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Our meetings are on the second Monday of every month at the United Reformed Church in Hedge End.

14 St John's Road
Hedge End
Southampton SO30 4AB

Ample free car parking is available behind the Post Office and Lloyds Bank.
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Registered members of other Bonsai Societies are welcomed to our meetings at the same door terms and conditions as our own members.

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EASTLEIGH BONSAI SOCIETY PROGRAMME

Our club meetings are a mix of outside speakers and workshops, with some of our more experienced members sharing their hints and tips on bonsai basics such as re-potting, pruning and care for your trees over the different seasons.

We also participate at various club shows in neighbouring counties, which are always a good source of inspiration and a chance to see the latest pots and accessories
from bonsai traders in Britain and abroad.

CLUB NIGHTS AND SHOWS IN 2020

Download Eastleigh Bonsai Society's programme for the year

January	January	January	January	January
Rob – Potting Media,Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an aapproach to repotting of bonsai	Rob – Potting Media,Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an aapproach to repotting of bonsai	Rob – Potting Media,Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an aapproach to repotting of bonsai	Rob – Potting Media,Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an aapproach to repotting of bonsai	Rob – Potting Media,Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an aapproach to repotting of bonsai

DATE	WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON	WHAT IT'S ABOUT	MEETING DESCRIPTION
Mon 13 Jan	Paul Eslinger	Pots, horticulture, art	Paul – Selecting pots for trees, horticulture/art balance & a brief introduction to the strategies and descriptions we use.
Sun 26 Jan	UKBA Auction	External Show	UK Bonsai Auction and Suiseki/Saikei/Mame Show
Mon 10 Feb	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Repotting. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 23 Feb	Swindon	External Show	Swindon and District Bonsai Society – Winter Image Show
Mon 09 Mar	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Spring Pruning/Repotting. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 29 Mar	Clocks go forward	British Summertime	British Summertime STARTS, i.e. 01:00 is 02:00
Mon 13 Apr	Clive McNaught	Pottery for bonsai and other	Clive McNaught brings a Western touch to Japanese distinctiveness. Clive makes unique pots fired in English kilns, and is building his own Japanese-inspired kiln.
Mon 11 May	Robert Stewart	Displaying Bonsai (Interactive)	Rob – putting a display together with available trees. Bring one or two trees + an accent plant to use in Rob's demo.
Sun 30 May	Eastbourne & Wealden	External Show	Eastbourne and Wealden Bonsai Society - Show
Mon 8 Jun	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Summer Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sat 4 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
Sun 5 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
Mon 13 Jul	David Cheshire	Developing Native Trees	David Cheshire – How to take small native material grown/developed locally; develop trees initially + bring them to show standard.
Mon 10 Aug	Paul Eslinger	Bonsai Critique & Identifying Opportunities	Paul – critique & exploring opportunities in oddballs: a no-tools review of challenging trees, ugly ducklings, etc…so bring one or two trees to explore.
Mon 14 Sep	Alan Harriman	Suiseki	Alan Harriman's perspective on understanding & appreciating Japanese, Chinese & local stones. Suiseki don’t have to come from the Pacific rim to be appreciated.
Mon 12 Oct	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Autumn Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 18 Oct	Heathrow	External Show	Heathrow Bonsai Show
Sun 25 Oct	Clocks go backward	British Wintertime	Sun 25 Oct - British Summertime ENDS, i.e.02:00 is 01:00
Mon 9 Nov	Robert Stewart	Bonsai Planning for Next Year	Rob – Planning next year's projects: looking at trees in their early stages + planning their development over the year.
Mon 14 Dec	Club Activity	AGM	AGM and American Supper – 5 mins of business, your opportunity to change the officers, influence the future of the Society, and look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper.

