GO along to the gallery, A Spot of Paint at 9 Clairwood House, Natal Settlers, which offers paintings and sketches by Dean, tribal prints, art decor and costume jewellery. Contact 079 665 0054.
CHESHIRE Home Sparks Estate, 145 Mary Road, Sydenham, invites the public to support its charity shop every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 11.30am. All welcome to browse the store and pick up bargains.
TAFTA will host a support group for friends, family members and care givers of Alzheimers patients at TAFTA Lodge, 42 South Beach Avenue, Durban. Contact Nivashnee on 031 332 3721 for more information.
THE Nazareth House Charity Shop on Ridge Road is open between 9am and 12 noon every Tuesday. The charity shop raises much needed funds for the home and needs the support of the public.
Any donations of clothing, bric-a-brac etc are welcome. Nazareth House will collect.
Contact 031 261 2207.
SASFA, South African Senior Fitness Association, will hold exercise classes for the over 50s every Thursday morning from 9am to 10am at the Masonic Lodge, 25 Hunt Road. SASFA guarantee seniors will have fun and meet new friends. To join and for more information, contact Gill on 031 702 6522.
UP.MARKET, art craft and food, is at Umhlanga Centre (formally Buxtons Centre), 185 Ridge Road, Umhlanga, every Sunday from 9am to 2pm.
WEEKLY meditation classes on Becoming the Person You Wish to Be will be in Morningside at 323 Innes Road on Tuesdays, 7.45am to 8.30am and Tuesdays, 7pm to 8.15pm.
Learn simple breathing meditations to connect with the pure and peaceful nature of our minds. In this way learn to see our life as a place of virtually limitless possibilities and begin to create the causes for the life we want. Classes are a R30 donation to a non-profit organisation. Contact 031 764 6193 or email
info@meditateindurban.org
UMBILO Congregational Church, 498 Bartle Road, Umbilo, will have a braai night this Friday 26 September at 5.30pm and a fleamarket on Saturday 27 September from 7am to noon. Go have breakfast, tea or lunch and have a wonderful time of fellowship.
Contact Wally van Rooyen on 031 465 4985 should you wish to book a table.
START off Summer feeling de-stressed by joining a once-weekly, six-week TRE group workshop (tension and trauma releasing exercises) every Saturday starting on 27 September from 9am to 10am at Durban North.
TRE increases the resiliency of the body because it causes deep relaxation that naturally reduces stress and anxiety. TRE is also able to reduce pain, increase mobility, and help heal past injuries. To register contact Hazel by emailing hohumhlanga@telkomsa.net or on 083 400 5924.
JOIN the Brahma Kumaris on 30 September and 14 October at the Musgrave Library, Glenwood Village for a free talk on self esteem.
The talk will be presented by a student of the Brahma Kumaris who has been practising meditation for over 30 years.
Contact Saras on 031 201 5817.
GLENWOOD Presbyterian (formerly Frere Road) Church will hold a fete at 339 Esther Roberts Road, Glenwood, on Saturday 27 September, from 8am to noon.
Various food stalls such as cakes, pancakes, crumpets, hamburgers, boerewors rolls, curry rolls and more, crafts, books, toys, white elephant, records, plants, preserves, raffles, tombola, and lucky draws will be available as well as a kid zone. Enjoy a lovely cup of tea and scones at the tea stall.
