January
21: Rietvlei Parkrun: 5km walk/run every Saturday at 08:00 – and it’s free. All ages welcome. Dogs on leads also welcome. Register free at www.parkrun.co.za and download your barcode.
22: Three-koppie group hike through Melville Koppies starting 8:30. No dogs allowed. Phone Wendy on 011 482 4797 or visit www.mk.org.za for more information.
22: Tai-Chi classes at Jackson Dam, Brackenhurst, on Sunday mornings from 8:00 to 9:30. Contact Craig on 082 691 0540.
28: Christian Single’s network invites all singles to join its first meeting. Bring a verse to encourage someone from 18:00 at Col`Cacchio Pizzeria – Hyde Park. For more information call Grant Roth on 083 733 3675 or Graham on 082 330 5567, or email g.paice@vodamail.co.za or you can contact Leonie on smithathome@iafrica.com.
February
3: Lido Country Hotel will be hosting its night market from 18:00 to 22:00. Contact 011 948 6014 or email info@lidohotel.co.za for more information.
4: Miniature showcase is where miniaturists in Gauteng come from all walks of life, all areas and encompass a love of all things small. Artists will meet from 09:00 to 13:00, at Parkhurst Recreation Centre (cnr 13th Street and 5th Avenue). No entrance fee, but donations to Cerebral Palsy are welcome. Contact Sue on 011 787 2340 or email miniatures@telkomsa.net. Miniatures, dollhouse accessories and supplies available.
April
8 and 9: The 55th Walkerville Agricultural Show will be held and all proceeds from the show go towards local NGOs or for the upgrade and improvement of the Walkerville Community Centre and the showgrounds. Contact Pauline Kaufmann on 016 590 4228 or email show@walkervillesa.co.za for more information.
Saturdays:
*CHRISTIAN Book Club meets every first Saturday of the month, at 13:30, at Shatopia, 56 Hennie Alberts Street, Brackenhurst, Alberton. Please bring a book with your refreshments and money for tea. Phone 079 072 5424.
*TOUGH Love Mondeor support group is for families being torn apart by unacceptable behaviour, including drug, alcohol, substance, verbal or physical abuse. The group meets on Saturdays, 09:00 to 11:00. Call Sheralee on 083 266 0937.
*RIETVLEI Parkrun 5km walk/run every Saturday at 08:00 – and it’s free. All ages welcome. Dogs on leads also welcome. Register free at www.parkrun.co.za and download your barcode.
*MARKET @ 84 is a new market in the Walkerville area, open every Saturday from 09:00 till 14:00. Market @ 84 is on the lawns of 84 On Main shopping centre. Contact Ariel on 078 223 9238 or email marketat84@gmail.com for more information.
*THE Art Farm consists of creative spaces for artists to exhibit their talents. The farmer’s crafters market is open every Saturday from 09:00 to 14:00. Contact 079 208 8716 or bookings@the-artfarm.co.za for more information.
*WALKERVILLE Farmers’ Market is open every Saturday from 09:00 to 15:00. Find us at 112 Main Street, Walkerville (on the R82 between Southgate and Vereeniging, just off the four-way stop in Walkerville). Contact info@wfmarket.co.za or phone 079 076 7680 for more information.
*KLIPRIVIERSBERG Nature Reserve Association. For all walks meet at Entrance Precinct, Peggy Vera Road, Kibler Park. Phone Kevin Lavery on 083 267 3494 (bird walks) or Ann Norton on 076 583 7946 (Saturday stroll and midweek walk). All guided walks last about three hours. Wear good walking shoes, a hat and sunblock and bring water and snacks. Binoculars are recommended for bird walks. For more information call 084 804 4073.
*COME and learn ceramic painting in Glenanda. You can creatively decorate beautiful platters for wedding, birthday and Christmas presents. Classes held on Saturday afternoons. Phone 011 682 3889.
Mondays:
*CHOIR members are urgently needed for a multi-denominational choir called ‘Under His Wings’, under the leadership of Claude Weeder. The choir practises every Monday from 19:30 to 21:00, at the Brackendowns Baptist Church, in Kariba Street, Brackendowns. No previous experience is necessary, but simply a love for singing and a wish to pass on the gospel message. Call Claude on 083 481 5851 on Tuesdays to Fridays between 18:00 and 20:00, or email to claudeweeder23@gmail.com for more information.
