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JOHANNESBURG SOUTH – *Country Crafters will be at 101 Klipriver Drive, Mulbarton, every Saturday and Sunday from 09:00 to 15:30. Every second Saturday of the month will be pensioners’ crafters day which is especially for pensioner crafters to showcase their products. A lot of new marketers have joined the Country Crafters so there is a greater variety to choose from. Join them for tea or coffee and cake. More crafters needed. For more information please phone Roelien on 061 480 4132 or Marion on 011 902 5674.
*SEPTEMBER happenings at the Lido Country Hotel, email marita@lidohotel.co.za or sms 078 226 0514 for more information.
*PANORAMA Flea Market, Kliprivier Drive, Mulbarton (behind Pick n Pay Shopping Centre). Tel: 011 682 2222. Beer garden with big screen TV, children’s play centre, live entertainment every trading day, almost 400 stalls to shop at. Come visit our market for a fun-filled day for the entire family.
*WELLNESS Wednesdays. Pay what you can Wednesdays. Centesimal Wellness offers members of the community a “pay what you can afford” project to anyone who can benefit from receiving professional homoeopathic care. Eg: if you can only afford R100 then that is what you pay. This includes a homoeopathic consultation and tailor-made homoeopathic remedies. Appointments can be made every Wednesday between 09:00 to 15:00. Phone and please quote “Wellness Wednesdays” when scheduling a booking, 011 869 1355. Centesimal Wellness, 99 Michelle Avenue, Randhart, Alberton.
*ON Sunday, September 20, Trish Tellier presents “Birthing the New Human: Opening a Pathway to becoming a Conscious Evolutionar Co-Creator”, at The Grange, at 14:00. 56 Kirschner Road, Benoni North AH. Contact 083 561 5281 for more information.
*HORTICULTURAL Society. Wednesday, September 23, at 09:30, a talk by Allen Abel on orchids, at The Floreum, Johannesburg Botanic Gardens, Olifants Road, Emmarentia. Visitors R30. On Saturday, October 3, enjoy the Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show from 13:00 16:00 and Sunday from 10:00 to 16:00, at The Floreum, Johannesburg Botanic Gardens, Olifants Road, Emmarentia. Entrance is free. Wednesday, October 14, at 19:30, talk by Bob Scholes on Mixed Media Art meets Science, at Roosevelt Recreation Centre, Preller Drive, Roosevelt Park. Visitors R30. Wednesday, October 21, at 09:30, enjoy a talk by Jane McKenzie on Sustainable Green Living and Biodynamic Food, at The Floreum, Johannesburg Botanic Gardens, Olifants Road, Emmarentia. Visitors R30. Wednesday, November 11, at 19:30, a talk by Jan Arkert on Fracking in the Karoo, at Roosevelt Recreation Centre, Preller Drive, Roosevelt Park. Visitors R30. Wednesday, November 25, at 09:30, The Horticultural Society invites you to a talk by Bruce Stead on Australian Landscapes, at The Floreum, Johannesburg Botanic Gardens, Olifants Road, Emmartentia. Visitors R30. Phone 082 951 1432 for information on all talks.
*FAMILY Fun Day at 14 Bob Street, Regents Park, on September 24 (Heritage Day), from 10:00 to 16:30. An amazing food experience. Various stalls. If want to book a table contact Dora on 072 407 7792 (SMS only).
* JOHANNESBURG South Garden Club will be holding its Spring Flower Show at the Entrance Precinct, Peggy Vera Road, Kibler Park on Saturday, September 26, from 11:00 to 16:00, and Sunday, September 27, from 09:00 to 16:00. Refreshments and light meals on sale.
