{"id":187819,"date":"2018-10-03T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/187819\/whats-on-in-and-around-germiston-90\/"},"modified":"2018-10-03T09:50:18","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T07:50:18","slug":"whats-on-in-and-around-germiston-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2018\/10\/03\/whats-on-in-and-around-germiston-90\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on in and around Germiston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>October 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly: Skills development morning, corner of Shamrock Road and Churchill Avenue, Primrose, 10am. Call Trudy Carreira or Michelle Bezuidenhout on 011 828 3059.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u2022 Line dancing classes: Daeraad Pre-Primary School hall, 2 Venus Street, Fishers\u2019 Hill, 5.30pm until 6.30pm. Call Theresa de Villiers on 079 634 8510.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Separatists Club: Social dance, Jeppe Quondam Sports Club, Boeing Road East, Bedfordview, 7.30pm to 11.30pm. Call Roy Hudson on 011 609 2463<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly: Chess classes, corner of Shamrock Road and Churchill Avenue, Primrose, 10am. Call Trudy Carreira or Michelle Bezuidenhout on 011 828 3059.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 4, 11, 18 and 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly: Bingo, corner of Shamrock Road and Churchill Avenue, Primrose, 9am. Call Trudy Carreira or Michelle Bezuidenhout on 011 828 3059.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 5, 12, 19 and 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly: Line dancing, corner of Shamrock Road and Churchill Avenue, Primrose, 9.30am. Call Trudy Carreira or Michelle Bezuidenhout on 011 828 3059.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 6, 13, 20 and 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Germiston SPCA: Book and miscellaneous items sale, Primrose Square, Shamrock Road, outside the Pick n Pay, 9am. Call Ali Hemmant on 060 481 9386.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Germiston Alcoholics Anonymous: Support meeting, Dutch Reconciliation Church, 75 Piercy Avenue, Parkhill Gardens, 5pm. Call Kevin Maistry on 082 080 1595.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 GAFA Protea Old Age Home: Protea street market, Tulip Road, Primrose, 9am until 1pm. Call the home on 011 383 0000 or email <a href=\"mailto:helpdesk@gafa.co.za\">helpdesk@gafa.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Crafts in the Park: Bokkie Park food and craft market, Bokkie Park, Boksburg, 9am until 2.30pm. Call Janine Richardson on 072 713 3332 or Joan Gould on 011 896 3637<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Cansa: Taylor\u2019s Cut4Cansa Challenge, Elspark Sports Complex, located on the corner of Heidelberg Road and Egret Street in Elspark, 10am. Call Charelene Matthyser on 081 707 0882 or Tamara Wittstock on 083 400 3223 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cansa.org.za\">www.cansa.org.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 All Saints Anglican Church Primrose: Morning market, corner of Petunia and Rietfontein roads, Primrose, 9am. Call Jan Fogarty on 081 049 4850.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Builders Warehouse Lambton and AK Events: Spring Flea Market and potjie competition, Webber and Beacon roads, in Lambton, 8am until 3pm. Call Amanda van Straaten on 072 541 8840.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Rand Aid Thornhill Manor: Family fun day and f\u00eate, 158 Westlake Drive, Lakeside, Johannesburg Road, Modderfontein, 9am until 1pm. Call the office on 011 608 2480.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 6 and 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Great Model Train Expo, Ho\u00ebrskool Randburg, Malibongwe Drive, 9am until 4pm. Call Marinus Kort on 082 447 5081.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Benoni High Class of 1970: Reunion, Benoni Country Club, Morris Avenue, Benoni, 11.30am. Call Margeret Pappas on 079 516 6790.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Melville Koppies Nature Reserve: Guided tour through Melville Koppies Central, park at Marks Park, Judith Road, Emmarentia, 3pm. Call Wendy Carstens on 011 482 4797 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mk.org.za\">www.mk.org.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 9, 16, 23 and 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 GAFA Protea Old Age Home: Morning exercise, recreation hall, Tulip Road, Primrose, 10am. Call the home on 011 383 0000 or email helpdesk@gafa.co.za.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 GAFA Protea Old Age Home: Afternoon bingo, recreation hall, Tulip Road, Primrose, 1.30pm. Call the home on 011 383 0000 or email <a href=\"mailto:helpdesk@gafa.co.za\">helpdesk@gafa.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Germiston Cocaine Anonymous: Support meeting, Elsburg Methodist Church, Els Street, Elsburg, 6pm to 7pm. Call Kerryn Sebastiao on 082 699 5875 or Monika Niederbroker on 071 320 1775.