Wednesdays:
*CAFÉ LA Plume Social Club, 17 Joan Road, Glenanda, invites you to join every Wednesday at 10:00. Every week there is a different activity and always, a free book swap and a delicious tea is provided. Call or SMS Louise on 082 936 8456 for more information.
*WELLNESS Wednesdays. Pay what you can on 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. This includes a homeopathic consultation and tailor-made homeopathic remedies. Appointments can be made every Wednesday between 09:00 and 15:00. Quote “Wellness Wednesdays” when scheduling a booking. Contact 011 869 1355 -Centesimal Wellness, 99 Michelle Avenue, Randhart, Alberton.
Thursdays:
*QUIZ Nights SA will be hosting quiz nights every Thursday from 19:00 at the Kraal at Thaba Eco Hotel. The average quiz is about two hours and can be played in teams of four to six players. Thaba also presents the Kraal quiz promotion, where you buy any meal for R100 and get a free drink.
*THE SA Military History Society holds meetings with lectures on the second Thursday of each month, with a wide variety of topics on military historical interest discussed. Visitors are charged R30 per person, which includes tea or coffee after the lecture. Call the SA National Museum of Military History, on 011 646 5513 or email scribe@samilitaryhistory.org for more information.
*CELEBRATE Recovery. Join us at Rosettenville Baptist Church, 8 Albert St, Townsview on Thursday nights at 18:45 – for fellowship in the Upstairs Hall, followed by a teaching at 19:15; and then ending in a men’s or women’s small group discussion at 19:45. The goal is to become Christ-like in character. No sign-ups or reservations are necessary to participate; and you don’t need to be a member of the church to attend. Just come as you are. Call Darryl on 011 435 3839 for more information.
*TOUGH Love Robertsham is a support group for families being torn apart by unacceptable behaviour, namely drugs, alcohol, substance, verbal or physical abuse. Meet on Thursdays, in the Scout Hall, 6 Harry Street, 19:00 to 21:00. Call Jo-Ann on 084 424 9117 or Sheralee on 083 266 0937 for more information.
*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. Phone Anne du Plessis on 011 682 2368 or 083 252 1882, or Wim van Gils on 011 907 5094 or 082 952 7459, for more information.
*VISIT the Southern Suburbs Camera Club. The club meets every second Thursday of every month at the Glenvista Country Club, at 18:30 for 19:00. Contact Karen on 083 259 0009 for more information.
Friday: Scouts is an organisation created many years ago to teach children and young adults between the ages of seven and 18 different life skills, including pioneering, survival skills, camping, team work, self-confidence and much more. Join in for a life-changing experience every Friday from 18:30 to 21:00, at St Andrews House, 71 Turf Club Street, Turffontein West. Contact Scout Trooper Robin on 072 580 0007 (ages 11 to 18); for Cubs, contact Annie on 071 871 3773 (ages seven to 11) or SGL Mike on 083 704 0127.
*FREE wellness assessments by appointment only. Readings are taken of body fat, bone mass, hydration levels, metabolic age and visceral fat risk. Contact Farhana on 084 433 4836 for a free reading in Mondeor.
*FREEMASONRY: Are you interested in becoming a member, or do you wish to find out more about masons and their wonderful society? Lodge Braemar is situated in the south of Johannesburg. Contact Bill on 083 377 9919 or email teleland@worldonline.co.za.
*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’s a society of good and true men with high ethical standards and morals. Friendship and trust of the highest standard is the key. Contact teleland@worldonline.co.za for more information.
*PANORAMA flea market: Kliprivier Drive, Mulbarton (behind Pick n Pay shopping centre). Contact 011 682 2222. Beer garden with big screen TV, children’s play centre, live entertainment every trading day and almost 400 stalls. Come visit our market for a fun-filled day for the entire family.
*LIDO Hotel will be hosting a night market at Plot 17 in Johannesburg Road, R82, Eikenhof. Visit www.lidohotel.co.za or email info@lidohotel.co.za; or call 082 349 9924 for more information. To contact the spa, email admin@tshonodayspa.co.za. The hotel is open seven days a week with Sunday lunch from 12:00 to 16:00.
*PEOPLE of the South are invited to Celebrate Recovery, a recovery programme. It’s a safe place to heal from hurts, hang-ups; and chemical, gambling or sexual addictions. Gender and age sensitive and confidentiality and anonymity, are respected. It also helps to reduce depression, domestic violence, child abuse, crime and suicide. Phone Myrtle on 061 297 6166 or Randy on 081 505 6686 for more information.
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