DATE	WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON	WHAT IT'S ABOUT	MEETING DESCRIPTION
Mon 13 Jan	Paul Eslinger	Pots, horticulture, art	Paul – Selecting pots for trees, horticulture/art balance & a brief introduction to the strategies and descriptions we use.
Sun 26 Jan	UKBA Auction	External Show	UK Bonsai Auction and Suiseki/Saikei/Mame Show
Mon 10 Feb	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Repotting. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 23 Feb	Swindon	External Show	Swindon and District Bonsai Society – Winter Image Show
Mon 09 Mar	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Spring Pruning/Repotting. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 29 Mar	Clocks go forward	British Summertime	British Summertime STARTS, i.e. 01:00 is 02:00
Mon 13 Apr	Clive McNaught	Pottery for bonsai and other	Clive McNaught brings a Western touch to Japanese distinctiveness. Clive makes unique pots fired in English kilns, and is building his own Japanese-inspired kiln.
Mon 11 May	Robert Stewart	Displaying Bonsai (Interactive)	Rob – putting a display together with available trees. Bring one or two trees + an accent plant to use in Rob's demo.
Sun 30 May	Eastbourne & Wealden	External Show	Eastbourne and Wealden Bonsai Society - Show
Mon 8 Jun	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Summer Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sat 4 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
Sun 5 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
Mon 13 Jul	David Cheshire	Developing Native Trees	David Cheshire – How to take small native material grown/developed locally; develop trees initially + bring them to show standard.
Mon 10 Aug	Paul Eslinger	Bonsai Critique & Identifying Opportunities	Paul – critique & exploring opportunities in oddballs: a no-tools review of challenging trees, ugly ducklings, etc…so bring one or two trees to explore.
Mon 14 Sep	Alan Harriman	Suiseki	Alan Harriman's perspective on understanding & appreciating Japanese, Chinese & local stones. Suiseki don’t have to come from the Pacific rim to be appreciated.
Mon 12 Oct	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Autumn Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 18 Oct	Heathrow	External Show	Heathrow Bonsai Show
Sun 25 Oct	Clocks go backward	British Wintertime	Sun 25 Oct - British Summertime ENDS, i.e.02:00 is 01:00
Mon 9 Nov	Robert Stewart	Bonsai Planning for Next Year	Rob – Planning next year's projects: looking at trees in their early stages + planning their development over the year.
Mon 14 Dec	Club Activity	AGM	AGM and American Supper – 5 mins of business, your opportunity to change the officers, influence the future of the Society, and look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper.

DATE	WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON	WHAT IT'S ABOUT	MEETING DESCRIPTION
Mon 13 Jan	Paul Eslinger	Pots, horticulture, art	Paul – Selecting pots for trees, horticulture/art balance & a brief introduction to the strategies and descriptions we use.
Sun 26 Jan	UKBA Auction	External Show	UK Bonsai Auction and Suiseki/Saikei/Mame Show
Mon 10 Feb	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Repotting. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 23 Feb	Swindon	External Show	Swindon and District Bonsai Society – Winter Image Show
Mon 09 Mar	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Spring Pruning/Repotting. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 29 Mar	Clocks go forward	British Summertime	British Summertime STARTS, i.e. 01:00 is 02:00
Mon 13 Apr	Clive McNaught	Pottery for bonsai and other	Clive McNaught brings a Western touch to Japanese distinctiveness. Clive makes unique pots fired in English kilns, and is building his own Japanese-inspired kiln.
Mon 11 May	Robert Stewart	Displaying Bonsai (Interactive)	Rob – putting a display together with available trees. Bring one or two trees + an accent plant to use in Rob's demo.
Sun 30 May	Eastbourne & Wealden	External Show	Eastbourne and Wealden Bonsai Society - Show
Mon 8 Jun	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Summer Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sat 4 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
Sun 5 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
Mon 13 Jul	David Cheshire	Developing Native Trees	David Cheshire – How to take small native material grown/developed locally; develop trees initially + bring them to show standard.
Mon 10 Aug	Paul Eslinger	Bonsai Critique & Identifying Opportunities	Paul – critique & exploring opportunities in oddballs: a no-tools review of challenging trees, ugly ducklings, etc…so bring one or two trees to explore.
Mon 14 Sep	Alan Harriman	Suiseki	Alan Harriman's perspective on understanding & appreciating Japanese, Chinese & local stones. Suiseki don’t have to come from the Pacific rim to be appreciated.
Mon 12 Oct	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Autumn Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 18 Oct	Heathrow	External Show	Heathrow Bonsai Show
Sun 25 Oct	Clocks go backward	British Wintertime	Sun 25 Oct - British Summertime ENDS, i.e.02:00 is 01:00
Mon 9 Nov	Robert Stewart	Bonsai Planning for Next Year	Rob – Planning next year's projects: looking at trees in their early stages + planning their development over the year.
Mon 14 Dec	Club Activity	AGM	AGM and American Supper – 5 mins of business, your opportunity to change the officers, influence the future of the Society, and look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper.