*KLIPRIVIER Community Market at Two Trees Bakery will take place every weekend. Lots of new stalls, including a range of food stalls, baked goodies, a tea garden and children’s activities. All of the stalls are run by local crafters, artisans and vendors only selling locally made products, so when you support them, you are supporting people in your community. Join in the fun from 09:00, at the Thaba Trails property, a little further down the road from the Panorama
Shopping Centre, Mulbarton. See the Facebook page for more information: www.facebook.com/klipcomarket/ or email klipcomarket@gmail.com
*PODIATRIST, free foot screenings until September 30. All welcome. We specialise in the treatment of corns and calluses, fungal infections, ingrown toenails, diabetic foot care, heel pain and biomechanical disorders as well as disorders affecting children and flat feet. We also treat sports related leg and foot pain and knee pain. We are now stockists of antifungal disinfectants and bunion splints for treatment of bunions. To view our products and have a free consultation, phone 076 385 9454 or 082 392 1786 to reserve your space, strictly by appointment. Please note we are contracted in with all medical aids. Find us at the Vitality Medical Centre, 179 Columbine Avenue, Mondeor.
*LIONS Boot Sale. Turn your unwanted household goods into cash by selling from your car boot, at the Lions Boot Sale, between Forest and Victoria streets (off Sixth Street), Regents Park, on Saturday September 26 from 09:00. For more information please phone 071 420 8322.
*MORNING market at St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, corner Japie and Verona Streets, Rosettenville, on Saturday, October 3, at 08:30. Tea garden, food, cakes, needlework, books etc. Contact 011 435 9922.
*A MORNING of Song. The Mondeor Methodist Women’s Auxiliary is hosting the Welsh Male Voice Choir of South Africa in a concert on Saturday, October 3, starting at 09:00 at Mondeor Methodist Church, 222 Cadogan Avenue, Mondeor. Tickets are R80 each, which includes refreshments. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or contact Mrs Teresa John (WA President) on 079 481 0665 or the church office on 011 433 1251 for more details. Come and join us for a super morning of song and music.
*SA Military History Society, Johannesburg Branch, will be meeting at the Auditorium of the Museum of Military History, Erlswold Way, Saxonwold (next to the Zoo) on October 8, at 20:00. First event will be: “I am having immense fun running the navy – Theodore Roosevelt and the birth of the modern American Navy” by Kevin Garcia, followed by the main lecture “A Field Guide to the Battlefields of South Africa” by Nicky von der Heyde. Wives are welcome to come along and enjoy the evening with their husbands. Visitors are charged R20 per person. For more information, call 011 646 5513 or e-mail: scribe@samilitaryhistory.org
*KLERKSDORP Hoërskool – 1965 Matric Reunion, 50 years, Saturday, October 17. Contact Bets 084 257 9481.
*CALLING all animal loving golfers. Alberton SPCA will be hosting a golf day on November 1, at Reading Country Club. Costs for the day to sponsor a tee on holes one, nine and 18 is R2 000, and the sponsorship of other tee’s are R1 000. Four balls can enter at R1 800 which includes dinner and prize-giving (cash bar will be available). Tee-off is set for 11:00 with the last tee-off time at 13:08. Should you wish to get involved, either as a golfer or sponsor, contact the Alberton SPCA 011 907 1569 or email: fundraising1@spcaalberton.org.za or fundraising@spcaalberton.org.za
*EVENING Hebrew Ulpan course. The second semester of the Morris Rutstein SAZF evening Hebrew Ulpan course runs until Tuesday, November 4. Classes will be hosted every Tuesday evening from 19:00 to 21:15 at the Yeshiva College (in the classrooms), corner Long Avenue and Ridge Road, Glenhazel. Registration will take place on Monday, August 3, at 18:30, at the same venue. For more information contact SAZF 011 645 2531 during office hours.
*NOT to be missed is Nataniël’s visit to Alberton on November 11, at the Alberton Retirement Village, at 19:30. Tickets are R180 per person. A cash bar will be available prior to the show. For more information and to book your tickets please contact Willemien on 011 907 1628 or 082 688 1910. Regrettably the show is not suitable for children under the age of 15.
*TRAUMA group support sessions, beginning on Wednesday, August 26, at 18:00. A fortnightly group session to help those afflicted by hijacking, home invasion, robbery and assault. This is a support group to understand the feelings of negativity and anger which are pent up as a result of crime. Every week the group will deal with a different subject to help each day become liveable.Sessions conducted by an accredited counsellor. Each session will include refreshments and printed material and will cost R50 per session. Booking essential as space is limited. Contact Anthea 083 659 0669 to reserve your place. Remember, you are not alone.
