What’s On

September 11

Benoryn Lioness Club beetle drive fund-raiser, Lions Clubhouse, 111 Howard Avenue, 6.30pm for 7pm (Valerie Ridout 084 4710 877)

Hoërskool Hans Moore Arts Festival gala-evening, singing, dancing, photography, writing and art, Hoërskool Hans Moore, 6pm for 7pm (011 425 1007)

September 12

Benoni SPCA open day, 3 Klein Street, 8.30am till 2pm (011 849 2814/5)

Benoni SPCA car boot sale, 3 Klein Street, 9am till 2pm (011 849 2814/5)

Home-Start Charity Shop, 18 Mowbray Avenue, Western Extension, 9am till 1pm (Dee Carton-Barber 011 845 1116 or 082 571 5619)

Actonvile Circle Flea Market fun day, Actonville Circle, Reading Street, 10am (Wesh Singh 083 417 7691)

Little Miss and Miss Teen Benoni, Lakeside Mall, boat deck, 2pm till 4pm (Rampage Modeling Agency 011 425 1728)

East Rand Woodworkers’ Association annual fair, Northfield Methodist Church Hall, Aerodrome Drive and Hurricane Avenue, 9am till 2pm (Dennis White 082 568 1421 or Martyn Nickless 082 331 3572)

September 15

East Rand division of Wits Bird Club meeting, Benoni Library Auditorium, 7.30pm (Erich Hahn 083 604 0666)

September 17

Diabetic Support Group meeting, Five Ninth Avenue, Northmead, 6pm (Louise Choate 082 7834 792)

Equinox for retired single seniors, book by Tuesday (September 15), Northfield Methodist Church Coffee Shop, Aerodrome Drive, 10am (Patricia Tilley 011 968 2900)

September 19

Brainstorm Support Group, women’s function, God’s First Church, corner Celia Nestadt Road and Stokroos Street, 2pm till 4.30pm (Nicky Scott 081 385 8949, or Sheldene Reynolds 082 877 2543)

Benoni Horticultural Society talk, Stephen Rehbock talks on “Plant propagation and affordable gardening”, booking essential, Four Seasons Nursery, Eva Road, Fairleads, 2.30pm (Stephen Rehbock 011 849 2657 or Sharon Morrison 011 849 2138/ 083 263 8606)

Benoni Constitutional Club Open Day, come and make news friends at oldest club in Benoni, join Rugby World Cup draws, corner Lake and Swan streets, from 12.30pm (Samuel 011 421 6618)

September 20

The Grange Talks, “Birthing the human: opening a pathway to becoming a conscious evolutionar con-creator”, 56 Kirschner Road, Benoni North Agricultural Holdings, 2pm (Fay Jeffery 083 561 5281)

September 25 and 26

Friends of Benoni Library Book Bash, Benoni Library, Friday 9am till 4pm, and Saturday 9am till noon (Christine Drake 011 849 3122)

September 26

Norton Park Retirement Village Mini Fête, with food and a variety of stalls, Umtata Road, Brentwood Park, 9am till 2pm (Sandra Studd 072 625 2727)

October 3

Rotary Club of Benoni Aurora and SANBS blood drive, Northmead Square, 9am till 1pm (Heidi Tucker 082 4426 710)

GENERAL

September 10

SA Society for Amateur Palaeontologists, talk by Dr Annette Goetz on “Gone by the wind – pollen grains and CO”. Talk is free and open to the public, Sci-Enza Auditorium, University of Pretoria, 7pm (Tinus de Beer 083 628 2372)

September 12

Avrill Elizabeth Home book sale, 11 Castor Road, Fishershill, Germiston, 9am till 12.30pm (Jenny Ford 011 822 2233)

September 13

Heinie’s Warbird Day, model aircraft air show, Barnstormers Model Flying Club, visit www.barnstormers.co.za or email to heiniekeyser@flysaa.com for directions, Kempton Park, 10.30am till 4pm (Heinie Keyser 082 210 4389)

September 13 to 18

Six-day trip to White River and Lowveld for senior citizens, staying in a four-star hotel, departing from Eddy House, 133 Ampthill Avenue, at 8am (Estelle Boshoff 011 421 2712)

September 19

Elphin Lodge Craft Fair, hosted by Elphin Lodge Card Making Group, Modderfontein Road Village, 9am till 1pm (Helen Petrie 011 882 6296)

October 17

Christmas in October, treasure hunt for first 150 children, Bokkie Park, Southvale Road, Parkdene, Boksburg, 9am till 2.30pm (Janine Richardson 072 713 3332)

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