Important events in the community
Egoli Golden City Toastmasters Club meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at St Giles Home in De Wetshof.
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• Kensington Residents and Ratepayers Association meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 6.30pm at the Kensington Bowls Club in Ivanhoe Street, Kensington.
• The Cleveland Community Police Forum meets on the first Monday of every month at 6.30pm. Contact M Ismail on 072 629 0604.
• Kensington Sector Security Forum meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 6.30pm. Meetings are held at the Kensington Bowl Club hall situated on Ivanhoe Street, Kensington. Contact Clifford Hutton on 083 229 0012.
• The Household Consumers’ League meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 9.30am at the James Sadie Auditorium in Hawley Street, Bedfordview. For more information contact 011 648 4729 or 083 352 0282.
• Egoli Golden City Toastmasters Club meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at St Giles Home in De Wetshof. For more information, contact Richard Francis on 079 283 1272 or Joy Stander on 082 335 0204.
• Malvern Sector 3 Crime Forum meets every second Saturday of the month at 2pm at Malvern Light situated at 22 30th Street in Malvern. Residents and businesses are invited to attend. Call Mike Spadino on 078 032 2953 for more information.
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings are held every Tuesday evening at the Hofland Park Community Centre situated in Bez Valley. The meetings start at 7pm.
• Volunteers needed for The Link Literacy and Numeracy support project for children in Grades Two and Three. Volunteers should enjoy working with children and will be required to complete two hours during the week at Eastgate Primary School Contact Lee-Ann on 083 450 2072 or email zweigenthal@gmail.com.
• St Giles Association for the Physically Disabled Charity Shop is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8am until 12.30pm. Situated on the corner of 11th Avenue and 10th Street, Dewetshof. Contact Di on 072 236 2807 or 011 615 7681 for more information.
• Bruma Blood Donor Centre, Finance House, 25 Ernest Oppenheimer Street, Bruma, open on Mondays from 1pm to 7pm, Tuesdays to Thursdays, 8.30am to 4.30pm and Saturdays, 8.30am to 1pm. Call 011 622 7153/8361.
• Gerald Fitzpatrick Home’s shop, 48 Berea Road, Bertrams, needs donations. Shop opens from Wednesday to Saturday, 9am to 11.30am. Bright double knitting wool also needed for the outreach programme with the Bertrams Junior School. Contact Shadia or Henrietta on 011 614 2615.
• Rotary Club of Bedfordview meets Tuesdays, 6.15pm, at Belgravia Bowling Club, 56 Florence Avenue, Bedfordview. Contact Aniki on 082 735 3440.