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Bored? There are still lots to do, places to go

The Herald has great ideas for spending your free time.

• Spring Market in Monument
Get to the Coffee Cabin situated at 272 Voortrekker Road in Monument, Krugersdorp for a Spring Market to be held from 09:00 to 14:00 on Saturday, October 9. Entrance is free.

Entrance will be free to the Spring Market in Monument this Saturday, October 9. Photo: Cathal Mac an Bheatha on Unsplash.

• Pure Venom Record event in Hillside
If speed and sound run through your veins then the Pure Venom Record event on Plot 53 in Hillside on Saturday, October 9 is just for you. Enthusiasts can look forward to bass boxing, a drive-by, show and shine, low limbo, night glow, park-off, loudest exhaust, best burnout and more. The event will also be live-streamed. Entrance is free. Contact Kevin on 087 802 7380 for more information.

• Randfontein Rugby Club annual Golf Day in Krugersdorp
Swing by the Krugersdorp Golf Course on Tuesday, November 2 in support of Randfontein Rugby Club’s Golf Day. There will be a shotgun start at 11:30, prize-giving and snacks. For more information contact Johan on 061 323 8367 or Corne on 076 678 5589.

Swing by the Krugersdorp Golf Course on Tuesday, November 2 in support of Randfontein Rugby Club’s Golf Day. Photo: Courtney Cook on Unsplash. For illustrative purposes.

• Cast Aways Summer Festival
Support the Cast Aways Animal Sanctuary by supporting their Summer Festival to be held at Spur Grounds in Greenhills from 10:00 and 16:00 on Saturday, October 23. Their will be a variety of stalls, food, gifts, sweets, live entertainment, dancers etc. R5 entry fee. Contact Marie on 083 469 2622 for more information.

• Car Show in Greenhills
Start your engines and show off what you got at the Need for Speed Car Show to be held at Spur Grounds in Greenhills from 08:00 to 16:00 on Saturday, October 23. Entry is free. RSVP by 18 October. Contact Keagan on 074 019 0837 or Johan on 073 387 7058 for more information.

Start your engines and show off what you got at the Need for Speed Car Show to be held at Spur Grounds in Greenhills. Photo: Unsplash. For illustrative purposes.

• Friends of Kloofendal events this October
Why not spend your free time learning about creepy crawlies, insect bites, flowers, trees and more? Well, don’t miss the following events in the Kloofendal Nature Reserve this October. Bookings are limited for each event and can be made online through Quicket. Phone/ WhatsApp 079 693 5608 for more information. All Covid-19 regulations will be adhered to, and all participants must wear a mask at all times. See the latest list of activities below:
• October 9 (08:00 to 10:00) – Creepy Crawly Walk
• October 9 (09:00 to 11:00) – Wild Flower Walk
• October 9 (13:00 to 15:00) – Biomimicry Walk
• October 10 (09:00 to 11:00) – Butterfly Walk
• October 16 (Starts at 09:00) – Cunning running: A course for families, runners and small kiddies
• October 23 (09:00 to 11:00) – Essential Scorpion Sting First Response
• October 23 (13:00 to 15:00) – Essential Scorpion Sting First Response
• October 30 (08:00 to 10:00) – Introduction to Kloofendal Walk
• October 30 (09:00 to noon) – Birding ID course

• Groot dag vol pret by Residentia Moria op 16 Okt
Die gemeenskap word uitgenooi om op 16 Oktober ‘n pretdag saam met Residentia Moria te geniet. Daar sal heerlike tuisgebak en kermiskos, pannekoek, vlooimarkstalletjies, gaskunstenaars, ‘n wit olifant tafel en ‘n gelukstrekking wees om te geniet. Heilie van der Merwe het vertel dat daar twee boereorkeste en kettieskiet ook gaan wees. Moet nie hierdie lekker dag misloop nie. Vir meer inligting kan Heilie by 084 251 2459 of moria2@residentia.co.za gekontak word.

• The bird migrants are back at Melville Koppies
Birds that migrate to the northern hemisphere for our winter are just beginning to come back to Melville Koppies. It’s another reminder that our winter is over for another year. If you’re lucky you’ll spot the European bee-eaters with their distinctive staccato flight, catching the breeze with the swallows high up in the sky. Or you could hear a Diederik Cuckoo making its persistent high-pitched dee-dee-deederik whistle or its less common, mournful-sounding cousin, Klaas’ Cuckoo. Melville Koppies is a perfect place for beginner birders. Melville Koppies Central (Nature Reserve and Heritage Site) is open every Sunday only in 2021 from 8am to 11.30am. No need to pre-book. Adults R80, children R40; season ticket for a year per adult – R500 (not transferable). All income used for maintenance and security of the Koppies – R22 000 per month needed. Security on the Koppies is provided; park in secure parking opposite the entrance at Marks Park on Judith Road, Emmarentia. Contact wendavid@mweb.co.za. Check out www.mk.org.za for more detailed information about the history and what you can see.

Klaas’s Cuckoo. Photo: Anthony Paton.

• Getting the elderly fit every Wednesday
Is your grandpa or grandma living in the Klein Helderkruin retirement village? Super Boxing Fitness is introducing Super Senior fitness classes (60+) exclusive to Klein Helderkruin retirement village residents every Wednesday at 10:00. There is one 30-minute class per week which focuses on mobility, flexibility and balance in a safe and supportive environment, launching October 6. Please come join them in keeping their elderly healthy and active. Contact Raz on 084 990 8357 for more information.

• JSS Succulent Fest at the Walter Sizulu National Botanical Garden
After many years of Roodepoort being neglected, the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, together with the Johannesburg Succulent Society is hosting a grand JSS Succulent Fest at the Garden on October 9 and 10. At the centre there will be a display of many succulent specimens, mainly South African, but also global groups. The emphasis is on trying to get children fall in love with our succulents specifically, but our amazing natural heritage in general. They anticipate having demonstration gardens, showing how gardeners can use succulents in water-wise gardening, and there will also be plants for sale. The Botanical Garden get minimal support from sources other than entrance fees. Covid-19 had hit their income severely, so this event hopefully will give them a boost as well. Both the garden and the JSS are totally non-profit organisations: entrance to the JSS Succulent Fest will be free (after the standard entrance fee to the Garden).

After many years of Roodepoort being neglected, the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, together with the Johannesburg Succulent Society is hosting a grand JSS Succulent Fest at the Garden on October 9 and 10. Pictured is a ceropegia rendalii. Photo submitted.

• Fertility Show 2021 will take place online
After its hugely successful debut last year, Fertility Show Africa (FSA) returns for two days in October with a fully interactive online show that offers participants access to a wide range of world-leading specialists, experts and clinics. This year’s FSA takes place on Saturday, October 9, and Sunday, October 10, allowing attendees from around South Africa, the African continent and the rest of the world to discover everything they need to know during their fertility journey. FSA 2021 will give online attendees the opportunity to consult confidentially face to face with a wide range of clinics and experts. It will also run an unparalleled speaker programme with leading fertility and alternative parenting experts in a safe space where visitors can engage, ask questions, find answers and gather information from some of South Africa’s best specialists, embryologists, nurses, psychologists and social workers, as well an international experts. Exhibitors range from doctors to clinicians and practitioners, to top-class fertility clinics, legal advisors and support groups, surrogacy, adoption and donor agencies, natural fertility solutions and supplements, complementary and alternative therapies, as well as nutritional and lifestyle advisors. Visit their website www.fertilityshowafrica.com for more information.

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