DATE	WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON	WHAT IT'S ABOUT	MEETING DESCRIPTION
Mon 13 Jan	Paul Eslinger	Pots, horticulture, art	Paul – Selecting pots for trees, horticulture/art balance & a brief introduction to the strategies and descriptions we use.
Sun 26 Jan	UKBA Auction	External Show	UK Bonsai Auction and Suiseki/Saikei/Mame Show
Mon 10 Feb	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Repotting. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 23 Feb	Swindon	External Show	Swindon and District Bonsai Society – Winter Image Show
Mon 09 Mar	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Spring Pruning/Repotting. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 29 Mar	Clocks go forward	British Summertime	British Summertime STARTS, i.e. 01:00 is 02:00
Mon 13 Apr	Clive McNaught	Pottery for bonsai and other	Clive McNaught brings a Western touch to Japanese distinctiveness. Clive makes unique pots fired in English kilns, and is building his own Japanese-inspired kiln.
Mon 11 May	Robert Stewart	Displaying Bonsai (Interactive)	Rob – putting a display together with available trees. Bring one or two trees + an accent plant to use in Rob's demo.
Sun 30 May	Eastbourne & Wealden	External Show	Eastbourne and Wealden Bonsai Society - Show
Mon 8 Jun	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Summer Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sat 4 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
Sun 5 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
Mon 13 Jul	David Cheshire	Developing Native Trees	David Cheshire – How to take small native material grown/developed locally; develop trees initially + bring them to show standard.
Mon 10 Aug	Paul Eslinger	Bonsai Critique & Identifying Opportunities	Paul – critique & exploring opportunities in oddballs: a no-tools review of challenging trees, ugly ducklings, etc…so bring one or two trees to explore.
Mon 14 Sep	Alan Harriman	Suiseki	Alan Harriman's perspective on understanding & appreciating Japanese, Chinese & local stones. Suiseki don’t have to come from the Pacific rim to be appreciated.
Mon 12 Oct	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Autumn Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
Sun 18 Oct	Heathrow	External Show	Heathrow Bonsai Show
Sun 25 Oct	Clocks go backward	British Wintertime	Sun 25 Oct - British Summertime ENDS, i.e.02:00 is 01:00
Mon 9 Nov	Robert Stewart	Bonsai Planning for Next Year	Rob – Planning next year's projects: looking at trees in their early stages + planning their development over the year.
Mon 14 Dec	Club Activity	AGM	AGM and American Supper – 5 mins of business, your opportunity to change the officers, influence the future of the Society, and look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper.

MONTH	DATE	WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON	WHAT IT'S ABOUT	MEETING DESCRIPTION
January	Mon 13 Jan	Paul Eslinger	Pots, horticulture, art	Paul – Selecting pots for trees. Horticulture/art balance. Brief intro to bonsai 'strategies' and descriptions.
January	Sun 26 Jan	UKBA Auction	External Show	UK Bonsai Auction and Suiseki/Saikei/Mame Show
February	Mon 10 Feb	Club Activity	Workshop	Repotting Workshop: Bring tools and trees, work on them and discuss options with Members.
February	Sun 23 Feb	Swindon	External Show	Swindon and District Bonsai Society – Winter Image Show
March	Mon 09 Mar	TBC	TBC	Speaker TBC
March	Sun 29 Mar	Clocks go forward	British Summertime	British Summertime STARTS, i.e. 01:00 is 02:00
June	Mon 13 Apr	Club Activity	Workshop	Spring Pruning/Repotting Workshop: Bring tools and trees, work on them and discuss options with Members.
July	Sat 4 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
July	Sun 5 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
July	Mon 13 Jul	David Cheshire	Developping Native Trees	David Cheshire – Small native, locally started material; methods for developing these and bringing them to show standard.
August	Mon 10 Aug	Paul Eslinger	Bonsai Critique & Identifying Opportunities	Paul – Exploring opportunities with your 'oddballs': a no-tools review of challenging trees, so bring a couple along.
September	Mon 14 Sep	Alan Harriman	Suiseki	Alan Harriman – A perspective on understanding Japanese, Chinese and local Suiseki. Viewing Stones don’t always have to come from the Pacific rim.
October	Mon 12 Oct	Club Activity	Workshop	Autumn Pruning Workshop: Bring tools and trees, work on them and discuss options with Members.
October	Sun 18 Oct	Heathrow	External Show	Heathrow Bonsai Show
October	Sun 25 Oct	Clocks go backward	British Wintertime	Sun 25 Oct - British Summertime ENDS, i.e. 02:00 is 01:00
November	Mon 9 Nov	Robert Stewart	Bonsai Planning for Next Year	Rob – Planning next year's projects: looking at trees in their early stages and options for development.
December	Mon 14 Dec	Club Activity	AGM	AGM & American Supper – 5 mins of business: an opportunity to influence the Society's future, a look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper.

