May 13 and 14
Free Financial Foundation Seminar, Jatniël, corner of Benoni Road and Krige Street, Friday 6pm until 9pm and Saturday 9am until 4pm (Lezander Richter 074 990 0126 or Kyle Swart 071 897 2990)
May 13 to 15
Kon Tiki annual event, 50 rafts to be launched on Homestead Dam, fee charged, Arrowe Park, Lakefield Extension 21, 11am.
May 14
All Souls Church, car boot sale, 42 O’Reilly Merry Street, Northmead, 7am until 1pm (Betty Chard 082 455 6752)
•Benoryn Lioness Club car rally, car park in Webb Street, Northmead, registration at 8.30am (Leslie Young 083 260 8282)
•Village Walk Retirement Estate market day, various goods to be sold on the day, corner Kirchner and Dickenson roads, Brentwood Park, 9am until 4pm (Noeleen Kristen 010 594 9300)
May 17
East Rand Division of the Wits Bird Club meeting, talk on preventing extinction of terrestrial birds on the brink, by guest speaker Dr Hanneline Smit-Robinson, Benoni Library Auditorium, 7.30pm (Awie Coetzee 083 677 7097)
May 20
Gereformeerde Kerk, Frank Opperman show “Klaagliedere van ds Tienie Benade”, 24b Miles Sharp Street, Rynfield, 7pm (Ina Bold 011 849 2054 or 084 339 1136)
May 21
Sing for Joy Choral Concert, “A transport of Delight”, St Dunstan’s Cathedral, 103 Woburn Avenue, Western Extension, tickets available at Daniella’s Jewellers and Farrarmere Square, 2.30pm and 6.30pm (Barbara Arthur 083 306 8130 or Margaret Cary 082 852 0278)
•Benoni Horticultural Society, talk by Stephen Rehbock on “Poisonous and Medicinal Plants”, Four Seasons Nursery, Eve Road, Fairleads, 2.15 pm for 2.30pm (Stephen Rehbock 011 849 2657 or Herb Trokis 083 633 6468)
May 26
The Garland Ladies Luncheon Club meeting with tea tasting by Tea Forte, booking essential, a fee will be charged, Benoni Country Club, Morris Avenue, noon for 12.30pm (Grace van Zyl grace@aspirewealth.co.za)
•Northfield Methodist Church and Wesley Community Centre annual Charity Gold Day. Funds raised will go towards the centre. Lake Club Benoni, Lakefield Avenue, 11am (Jackie Leschinksky 010 140 0210)
May 28
Hospice East Rand trip to see the musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”; transport departs from 218 Kemston Avenue, Western Extension, noon (Laura Kirsten 083 274 5288)
May 29
Social Singles Group, bring and braai, Manny’s House, Atlasville, 11.30pm (Manny Ferreirinho 083 639 6839)
June 12
Hospice East Rand Adventure, participants will get to follow in the footsteps of Sir George Farrar, the road trip will be completed in three East Rand towns (Laura Kirsten 083 274 5288 or laura@hospiceeastrand.co.za)
GENERAL
Visually impaired and blind people interested in learning how to play lawn bowls are invited to a workshop, Atlas Bowling Club, 9am (Beppie Summersgill 011 425 6576)
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