At the time of writing this I’m still very tired and emotional after what was
an amazing weekend but my overwhelming emotion is one of immense pride in what
we achieved. My original vision for the Show was to try and
raise the profile Nationally of Bonsai in the South East of England and judging
by the online exposure and the geographical spread of visitors on Sunday we have achieved
this. Although I’m not a bonsai “name”
many people rallied to my call and I was luck enough to secure commitment from
some of the UK’s top traders and was especially humbled to have John Armitage
agree to join us. If it was not for the
support from so many different people and organisations my job would have been
impossible. My thanks to all those
involved, whether frontline or backroom, is not enough for what “we” have
achieved. It might have been seen in
some quarters as “my baby” but it was a group effort and congratulations to
everyone involved and especially the winners.
As I now approach the
end of my Chairmanship of the MBS I can look on this as a true highlight and I
hope that this is the start of something very special for Bonsai in the South East. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to
the many people that have taken the time to contact me since yesterday
afternoon and the many, many people who approached me on the day. There is no “I” in "Team" and this superb
event was just that, a team effort!
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