EVENTS
HILLCREST Conservancy is offering an intensive morning’s environmental training course to assist and uplift your gardener’s skills base at Springside Nature Reserve in Hillcrest on Friday, 27 May. Cost is R70 each. For bookings, contact Ian Pattrick via e-mail – ianvpattrick@gmail.com. Early booking is advised as numbers are limited to ensure each attendee receives personal attention.
FRIENDS of Hillcrest Library will hold a book sale at Hillcrest Library on Friday, 27 May from 10am to 4pm, and on Saturday, 28 May from 8.30am to noon. Go along to browse and buy. There will also be 37 new books on view, which you may reserve. Contact 082 401 0234.
FERAL Cat Feeding Scheme will host a book sale at Westville Village Market on Friday, 27 May from 9am onwards. Please support the fundraiser. Donations also welcome. Contact Steven on 078 462 8176.
THE inaugural Land Rover Durban HighGoal takes place at the Durban Shongweni Club from Friday, 27 to Sunday, 29 May. The event will see some of the highest-rated polocrosse players putting on a spectacular equestrian display in six to seven games daily. There will be eight teams competing for the top spot – four men’s and four women’s teams – consisting of six quality players each. Each competitor in polocrosse is given a handicap which indicates his or her skill level, ranging from 0 to 10, with 10 being one of the best in the world and 0 a beginner.
SOUTH African Writers’ Circle will hold a one-day seminar on romance writing for all interested writers and aspiring writers at Augusta Estate, Hillcrest on Saturday, 28 May at 8.30am. Joss Wood, official writer for Mills and Boon (Penguin and Tule) will be the keynote speaker. Cost is R180 each and includes lunch and tea. Contact Brigitta Simpson on 071 681 8378 or e-mail southafricanwriterscircle@gmail.com.
KZN Quilters Guild will host a quilt show and open day at Durban Girls’ High School, intersection of Lena Arense and Penzance Roads in Glenwood on Saturday, 28 May from 9am to noon. There will be shops, quilting demonstrations and teas available. Visitors pay R40 each. Contact Lyn on 083 463 7729.
THERE will be a model railway exhibition at the Westville Civic Centre from Saturday, 28 to Sunday, 29 May. Doors open from 9.30am to 4pm on the Saturday and from 9.30am to 3pm on the Sunday. Entrance is R50 for each adult, R30 for children and pensioners and R120 per family of four. The Rotary Club of Westville will be selling refreshments and proceeds from the event will be used to help maintain the Glenholme Nature Reserve. Contact 031 764 3044 or 076 756 7617.
MUSIC band, Salty Dog woofin’ and a-yappin’ will play at Smelly Fingers Pub, Underwood Road in Pinetown on Sunday, 29 May from noon. Free entry. Drinks and food specials all day. Contact 031 702 1406.
