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 A message
from the organisers-
Organisers:
Malcolm and Kath
Hughes
T: 0121 378 4837
Email:
Because we wanted to ensure everyone involved
in bonsai in the UK had the opportunity to participate in this event,
Malcolm and I spent many hours compiling contact lists; some were FOBBS
members, some were not. This was not a
FOBBS event, it was something Malcolm and I decided to do because we felt
there was a great gap that needed filling.
As those who attended will know, the event the event proved a great success.
Somewhere around 3,000 people came
through the doors. We felt this was an achievement when it had been
suggested that interest in bonsai was on the decline.
We produced a book Best of British Bonsai
2009 to commemorate the event (we did this very apprehensively as we
feared we may lose money). This was not the case we are relieved to say, and
we now have barely one hundred books
remaining.
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Thank you all for your
support, most of you must have been pushing for us!
Now to the
reason for this:
We have been persuaded to repeat the exercise
in 2011, I hope we will not live to regret it!
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens will once
again be the venue.
I know some of you will say, WHY? - it is not
a big enough venue.
You may well be right BUT.....
That venue costs £30,000 to hire for the
weekend. We, because we have The National Collection there, get it FREE.
Steve Tolley,
who sponsors the Awards and organises the Exhibition would like a larger
venue so that we could exhibit more trees.
We investigated The National Motor Cycle Museum, a purpose built exhibition
venue - hire for a weekend - £70,000. The ICC
which we used in 1991 would now cost £250,000. I think you will understand
why we use The Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
However if there is a very wealthy and
philanthropic person out there who would like to support us do please get in
touch -
I too would like a bigger venue.
The dates for Best
of British Bonsai 2011 are to be
April 9th & 10th - yes I know some
would like it a little later,
but we have no choice.
All info regarding the event will be available
in the near future, but you can at least reserve the date in your diary.
Regards Kath Hughes
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ITS
NOW RUNNING OUT: The book of the best of British Bonsai is
almost sold out
Exceptional bonsai
from the best of the British bonsai artists. Every tree was
photographed by Paul Goff who,
along with Serge Clemence and
Marc Noelanders formed the team of judges for this event held
during the early
part of 2009 in Birmingham UK.. Not an
annual event this is your chance to secure one of the
limited edition
copies of the historical exhibition of
outstanding Bonsai.
The
book costs £15 plus postage of £2.50, £17.50
Send a check (UK) PayPal or for outside the UK PayPal
(£21.25) or
send an International Money
order for £21.25 to
The Woodlands, New Hall Drive, Sutton Coldfield.B76 1QX britishbonsai09@yahoo.com
Credit Cards only
through PayPal
Our Paypal email address is
britishbonsai09@yahoo.com
A message of appreciation from the
organisers,
Malcolm and Kath Hughes http://www.bestofbritishbonsai.co.uk
and from March
http://www.bbb2011.com
Our postage charges for multiple purchases and overseas postages within the
window.
Errata on page
38. Lonicera Nitida by Gary Stacey and not Lonicira morowii as listed
The Best of British Bonsai 2011
Temporary Website is here
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