NOTICEBOARD

TODAY

Christmas mini markets Mercy Place Westcourt Christmas Mini Markets, 9am-12pm December 10, outside the Coral Café. Cakes, crochet goods, cards, handmade wooden toys, sewing. Stall $10. Phone 0498 222 589.

Friends of Himalayan Children AGM

Friends of Himalayan Children is a small Cairns-based charity helping to educate Nepalese girls & prevent child trafficking. We are looking for locals to join our committee, help fundraise and help run activities. FHC’s annual general meeting is 6pm-7.30pm tonight, December 10, Stratford Library, 11 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford. Celebrate the successes of 2019. Bring shared plate of food for supper. Ph: Susan on 0466 400 415 or

Som on 0439 782 563.

SOSBSA memorial evening Cairns Survivors of Suicide Bereavement Support Assn is holding a memorial evening & candle lighting ceremony, Hambledon House, 177 Bruce Highway, Edmonton (beside library) tonight. A chance for those who have lost a loved one to suicide and would like to make contact with others walking this sad and difficult journey, who can understand & appreciate your loss. Quiet music 6.30pm, program 7pm. Chance to share poem, reading. Read it yourself or have someone read it for you. For more details, contact Anne 0407 162 039, Fran 0407 695 891 or Garth 0408 217 810. Special remembrance table to displays photo of loved ones. Supper served after ceremony.

Craft morning

Free kids creative space & design activity space, daily for all ages, Cairns Art Gallery, cnr Abbott & Shields streets.

Cryptic crosswords at U3A Learn how to tackle cryptic crosswords with Clive Davies, 12.30pm Tuesdays Feb-Dec, U3A Cairns, 129 Mulgrave Rd. Ph: 4036 1840.

Dog obedience classes Cairns City Kennel Club, 7-8pm

Tues, Quigley St. Puppy to advanced. Ph: Andrea or Glenn obedience@cairnscitykennelclub.org or ph: 0467 305 339.

Edge Hill trivia

Edge Hill Bowls Club, 7.30pm Tues, $5. Cash prizes. Make up a team or come solo. Ph:

Maureen 0418 774 467.

Edmonton Al-Anon

Meets 12pm-1.30pm Tues, Hambledon House, 177 Bruce Highway, Edmonton, next to library. Ph: 0410 492 967.

WEDNESDAY

Seniors Christmas lunch Cairns and District Senior Citizens Assn Christmas lunch, 11.30am Wednesday, December 11, 271 Gatton St, Westcourt. Live music from the band, Off the Record, a raffle and prizes. Cost $5 members, $15 non-members. Phone 0498 004 141 or email cdsca@gmail.com

Croquet at Holloways Croquet played twice weekly, 2pm Wednesday & Saturday, Holloway Beach Croquet Club, Granville Park, 65 Oleander St, Holloways Beach. For details, ph: Club president Rhonda Arthur: 0438 630 003.

Deadly Dads

Wuchopperen Health runs Deadly Dads Playgroup for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander dads & their children, 10am-12pm Wednesdays, 6 Moignard St, Manoora. Bookings not required. Free morning tea. Safe space to share issues, have fun, gain confidence in parenting. Ph: 4080 1000.

Edge Hill exercise class Exercise classes, Edge Hill State School, 5pm Mon & Wed. All levels welcome. Ph/text: Tony 0402 114 754.

Edmonton Men’s Shed Exercise classes, Edge Hill State School, 5pm Mon & Wed. All levels welcome. Ph/text: Tony 0402 114 754.

Edmonton Indoor Bowls Edmonton Seniors Indoor

Bowls Club, social indoor bowls, 8.45am Wed, Community Hall,

Pyne St. Ph: 4045 0479.

Edmonton Lions Club Edmonton Lions Club meets 6.30pm for 7pm dinner, 1st & 3rd Wednesday of month, upstairs Hambledon Hotel. Visitors welcome. For details, e: edmontonlionssec@gmail.com or visit Edmonton Lions Facebook.