	DAY	WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON	WHAT IT'S ABOUT
January	Mon 14 Jan	Robert Stewart	Bonsai Preparation	Rob - Potting Media, Pot Preparation and my approach to repotting. A walk through of potting media, pot selection and an approach to repotting of bonsai
January	Sun 27 Jan	UKBA Auction	External Show	UK Bonsai Auction and Show
February	Mon 11 Feb	Club Styling Evening	Bonsai Styling	“Styling by Committee” on a yew tree, members jointly making the decisions as work progresses! Also group discussion of the styling or options for any trees that are brought in.
February	Sun 24 Feb	Swindon Show	External Show	Swindon and District Bonsai Society – Show - EASTLEGH NOT INVITED TO SHOW -
March	Mon 11 Mar	Chris Thomas	Larches	Chris Thomas – working with larches to demonstrate planning the trees' development through the year
March	Sun 31 Mar		British Summertime STARTS
April	Mon 8 Apr	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Spring Pruning/Repotting: Bring your tools and trees. Take the opportunity to work on your trees while discussing options with Members.
May	Sun 5 May	Wessex Show	External Show	Wessex Bonsai Society - Show
May	Mon 13 May	Paul Eslinger	Bonsai Security	Paul – Bonsai Security: Looking at approaches that improve the security of our bonsai using simple approaches and technology to fill the gaps.
May	Sun 26 May	Eastbourne & Wealden Show	External Show	Eastbourne and Wealden Bonsai Society - Show
June	Mon 10 Jun	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Summer Pruning: Bring your tools and trees and take the opportunity to work on the trees and discuss options with Members.
July	Sat 6 Jul	Chichester Show	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society 2-day Show
July	Sun 7 Jul	Chichester Show	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society 2-day Show
July	Mon 8 Jul	Cancelled	Cancelled	MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO UNAVAILABLE VENUE: Ray Broughton – Pests and Diseases: Looking at all the bad guys that are waiting to dine on your trees and how best to combat them.
August	Mon 12 Aug	David Penny	Creating Saikei	David Penny – Saikei: Japanese tray plantings; a mixture of trees, rocks and underplanting to create a landscape scene.
September	Mon 9 Sep	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Autumn Pruning: Bring your tools and trees. Take the opportunity to work on your trees and discuss options with Members.
October	Mon 14 Oct	Malcolm Driffield	Bonsai Styling	Malcolm Driffield – Bonsai Planning: Working out how to style trees – working with Members to plan the development of their trees.
October	Sun 20 Oct	Heathrow Show	External Show	Heathrow Bonsai Show
October	Sun 27 Oct		British Summertime ENDS
November	Mon 11 Nov	Collette Harrison	Bonsai Preparation	Collete Harrison – Looking Ahead: Putting your trees to bed for the winter and planning for next year.
December	Mon 9 Dec	Club Activity	AGM	AGM and American Supper – 5 minutes of business, your opportunity to change the officers, influence the future of the Society and look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper.

