What’s On in Benoni this weekend

August 25

• Benoni Host Lions Club jumble sale, Lions Club House, 111 Howard Avenue, Benoni CBD, 9am (Tina Strachan 083 251 4730 or Gill Jone 082 342 7053)

• Benoni Market, art and crafts, boot sale, craft beer, and various other stalls, free entry, 28 Benoni Road, corner Estate and Benoni roads, off O’Reilly Merry Street, 9am until 5pm (Anton 083 438 2691)

• LifeLine Ekurhuleni donkey derby, fee charged per person which includes dinner, cash bar available, Benoni Lake Club, 6.30pm (Rhona Dhooge 082 454 0479)

August 26

• Benoni Art Route exhibition, Cherrylane Gourmet Cafe, The Social House, Pam’s Studio, 16 Sani Street, Boatlake Village and Paul Botes Studio, 24 Whitman Street, Farrarmere (Kitanka Meiring 083 307 2877)

• A Border Veterans Parade, Reveille Shellhole, 2 Rangeview Road, Benoni, 10.30am for 11am. (Moth Sean Byrne 072 2072 149 or Sean.byrne@ imaginet.co.za)

• Bridge2Africa Cyber Festival/ Cyber City Fun 5km run, participants should dress in white, Benoni High School, Dalrymple Street, Northmead, 8am until 4pm (Tickets www.ticketbox.co.za or info@bridge2africa.co.za)

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August 27

• Healing, Education, Addicted, Lives (Heal) support group meeting every Monday, St Andrew’s Community Church, Miles Sharp Street, Rynfield, 7pm (Graham 082 448 3351)

August 30

• Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meeting, Rynpark Six, corner Struben and Parker streets, Rynfield, 10am (Heather Smith 011 849 8509)

September 1

• Annual East Rand Rally, theme Unity – The Heart Beat of AA, Central Methodist Church, 26 Bunyan Street, Benoni CBD, 8am, entry fee charged for AA and Al-Anon members, visitors free, proceeds will go to the organisation, 8am (011 421 1748 or www.aaer.co.za)

• Arbor Primary School Family Fun Day, food, crafts, tea garden, children’s activities, entry fee charged, cooler boxers allowed at a fee, 21 Ash Street, Northmead (Grizelle Oelofse 072 767 9137 or grizelleoelofse@gmail.com)

• Sonja Brown book launch, entry free, Uncle Tim’s Cabin (Secret Garden), 40 High Road, Brentwood Park, 10am (Sonja Brown 082 255 9282)

September 2

• 2018 Annual Spring Fair in aid of Purple Red Paws, over 100 stalls, food, unique gifts, fashion show, live entertainment, pets welcome, free entry, 49 Aerodrome Drive, Northmead, 9am to 3pm (Cindy 061 485 6058 or www.ercm.co.za)

September 5 to November 21

• Northfield Methodist Church GriefShare Series, support and encouragement for your grief journey, join at any session during the series, Wednesday mornings, The Well, Aerodrome Drive, Airfield, 11am until 1pm (Alia Windell 083 542 1524 or 010 140 0217)

September 8

• East Rand Woodworkers’ Association Fair, free entry, food and woodwork crafts on sale, Northmead Methodist Church, corner Aerodrome Drive and Webb Street, Northmead, 9am until 4pm (Les Sales 082 219 4552)

October 7

• Benoni High Class of 1970 reunion, now known as Willowmoore High, entry charged per person, spouses and partners are allowed, RSVP by September 15, Benoni Country Club, Morris Avenue, 11.30am (Margeret (Charalambous) Pappas on 079 516 6790)

October 27

• Benoni City Times and Benoni High School presents the Great Benoni Bake Sale, a variety of cakes, stalls, music and fun for the whole family, to book a stall email events@stationroad.co.za (For more info visit www.facebook.com/greatbakesale or www.benonicitytimes.co.za)

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August 24, 25 and 26

• Magalies Rocks the Cradle Spring Festival 2018, celebrate the diversity of the Magalies region, art, culture, adventure, cuisine, outdoor events, entertainment, crafts, must attend tours and workshops, art, wine, craft beer making, fauna, flora, photography, entry fee charged for some activities (Purchase tickets on www.magaliesrocksthecradle.co.za)

August 25

• Evangelical Lutheran Church Kempton Park, 40th Gartenfest celebration, Afro or German style, beer garden, German food, crafts, food stalls and activities for young and old, 26 Geldenhuys Road, Bonaero Park, 11am (Magda van Wyk 011 979 7141)

• Hospice East Rand high tea with Sanet Labuschagne MasterChef SA finalist, fee charged per person, raffles available and entertainment by Vintage Vibes, Ora Bella Restaurant, 73 Charl Cilliers Street, Boksburg, 2pm (Laura Kirsten on 083 274 5288)

• Melville Koppies Management Committee AGM, guest speaker Duncan Gibbon will share his musical expertise in a nature-orientated talk “The Birds, the Bees and the Trees in Music”, visitors welcome, Lecture Hut on Melville Koppies Central, entrance on Kafue Road Emmarentia, 2pm (011 482 4797 or www.mk.org.za)

August 26

• Three-koppie group hike of up to 10km 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)

September 1

• NG Church Bonaero Park women’s morning with Hannelie Groenewald, theme healing and the ability to find joy and fulfilment in the pursuit of your life goal after deep trauma, entry charged per person, 32 Malpensa Street, Bonaero Park, 9am (011 973 4916)

• Bokkie Park Food and Craft Market, Bokkie Park, Southvale Road, Parkdene, Boksburg, 9am to 2.30pm (Janine Richardson 072 713 3332)

September 7

• NG Church Bonaero Park golf day, Kempton Golf Club, Green Avenue, Zuurfontein, 11am (011 973 4916)

September 8

• St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls Opera Gala starring Samantha Tomas, Leigh Waters-Maine, Johannes Moaisi, Neville Smith featuring St Dominic’s School Choir, Hugenote choir and East Rand Youth Orchestra, entry fee charged per person, Kruger Street, Boksburg, 6pm (011 917 5150)

• The Sound of Musical, featuring the Cantare Jubiloso Choir with soloists Burgerd Botha, Douwe Bijkersma, Loriska Bubb, Charlotte Kilian, a few young stars, and the “Seaworthy Septet”, all accompanied by Gideon Els, Gerry van Zyl and Wian Joubert, NG-kerk Dalpark, 22 Boekenhout Street, Brakpan, 3pm (Lanie on 082 940 9001)

September 30

• Cansa Shades of Pink 5km and 10km fun walk, pre-register online at qkt.io.cansashadesofpink, entry fee will be charged per adult and child, Rietvlei Zoo Farm, Johannesburg, 9am (Yolandi Jacobs on 083 937 7187 or emailyjacobs@cansa.org.za)

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