COMMUNITY LISTINGS
THURSDAY
Hawke's Bay Community Choir Thursday night, 7pm sharp til 8.30pm, school term time, Clive Community Hall, Main Rd, Clive, $5 per sessio, no audition, sing for joy, contact Cathy Kingston, 06 844 8099 or email cmkingston@actrix. co.nz or just turn up. All welcome.
Hawke's Bay Comedy Open Mic Night first Thursday of every month, 8pm, Paisley Stage, 17 Carlyle St, info on Facebook: me/ hawkesbaycomedy. Providing budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff. Come and give standup comedy a go or enjoy being entertained.
Cancer Society NZ Hawke's Bay Carer's Group Are you caring for a loved one with cancer? Join us for support and friendship. Please phone 8767638 to register your interest with Darrin or Angie (Supportive Care Co-ordinators)
Pania Toastmasters Club provides improved self-confidence and leadership skills through their weekly meetings at The Blind Foundation Rooms, Thackeray Street 12.05-1pm every Thursday. Visitors are always welcome with no obligation. Come and see/hear how Toastmasters can change your life! Contact Marc 021-513394 or Benita 027-5718880 or just come along.
Chair Yoga: 9.15am, Onekawa. Accessible yoga class for seniors, challenging workout for anyone. Cost $8. Phone Olivia, 022 619 4874.
Taradale R.S.A. Social Club Housie every Thursday@ 1pm .Info phone Anne 8453012. Napier Table Tennis Club 7pm-10pm, St Pats School Hall, Riverbend Road. For more information contact Norm Powis 8433489 and Kevin Bird 8436223.
BASE (an after school fun programme for intermediate
aged students): every Thursday (term time), Pirimai Baptist Church hall, 4pm - 6pm. For more information email: Kaz@pbc.org.nz, phone 06 843 5167.
St David's Indoor Bowling Club: 7pm, 104D Latham St, Napier, enjoy a social evening out, coaching available, supper, raffles. For more information phone Lyn 985 0247 or Edith 843 5255.
Napier Girls' High School Old Girls Association: Meets third Thursday of each month. All exNapier Girls' High School students welcome. Info: 844-5900.
Al-Anon Family Group Napier : Every Thursday, 7pm. To help families of alcoholics. Trinity Methodist Church, Clive Square East. Info: 845-4720.
Taradale Rotary Club: 5.30-7.30pm in the Rotary Lounge, Taradale Town Hall, for meeting and meal. Info: www. taradalerotary.co.nz
Scrabble: Every Thursday, 1.30-3.30pm. Info: 844-8872.
Hawke's Bay Parents Centre Childbirth Education courses: Havelock North and Napier. Learn about the practical elements of pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and caring for your newborn. Info: 835-3743 or hawkesbayantenatal@gmail.com. Visit parentscentre.org.nz/hawkesbay.
Zonta Club of Hawke's Bay: Women's group focusing on advancing the status of women and girls through service and advocacy. Meets fourth Thursday of month, 6pm. Info:
hawkesbay@zonta.org.nz or 021 255 5181.
Napier Garden Club: Meets first Thursday of every month, 7.30pm, in the Tamatea Community Church at the Tamatea end of York Ave. Casuals are $3 per night. Info: Gaynor Comley, 843-4108.
Napier Air Training Corps: Every Thursday, Army Hall, Coote Rd. Taking new entrants aged 13-16 during the first school term. Info: 834-1389 and leave amessage or facebook.com/13Squadron
Hawke's Bay Community Law Centre Free Legal Clinic: Every Friday 9am to 3pm. Napier Family Centre, 112 Morris Spence Avenue, Onekawa. Appointments Ph 06 8437280.
Hawke's Bay Community Choir: Sing for joy in a non-auditioned choir with professional song leader. World music, popular songs, rounds. No music reading. Every Thursday during term time. 7-8.30pm, Clive Community Hall. $5 per week. Info: Cathy Kingston phone 844 8099. Email sing4joy. nz@gmail.com or just come to sing.