MONTH	DATE	WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON	WHAT IT'S ABOUT	MEETING DESCRIPTION
January	Mon 13 Jan	Paul Eslinger	Pots, horticulture, art	Paul – Selecting pots for trees, the horticulture/art balance and a brief introduction to the strategies and descriptions we use.
January	Sun 26 Jan	UKBA Auction	External Show	UK Bonsai Auction and Suiseki/Saikei/Mame Show
February	Mon 10 Feb	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Repotting. Bring your tools and trees and take the opportunity to work on the trees and discuss options with Members.
February	Sun 23 Feb	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Spring Pruning/Repotting. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
March	Sun 29 Mar	Clocks go forward	British Summertime	British Summertime STARTS, i.e. 01:00 is 02:00
April	Mon 13 Apr	Clive McNaught	Pottery for bonsai and other	Clive McNaught brings a Western touch to Japanese distinctiveness. Clive makes unique pots fired in English kilns, and is building his own Japanese-inspired kiln.
May	Mon 11 May	Robert Stewart	Displaying Bonsai (Interactive)	Rob – putting a display together with available trees. Bring one or two trees + an accent plant to use in Rob's demo.
May	Sun 30 May	Eastbourne & Wealden	External Show	Eastbourne and Wealden Bonsai Society - Show
June	Mon 8 Jun	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Summer Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
July	Sat 4 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
July	Sun 5 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
July	Mon 13 Jul	David Cheshire	Developing Native Trees	David Cheshire – How to take small native material grown/developed locally; develop trees initially + bring them to show standard.
August	Mon 10 Aug	Paul Eslinger	Bonsai Critique & Identifying Opportunities	Paul – critique & exploring opportunities in oddballs: a no-tools review of challenging trees, ugly ducklings, etc…so bring one or two trees to explore.
September	Mon 14 Sep	Alan Harriman	Suiseki	Alan Harriman's perspective on understanding & appreciating Japanese, Chinese & local stones. Suiseki don’t have to come from the Pacific rim to be appreciated.
October	Mon 12 Oct	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Autumn Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
October	Sun 18 Oct	Heathrow	Club Activity	Heathrow Bonsai Show
October	Sun 25 Oct	Clocks go backward	British Wintertime	Sun 25 Oct - British Summertime ENDS, i.e.02:00 is 01:00
November	Mon 9 Nov	Robert Stewart	Bonsai Planning for Next Year	Rob – Planning next year's projects: looking at trees in their early stages + planning their development over the year.
December	Mon 14 Dec	Club Activity	AGM	AGM and American Supper – 5 mins of business, your opportunity to change the officers, influence the future of the Society, and look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper.

EASTLEIGH BONSAI SOCIETY
2020 PROGRAMME
MONTH	DAY	DATE	WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON	WHAT IT'S ABOUT	MEETING DESCRIPTION
January	Monday	Mon 13 Jan	Paul Eslinger	Pots, horticulture, art	Paul – Selecting pots for trees, the horticulture/art balance and a brief introduction to the strategies and descriptions we use.
January	Sunday	Sun 26 Jan	UKBA Auction	External Show	UK Bonsai Auction and Suiseki/Saikei/Mame Show
February	Monday	Mon 10 Feb	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Repotting. Bring your tools and trees and take the opportunity to work on the trees and discuss options with Members.
February	Sunday	Sun 23 Feb	Swindon	External Show	Swindon and District Bonsai Society – Winter Image Show
March	Monday	March 11, 1900	TBC	TBC	Speaker TBC
March	Sunday	March 13, 1900	Clocks go forward	British Summertime	British Summertime STARTS, i.e. 01:00 is 02:00
April	Monday	March 12, 1900	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Spring Pruning/Repotting Bring your tools and trees and take the opportunity to work on the trees and discuss options with Members.
May	Monday	March 14, 1900	Robert Stewart	Displaying Bonsai (Interactive)	Rob – putting a display together with the available trees. Members should bring one or two trees and an accent plant for Rob to use in his display.
May	Sunday	March 15, 1900	Eastbourne & Wealden	External Show	Eastbourne and Wealden Bonsai Society - Show
June	Monday	March 16, 1900	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Summer Pruning Bring your tools and trees and take the opportunity to work on the trees and discuss options with Members.
July	Saturday	March 17, 1900	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
July	Sunday	March 18, 1900	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
July	Monday	March 19, 1900	David Cheshire	Developping Native Trees	David Cheshire – How to take small native material, grown/developed locally, methods for developing the material initially and how to develop it to show standard.
August	Monday	March 20, 1900	Paul Eslinger	Bonsai Critique & Identifying Opportunities	Paul – critique and exploring opportunities with your odd balls. A no-tools review of your challenging trees, the ugly ducklings… So bring one or two to explore.
September	Monday	March 21, 1900	Alan Harriman	Suiseki	Alan Harriman – A different perspective on understanding and appreciation of Japanese, Chinese and local stones. Suiseki don’t have to come from the Pacific rim to be appreciated.
October	Monday	March 22, 1900	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Autumn Pruning Bring your tools and trees and take the opportunity to work on the trees and discuss options with Members.
October	Sunday	March 23, 1900	Heathrow	External Show	Heathrow Bonsai Show
October	Sunday	March 24, 1900	Clocks go backward	British Wintertime	Sun 25 Oct - British Summertime ENDS, i.e.02:00 is 01:00
November	Monday	March 25, 1900	Robert Stewart	Bonsai Planning for Next Year	Rob – Planning next years projects. Looking at some trees in their early development stages and planning their development over the coming year…
December	Monday	March 26, 1900	Club Activity	AGM	AGM and American Supper – 5 mins of business, your opportunity to change the officers, influence the future of the Society and look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper.

