Jun
3
First Aid Presentation by St John Ambulance – Thursday 26 May
Special Speaker and Presenter- Dr Kim Schmid and her two assistants, from St John Ambulance gave a very informative presentation and demonstration on CPR, Defibrillation, Heart Attack and Stroke to over 30 members on Thursday 26 May.
The 3rd Big Book Fair: Friday 12 – Sunday 14 August 2016
Yes it is on again! Now accepting books (and magazines, comics, games, DVDs, CDs, Vinyl records).
May
6
First Aid Presentation by St John Ambulance – Thursday 26 May
Special Speaker and Presenter- Dr Kim Schmid, from St John Ambulance will give a presentation and demonstration on CPR, Defibrillation, Heart Attack and Stroke.
Thursday 26th May 2016
Woden Seniors Club
From 10.00am till noon
This presentation is free.
Coffee/Tea provided- a small plate of ‘morning-tea’ goodies will be gratefully accepted.
Please RSVP to Polly at the Club on 6282 2573.
The 3rd Big Book Fair: Friday 12 – Sunday 14 August 2016
Yes it is on again! Now accepting books (and games, DVDs, CDs, Vinyl records). We are especially interested in children’s books for the Kid’s corner at the fair.
Apr
22
First Aid Presentation by St John Ambulance – Thursday 26 May
Special Speaker and Presenter- Dr Kim Schmid, from St John Ambulance will give a presentation and demonstration on CPR, Defibrillation, Heart Attack and Stroke.
Thursday 26th May 2016
Woden Seniors Club
From 10.00am till noon
This presentation is free.
Coffee/Tea provided- a small plate of ‘morning-tea’ goodies will be gratefully accepted.
Please RSVP to Polly at the Club on 6282 2573.
Computer Course
There are some vacancies in the next Computers for Beginners course starting on Friday 13 May 2016. The course runs for six weeks and covers the basics of using email, Internet and word processing. It is for Windows computers, NOT Apple Macs. The dates are 13, 20, 27 May and 3, 10, 17 June from 10 am to 12 noon.
If you are interested please phone the office.
Apr
8
Painting in the Club
We will be repainting Hall 1 and the Foyer commencing on Monday 11 April.
As a consequence there will be no Table Tennis in Hall 1 next week, and the Tai Chi group will be taking a break for two weeks returning on Thursday 28 April.
Calligraphy
Calligraphy Classes have restarted in Hall 2, Tuesdays from 1.30 to 3.30pm.
Keeping up with the Modern World
Those members who found Grahame Hellyer’s talks on digital stuff like phones useful, or attended his U3A classes and, of course, those who couldn’t attend them, may find his blog useful. The blog, a series of short articles on the internet, is designed to help seniors keep up with the changing times (not to suggest that you need lots of gadgets!) It also includes articles on Grahame’s hobby horses like keeping our brains active through things like music and learning languages.
The blog is at http://thedigitalaged.org/ . The blog has being going, sometimes intermittently, for two years, so, if reading the older entries, just bear in mind that technology is changing pretty quickly.
Mar
29
Congratulations
Donna O’Brien, our Tuesday morning Gentle Exercise class instructor has received a Seniors Advocate Award from COTA ACT. This award recognizes outstanding commitment by a person who, in their professional capacity, advocate for seniors.
Well done Donna!
Calligraphy
Calligraphy Classes have restarted in Hall 2, Tuesdays from 1.30 to 3.30pm.
Keeping up with the Modern World
Those members who found Grahame Hellyer’s talks on digital stuff like phones useful, or attended his U3A classes and, of course, those who couldn’t attend them, may find his blog useful. The blog, a series of short articles on the internet, is designed to help seniors keep up with the changing times (not to suggest that you need lots of gadgets!) It also includes articles on Grahame’s hobby horses like keeping our brains active through things like music and learning languages.
The blog is at http://thedigitalaged.org/ . The blog has being going, sometimes intermittently, for two years, so, if reading the older entries, just bear in mind that technology is changing pretty quickly.
Mar
11
Vale
One of our cherished members, Pat Abbot died last Saturday. She had a prolonged illness but her death in the end was unexpected.
Pat had a strong community mind and assisted in many ways in the Club. Her special interest was to play Bridge regularly. We miss her very much.
ALERT – CHANGED ENTRANCE ARRANGEMENTS TO THE CLUB CAR PARK
The developers of the Furzer Street precinct have been able to keep both the car park entrance and exit open during the works to realign Corinna Street. There is still quite a lot of truck movements in and out of the adjacent site so please take care as you visit the Club.
Tai Chi Classes
The 7.30am Wednesday morning Tai Chi class is no longer available. Tai Chi is on Thursday afternoons at 2 pm as usual.
Mar
2
ALERT – CHANGED ENTRANCE ARRANGEMENTS TO THE CLUB CAR PARK
You have probably noticed that the developers of the Furzer Street precinct were able to keep both the car park entrance and exit open during the works to realign Corinna Street. There will, however be quite a lot of heavy truck movement over the next few days as they remove the very large pile of dirt from the site.
Social Ballroom Dance Classes
You may recall that we received an ACT Government Grant to develop a Social Ballroom activity in the Club by training up Club members to teach others to dance.
We are now offering our first tranche of classes. A four-week beginner/refresher level course on Foxtrot and Rhumba will commence next Tuesday, 16 February at 2pm in Hall 2. All welcome.
Tai Chi Classes
The 7.30am Wednesday morning Tai Chi class is no longer available. Tai Chi is on Thursday afternoons at 2 pm as usual.
