position at a Bonsai Nursery later in the year
in Portugal and we ALL wish him every success and he will be a HARD ACT to
follow.
Best Wishes from us all Andy I know I will miss you not only for your wit,
honesty, Bonsai Knowledge, your sense of Humour ( where to stick the camera )
and reminding me that the Sunday Workshops are about the BONSAI TREES and not
the Members ( why can't it be Both)
Over the Two days of the show
we of the show we
made some new friends and it was great to see some friendly face
amongst them some Distinguished Bonsai
people, Mr M Hughes,Mr Andy Dolman
from Walsall, Tony Tickle, Dave B and wife Cathy, Ken, Bryan and his Family,
Bren, Lee K. Roy and a Lovely Senior Couple who were members of W-B-S in the
early years in the 1990,s some of the nicest Ladies Gentlemen you will
meet
A Tremendous Exciting Bonsai and accent Plant Show
and we all would like to thank the owners of the GGC Mr and Mrs Nicholson for
their kind hospitality welcoming W-B-S into their Award Winning Center Retailer
of the Year 2012 and also a young Ladies Karen and Becky,Jonathon and Nick for
the Transport PLUS ALL MEMBERS of Staff at
Gordales for making our day so successful AND A MASSIVE THANK-YOU TO YOU ALL
We hope everyone who attended
our show enjoyed what they had seen and spread the word and good news about
Wirral Bonsai Society and Gordale's Garden Center for we will be BACK in 2014
and if all goes well with a big and better display of Bonsai Trees and Accent
plants
Just a Reminder NOT TO FORGET the Sunday workshops on the 29th of September
AT Gordale Garden Centre
Take care
look after each other and your Bonsai Trees
From ALL OF US AT W-B-S a Large Thank you to each and everyone of you who took
time to visit us
Jim thelad
for more pictures please see IBC forum via link below
http://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t14323-wirral-bonsai-society-members-annual-show-results-and-complete-show-2013
good layout and turn out
putting 'skippy' (named because it was found in a skip) into position
Steve starts his judging....
....and then leads a discussion in the merits (and possible issues) with the trees
