What’s On

August 21

Diabetic Support Group meeting, 5 Ninth Avenue, Northmead, 6pm (Louise Choate 082 783 4792)

August 24

East Rand Hiking Club social day hike, at Wonderboom, Pretoria, gate fee on arrival, leave from Bunny Park at 7am (Sally Jones 0824140140)

Animal Welfare Day, at Uncle Tim’s Centre, at 9am (Brian Graham 083 3910791)

August 25

Chess club nights, the Santa Rio Spur, Lakeside Mall, from 6.15pm (Pieter Nel at 076 536 8844 or emailchesscafe@discoverymail.co.za.

August 27

Art Alive Art School hosts its fifth annual art exhibition, in aid of Rotary Aurora, at 56 11th Avenue, Northmead, from 6pm till late (Elaine Marx on 084 581 6340 or email elaine@artalive.co.za)

MAD Domestic Watch, second meeting, at 10am, at the White House, corner Kimbolton Street and Woburn Avenue (Annie Conway 082 445 6174)

August 29

NG Kerk Rynfield Basaar, heerlike eetgoed, speletjies, Sarel Cilliers en Moodystrate (Clinton Maritz 082 839 6390)

August 28

Parkinson’s Support Group meeting, Rynpark Six, corner Struben and Parker streets, Rynpark, at 10am (Heather Smith 011 849 8509)

August 30

Fun walk, Wattville Lutheran Church, Dube Street to Serema Street, at 7am (Miranda Mchuu 074 351 7805 or Palabadi Tlhoaele 083 999 3603)

Model Railway Club of the East Rand, EMRIG, swap meet, at Northmead Mall, 9am till noon (Colin Tanner-Tremaine 082 828 0665)

Bunny Park Craft Market, Bunny Park, Pretoria Road, Rynfield, 9am till 2.30pm (Janine Richardson 072 713 3332 or Joan Gould 011 896 3637)

Boeremark, food, arts and crafts, 24b Miles Sharp Street (Reformed Church grounds), fundraising for Victus Christ feeding scheme (George Ross 081 381 0824 or info@victuschristi.org.za)

August 31

Benoni Sailing Club holds its first series of races and Sail Past at the club, on Ebenezer Road, off Tassenberg Road, Homestead Lake (David Cutts 082 449 2892)

Hello Sam Market, corner Putfontein and Nicol roads, 9am till 2pm (Samantha Bruyns 082 379 8865)

The Urban Market at Lemongrass, 36 and 38 Russell Street, Western Extension, from 9am to 3pm (Bernice Ivanovic on 083 603 4077 or e-mail to urbanmarket@lemongrass.co.za)

September 3

SA Association of Retired Persons (SAARP), social club for people 50 years and over, at 11am, Zeus Greek Cafe, Lakefield. Presentation by David Viljoen on landscape gardening (Pam Harvey 082 457 3947 or pamh1008@gmail.com)

September 4

Friends of the Benoni Library, host a “Spring Day in Africa”, at 5 Hartley Street, Rynfield, at 11am, short talk on indigenous plants and seeds, and waterwise gardening, cost includes lunch, funds raised are used to buy new books for the library (Ann Smith 011 425 4102 or Lucille Barrenger 011 849 8544)

September 5-7

Eddy House Weekend Getaway to the Panorama Route, Mpumalanga, R2 900 per person sharing, price includes dinner, bed and breakfast, bus fare, tips, a game drive and a Saturday day-tour. For further details and to book contact Laura Kirsten on 011 421 2712.

September 20

NDDF (Namaqua Dog and Donkey Foundation), Barn Dance Fundraiser towards the sterilisation of animals in disadvantaged areas, Cross Fit Urban Shack, Old Ben’s Indoor Centre, corner President Brand and President Boshoff streets, Rynfield, 6.30pm (Sharon Roe 082 893 5087)

September 24

Arbor Primary Fun Day, corner Ash and Aster streets, Northmead Extension Four, entrance fee, lots of prizes to be won (Samantha Smith 082 448 7070)

September 27

Ebotse and Farrarmere Primary host a Mountain Bike Family Fun Day, laps ranging from 1km to 40km, registrations at Cycle Lab East Rand, from September 24 to 26; entry fee charged for each lap, medals to all finishers and refreshments (Nicolette Peenz 084 586 0610 or Rene Gouws 082 859 3244, email fpsmtb@gmail.com)

GENERAL

August 21

SA Society for Amateur Palaeontologists, talk by palaeontologist Dr Francois Durand, entitled “Life and death from above”, at the Sci-Enza Auditorium, on the University of Pretoria campus, at 7pm (Tinus de Beer on 083 628 2372 or paleonews@icon.co.za.)

August 23

Women’s Advanced Driving Fun Day, 8am till 1.30pm, cost per person, booking is essential, Geropek Church Street, Pretoria West (Samatha Bigler 076 489 6007 or Samantha@alphawomen.co.za)

September 6

Bokkie Park Craft Market, Bokkie Park, Southvale Road , Boksburg, 9am till 2.30pm (Janine Richardson 072 713 3332 or Joan Gould 011 896 3637)

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