Feb
12
ALERT – CHANGED ENTRANCE ARRANGEMENTS TO THE CLUB CAR PARK
There will be only one entrance to the Club car park over the next two weeks as work progresses on realigning Corinna Street. Entering and exiting the car park will be through the existing entrance. Please enter through the existing entrance and travel in an anti clockwise path around the club so that you drive past the container as you leave the car park.
Social Ballroom Dance Classes
You may recall that we received an ACT Government Grant to develop a Social Ballroom activity in the Club by training up Club members to teach others to dance.
We are now offering our first tranche of classes. A four-week beginner/refresher level course on Foxtrot and Rhumba will commence next Tuesday, 16 February at 2pm in Hall 2. All welcome.
Jan
31
Most regular Club activities have already recommenced in 2016, however there are a few more starting next week. It is timely to remind members to please be considerate over the next couple of weeks, we tend to have an influx of cars at the beginning of the year, especially on Wednesdays. We will actively monitor the car park over the coming weeks to deter non-members who may have taken advantage of free parking over the Christmas/New Year period from continuing to park at the Club.
| ACTIVITIES | FIRST DAY FOR 2016 |
| BEADING | 11/01/2016 |
| CALLIGRAPHY | 22/03/2016 |
| CHOIR PRACTICE | 25/01/2016 |
| CRAFT | 15/01/2016 |
| ISABELLA DANCING | 27/01/2016 |
| LINE DANCING | 11/01/2016 |
| MAHJONG | 13/01/2016 |
| NEW VOGUE DANCING | 2/2/2016 |
| PAINTING & DRAWING | 15/01/2016 |
| PLAY READING | 4/02/2016 |
| RECORDER ORCHESTRA | 3/02/2016 |
| ROUND DANCING | 5/02/2016 |
| BRIDGE – Saturday | 9/01/2016 |
| SOLO | 11/01/2016 |
| TABLE TENNIS | 13/01/2016 |
| TAI CHI & GENTLE EXERCISE – Thursday | 14/01/2015 |
| TAI CHI & GENTLE EXERCISE Wednesday | 20/01/2016 |
| BRIDGE –Tuesday and Thursday | 5th and 7th /01/2016 |
| WATER COLOUR PAINTING | 3/02/2016 |
| YMCA Gentle Exercise – Tuesday | 12/01/2016 |
| YMCA Ever Active – Wednesday | 13/01/2016 |
VALE – Pat Johnstone
Pat Johnstone, a regular YMCA Gentle Exercise Class participant, passed away last Saturday 23 January. Pat will be greatly missed.
Pat’s funeral will be held at 9am, Saturday 30 January at St Peters Anglican Church, corner of Parkinson St and Watling Place, Weston.
Jan
15
Happy New Year! Welcome back. The following table lists the dates that regular activities resume in 2016.
| ACTIVITIES | FIRST DAY FOR 2016 |
| BEADING | 11/01/2016 |
| CALLIGRAPHY | 22/03/2016 |
| CHOIR PRACTICE | 25/01/2016 |
| CRAFT | 15/01/2016 |
| ISABELLA DANCING | 27/01/2016 |
| LINE DANCING | 11/01/2016 |
| MAHJONG | 13/01/2016 |
| NEW VOGUE DANCING | 2/2/2016 |
| PAINTING & DRAWING | 15/01/2016 |
| PLAY READING | 4/02/2016 |
| RECORDER ORCHESTRA | 3/02/2016 |
| ROUND DANCING | 5/02/2016 |
| BRIDGE – Saturday | 9/01/2016 |
| SOLO | 11/01/2016 |
| TABLE TENNIS | 13/01/2016 |
| TAI CHI & GENTLE EXERCISE – Thursday | 14/01/2015 |
| TAI CHI & GENTLE EXERCISE Wednesday | 20/01/2016 |
| BRIDGE –Tuesday and Thursday | 5 and 7/01/2016 |
| WATER COLOUR PAINTING | 3/02/2016 |
| YMCA Gentle Exercise – Tuesday | 12/01/2016 |
| YMCA Ever Active – Wednesday | 13/01/2016 |
Computer & IPad Classes
Computer and iPad classes will resume in February. We offer courses in using a Windows PC computer (NOT Apple Mac computers) and iPads (NOT any other tablet).
We will be offering the following
1 Computing for Beginners
This course comprises six two-hour weekly sessions. It is aimed at real beginners and covers the basics of using a computer for email, Internet and word processing. It is expected that it will be offered on Monday mornings or Friday afternoons starting mid-February.
2 Brush Up on email, Internet and word processing.
This course is for people who have done Computing for Beginners or people who know how to use a computer. It is NOT for beginners. It is offered over four two-hour weekly sessions. It is run on Wednesday mornings with the first one for the year commencing on Wednesday 17 February.
3 iPad for Beginners
This course comprises five or six two-hour weekly sessions. Participants must have their own Apple iPad. We do not cater for any other tablet at this stage. It is run on Tuesday afternoons and sometimes Thursday mornings. The first course will commence on Tuesday 2 February.
4 Short courses on special topics from time to time e.g. Family History or short courses on specific iPad apps. These will be advertised in the Fortnightly News.
If you are interested in any of these courses please register your details on the relevant form on the notice board at the back of Hall 1. It may take a little while for a place to become available but we will try to meet your needs as soon as possible. All the teachers are volunteers and the classes depend on their availability.
The 3rd Big Book Fair – August 2016
Yes it is on again! Now accepting books – the perfect place to drop off those easy summer reads.
Justice of the Peace
You will find Maureen in Club on Tuesdays between 10.30am and 2pm for Justice of the Peace matters.