SATURDAY, 4 APRIL: Birdlife Port Natal hosts an outing to Paradise Valley Nature Reserve at 7.15am. Take along chairs and a picnic basket for afterwards. Call Lesley on 083-231-3408.
WEDNESDAY, 8 APRIL: Birdlife Port Natal hosts an indoor meeting at 7pm at Westville Methodist Church. The speaker is David Allan talking on pelagic seabird trips off Durban. Call Lesley on 083-231-3408.
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. Find the Society’s website at https://samilitaryhistory.org.
FRIDAY, 10 APRIL: Elim Full Gospel Church (103 Donegal Road) hosts a ‘Extreme make-over spiritual edition’ youth rally from 7pm to 9.30pm. Food will be sold. Take along all your friends and family. All welcome.
SATURDAY, 11 APRIL: Durban Botsoc committee member Jabulani Memela leads an outing for children aged eight to 12, accompanied by an adult/s to experience the forest and grassland and view the dams and game of Stainbank Nature Reserve in Yellowwood Park at 9am. The reserve fee is R20 per adult or R10 per child. Non-members are welcome but are asked to pay an additional R10 donation per adult or child to BotSoc. Numbers are limited. Book through Sandra at botsoc-kzn@mweb.co.za or call 031-201-5111 Mondays and Thursdays from 10am to 4pm or 071-869-3693.
SATURDAY, 18 APRIL: Jehovah’s Witnesses will hold an assembly. About 700 people are expected to attend the event at the Amanzimtoti Civic Centre. This is a semi-annual event attracting 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. To obtain further details, call Trevor Marshall on 083-255-4812. Email trevor@marshaltools.co.za
MONDAY, 27 APRIL: On Freedom Day, support the youth fundraiser for St Barnabas Anglican Church as they play soccer against St Gabriels Anglican Church at Mission to Seafarers premises. Turn into Langeberg Road, first left into Seafarer Road, Bayhead. It is the first building on the left. Admission for adults is R5 children free. Light food and drinks on sale. Gates opens at 9.30am and the game kicks off at 10.30am. For information and directions, call Adele on 031-466-3246.
FRIDAY to SUNDAY, 8 TO 10 MAY: South African Writers’ Circle holds a writing weekend away entitled “Heart of darkness: Exploring the depths of historical fiction” at King’s Grant Country Retreat near Ixopo. Charles van Onselen, author of The Fox and the Flies is the keynote speaker with well-known local historian, Robin Lamplough as one of the guest presenters. Join in the presentations, writing workshops and other writing and historical activities. Members and non-members are most welcome. Email Ginny Porter at ginny.sawc@gmail.com for bookings and information.
