{"id":197628,"date":"2019-02-25T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/197628\/whats-on-in-and-around-germiston-109\/"},"modified":"2019-02-25T15:25:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T13:25:28","slug":"whats-on-in-and-around-germiston-109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2019\/02\/25\/whats-on-in-and-around-germiston-109\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on in and around Germiston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>February 27<\/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 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>\n<p><strong>February 27 and 28<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\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>February 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly: Bingo, corner of Shamrock Road and Churchill Avenue, Primrose, 9.30am. Call Trudy Carreira or Michelle Bezuidenhout on 011 828 3059.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 SAVF Die Anker Tehuis: Jumble sale, 11 Bruce Street, Germiston, 6.30am. Call the home on 011 825 7206.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 2<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_197630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197630\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-197630\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNENTERTAINMEN_89587-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNENTERTAINMEN_89587-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNENTERTAINMEN_89587-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNENTERTAINMEN_89587-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/08GCNENTERTAINMEN_89587.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-197630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crafts in the Park: March 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2022 Germiston\/Delville Bowls Club: Mini flea market and fun bowls day, Delville South Road, Delville, 9am. Call Nicolene Griffen on 079 935 3618.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Community Market Germiston, Copper Canyon Spur, corner of Webber Road and Olivier Street, Lambton Gardens, 9am until 4pm. Call Antoinette van Zyl on 071 608 0742.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fortitude Hair and Beauty Salon: Cansa Shavathon, Shop 3, Barbara Court, corner of Beacon Road and Wilmeria Street, Lambton, 8am until 5pm. Call Gabriela Kleynhans on 083 286 1282.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The South African Red Cross Society of Germiston: Annual General Meeting, 27 Driehoek Road, Germiston, 10am. Call the branch manager Barbara Jensen on 011 873 9009.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Melville Koppies Nature Reserve: Three-koppie group tour through the Melville Koppies, park at Marks Park, Judith Road, Emmarentia, 3pm. Call Wendy Carstens on 011 482 4797 or visit www.mk.org.za.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 5, 12, 19 and 26<\/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 <a href=\"mailto:helpdesk@gafa.co.za\">helpdesk@gafa.co.za<\/a>.<\/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><strong>March 6, 13, 20 and 27<\/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>\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>\n<p>\u2022 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): Meeting, Sunnyridge Primary School, Pitts Avenue, Sunnyridge, 8pm. Call Fabian on 083 276 9959.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28<\/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>March 7, 14, 21 and 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly: Bingo, corner of Shamrock Road and Churchill Avenue, Primrose, 9.30am. Call Trudy Carreira or Michelle Bezuidenhout on 011 828 3059.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 8, 15, 22 and 29<\/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>March 9, 16, 23 and 30<\/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>March 9 and 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Noteworthy Events: Strictly Broadway 2019, Holy Rosary School\u2019s Bishop Shanahan Hall, 113 Horwood Street, Edenvale, 3pm. Call Lanie Coetzer on 082 940 9001 or visit Computicket.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 12<\/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 on 082 835 4057. All retired people welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 17 to 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Hospice East Rand: Fund-raising trip, Meander Manor Guest Lodge, in Shaka\u2019s Rock, KwaZulu-Natal. Call Laura Kirsten on 083 274 5288 or 011 422 1531 or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:laura@hospiceeastrand.co.za\">laura@hospiceeastrand.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Witwatersrand Orchid Society: Autumn Show, Floreum, Johannesburg Botanical Gardens, Olifants Road, 9am until 5pm. For more details visit www.witsorchid.co.za.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Witwatersrand Orchid Society: Autumn Show, Floreum, Johannesburg Botanical Gardens, Olifants Road, 9am until 4pm. For more details visit www.witsorchid.co.za.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Buskers Club, Mandeville Sports and Social Club, corner Seventh Avenue and Tenth Street, Bez Valley, 8pm until 11.30pm. Call the club on 082 747 4989 or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:buskersclub@gmail.com\">buskersclub@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/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\u00a0<\/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='ff97dbba58d54341d5106f7414ed66b5'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for something to do? 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