UMBILO Congregational Church, 498 Bartle Road, Umbilo, will host Wally's Braai on Friday 29 January at 5.30pm, where you can buy wors rolls, steak rolls and burgers. There is a fleamarket on Saturday 30 January from 7am to noon.
Contact Wally van Rooyen on 031 465 4985 should you wish to book a table.
SAVF Jennett Smit will host a night market on Friday 29 January from 5pm at 279 Manning Road, Glenwood.
There will be lots of good things to eat. Tables available at R50. Contact Margaret on 071 606 0065.
The home will also be hosting a breakfast on Satuday 6 February from 7.30am to 11am.
THE Happiness Course, a meditation programme for everyone, runs every Saturday morning at 10.30am to noon at 26 Menston Road, Westville.
Everyone is welcome, suitable for absolute beginners. R60 donation to non-profit organisation.
THE Morning Trade – Durban's weekly artisan food and produce market is every Sunday from 8am to 1pm at The Plant – 5 Station Drive, Station Drive Precinct, Durban.
The Morning Trade is a top quality weekly food market which focuses on providing an urban space for Durbanites to buy their weekly fresh produce, top quality meats, farm fresh ingredients, delectable specialities and community-conscious foods. Free entrance for customers.
LUPUS Support Group SA, a meeting for people with Lupus, will be held at the Blue Lagoon Conference Centre, Steeble Place, Blue Lagoon, Durban, on 30 January at 1pm.
Contact Nirupa on 031 301 5766 or 082 823 2786, Venissa on 031 836 1122 or 060 617 8671 or Kenneth on 083 777 1604.
THE Champagne, Ice-cream and Balloons event will take place on Sunday 31 January from 3.30pm for 4pm at Artisan Gallery, 344 Florida Road.
This is a fun event which marks the start of the gallery's annual sale. Deliciously decadent ice-cream with an assortment of toppings can be washed down with bubbly while you chat to friends and select from all the beautiful items on display.
At this event all purchases will qualify for a lucky discount voucher, which is your special sale discount and only valid for one day.
The sale will run until Saturday 13 February.
LEARN to meditate at a course beginning on Monday, 1 February at 39 Maze Road, Glenwood, from 6.30pm to 8pm.
The course will run once a week for four weeks. All welcome, free of charge. Safe parking available.
RSVP Seelan or Pathma on 031 208 1336 or musgrave@za.brahmakumaris.org
JOIN the Sydenham Reading Club on Tuesday, 2 February. The group meets every Tuesday at the newly renovated Sparks Estate Library in St Theresa’s Road in Sydenham. The theme this year is Let’s Read.
All are welcome.
BRAHMA Kumaris Meditation classes resume at the Musgrave Library, Glenwood Village Market, on Tuesday, 2 February from 11.30am to 1pm.
The topic is Injecting Spirituality into 2016. Contact Saras on 031 201 5817.
THE Annual General Meeting of the University of the 3rd Age is on Wednesday 3 February at 9am for 9.30am in the Glenwood Presbyterian Church hall (entrance in Evans Road).
Guest speaker will be Jane Troughton who will talk about her Gorgeous Green House: an ordinary Durban North house that has been replaced by a stunning modern home that is totally energy and water efficient.
Entrance is free for U3A members. Visitors welcome at R20 per person, and R5 for tea, which will be served before the meeting.
Contact Jessie on 031 208 2610.
A DENIM and Diamonds dinner and dance takes place on Friday 5 February at Tafta Lodge, 42 South Beach Avenue, Durban at 7pm.
Dinner and music by Fanie. Cost is R30 for members and R45 for visitors. Book your tickets by contacting 031 337 0163.
DURBAN Club of SpeakOut will meet on Saturday 6 February at 1pm for 1.30pm in the Glenwood Presbyterian Church hall, 339 Esther Roberts (formerly Frere) Road. Visitors are most welcome.
Contact Ruth on 083 325 6427 or Wendy on 073 642 3566, can send SMS, or visit www.speakoutsa.jimdo.com
FREE public talks are given by the Theosophical Society on the first Sunday of every month at 306 Avondale Road, Morningside, Durban from 10am. Bruno Pelizzari will give a talk on Sunday, 7 February on The Tarot and the Age of Aquarius. Mr Pelizzari is a member of the Theosophical Society, Durban Lodge.
Contact 073 585 4856.
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.
IF you're nervous of speaking to people you don't know, or you get stage fright when you're asked to do a presentation at work, then joining Toastmasters can truly help you. Visit the Speakeasy Toastmasters Club on the third Tuesday evening of the month, at 5.30pm for 6pm at the Glenwood Boys' High School.
A fee of R80 includes a meal. RSVP to speakeasyglenwood@gmail.com timeously for catering purposes.
SASFA (South African Senior Fitness Association) will hold exercises classes for people aged 50+ every Monday and Thursday from 9am to 10am at the Masonic Lodge Hunt Road, Durban. Contact Gill on 031 702 6522.
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.
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.