VENUE	MONTH	DATE	WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON	WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Atherley Bowling Club	January	TUES Jan 07	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	January	TUES Jan 14	Charles Jardine	Guest Speaker
Atherley Bowling Club	January	SUN Jan 19	Fishing at Chiphall Trout Fishery	Fishing Day
Atherley Bowling Club	January	TUES Jan 21	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	January	TUES Jan 29	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	January	TUES Feb 4	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	February	TUES Feb 11	TBC Guest Night	Guest Speaker
TBC	February	SUN Feb 16	TBC Fishing	Fishing Day
Atherley Bowling Club	February	TUES Feb 18	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	February	TUES Feb 25	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	March	TUES Mar 3	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	March	TUES Mar 10	TBC Guest Night	Guest Speaker
TBC	March	SUN Mar 15	TBC Fishing	Fishing Day
Atherley Bowling Club	March	TUES Mar 17	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	March	TUES Mar 24	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	March	TUES Mar 31	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	April	TUES Apr 7	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	April	TUES Apr 14	TBC Guest Night	Guest Speaker
Atherley Bowling Club	April	SUN Apr 19	TBC Fishing	Fishing Day
Atherley Bowling Club	April	TUES Apr 21	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	April	TUES Apr 28	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	May	TUES May 5	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	May	TUES May 12	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
TBC	May	SUN May 17	TBC Fishing	Fishing Day
Atherley Bowling Club	May	TUES May 19	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	May	TUES May 26	Social Night	Social Night
Toronto Court	June	TUES June 2	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Toronto Court	June	TUES June 9	TBC Guest Night	Guest Speaker
TBC	June	SUN June 14	TBC Fishing	Fishing Day
Toronto Court	June	TUES June 16	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
Toronto Court	June	TUES June 23	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
Toronto Court	June	TUES June 30	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Toronto Court	July	TUES July 7	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
Toronto Court	July	TUES July 14	TBC Guest Night	Guest Speaker
Toronto Court	July	SUN July 19	TBC Fishing	Fishing Day
Toronto Court	July	TUES July 21	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
Toronto Court	July	TUES July 28	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Toronto Court	August	TUES Aug 4	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
Toronto Court	August	TUES Aug 11	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
Toronto Court	August	TUES Aug 16	TBC Fishing	Fishing Day
TBC	August	TUES Aug 18	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Toronto Court	August	TUES Aug 25	Social Night	Toronto BBQ
Atherley Bowling Club	September	TUES Sept 1	AGM	Annual General Meeting
Atherley Bowling Club	September	TUES Sept 8	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
TBC	September	SUN Sept 13	TBC Fishing	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	September	TUES Sept 15	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	September	TUES Sept 22	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	September	TUES Sept 29	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	October	TUES Oct 6	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	October	TUES Oct 13	TBC Guest Night	Guest Speaker
TBC	October	SUN Oct 18	TBC Fishing	Fishing Day
Atherley Bowling Club	October	TUES Oct 20	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	October	TUES Oct 27	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	November	TUES Nov 3	TBC Guest Night	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	November	TUES Nov 10	TBC Guest Night	Guest Speaker
TBC	November	SUN Nov 15	TBC Fishing	Fishing Day
Atherley Bowling Club	November	TUES Nov 17	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	November	TUES Nov 24	Paul Eslinger	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	November	TUES Dec 1	Paul Herington	Fly Tying Evening
Atherley Bowling Club	December	TUES Dec 8	Rob Horgan	Fly Tying Evening
Woodington Lakes Trout Fishery	December	SUN Dec 13	5th JOHN HARDLEY MEMORIAL	Fishing Day at Woodington Lakes
Atherley Bowling Club	December	TUES Dec 15	Social Night	Social Night
Atherley Bowling Club	December	TUES Dec 23	NO MEETING	NO MEETING
Meon Springs	December	MONDAY Dec 28	Fishing at Meon Springs	Fishing Day

