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What's on in and around Durban this week.

ENJOY social Line dancing every Thursday from 6pm to 7pm at Stella Park Bowling Club, 337 Bartle Road, Umbilo. Contact Peter on 031 205 2488.

THE Watercolour Society – KZN 's annual art exhibition takes place 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 South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) is hosting a Women’s Day celebration on 7 August at the Austerville Community Hall in Wentworth at 10am.

Contact Noluthando or Nerissa at the SDCEA office on 031 461 1991.

MANOR Gardens – Garden/Home Interests Club will meet on Tuesday 11 August at St John the Divine church, Clark Road, Glenwood at 9.15am to noon.

Members R10 per meeting and visitors welcome at R20 per meeting, including tea and cakes. The speaker will be Greg Baptie ‘anything you need to know.’

Contact 082 454 4333.

BIRDLIFE Port Natal will have an indoor meeting on Wednesday 12 August at the Westville Methodist Church at 7pm.

Talk by Moses Chibesa on Trumpter Hornbills. Contact Lesley on 083 231 3408.

THE KwaZulu-Natal Branch of the South African Military History Society will meet on Thursday 13 August at the Murray Lecture Theatre, Department of Civil Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College Campus at 7pm.

The speakers will be Jesse Wesseloo on The World of Admiral de Ruyter and Stephen Coan on The Great Escape; The South African Connection.

Visitors are welcome to attend. Contact Roy Bowman on 084 951 2921 or Ken Gillings on 031 702 4828.

PAMPER Me Fabulous, a womens`s lifestyle expo, and Victorian style High Tea, takes place at Audacia Manor Boutique Hotel, Sir Arthur Road, Morningside, on 15 August from 2pm to 8pm.

Fashion shows, shopping, cooking demos and lots more.

Cost is R200 which includes pamper sessions. Contact devika.pillay@telkomsa.net

THE South African Writers' Circle will meet on Saturday, 15 August at the Westville Library (Room G3) at 11am.

Published author Ian Tennent will talk on Write like a Boss! This will be followed by a workshop entitled I am absolutely entitled by my own point of view! Or am I? led by Ian. Members and and visitors are most welcome. Cost is R20. Contact Brigitta Simpson on 071 681 8378 or southafricanwriterscircle@gmail.com

THE Durban Seniors Social Club will meet on Wednesday 19 August at Berea Congregational Church hall, Pardy Gardens Road, off Musgrave Road at 9am for 9.30am.

Guest speakers will be Zoe, a journalist, and her husband Schalk van der Merwe, a biokineticist.

All welcome. Cost is R10 for members and R12 for visitors, which includes tea, coffee and refreshments.

Contact Mona on 031 303 8336.

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. 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.

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