THE recovery support group, GriefShare, meets at Glenwood Presbyterian Church on Saturday mornings at 10.30am.
This is an international, non-denominational support course. Each session is stand-alone, and one may join at any stage of the 13-week course.
Contact Heather Main on 031 205 4555 or 083 789 4555. Visit: www.griefshare.org
LINE dancing for beginners. Go along every Thursday at 6pm and have fun while brushing up on your line dancing at Stella Park Bowling Club, 337 Bartle Road, Umbilo. Cost is R20 per person. Contact Peter on 031 205 2488.
UMBILO Congregational Church, 498 Bartle Road, Umbilo, will hold a braai night on Friday 31 July 2015 at 5.30pm and a fleamarket on Saturday 1 August from 7am to noon.
Contact Wally van Rooyen on 031 465 4985 should you wish to book a table.
THE next I Heart Market will be on Saturday 1 August at the Moses Mabhida Stadium from 9am to 2pm.
I heart market showcases innovative, handmade, homemade and locally designed crafts, art, fashion, jewellery, home-ware, kiddies goods, artisanal foods and recycled, up cycled and second hand gems.
THE Natal Settler’s Memorial Home invites you to its annual fete on Saturday 1 August from 8am to 2pm.
There will be lots of stalls, a beer garden, a tea garden and lots for the kids to do.
Stalls can be still be booked. Contact 031 205 1351.
THERE will be a Trollbeads pop-up shop on Saturday 1 August at The Italian Club, 82 Fairway, Durban North, from 10am to 4pm.
Contact Candice on 031 566 4618.
ON Sunday, 2 August. Ianthe Hoskins' brilliant talk on Out of the Silence will be presented at the Theosophical Society Durban Lodge, 306 Avondale Road, Morningside, Durban from 10am until 11.15am.
Ms Hoskins has a Master's Degree in English from the London University, is a multi-linguist and international speaker for the Theosophical Society, and has published a few books, one of which is Science of Spirituality.
Free public talks given on the first Sunday of every month. Contact 073 585 4856.
THE speaker for the CANSA Umbilo Support Group for August will be Dr Corne Hall of the DUT. Dr Hall, a specialist in homeopathic medicine, will be speaking about homeopathy in support of general health. The group meets at 6pm on Tuesday 4 August at the CANSA offices, 619 Umbilo Road, Durban.
Contact Linda Cipolla on 031 205 9525 or email lcipolla@cansa.org.za
The group is open to people with cancer, their supporters and anyone with a general interest in the subject.
BENSON Place Retirement Complex, 26 Rapson Road (off Windermere Road) Morningside, will host a jumble/white elephant sale on Wednesday, 5 August from 8am to 9am.
THE next general meeting of the University of the 3rd Age will be on Wednesday 5 August at 9am for 9.30am in the Glenwood Presbyterian Church hall (entrance in Evans Road.)
The guest speaker will be renowned architectural conservationist, Robert Brusse. He will talk on how he tackled the restoration of Centocow in the Midlands.
Entrance is free for U3A members, visitors welcome at R20 per person, plus a donation (+- R5) for tea which will be served before the meeting.
THE Watercolour Society – KZN 's annual art exhibition will be held from 5 to 30 August at Longmynd Gallery, 24 Old Main Road, Hillcrest. Twenty artists, including well-known South African watercolourists, are participating in this exhibition which is titled All About Colour. The opening will be on Wednesday 5 August at 6pm. Contact 082 338 8876 or 031 765 2878.
THE Durban Rock Alliance (DRA) hosts a monthly all genres music quiz at the Stella Sports Club, Running Section Bar, Helen Joseph Road, Glenwood from 7pm.
The next quiz is on Wednesday 6 August. Teams of four at R20 per player. Round up a team, or pop in and a spot will be found for you.
THE Morning Trade has moved from 8 Morrison Street to much larger warehouse premises at the Station Drive Precinct, 15 Station Drive.
Join The Morning Traders every Sunday between 8am and 1pm to shop for your farm fresh ingredients, delectable homemade specialties, fresh cut flowers, top quality meats and wholesome, locally produced food – or just to meet friends over delicious artisan food and drink.
NAZARETH House Charity Shop, 82 South Ridge Road, Berea is open daily Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 2.30pm. The charity shop raises much-needed funds for the home and needs the support of the public.
Any donations of clothing, bric-a-brac etc are welcome. Nazarerth House will collect. Contact 031 261 2207.
TAFTA will host a support group for friends, family members and care givers of Alzheimers patients at TAFTA Lodge, 42 South Beach Avenue, Durban. Contact Nivashnee on 031 332 3721 for more information.
SASFA, South African Senior Fitness Association, will hold exercise classes for the over 50s every Thursday morning from 9am to 10am at the Masonic Lodge, 25 Hunt Road. SASFA guarantees seniors will have fun and meet new friends. To join and for more information, contact Gill on 031 702 6522.
CHESHIRE Home Sparks Estate, 145 Mary Road, Sydenham, invites the public to support its charity shop every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 11.30am. All welcome.
