COMMUNITY DIARY

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Pinelands Methodist Church Market on Union
Sat 1 Nov 2025

Get in early for Christmas. Find gifts and gift ideas. Enjoy warm fellowship as you munch your Saturday brunch of a pancake and/or an egg and bacon roll. Then find some take home eats and treats. Between 09:00 and 12:00, in the church hall at 2 Union Avenue.
Call Joan on 082 810 1889.

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Food Fair at Christ The King Catholic Church, Union Ave
Sat 1 Nov 2025

Join us for a wonderful evening filled with delicious food and warm community spirit. Doors open at 6:00pm. All welcome!

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Cannons Creek Carnival
Sat 1 Nov 2025

Enjoy fun food and entertainment from 14:00 to 20:00 - rides, DJ, live entertainment, market stalls, a photobooth, pony rides, train rides, a petting zoo, facepainting, carnival games, a stilt walker, a juggler, and an arcade zone. See the puppet show at 17:00. Tickets available on the day, and pre-sold via Karri.

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Happy Hour Social Group
Wed 5 Nov 2025

Come to the Pinelands Library Activities Hall from 09:30 to 11:00 for some fun and games. All welcome.
Call Santa 083 235 6730.

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The Amazing Duck Race
Sat 8 Nov 2025

Come to 14 La Gratitude from 09:00 for fun and entertainment for the whole family at La Gratitude. Adopt a duck - and stand a chance to win some fantastic prizes!

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Page Turners Book Club
Wed 19 Nov 2025

At the Pinelands Library Committee Room from 10:00 to 11:00. Meet local author, Daryl
Henning for a chat about his book Rainbows Beyond The Door. This powerful narrative follows the story of a man navigating the complexities of life in a deeply segregated South Africa.
RSVP: Verna/Lauren 021 814 1780.

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Pinelands Stamp Circle
Wed 26 Nov 2025

Meet at 18:30 in the Pinelands Library Activities Hall. This will be the AGM and end of year meeting.
Email Martin: m.tristan.crawford@gmail.com.

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CANSA Support Group
Fridays: See dates below

Meet in the committee room at Pinelands Library on the last Wednesday of the month from 10:00 to 12:00. Meet various guest speakers.
Dates: 26 November.
Call Abedda 083 645 6460 or Cheryl 079 848 5794.

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Helen Keller Society Book Room and Nursery Open to the Public
Fridays: See dates below

The Helen Keller Society will open their book room and garden nursery for sales to the general public on the last Friday of every month between 10:00 and noon.
Call Bev Wroth on 021 531 5311.
Friday 28 November 2025 & 30 Jan 2026.

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Annual Fete at Pinewood Retirement Village
Sat 29 Nov 2025

Come and enjoy bric-a-brac, plant sales, cake sales, a tea lounge, bacon and egg rolls, boerie rolls, book sales, crafters and much more between 09:00 and 13:00. Find the village off Ringwood Drive.
Call, Kaare James 072 444 8082.

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Carols by Candlelight at Pinelands United Church
Sun 30 Nov 2025

Please join us for a Carols by Candlelight Service at 19:00. We would love to see you. Tea & coffee will be served after the service.
3 Nerine Avenue, off Crassula or Daffodil (from Ringwood Drive)
e-mail pcchurch@cybersmart.co.za

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Bric-A-Brac Sales for KAPS
Saturdays 9am -1pm

Visit Gloria at the Karoo Animal Protection Society (KAPS) bric-a-brac table at the
Pinelands Club. All donations are welcome including dog and cat food or pet bedding.
For collection call Gloria at 083 450 2782.

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Pinees Pram Jam
Fridays 2025

Bring your toddlers from birth to 4 years old to the Pinelands Library Hall for exciting stories and lively music and movement sessions.

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Family Bonding: Stories & Smiles
Fridays 2025

Join us and ignite your imagination with an engaging, fun-filled Saturday storytime in the children's section at 10:30.

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