SWAN VILLAGE BOWLING CLUB
SOCIAL DANCE
GARDENS INTEREST GROUP
The sausage sizzle will be rescheduled for a later date. Our next outing is to the Herdsman Hotel for lunch on Thursday 25th March. Details will be displayed on the noticeboard. Bookings for the lunch will close after bowls on Saturday 20th March.
Light supper, tea and coffee provided. Please bring your own cup. Door prizes. Ballroom, line, novelty and fun dances. Depending on COVID, some restrictions may apply with regard to serving the supper and to the choice of dances. If partner dancing is allowed Ballroom and New Vogue dances can be included. However, people who live together can dance together. Everyone welcome. You don’t have to dance, come along for the music and a chat.
There will not be a meeting in March.
Our first gala day for this year will be the Murray Ranyard Shield to be held on Saturday 20th March. This is anticipated to be a night game followed with a light supper. Nomination forms and details are posted on the noticeboard with nominations closing Monday 15th March after bowls. Members are encouraged to nominate to compete for the club trophy. All village residents are most welcome to come and try their hand at bowls.
When: 6:00pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays Contact: Jim Leavy – Ph: 6250 0555
SWANCARE AUXILIARY Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 23rd March. Guest Speaker from WA Bush- Poet & Yarn Spinners. Afternoon Tea will be provided $1. Visitors welcome for a cost of $2.
When: 1:30pm Tuesday 23rd March
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building
When: 4:00pm Mondays
Contact: Pam – Ph: 9470 4139 or Sue – Ph: 6250 0850
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct
Cost: Door entry $2.00
Contact: Liz Fasher – Ph: 0478 942 492
BENTLEY PARK BOWLING CLUB
PONY CANASTA
POTTERY GROUP
Any residents who may like to bowl out of the weather are most welcome to join us. Keep an eye on the SwanCare TV Channel 103 for any updates.
New players welcome – happy to teach you if unsure on the rules. Come and have a cuppa and a game!
Pottery is a great hobby for those who like using their hands and getting creative. New members now being accepted. Come down and visit us.
When: 9:00am Mondays and Saturdays Where: Richard Cleaver Lodge Undercroft Contact: Adrian Fishwick – Ph: 6250 0529
PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB WRITING CLUB Interested in writing your life story or maybe writing a book? You will find it interesting and useful to practice with others who will support you and provide tips to encourage you. Classes in 2 sections – beginners and those with some experience. Places limited, ring ASAP.
When: 10:00am 10th & 24th March (Wednesdays fortnightly)
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building
Where: Activity Room, Leisure Precinct
Contact: Phyl Leavy – Ph: 6250 0555
Contact: Shirley Barnes – Ph: 6250 0558
Reminder: our next lunch outing is on Thursday 15th April to the Mundaring Hotel. Cost $33pp for 2 course meal.
DUTCH CLUB
Saturday 20th March
Where: Leisure Precinct Bowling Green
BOOK CLUB
ROBIN’S ART CLASSES Bring pencils, eraser, paint and paper.
When: 10:00am – 12:00pm Wednesday 3rd & 17th & 31st March (Wednesday Fortnightly)
Where: Activity Room, Leisure Centre Contact: Robin Hollier - Ph: 0408 920 225
EMBROIDERY GROUP Work on your creative projects with some sociable chatter. Please bring your own materials for embroidery, knitting, other creative projects. BYO cup. All welcome!
For those of you who are interested in improving your photography skills, or just asking questions about photography this is a unique opportunity. The invitation is to all residents at both SwanCare and Rowethorpe.
When: 6.30pm Monday 8th & 22nd March
Where: Auditorium
SWANCARE ALLSORTS CHOIR
Contact: Beryl Moule - Ph: 9355 1810
Come and join us for just give it a go. We have a very dedicated group of singers, feel free to come along for a month and see if you would like to commit.
VISION IMPAIRED GROUP
When: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Tuesdays
Are you losing your vision, and finding it harder to do those things that you’ve taken for granted all your life? Do you feel isolated and are you worried about what life holds for you in the future? Why not come along to our support group and get to know others in the same boat. You might be surprised who you come across.
Where: Auditorium
When: 1:00pm 26th March (4th Friday of the month) for coffee, lots of chat and plenty of laughter
Never played it? Give it a go! It’s fascinating, fun & friendly. Guaranteed guidance!