*COME and learn ceramic painting in Glenanda. You can creatively decorate beautiful platters for wedding, birthday and Christmas presents. Classes held on Saturday afternoon. For more info phone 011 682 3889.
*TOUGH Love Mondeor Support Group is a support group for families being torn apart by unacceptable behaviour, including drug, alcohol, substance, verbal or physical abuse. The group meets Saturdays 09:00 to 11:00. Phone Sheralee on 083 266 0937 for more information.
*WALKERVILLE Farmer’s Market is open every Saturday from 09:00 to 15:00. In addition to our usual extensive range of homemade cakes, jams, handmade mosaics, home accessories, pet accessories, plants, fresh vegetables and honey, we have a free ‘honesty’ library, pony rides, face painting and much more. Delicious meals are available from our food court outlets. Credit card facilities, free entrance and free parking is available. We will be celebrating our fifth birthday on September 5, so mark your calendars for this very special event. Find us at 112 Main Street Walkerville (on the R82 between Southgate and Vereeniging, just off the four-way stop in Walkerville). For more information contact Gail on gail@wfmarket.co.za or phone 079 076 7680.
*SENIORS are you lonely and bored? Join Crown Gardens Senior Club at Crown Gardens Recreation Centre on Wednesday at 10:00. We have different activities each week including entertainment, outings, lunches, games, bingo and quiz. For more details contact Rae Wellen 082 586 9181.
*INTERESTED in researching your Family Tree? The South East Witwatersrand Family History Society (SEWFHS) meets the second Saturday of each month, at 13:00 for 13:30, at the NG Church, Windsor Road, Sunnyridge, Germiston. New members interested in attending or researching their family trees are welcome. Entrance fee to visitors R20 including refreshments. For more information contact Annel Meyer on 079 700 6700.
*DO you want to become a Freemason? One of the world’s oldest societies of men. It’s great fun, it’s great enjoyment, it’s great satisfaction. Freemasonry is not a religion or secret society. It is a society of good men and true, with high ethical standards and morals. Friendship and trust of the highest standard is the key. Find out more. Contact teleland@worldonline.co.za
*STEP-PARENT support group, first and third Saturday of every month from 09:00 to 11:00 at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 4 FH Odendaal Street, Germiston. For more info contact Alice Swanepoel 082 541 1667.
*TOUGH Love Robertsham is a support group for families being torn apart by unacceptable behaviour, ie drugs, alcohol, substance, verbal or physical abuse. Meet on Thursdays, in the Scout Hall, 6 Harry Street, 19:00 to 21:00. More info Jo-Ann 084 424 9117/Sheralee 083 266 0937.
*WOULD you like to play contract bridge in a congenial environment? Mondeor Bridge Club meets every Thursday evening at 19:15, in the community hall of the Glenzicht Retirement Village, corner East and Victoria streets, Linmeyer. While some experience is useful, you do not have to be an Omar Sharif. If you are interested please do not hesitate to phone Anne du Plessis 011 682 2368 or 083 252 1882, or Wim van Gils 011 907 5094 or 082 952 7459.
*KLIPRIVIERSBERG Nature Reserve Association. For all walks meet at Entrance Precinct, Peggy Vera Road, Kibler Park. For more info phone Tony Ferguson 082 454 6114 (guided walks, Kevin Lavery 083 267 3494 (bird walks), Ann Norton 076 583 7946 (Saturday stroll and mid-week walk). General information 084 804 4073. All guided walks last about three hours. Wear good walking shoes, a hat, sunblock and bring water and snacks. Binoculars are recommended for bird walks.
*CHOIR members urgently wanted. Have you considered joining a choir? If you enjoy singing why not come and join our choir? We practise on a Monday night, in Brackendowns, for a new presentation called “Let His Praise Be Heard”. It is really beautiful, so why not come and give it a try? You will thoroughly enjoy it! Please call Richard 082 344 6400, or drop him an email at scholes@websurf.co.za
*FLEA market. Calling all unemployed people to create, buy and sell at Goybel’s Market. Stands only R30 per day, to cover costs. Seven days a week, corner Church and Lindhorst streets, Kenilworth. No food or alcohol. Samoosas, chilli bites and bowties welcome. Book your stall now, contact 082 707 0868.
