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December 6 to 8
Northfield Methodist Church Family Festival, food and crafts, family activities, second-hand goods, children’s play area, on Thursday. Ballet Beats will perform at 6pm, Friday there will be Carols by Candlelight at 6.30pm, Saturday the Chantry Singers will perform at 2.30pm, corner Aerodrome Drive and Webb Street, 9am to 7pm (Courtney Klinkert 010 140 0210 or northfieldff@nfmc.org.za).
December 6
Clicks Oakfields free diabetic screening, no medical aid required, from 1pm to 5pm (Benita Moore 011 849 2045).
December 8
Annual Benoni Christmas Market, unique stalls or gifts, treasure hunt, auction online, boot sale, children’s entertainment, free entrance, 28 Benoni road, Benoni AH, corner of Estate and Benoni roads (Smitty 083 438 2691).
• South African National Blood Service (SANBS) blood drive with Canvas Aesthetics, corner O’Reilly Merry Street and 14th Avenue, Northmead, 9am until 2pm (Terrance Pillay 082 419 1156).
• South African National Blood Service (SANBS), together with Rotary blood drive, Brentwood Park Shopping Centre, corner of Stanley and Great North Roads, Brentwood Park, 9am until 3pm (Terrance Pillay 082 419 1156).
• Northmead Square Christmas Carol Celebration, special musical presentation with a surprise visit from Santa, corner of 14th Avenue and O’Reilly Merry Street, Northmead, 6pm to 8pm.
December 9
Kids Haven Book Fair, a wide range of books and crafts. The money raised will go towards the care of the children. The Victorian Secret, 140 Woburn Avenue, Western Extension, 9am until 3pm (Office 084 434 6107).
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December 10 to 15
South African National Blood Service (SANBS) and Northmead Square blood drive, corner of 14th Avenue and O’Reilly Merry Street, Northmead, 9am until 5pm.
December 14
Connexions annual Church Christmas Market, ‘Vintage Christmas’, 12 Chaucer Street, Farrarmere, 3pm until 9pm (Gwen Bennett 011 849 6012 or info@connexionschurch.co.za).
December 15
Eastern Model Railway Interest Group (EMRIG) quarterly swap meet and flea market, Northmead Mall, First Street, Northmead, 9am until noon (Terrance Marx 082 536 3503).
GENERAL
December 9
Three-koppies group hike of up to 8km or three hours through Melville Koppies, entry fee charged, children must be over six years old, no dogs allowed, funds raised go towards maintaining the Koppies, Marks Park, Judith Road, Emmarentia, 8.30am (the office 011 482 4797 or www.mk.org.za).
December 20 – January 7
Billions Bubbles Show, Sun Arena, tickets sold for R120 to R240 per person depending on the seating section selected, parking available at R20 per car, children under three enter for free, Time Square, showtimes: 10.30am, 2pm and 7pm.
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