When: 9:30am Monday to Saturday
Where: Pavilion, Leisure Precinct
When: 1:00pm – 3:00pm Fridays
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct
Contact: Jenny & Trevor Dawson - Ph: 6250 0427 or
Where: Swan Centre, Leisure Precinct
Contact: Nicky Dair – Ph: 6250 0553
When: 2:00pm Thursdays Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct
When: 2:00pm Tuesdays and Fridays Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct Contact: Marianne Grande – Ph: 0424 988 764
Contact: Tom Swallow – Ph: 6250 0503
FISH ‘N’ CHIPS ON STRATTON HEART FOUNDATION WALKING GROUP Residents of Rowethorpe and Bentley Park are welcome to join us for a 30 minute walk. We start at 7.30am every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday morning. The walks are free to join and are followed by tea and coffee and a chat. A great way to make new friends! Walk at your own pace. Some stride it out while others go along at a more leisurely pace or use walking frames.
When: 7:30am Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays Where: Wednesday & Thursday - meet at Bentley Park Admin Building. Friday meet Rowethorpe Terrace Café.
Contact: Dorothy Walker – Ph: 6363 6664 (Rowethorpe)
or David Hall – Ph: 6250 0566 (Bentley Park)
TABLE TENNIS GROUP BYO paddle if you have one, otherwise some spares are available. All welcome to have a go.
When: 6:00pm – 9:00pm Thursdays Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct Contact: Ashleigh Fitzgerald – Ph: 6250 0320
POOL TABLE CLUB Join us for a couple of games on the pool table! All welcome to come and join in.
When: 6:00pm – 9:00pm Thursdays Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct Contact: Craig Hudson – Ph: 9362 2786
Our next Fish n Chips luncheon will be held on Friday 5th March. The entertainer will be Patrick O’Hooligan. Due to social distancing, seating is limited. Bookings essential. Please note due to Good Friday falling on the first Friday in April, our April luncheon will be held on the following Friday, the 9th of April.
BENTLEY PARK SHOW COMMITTEE The show will be on the 1st & 2nd of October this year. It is 3 weeks earlier to accommodate best season for garden and flower awards.
When: 9:30am Wednesday 10th March (2nd Wednesday of the month)
Where: Swan Centre, Leisure Precinct Contact: Maureen Grickage – Ph: 6250 0580
When: 10:30am Friday 5th March
SOCIAL CLUB
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building
St Patricks Day Celebration Hope to see you there wearing something green and your name badge! Entertainment provided by ‘The Heel & Toe Band’. BYO food & drink. Tea & coffee supplied, but BYO cup. Raffles, ice creams, and cool drinks for sale. Tables of 8 provided – make your tables before you pick up your tickets. Bus pick up from 5:00pm at the usual stops and return. Resident only event.
Contact: Lesley Foster – Ph: 6250 0590. If call is not answered, please leave message & I will return your call Cost: $15.00 per person. This includes drinks, nibbles,
fish and chips served with a fresh garden salad, and an hour of entertainment followed by afternoon tea.
BENTLEY PARK DINERS 2 Course Meal for $21 pp Mains: Lambs Fry, Scotch Fillet 150g, Calamari Salad, Fish and Chips, Seafood Basket
When: 5:30pm to 8:30pm Wednesday 17th March
Bus will leave village at 5.30pm and return when all have finished eating and socializing. No need for a partner as we take 20 on each bus. Come along and join us! Please book a seat as soon as possible as I need to let the restaurant and drivers know.
Contact: Leona Douglas - Ph: 0439 201 799
When: Meet and chat from 12:45pm to start promptly
email jjdawson@bentleypark.com.au
FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS We regret that Covid-19 prevented our Friday Night Flicks screening in February; but thanks to a very kind licensing authority, we have been able to transfer our license for ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’. Starring Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing and James Fox. Millie Dillmount comes to town in the roaring twenties to encounter flappers, sexuality, and white slavers. There will be a refreshment break. The SwanCare bus begins picking up at 6.00pm, and takes you back home. Please note that the showing of Millie will be a week later than usual, because the setting up for the State Election in the Auditorium will take place on our normal night. Next month’s movie will also be on a different night: Jesus Christ Superstar will be shown on Good Friday, 2nd April.
When: 6:30pm Friday 19th March Where: Auditorium
Cost: $5.00
COMPUTER CLUB Basic Tuition for sending and receiving emails, how to search the web, printing etc. Instruction is given on the equipment supplied by the Computer Club.
When: 9:00am – 11:00am Fridays. Where: Computer Lab, Mavis Cleaver Court Contact: Tony Ryder - Ph: 6250 0510 Cost: Annual membership fee $10 and two hour Friday usage $2
Where: Belmont Tavern
When: 7:00pm Saturday 27th March
Contact: Lorraine – Ph: 6250 0425.