International Dancing. 10amnoon, Community Hall, Clive. Info: Glenys, 021 1883 118.
Kidz Need Dadz: Weekly support meeting, 7.30-9pm, Bay Baptist Church hall, 79 Gloucester St. All welcome, gold coin donation at door. Info: Shayne Jeffares, hawkesbay@kidzneeddadz.org.nz or 022 812 6144.
Bay Railway Modellers Inc: Meets each Thursday, 7.30-9.30pm at Faraday St clubrooms. For those interested in model railways, either new to hobby or experienced. Info: Phil, 844-0252 or pjcrombie99@gmail.co.nz Essential Oils Workshop: Every Thursday, 7pm, Onehunga Rd, Bay View. Free. Info: Lisa, 022 617 4705.
FRIDAY
Youth Group: Bring your teens for outings and fun, Living Waters Church, 9 Durham Ave, Tamatea. For more details contact Nicole 022 355 2190.
Napier Friendship Dance Club: Let's Dance, old time and sequence, fourth Friday of every month except December, 7.30pm, Taradale Citizen's Hall, Symons Lane, Taradale. All welcome, phone 8709 339.
Homebirth Hawke's Bay: Monthly meetings. Info: Jessica, 021 188 3204.
Lesbian Gathering: Support development of a lesbian community in Hawke's Bay. Info: decodivas.co.nz
Cribbage: 1pm, Omaranui Bowling Club pavilion. Info: 844-3102.
Earth Gardens Charitable Trust (Disability Vocational Training Service): Garage sale every Friday, 9am-2pm, 57 Sandy Rd, Meeanee, next to the Speedway. Donations of furniture/clothes/crockery, etc. gratefully received. Drop in or, for pickup, phone 834-4010.
New Parents' Group: 9.30-11.30am. Plunket Community Hub, 62 Flanders Ave. Info: 870-5009.
Vocal Toning Circle - Healing Frequencies: Free weekly gathering to co-create healing sounds and tones, 7-8pm, Taradale. Info: Lily, 650-4048.
Napier Craft Group: Meets Fridays, 10.30am-12.30pm. Trinity Methodist Church, Clive Square. Basic craft project supplied each week or bring your own. Gold coin koha to cover costs. Info: Lynne 027 361 9562.
SATURDAY
Boccia: Mitre 10 Sports Park Indoor Courts, 42 Percival Road, Tomoana, Hastings, November 13 to December 18, 1.30pm – 3pm, $5 per week. An inclusive sport for people of all ages and physical abilities, competitive play, coaching support. Come along and be involved. Ph Evelyn Churchill 027 307 2665 or Sarah Hansen 027 513 8321.
La Bomba: At the Latin Club, Napier, August 22: diverse cultural music, inspired by rhythms, sounds and languages from across the world.
Milonga dance session at 6pm before La Bomba's Latin fusion set at 8pm
A late Latin Party with a live DJ will follow
Limited tickets on the door@$10, or get yours now at: eventfinda.co. nz
Overeaters Anonymous: Is eating food or gaining weight a problem? An OA group meets each Saturday, 11am, in the lounge on the right side of Trinity Methodist Church, Clive Square East. Donation only. Info: 027 812 1062
Royal New Zealand Naval Association Hawke's Bay: 4pm, last Saturday of month, Napier RSA. Info: Tony Fraser, 878-0064.
Chinese Badminton Club: Every Saturday, 8-10pm. Meeanee Indoor Sports Centre, cnr Meeanee Rd and Gavin Black St. Adults: $6; members: $5. Everyone welcome. Info: Kee, 843-0990 or 022 093 5115.
Justice of the Peace: Available at Taradale Library, 10am-noon.
Nelson Park Tennis Club: New members welcome. Free junior and senior coaching, Saturday senior club days and much more. Located on Morris St. Info: ian@inhb.co.nz