It is with great sadness that Manchester Bonsai Society has to report the passing of Roy Booth on January 2024. Roy was a stalwart of MBS for many years, regularly winning the Ted Fuller Cup at the annual show and supporting our displays at RHS Tatton. He was a founder member of MBS and served as both secretary and chairman. Roy was always generous with his advice and help for less experienced members and forth-right in supplying others with down to earth opinions when they were getting too la-de-da. In recognition, Roy was awarded honorary life membership. In later years he was unable to attend meetings for health reasons and didn’t want to bother anyone by asking for lifts to and from. However, during COVID he joined in our Zoom meetings, bringing his usual pithy humour to both the videos and discussion. He kept informed of our goings-on via the monthly Newsletters. He will be greatly missed by the whole bonsai community. Wayne Crumpton Secretary Manchester Bonsai Society