It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Judith Davison, a deeply valued and cherished member of our community. Judith served with distinction, first holding the position of membership secretary and eventually becoming the chairman. In more recent years, she devoted her time and expertise to the role of Librarian — a […]
MBS was represented at this year’s Heathrow Show. The display was well received! Many thanks for Dave, Tarun and Junior for their efforts.
Our club chairman David Atwood took first place for his display at the UK Mini Bonsai Show at David Cheshire Nurseries. Well done Dave!
The three of us flew out to Tokyo on 5th Feb, with a 3AM start, and picked up a 4th (Sven’s colleague) in Frankfurt. We arrived in Tokyo at about 11am, and after resolving an issue with a misplaced bag, found ourselves in a quiet guest house 10 minutes from Ueno Park by early afternoon. […]
The July 2026 newsletter is now available in the newsletter section
The annual show report for 2026 is now available on the annual show page: found here Additional pictures can be found here
During the recent trip to Japan undertaken by some of the MBS and Redditch Members, a local journalist wrote an article about the foreign investment into Japanese temples to help restore them. A translation of the article can be found below. Depopulated temple reborn with “Japan Fan” funds; key is “joint ownership” April 6, 2026, […]
Annual Show pictures taken by Dustin
Pictures taken at the Kokufu-ten 100 year anniversary by SVR
Dear Members, In light of the current weather prospects for the next 24 hours from about 6.00 p.m. this evening, in your interests and those of the staff at the cricket club, and following consultation with the Committee and more particularly the Chairman, it has been decided that this evening’s meeting of the MBS will […]
