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SPRING SING! Modern community choir, Sing! Bentley Heath, invites you to welcome Springtime with an evening of popular songs. The concert is on Saturday 21st April 7.30pm at The Core in Solihull. Tickets (£9.50) are available from The Core Box Office, Tel 0121 704 6962 and at Palmers (school uniform and clothing shop) on Knowle High Street. www.singbentleyheath.org.uk ___________________________________________ KNOWLE FUN RUN – SUNDAY 20th MAY. Entries are open for next May’s 35th Knowle Fun Run. Now with a choice of 5k or 10k runners have no excuse not to get fit for Solihull’s longest running Fun Run with a great community atmosphere on traffic-free streets and help raise funds Breast Cancer Haven in Solihull, the brain injuries charity Headway with half of all proceeds being retained for local causes; or run for your own cause. Enter online at: www.knowlefunrun.org.uk ____________________________________________ ARDEN FITNESS 4 SPORT (non-profit making) provides men and women with an excellent opportunity to combine fitness with fun, motivation, and enjoyment of training with friends. At Arden School, Station Rd, Knowle, from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. For further details call John on 07774 932706 _________________ KNOWLE VILLAGE HALL FRIDAY COFFEE MORNING. Tea, coffee and home-made cakes served from 10 am until 12 noon. Tea and coffee 50p a cup – home made cakes 40p a slice, probably the cheapest prices in the borough! Contact June Williams 01564 779445 __________________________________________ KNOWLE CAMERA CLUB We are a friendly club who meet about once a fortnight on a Thursday evening at 7.45 pm at the Dorridge Methodist Church, Mill Lane, Dorridge. The first two meetings will be free.

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Please phone Alison on 07712 063172 _______________________________________________________ COTTAGE GARDEN SOCIETY – meets on the first Saturday of the month 2.30pm at Bentley Heath Community Centre. We are a friendly group and have talks on various topics related to cottage gardening.

Members £2, visitors £2. Contact Margaret on 01564 783475____________________________________ DORRIDGE AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB – meet at Bentley Heath Village Hall on the second Thursday of the month at 7:30pm. We are a friendly group, having talks/demoS on all aspects of gardening.

Visitors £2. For further info please contact David Noble 01564 777445/daivdnoble@blueyonder.co.uk BENTLEY HEATH COMMUNITY CENTRE new groups: Line Dancing on Thursday afternoons 2.00 – 3.30 pm. £3 per session. An Extend Gentle Exercise Class on Tuesdays 11:30 – 12.30. £3 per session. Seated exercise to music for both male and female. Contact Jenny on 01564 772268 ______________________

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