Fortnightly News 21/10/2016

Friday Talk, 11am – 12:30pm Friday 28 October

Streaming music, films, TV, etc. over the internet to our phones, computers or TV.

Grahame Hellyer will be back to provide some advice on phones/tablets and the internet.

There are ever increasing ways to get your music, films, TV shows over the internet. Many of them are free.

Grahame will demonstrate a number of them in the Ann Murray Room. Free for Club members.

Melbourne Cup

It’s that time of year!

Our Melbourne Cup Party will be held as usual on Tuesday 1st November 2016, commencing at 1.30 pm.

Members and friends are invited to attend the Melbourne Cup afternoon. We will provide some drinks, please bring some food to share. We will have a sweep or two of course.

2017 Big Book Fair, 11 – 13 August 2017

Spring time, a good time to clean out those dusty bookshelves! We are seeking donations of books, games, DVDs, vinyl, CDs, postcards, and jigsaw puzzles for our 2017 Big Book Fair.

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Fortnightly News 7/10/2016

Melbourne Cup

It’s that time of year!

Our Melbourne Cup Party will be held as usual on Tuesday 1st November 2016, commencing at 1.30 pm.

Members and friends are invited to attend the Melbourne Cup afternoon. We will provide some drinks, please bring some food to share. We will have a sweep or two of course.

Learn to Dance

Social dance lessons are available at the Club on Tuesdays from 2pm to 3:30pm in Hall 2 with Ian and Carla. The lessons cover ballroom (foxtrot, waltz, quickstep), Latin (rumba, cha-cha, jive). They are suitable for beginners up to intermediate. No partners required and there is no charge other than the normal Club activity fee. All welcome.

New Vogue Dancing is available in Hall 1 on Tuesdays from 1pm to 3.30pm, if you enjoy listening to pleasant music while exercising why not join them. Tuition is available from 11am to 1pm, it is not just for beginners, it is a shared time for learning, revising and rehearsing dances.

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Fortnightly News 23/9/2016

Annual General Meeting

The Club’s Annual General Meeting was held on Monday 19 September. The following members were elected to the Management Committee.

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Fortnightly News 9/9/2016

AGM- 12noon, Monday 19 September

The Club’s Annual General Meeting will be held at 12noon on Monday 19 September in Hall 1. A light lunch will be provided after the meeting. Please consider coming along.

Learn to Dance

Dance lessons are held at the Club on Mondays at 2.30pm. The lessons cover ballroom (foxtrot, waltz, quickstep), Latin (rumba, cha-cha, jive) and New Vogue if requested. They are suitable for beginners up to intermediate. No partners required, all welcome.

Tuesday Bridge

Tuesday Bridge has recommenced from 10 am – 12.45pm. New players are welcome!

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Fortnightly News 26/8/2016

AGM- 12noon, Monday 19 September

The Club’s Annual General Meeting will be held at 12noon on Monday 19 September, more information will be posted in the Club.

The 3rd Big Book Fair

The Book Fair is over for another year, we raised in excess of $14,000 over the three days of the Fair.

The Big Book Fair organising committee, Judy Bartlett, Judy Henderson, Anne Murray and Paul McGlew, would like to thank all those who helped with the Book Fair. People helped in so many ways – many gave a few hours each week over the last few months to sort, clean and pack books. Others helped with setting up, welcoming customers, restocking boxes during the three days of the Book Fair, and packing up. Then there were those who served and provided the delicious food for the morning and afternoon teas and the cakes for the cake stall.

It was a fantastic team effort with people pitching in from so many activity groups such as the Wednesday Exercise Group, the Table Tennis players, the Recorder Orchestra, the Dancing Class, the Bridge players, the Choir, the Art group, the Mah Jong group and so on. As well as members there were some ‘outsiders’ who did a wonderful job too such as Rohan Cumpston, Sarah Cumpston and Mark Sheen on the checkout and Judy B’s grandsons Luke, Simon and their friend Nathan who helped pack up and move tables.

All your help was much appreciated.

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Fortnightly News 12/8/2016

The 3rd Big Book Fair: Friday 12 – Sunday 14 August 2016

The Third BIG Book Fair is on now. Drop in for a browse and a cuppa over the week end. The dates and times are:

Friday 12 August 11 am to 6 pm

Saturday 13 August 10 am to 4 pm

Sunday 14 August 10 am to 4 pm.

Tuesday Bridge

Due to a number of absences there will be no Tuesday morning Bridge sessions during August. Thursday and Saturday Bridge sessions will continue as usual.

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Fortnightly News 29/7/2016

Tuesday Bridge

Due to a number of absences there will be no Tuesday morning Bridge sessions during August. Thursday and Saturday Bridge sessions will continue as usual.

