AusBonsai

Australian National Bonsai Association is proud to present John Hanby from England.
John who will be returning from the New Zealand Bonsai Convention, will be in Sydney for a couple of days. John will be working on selected trees bought in for the day. This Presentation will be on the 1st November 2009 at the Manly Warringah Leagues Club In Sydney. Cost for the day is $40.00 - no lunch supplied (Club Buffer available)
(see attached flyer for information)

i personally have never heard of the man; but certainly sounds and looks interesting !

http://www.johnhanbybonsai.co.uk/index.html

We should get as much outside input as possible and it's cheaper than flying to England.

If any of you bods come into contact with John, mention my name and he'll paste you one.
He originates from this neck of the woods and we can actually understand each other's dialect. Like all Yorkshire tykes, he's a decent sort of rotter but hide the silver.

What happens if I mention your name and he flattens me??

The session with John Hanby this Sunday (1st November) is sure to be a ripper – 6 tree makeovers, tree critiques and a chance to spend some time with a UK guru …… let alone mingle with our peers http://www.johnhanbybonsai.co.uk

In addition to all this, you have a chance to win one or more of the great raffle prizes. I don’t have full details but I know the following tree is one of the raffle prizes. (The photo doesn’t really show the size, but its pretty big….)
Too late to pre-register but payment ($40) can be made at the door.
9.30am to 4.30pm

Note there is a typo in the leaflet. The address of Manly Warringah Leagues club is
563 Pittwater Rd
Brookvale NSW

BYO lunch or use the leagues club brassiere

I am sure If you get a chance to drop in I am sure you will have an enjoyable day

Regards
Steve

Ps – and no I am not on commission

sounds good, just down the road from me, might have to pop on down.

Sunday 1st.Nov. was indeed a great day due to John Hanby's wonderful gift of getting his message(s) over in a quiet inspirational way.
The Sakura club that meets at Manly-Warringah Leagues club (nearly always on the second sunday morning of the month) had never seen such an attentive audience and five or six new members signed up. Not six-nearly 20 trees were discussed and some had major makeovers, wiring proceeding with the help of willing volunteers so that the changes could be fully appreciated on the day.
There was a wealth of information and ideas on offer and the rush to get in and improve th bonsai is on!

hi there ric

great to see you here