BIRDLIFE Port Natal will visit to Springside Nature Reserve Hillcrest.
Take a picnic basket, and confirm time with Elena on 083 583 6824.
THE Durban Caledonian Society will host a St Andrew's Lunch on 6 December at 12.30pm for 1pm at the Masonic Hall, Hunt Road.
Cost is R60. Visitors welcome. To book, phone Molly 031 701 4148 or 083 656 8716.
GRANT Halliday, a professional drummer, will present Rhythm, its spiritual significance and its division of time on Sunday 6 December at the Theosophical Society Lodge Durban, 306 Avondale Road, Morningside from 10am until 11.15am. The public is welcome and all the talks are free. Contact 073 585 4856.
WEEKLY meditation classes on freedom from painful emotions will be in Morningside every Thursday evening from 7pm to 8.15pm at Positive Health Studio, 5 Claribel Road.
Learn simple breathing meditations to recognise, reduce and abandon painful states of mind that cause us so much suffering. All welcome, cost is R40 (donation to non-profit organisation).
Contact 031 266 0096, info@meditateindurban.org or www.meditateindurban.org
STELLA Park Bowling Club will host a fun day on Sunday 6 December at 9am.
Dress is as casual as you like but flat shoes are a must. Entrance fee is R20. Bowls will be supplied if you don't have. There are lots of prizes including turkeys to be won. Young and old, bowlers and non-bowlers are invited to join in the fun. A bring and braai will be held from 1pm onwards. Contact Ron on 083 630 6214.
THE CANSA Umbilo Support Group will meet on Tuesday 8 December at 6pm at the CANSA Offices, 619 Umbilo Road. This will be a Christmas party, and will be the last meeting until February 2016.
RSVP to lcipolla@cansa.org.za or Linda Cipolla on 031 834 0600.
THE Durban Seniors Social Club will host a Christmas tea/coffee morning on Wednesday, 9 December at 9am for 9.30am at the Berea Congregational Church Hall, Pardy Gardens Road, off Musgrave Road. Guest entertainers will be the Retired Teachers Association Choir. Please contribute a plate of eats. Voluntary R15 to R20 gift exchange, gifts to be gift wrapped,. All are welcome. Entrance fee of R10 for members, R12 for visitors, including refreshments. Contact Mona on 031 303 8336 or 031 701 9516.
THE launch of Duncan du Bois' Sugar and Settlers a History of the Natal South Coast 1850 – 1910 is on Wednesday 9 December at Ike’s Books, 48A Florida Road, Durban, at 6pm.
RSVP to Cedric at Adams Books on 082 873 2702.
ENJOY social Line dancing every Thursday from 6pm to 7pm at Stella Park Bowling Club, 337 Bartle Road, Umbilo. Contact Peter on 031 205 2488.
IF you're nervous of speaking to people you don't know, or you get stage fright when you're asked to do a presentation at work, then joining Toastmasters can truly help you.
Visit the Speakeasy Toastmasters Club on the third Tuesday evening of the month, at 5.30pm for 6pm at the Glenwood Boys' High School.
A fee of R80 includes a meal. RSVP to speakeasyglenwood@gmail.com timeously for catering purposes.
SASFA (South African Senior Fitness Association) will hold exercises classes for people aged 50+ every Monday and Thursday from 9am to 10am at the Masonic Lodge Hunt Road, Durban. Contact Gill on 031 702 6522.
NAZARETH House Charity Shop, 82 South Ridge Road, Berea is open daily Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 2.30pm.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. Nazarerth House will collect. Contact 031 261 2207.
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.
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.