Calligraphy Afternoons with Pam Kemp 1.30 to 3.30pm

Immerse yourself in the wonderful world of calligraphy. Begin or continue your calligraphic journey in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Roman Capitals and Foundational Hand will be explored and small projects along the way will include aspects of design, colour and layout.

Tuesdays– 1.30 to 3.30pm

Suitable for beginners and continuing students

Contact Pam – pamelamegan; 0408 865 459 or Polly on admin; 6282 2573

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Fortnightly News 15/7/2016

Calligraphy Afternoons with Pam Kemp

Immerse yourself in the wonderful world of calligraphy. Begin or continue your calligraphic journey in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Roman Capitals and Foundational Hand will be explored and small projects along the way will include aspects of design, colour and layout.

Tuesdays– 1.30 to 3.30pm

Woden Seniors Club

Cost: $5 per session for members; $6 per session for visitors

Suitable for beginners and continuing students

For further information contact the office.

The 3rd Big Book Fair: Friday 12 – Sunday 14 August 2016

The Third BIG Book Fair is now only 4 weeks away and it is time to start letting friends, family and community organisations know about it.

Members can help get the word out by:

• Picking up some Book Fair bookmarks from the front counter and handing them out to people you know;

• Posting the information on your Facebook page if you have one;

• Providing the information to groups you belong to for inclusion in their newsletters.

The dates and times are:

Friday 12 August 11 am to 6 pm

Saturday 13 August 10 am to 4 pm

Sunday 14 August 10 am to 4 pm.

We are also looking for Volunteers to help or bake… A few words from Lutana, our resident poet:

“Dear Woden Seniors’ Friends,

Last year’s Big Book Fair was a sensational hit,

Thanks to all the generous folk who contributed their bit –

They cooked, they packed books, they gave us their time –

The willing efforts that they all made were utterly sublime!

The Hall was crammed with so many fascinating books,

The kitchen was monitored by several enthusiastic cooks,

The records, disks and story tapes were shelved in nooks and crannies

Just waiting to be discovered by grandpas and grannies.

This August’s Big Book Fair, with tables fully stacked,

Will be held on Friday 12th till Sunday 14th, to be exact,

Yet midst the browsing, wouldn’t a “ coffee-break” go down well?

Especially if there were contributions of luscious cakes to sell?

The Senior’s Club seeks folk who are happy to bake

Slices, muffins, tarts, buns or any fancy cake,

Teacakes, cupcakes, fruit loaves or even a rum ball…

(A date and walnut log is my favourite of all!)

Whichever generous contributions you may bring to the Hall,

We ‘re thrilled to accept your items on the Saturday’s Cake Stall;

And if you’d like to help out and join our cheery company

We’ll welcome you with open arms and share a cup of tea!

Please bring along your contributions for the Cake Stall on Saturday, 13th August, by about 9.30am – all items, be they experiments or a display of your forté, will be gratefully and enthusiastically accepted for sale.”

For more information check out the Woden Seniors website www.wodenseniors.org.au

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Fortnightly News 1/7/2016

Calligraphy

Calligraphy class will restart on Tuesday 12 July from 1.30 – 3.30 pm. New participants are welcome.

The 3rd Big Book Fair: Friday 12 – Sunday 14 August 2016

The Third BIG Book Fair is now only two months away and it is time to start letting friends, family and community organisations know about it.

Members can help get the word out by:

· Picking up some Book Fair bookmarks from the front counter and handing them out to people you know;

· Posting the information on your Facebook page if you have one;

· Providing the information to groups you belong to for inclusion in their newsletters.

The dates and times are

Friday 12 August 11 am to 6 pm

Saturday 13 August 10 am to 4 pm

Sunday 14 August 10 am to 4 pm.

For more information check out the Woden Seniors website www.wodenseniors.org.au

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Fortnightly News 17/6/2016

URGENT PLEASE NOTE!

The Woden Seniors Club will be closed on Wednesday 22 June due to work being undertaken on the water mains in Corinna Street. We have just been advised that there will be no fresh water to the Club premises from 10am to 4pm.

The 3rd Big Book Fair: Friday 12 – Sunday 14 August 2016

The Third BIG Book Fair is now only two months away and it is time to start letting friends, family and community organisations know about it.

Members can help get the word out by:

· Picking up some Book Fair bookmarks from the front counter and handing them out to people you know;

· Posting the information on your Facebook page if you have one;

· Providing the information to groups you belong to for inclusion in their newsletters.

The dates and times are

Friday 12 August 11 am to 6 pm

Saturday 13 August 10 am to 4 pm

Sunday 14 August 10 am to 4 pm.

For more information check out the Woden Seniors website www.wodenseniors.org.au

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