MONTH	DATE	WHO'S ON / WHAT'S ON	WHAT IT'S ABOUT	MEETING DESCRIPTION
January	Mon 13 Jan	Paul Eslinger	Pots, horticulture, art	Paul – Selecting pots for trees, horticulture/art balance & a brief introduction to the strategies and descriptions we use.
January	Sun 26 Jan	UKBA Auction	External Show	UK Bonsai Auction and Suiseki/Saikei/Mame Show
February	Mon 10 Feb	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Repotting. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
February	Sun 23 Feb	Swindon	External Show	Swindon and District Bonsai Society – Winter Image Show
March	Mon 09 Mar	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Spring Pruning/Repotting. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
March	Sun 29 Mar	Clocks go forward	British Summertime	British Summertime STARTS, i.e. 01:00 is 02:00
April	Mon 13 Apr	Clive McNaught	Pottery for bonsai and other	Clive McNaught brings a Western touch to Japanese distinctiveness. Clive makes unique pots fired in English kilns, and is building his own Japanese-inspired kiln.
May	Mon 11 May	Robert Stewart	Displaying Bonsai (Interactive)	Rob – putting a display together with available trees. Bring one or two trees + an accent plant to use in Rob's demo.
May	Sun 30 May	Eastbourne & Wealden	External Show	Eastbourne and Wealden Bonsai Society - Show
June	Mon 8 Jun	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Summer Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
July	Sat 4 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
July	Sun 5 Jul	Chichester	External Show	Chichester & District Bonsai Society - Show
July	Mon 13 Jul	David Cheshire	Developing Native Trees	David Cheshire – How to take small native material grown/developed locally; develop trees initially + bring them to show standard.
August	Mon 10 Aug	Paul Eslinger	Bonsai Critique & Identifying Opportunities	Paul – critique & exploring opportunities in oddballs: a no-tools review of challenging trees, ugly ducklings, etc…so bring one or two trees to explore.
September	Mon 14 Sep	Alan Harriman	Suiseki	Alan Harriman's perspective on understanding & appreciating Japanese, Chinese & local stones. Suiseki don’t have to come from the Pacific rim to be appreciated.
October	Mon 12 Oct	Club Activity	Workshop	Workshop – Autumn Pruning. Bring tools & trees; take the opportunity to work on them & discuss options w/Members.
October	Sun 18 Oct	Heathrow	External Show	Heathrow Bonsai Show
October	Sun 25 Oct	Clocks go backward	British Wintertime	Sun 25 Oct - British Summertime ENDS, i.e.02:00 is 01:00
November	Mon 9 Nov	Robert Stewart	Bonsai Planning for Next Year	Rob – Planning next year's projects: looking at trees in their early stages + planning their development over the year.
December	Mon 14 Dec	Club Activity	AGM	AGM and American Supper – 5 mins of business, your opportunity to change the officers, influence the future of the Society, and look at our finances. Followed by an American Supper.

Click on the table to see descriptions of our 2020 events.

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Eastleigh Bonsai Society is an ideal place to share knowledge and experience.
Several of our members have been developing trees for several years
and are more than happy to pass along what they know.
Click on the links below to see some of their papers and presentations.
It's all about growing. Together.

Eastleigh Bonsai Society is an ideal place to share knowledge and experience. Several of our members have been developing trees for several years and are more than happy to pass along what they know. Click on the links below to see some of their papers and presentations. It's all about growing. Together.

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Eastleigh Bonsai Society
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Come and join us
for an evening of
Bonsai and banter