*TOUGH Love Alberton Support Group meets on Tuesdays, from 19:00 to 21:00 at the Randhart Scout Hall, corner of Hibiscus Avenue and Boekenhout Street, General Alberts Park. Phone Ian 082 569 6945 or Chenel 082 515 3810 for more information.
*FABRIC Painting with a difference. Find a therapeutic hobby and socialise. More info 011 433 1367.
*WALKERVILLE Farmers and Crafters Market is open every Saturday from 09:00 to 17:00. Situated on the R82, or Old Vereeniging/Jo’burg Road, just past the fourway stop in Walkerville. Selling farm fresh vegetables, homemade jams, sauces, cakes and biscuits. A range of handcrafts, include jewellery, art, embroidery, woodwork and bird feeders. There is a pub, a pet shop, and a food court selling a variety of homemade meals. New stallholders always welcome. Kids can enjoy the swings, slide, tree house and sandpit. Entrance is free. All welcome. For more info phone Gail 079 076 7680 or email info@wfmarket.co.za.
*WELLNESS Centre in the South. Want to lose weight, gain or just get healthier? Book your free wellness assessment now! Start looking after your health. For more information, call 072 407 6726.
*VEK Lofdal, 55 Vyfdelaan, Alberton-Noord, dienste: Sondag 09:00. Navrae, Raymond en Christa Ambrose 011 740 6172 of 084 235 0288.
*GILGAL Revival Christian Church, Sunday Services at 94 Lawn Street, in Rosettenville, at 10am. Come, let’s celebrate God’s goodness in our lives. God will fill your heart with unspeakable joy. You will never be the same again. All are invited. Invite a friend or family. Don’t miss out. Pastor Gilbert Mwenya 084 679 1174.
*THE Shed on Route 59 is the only undercover market south of Johannesburg. They have a large offering of fresh fruit and vegetables, waffles, food and crafts, and a nursery. Open every Saturday, from 09:00 to 15:00. Free entrance. Our night markets are held on the first Friday of every month, from 18:00 to 22:00. Bring the whole family for a day on the farm. Look for us on Facebook: The Shed on Route 59, or visit our website www.r59shed.co.za.
*ZUMBA fitness class in Mulbarton. Want to know more? Phone 072 407 6726.*CRAFT club. Craft workshops every Saturday afternoon in Mondeor. Phone 076 168 7767.
*FREE aquarobics on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Donations are accepted for our work with orphans and the underprivileged. Please phone Lynne Lopes, The Cellu-light Clinic 083 669 4440.
*ART Studio in the South, teaching fabric painting with a difference. For more info phone 072 407 6726.
*HOBBY Workshop at Crown Gardens Recreation Centre, Fridays from 11:15 to 13:15. Call Jean Burger 073 177 6349 for more information.
*BINGO on Thursdays, at 10am, at Crown Gardens Recreation Centre. For more information phone Audrey 011 680 3774.
*WINDS of Change Church invites you to dynamic, life-changing services. Service times: Mondeor campus 8:00, 10:00 and 18:00. Walkerville campus: 09:00. For more info contact the office 011 941 3203.
*TOUGHLOVE ® South Africa, a non-profit organisation, has opened a group to support families in the Lenasia community. The meetings will be hosted every Saturday, in Lenasia, between 09:30 and 11:30, at Thames House, 10 Corrobrick Road, Lenasia.
*DIVORCE Care programmes for adults and children aged six to 12 years old, at Roosevelt Park Baptist Church, 150 John Adamson Drive, Roosevelt Park, on Sundays, from 17:30 to 19:30, for 14 weeks until November 10. For more info phone Melanie 073 194 4213, Janine 073 174 5921 or the church 011 782 3615.
*SOUTHERN Suburbs Camera Club (SSCC) holds monthly meetings. For more info visit the website www.southernsuburbscameraclub.co.za, or phone Clifford Els (chairman) 082 801 0852, or Martie du Toit 072 219 6262.