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Line dancing classes: Daeraad Pre-Primary School hall, 2 Venus Street, Fishers\u2019 Hill, 2pm until 3pm. Call Theresa de Villiers on 079 634 8510.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Primrose Sector Two CPF: Community meeting, Sunnyridge Primary School, Korhaan Street, 8pm. Send an email to <a href=\"mailto:sc2cpf@gmail.com\">sc2cpf@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Germiston Probus Club: Monthly meeting, Germiston\/Delville Bowling Club, Delville South Road, Delville, 11am. Call Henri Sam on 079 864 2287 or Pine Pienaar 082 835 4057. All retired people welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The South African Military History Society: Monthly meeting, Auditorium of the Ditsong Museum of Military History, Erlswold Way, Saxonwold, 8pm. Call the offices on 011 646 5513 or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:scribe@samilitaryhistory.org\">scribe@samilitaryhistory.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Volle Evangelie Kerk: Reunion, corner of Cosmos Road and Beaconsfield Avenue, Primrose, 2pm. Call Hennie Steyn on 082 412 8438.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Big Band Music Appreciation Society: meeting, Temple Emanuel, 38 Oxford Road, Parktown, 2.15pm. Call Marilyn Penn on 072 243 7436.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Charity Zumbathon: Hanger 50, Hurricane Road, Rand Airport, Germiston, 10am until noon. Call Antoinette van Staden on 083 307 2001.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Hospice East Rand: Fund-raising Portuguese feast, Mimi Jardim&#8217;s Cooking School in Edenvale. Call Laura Kirsten on 083 274 5288 or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:laura@hospiceeastrand.co.za\">laura@hospiceeastrand.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly: Market day, corner of Shamrock Road and Churchill Avenue, Primrose, 9am. Call Trudy Carreira or Michelle Bezuidenhout on 011 828 3059.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Crafts in the Park: Bokkie Park food and craft market, Bokkie Park, Boksburg, 9am until 2.30pm. Call Janine Richardson on 072 713 3332 or Joan Gould on 011 896 3637<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Crafts in the Park: Bokkie Park food and craft market, Bokkie Park, Boksburg, 9am until 2.30pm. Call Janine Richardson on 072 713 3332 or Joan Gould on 011 896 3637<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Rand Aid Association\u2019s Inyoni Creek: Summer Festival, Inyoni Creek is on the corner of Modderfontein and Wordsworth roads, 10am to 2pm. Call Marinda Looyen at 011 430 2014.<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 11 until 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Hospice East Rand: Fund-raising trip to Wyndford Farm, Fouriesburg, Free State. Call Laura Kirsten on 083 274 5288 or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:laura@hospiceeastrand.co.za\">laura@hospiceeastrand.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Germiston Probus Club: Monthly meeting, Germiston\/Delville Bowling Club, Delville South Road, Delville, 11am. Call Henri Sam on 079 864 2287 or Pine Pienaar 082 835 4057. All retired people welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Crafts in the Park: Bokkie Park food and craft market, Bokkie Park, Boksburg, 9am until 2.30pm. Call Janine Richardson on 072 713 3332 or Joan Gould on 011 896 3637<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Crafts in the Park: Bokkie Park food and craft market, Bokkie Park, Boksburg, 9am until 2.30pm. Call Janine Richardson on 072 713 3332 or Joan Gould on 011 896 3637<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Germiston Probus Club: Monthly meeting, Germiston\/Delville Bowling Club, Delville South Road, Delville, 11am. Call Henri Sam on 079 864 2287 or Pine Pienaar 082 835 4057. All retired people welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please Note: What\u2019s On is a free service. Send details of events (with a full contact name and number) by email to Leigh Hodgson at <a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>. The deadline for submissions is noon on a Friday. No late submissions or submissions with incomplete information will be accepted. The inclusion of submissions is determined by available space.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCblgxW6BRXTLGLQvpcumLqA\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Or add the GCN on<span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<strong>BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/bedfordviewedenvalenews.co.za\/\">Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/\">Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/kemptonexpress.co.za\/\">Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='ac71229395efc11fdb124ff7ebf89e12'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for something to do? 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