October 2
Rotary Club of Benoni Van Ryn Spring Food and Wine Fair, Kathstan College, 21 Patten Road, 5.30pm to 10.30pm (Cynthia Glazer 072 388 0052)
October 3
Rotary Club of Benoni Aurora and SANBS blood drive, Northmead Square, 9am till 1pm (Heidi Tucker 082 4426 710)
Victus Christi Market, more than 70 stalls selling arts and crafts, fresh produce and a variety of food, 24b Miles Sharp Street, Rynfield, 8am till 2pm (Schalk van Eeden 082 561 9409)
Fairleads Retirement Village Fête, Fairlead Retirement Village, 23 James Road, Fairleads, 9am till 2pm (Anita Prinsloo 011 968 1728)
Car boot sale, All Souls Church, O’Reilly Merry Street, 7am till 1pm (Susan Oliver 011 849 5111)
October 10
Benoryn Lioness Club, monthly meeting, Lions Clubhouse, 111 Howard Avenue, 10am (Valerie Ridout 084 4710 877)
East Rand Depression and Anxiety Group meeting, Connexions Church, 12 Chaucer Street, Farrarmere, 2pm (Tania Bocher 084 317 5200)
Old Dunstonian Day, Alumi versus first team sports fixtures, St Dunstan’s College, 8.30am (Laura Potgieter 083 413 0421)
October 12
Hospice East Rand annual general meeting, 218 Kemston Avenue, 8am (info@hospiceeastrand.co.za)
October 15
Trevor Hudson book launch, Crossings Coffee Shop, Northfield Church, 9am till 11am (Nicky Dickson 010 140 0217)
October 18
Diabetic Support Group meeting, 5 Ninth Avenue, Northmead, 6pm (Louise Choate 082 783 4792)
October 22
Garland Ladies Luncheon monthly meeting, booking is essential, speaker: Desiree Levine talking on “Living with Guillain Barr syndrome, Benoni Country Club, noon for 12.30pm (Grace van Zyl: grace@aspirewealth.co.za)
October 24
Rotary Club of Benoni Aurora hosts Sean Brockensha (the music guru), theme: dinner jackets, leather jackets and flowers in your hair, music from swing to rock ‘n roll to the ’60s, Benoni Country Club, 6.30pm for 7pm (RSVP with Heather Smithard 082 430 3725)
November 11
Rotary Club of Benoni Aurora hosts guest speaker Ryan Hogarth, topic: “How to win, influence and befriend people”. Fee will be charged, Benoni Country Club, 6.30pm for 7pm (RSVP with Sylvia Knoop 082 461 2880)
GENERAL
October 3
Bokkie Park Craft Market, Bokkie Park, Southvale Road, Parkdene, Boksburg, 9am till 2.30pm (Janine Richardson 072 713 3332)
October 4 till 7
Hospice East Rand tour to The Cavern, Drakensberg. To book contact Laura Kirsten 083 274 5288)
October 6
SA Association for Retired Persons Social Club, for people 50 years and over, function hall, topic: Importance of Bees, Hecker’s Nursery function hall, North Rand Road, Boksburg, 11am (Pam Harvey 082 457 3947)
October 7
Join Boksburg Hiking Club’s monthly meeting, Atlas Bowling Club, corner Denel North and Atlas Road, Bonaero Park, 7pm (Lorne Lengwenat 083 284 1712)
October 8
The Arthritis Foundation, lecture for World Arthritis Day; focus will be on gout, guest speakers are Dr Anne Stanwix (a rheumatologist) and Gugu Njoko (a podiatrist), Wits Medical School, Lecture Theatre Four, 7 York Road, Parktown, 11am (Nadine Lewis 011 726 7498)
October 10 and 11
Eastern Highveld Beekeepers’ Association’s Annual Honey Show, Hecker’s Nursery, North Rand Road, Boksburg, 9am till 3pm (Mike Alter 083 430 8707)
October 10
Art exhibition, purpose is to showcase the various talents and artists, Outdoor Creations, 162 Third Avenue, Bredell, Kempton Park,
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)
Hospice East Rand Ladies’ Breakfast, guest speaker: motivational speaker Willemien du Toit, Le Chateau Guesthouse and Confrence Centre, 62 Abel Road, Terenure, Kempton Park, 9.30am till 10am (Laura Kirsten 083 274 5288)
November 7
William Hills Secondary School reunion for class of 1982, Summer Place, Elizabeth Road, Boksburg, 5pm (Junaid Essop 082 825 1664)
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