Blackmore Vale Bonsai Group unveils March 2026 programme, repotting workshops

Blackmore Vale Bonsai Group has published its 2026 programme page, announcing two hands-on repotting workshops in March: an evening session at Charlton on 13 March, 19:30 to 22:00, and a morning-to-early-afternoon session at Silver Band Hall on 28 March, listed as 9.30 t0 1.30 on the page and interpreted as 9:30–13:30. The site positions these sessions as the club’s mid-March practical offerings and places them among monthly meetings and workshops for the year.

The programme describes the March sessions as part of its practical training strand, with the Original Report noting these are “hands‑on repotting workshops at local venues (Silver Band Hall, Charlton) that provide practical, stepped instruction in repotting, wiring and pruning.” Both venues are named on the programme page; the club does not supply street addresses or postcodes for Charlton or Silver Band Hall on that page.

Membership and meeting details are explicit on the programme page: “Subscriptions for 2026 £15” and, as the club encourages newcomers, “First visit is free. New members are always welcome.” The club also lists recurring meeting features: “We have a sales table each month plus a tree competition and a raffle. Refreshments are free. Other benefits include a monthly workshop at Silver Band Hall and a raffle for a tree drawn in December.”

The programme page includes a few web page artifacts alongside the calendar entries, including a “## YOUR CART” header, multiple “Picture” placeholders and a prompt to “Click above for Facebook page.” The 28 March time entry contains a typographical error, printed as “9.30 t0 1.30” on the page; the club’s timetable elsewhere uses 24-hour style for evening events, so the 28 March slot is reported here as 9:30–13:30 with the original typo noted.

Beyond March, the group has updated its calendar with a late-year event: “CHANGE OF DATE 25th October 2026 Annual Auction 8.30 viewing and booking lots 11.00 to 17.00 auction.” That entry sets the auction viewing and booking at 8:30 and the auction itself from 11:00 to 17:00 on the revised date.

With subscription set at £15 for 2026 and free refreshments and first visits, Blackmore Vale Bonsai Group has framed the March repotting sessions as practical, stepped learning opportunities for both members and newcomers. The two scheduled workshops, at Charlton on 13 March and at Silver Band Hall on 28 March, form the first hands-on workshops listed on the group’s 2026 programme and establish a practical, technique-focused tempo for the club’s year.