Diary Dates

FRIDAY, 27 MARCH: Probus Amanzimtoti Social Club AGM takes place at 9.20am for 10am in Umbogavango Nature Reserve. Interested visitors can call Sharon-Ann on 083-312-5360 by Thursday, 26 March at the latest, as details are needed for the gate security.

FRIDAY, 27 MARCH: Amanzimtoti SPCA hosts a bingo evening at Amanzimtoti Bowling Club, with prizes to be won, at 6pm for 6.30pm. Players are encouraged to take a plate of snacks to share with their table. A cash bar will be available. Tickets are R10 per person and each sheet costs R5. A 50% deposit is required when booking a table. Email pro@spcatoti.co.za to book your table or call 031-904-2424/5. Donations of pet food are always welcome.

FRIDAY, 27 MARCH: The next meting of the Breakfast Club takes place in the activities room of Toti library at 9.30am for 10am. Marie will share a further episode on her journey to Israel. For queries call Marie on 079-386-4185.

SATURDAY, 28 MARCH: Winkle Bowling Club will hold a car boot sale at 50 Gus Brown Road, Warner Beach from 8am to 1pm. Filled with fun, bowls, wors rolls, pancakes and beer garden. For further information, call Greg on 084-923-4566 or Mike on 082-788-6429.

SATURDAY, 28 MARCH TO FRIDAY, 3 APRIL: Illovo Shree Maha Vishnu, Mareiamman and Kaliamman Alayams will host their 107th annual chariot festival. A Garuda Vaganum is at 3pm on Saturday, 28 March. On Tuesday, 31 March at 5pm there is a naga vaganum. On Friday, 3 April at 3pm, it is the Hanuman vaganum.

SUNDAY, 29 MARCH: The Wildlife Society hosts a walk through Umbogavango Nature Reserve starting at 8am. All nature lovers are welcome. The walk will take about two hours. Anyone interested should enter through the south gate of Umbogintwini Industrial Complex. Call Dick on 083-650-2578.

TUESDAY, 31 MARCH: SAARP Toti Seniors monthly bring and share tea morning in the Toti library activities room at 9.30am for 10am. For queries, call Gill on 031-903-7445 or 082-615-7708.

SATURDAY, 4 APRIL: The Illovo Shree Maha Vishnu, Mareiamman and Kaliamman Alayams 107th annual chariot festival hosts the Shreedevi Bumedevi Samathe Narayana Thiru kalyana Utsavam (wedding ceremony) at 7am. The chariot departs the temple for the grounds at 10am and will return to the temple from the grounds at 3pm.

THURSDAY, 9 APRIL: KZN branch of the South African Military History Society meets at 7pm for 7.30pm in the Murray Lecture theatre, Department of Civil Engineering, UKZN Howard College campus. The speakers will be Ken Gillings on ‘World War 1 comes to the Northern Cape’ and Charles Whiteing on ‘The Normandy Massacres’. For more details call Charles Whiteing on 082-555-4689 or Ken Gillings on 031-702-4828 or go to https://samilitaryhistory.org.

SATURDAY, 18 APRIL: Jehovah’s Witnesses hold an assembly at Amanzimtoti Civic Centre. This semi-annual event attracts Witnesses and non-Witnesses from Scottburgh to the Bluff. The theme is ‘Keep seeking Jehovah’s righteousness,’ which is based on Matthew 6:33. Entry is free, and no collections will be taken. Everyone is welcome to attend. For details, call Trevor Marshall on 083-255-4812 or email trevor@marshaltools.co.za

FRIDAY, 22 MAY: Kamalinee Primary School will be hosting their annual grade 7 debs ball at 6pm at the Amanzimtoti Civic Hall. Tickets are R60 (adult) and R30 (children) For further details contact the school on 031-9024534.

SATURDAY, 30 MAY: A reunion is planned for Bellair School’s standard six class of 1955. If you were in this class or know someone who was, call Avril on 031-464-9158 or email avrilpillans@gmail.com.