ESL classes at U3A

English as a Second Language, U3A, 129 Mulgrave Rd, 12.30pm Wed. Ph: Carol 0419 344 580.

FNQ Concert Band

Cairns’ newest and only community concert band conducted by the renowned Owen Clarke rehearses 7-9pm Wednesdays, Cairns Salvation Army, Hoare St, Manunda. New members welcome. Brass, flutes, clarinets especially welcome. For more details, e: fnqbands@gmail.com

THURSDAY

Step aerobics & boxing Interval Fitness Class, beginners to advanced, 5.306.30pm Thurs, Woree Primary School sports hall, cnr Rigg and Windarra streets, Woree. Bookings required. Ph: Julie 0488 118 841.

Stitching with Friends

Meets 12-3pm Thurs,

Emmanuel Uniting Church, Brown St. Bring stitching of any type: embroidery, knitting, crochet. Cuppa & chat with likeminded ladies. Ph: Helene 4057 7894 or Pam 4054 3995.

Tai chi at Machans Thursdays 10am-11.15am, Machans Beach Community Hall, $12 per class. First class Free. Ph: 4093 0466.

Tai chi for beginners

Any age, 10.30-11.30am Thurs, Cairns West Bowls Club, Gatton St, $10. Reclaim your balance & strength. Ph: Elly 0447 736 461 or 4041 1805.

Tantra Temple

No partner needed, Chrysalis Centre, 129 Mulgrave Rd, 7.30pm-9pm Thursdays. Cost: $20 or cheaper with a pass. Text Ella 0422 406 260.

The Crafty Ladies

Meets at Northern Beaches for free morning tea, 9.30am, 2nd & 4th Thurs of month. Crochet, knit & sew for local hospitals, nursing homes, with donated wool & materials. Ph: Elisabeth 4055 0508 or 0429 036 018.

Yoga qigong for over 50s Qigong style warm-up & flow exercises, combined with easy-does-it hatha yoga. Suit all levels of flexibility & fitness, Eisteddfod hall, Greenslopes St, Edge Hill. Cost $10.

Yoga with Marilyn Gordonvale CWA hall, Norman St, Gordonvale, 9.30-11am & Chrysalis Centre, 129 Mulgrave Rd, 1-2.30pm, classes $15. Ph: Marilyn Pratt 4054 2485 or 0423 045 145.

Active Living Thursdays Fitness for all, Trinity Beach beachfront, 9am & 5.30pm Sims Esplanade, Yorkeys Knob; Zumba, Norman Park, Gordonvale, 5.30pm. Free exercise and wellbeing classes, a Cairns Regional Council initiative.

Advanced yoga for over 50s Senior Citizens Hall, 271 Gatton St, Westcourt, 9.30am-11am Thursdays. Ph: Hall 0498 004 141, Kayleen 0407 893 931 or just drop in.

FRIDAY

Cavalcade of Lights

Join the 12th annual Cavalcade of Lights, 3pm-9pm Friday, December 13. Meet at Cairns Showground, Mulgrave Rd from 3pm to park your car in cavalcade of your choice (north or south). Bring rug, feast on food, enjoy amusements before cavalcade kicks off at 6.15pm. Come in your best Christmas costumes. Prizes for best dressed and best decorated car.

Christmas meet up

YEP & Silicone Reef community meet-up to celebrate a year for entrepreneurship in FNQ, 4-7pm Friday, Dec 13, Rattle ‘n’ Hum, Esplanade. Meet new faces, connect with old ones. 3M Pride Christmas

3MPride community Christmas celebration, 4-10pm Friday, December 13, Harold Falge Park, formerly known as Lennon St Park, Manunda. Fun, food, family, friends, dance, music, rides, movies. To get involved, call Amy on 0438 182 800 or email hello@manooracommunity.org

Seniors fitness class Edmonton PCYC 10-11am Mon