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: Montclair Senior Citizens meet at the Montclair Methodist Church hall at 9am for 9.30am. Members are reminded that snacks will be provided for our birthday party but the usual R5 for tea will be collected. Reminder subs of R30 are due for those who have not paid and those wanting to go on the lunch in May cost is R50.
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 I 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 to experience the forest and grasslands 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.
TUESDAY, 14 APRIL: Montwood Senior Citizens Care Centre holds an open day event entitled ‘celebrate seniors’ at Tray Bang Hall, 199 Kenyon Howden Road from 9am to 2pm. This event will showcase the services offered by the MSCCC and to spoil some seniors with tea, coffee, muffins and perhaps a manicure or pedicure. Blood pressures and sugar testing will be provided free of charge and all senior citizens in ward 64 are most welcome. For more information, call chairman Isobel Goswell on 072-397-5886 or 031-462-4590 or 031-462-4920.
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.
THURSDAY, 30 APRIL: Grosvenor Girls High’s annual senior citizens tea party will be from 10am to noon. All senior citizens over the age of 60 are invited. Contact the school from Monday, 13 April to Monday, 20 April to book a place. Speak to Mrs Offer on 031-467-3614.
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. All welcome. Email Ginny Porter at ginny.sawc@gmail.com for bookings and information.
