Tag: Northern Ireland

  • A good Start…

    … to September with our monthly meeting last Friday. A great relaxed atmosphere at the club and two new members as a bonus. Next up is the Belfast Parks Autumn show this weekend with many of our members entering for the first time. Caleb in full study mode on Friday… Ian helping John on a…

  • Back to School

    Summer’s over and schools are back, and so are we. The meeting tonight starts off the events for this Autumn, closely followed by the Belfast Parks Autumn Show next weekend at Botanic and then our Willowbog Bonsai School on the last weekend of September! It’s all go, looking forward to catching up with everyone tonight…

  • Sad News

    It is with great sadness that I post this. John McCourt, partner of member Sharon Green who passed away a few months ago, tragically died yesterday in an accident in Donegal.  Our thoughts are with the family. John was without doubt a character and will be missed by us all.  

  • Rose Show This Weekend

    No club meetings over the Summer but we do have our usual participation in the Summer Rose and Flower Show at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, Belfast. We usually have around 30 bonsai entered in the competition classes at the event, filling the space provided. The Rose gardens at the park are well worth…

  • We Survived the 13th!

    Well, that’s our club meetings over until September. Friday’s meeting, despite the date, was a great night with plenty going on. We were delighted to have Brendan with us from Cairns in Australia. A bit far to come for a meeting granted but he was able to make it coincide with a trip home to…