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building Contact: Patricia Wadsworth – Ph: 0488 670 057 Cost: $5.00
Contact: Maureen Grickage – Ph: 6250 0580
MAHJONG CLUB
Contact: Maureen Wynmalen – Ph: 0421 423 833 week for casual players.
VILLAGE RESIDENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL (VRAC) The March Coffee Morning meeting will be on Tuesday 16th. Our speaker will be Leanne LeBrun who will talk about the process of moving from independent living to residential care. This is one of the most significant and challenging decisions many of us will face, so we hope that you will find the Leanne’s talk informative and useful.
When: 9:30am Tuesday March 16th
HANDICRAFT
Where: Auditorium
We meet every Monday afternoon and anyone is very welcome to join the group or you can just pop in for a chat about craft or anything else!
Contact: VRAC members below
When: 12:30pm – 3:30pm Mondays Where: Activity Room, Leisure Precinct Contact: Jill Tilly – Ph: 9355 3850
The VRAC long-talk session for March will be a practical introduction to the using the Seniors’ Exercise Park. Michelle Ng and Ashleigh Fitzgerald will conduct the session to enable village residents to use the equipment safely and independently.
When: 9.30am Friday 19th March
Cost: $5.00 per person
NEW - QUIZ NIGHT
Please bring your own cup
Cost: Note new cost - Annual subscription $30 or $1 per
Contact: Jan Irvine – Ph: 6250 0885
When: 5:30pm Tuesday 9th & 16th March
Cost: $5 for bus (pay as you board) + cash for dinner
Would you like to do a little exercise in the morning? We are not a club as such, just a gathering of people who have become friends but we would love to greet some new faces. The session only takes 25 minutes finishing with a friendly tea or coffee and natter.
Contact: Bruce May dianbrucemay@ozemail.com.au (email preferred) or Ph: 6250 0549
As it is SwanCare’s 60th Anniversary year, an anonymous prize of $600 has been generously donated for the winning table. You have to be in it, to win it! This will be the only quiz for residents in 2021. Don’t miss out on a good night. All residents welcome!
If no answer please leave a message
VILLAGE EXERCISES
Where: Auditorium
Dessert: Chocolate Pudding and Sticky Date Pudding
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building
at 1:15pm Wednesdays
When: 9:00am Tuesdays and Fridays
Contact: Marion Hayman – Ph: 0409 667 794
When: 9.30am Mondays & 11.00am for advanced class
All patchworkers and quilters welcome.
Contact: Marion Pitcher - Ph: 9362 1702 or Judy Mackintosh - Ph: 9472 0717
Anyone for chess? There is no better brain exercise than a game of Chess. Enjoyable too! Beginners, “rusty” old players, and experts all welcome.
Do you want to improve your fitness, balance and coordination with a gentle fun exercise? Why not try Line Dancing? I demonstrate and we “walk through” all the dances or you can just watch and join us for morning tea. We welcome new people and are a very friendly group.
Cost: $1 to cover morning tea and other expenses.
Contact: Beverley Chisholm – Ph: 0414 253 466
Where: Swan Centre, Leisure Precinct
LINE DANCING
New members are always welcome. Have a go, it’s fun!
Where: The Reading Room, Leisure Precinct
CHESS GROUP
Contact: Mary Manning – Ph: 6250 0461
LADIES OF THE NIGHT PATCHWORK GROUP
All residents are welcome. Our paintings can be viewed at our Facebook page ‘SwanCare Bentley Park Art Group’.
When: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Tuesdays & Thursdays
When: 6:00pm Mondays and Fridays
Where: Pottery Room, Richard Cleaver Lodge
Contact: Pam Hind (coach) – Ph: 0431 102 103 or 9470 4139
Where: Activity Room, Leisure Centre
An informal get together for people who haven’t been out much or people who would like to chat and relax with friendly folks. Make new friends or meet with old ones. All welcome! BYO cup if you would like a hot beverage.
New players welcome. Don’t worry if you’ve never played before. Come along for an enjoyable and social evening.
When: 9:00am Mondays
INDOOR CARPET BOWLS
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct
Come and join us for an afternoon game or two. Afternoon tea supplied.
DARTS CLUB
Contact: Chris Mann - Ph: 6250 0801
When: 10:00am Thursday 18th March
COFFEE AND CATCH UP CLUB
Cost: $1 per game. Lucky numbers 50c.
Contact: Thelma Chilton - Ph: 6250 0574
ART GROUP
Contact: Maureen Grickage – Ph: 6250 0580
Contact: Marie Stephens - Ph: 9472 5097
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct
When: 10:30am Thursdays
RUMMYCUB
Where: Swan Centre, Leisure Precinct
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct
New members welcome. Lively discussions are guaranteed.
Where: Activity Room, Leisure Precinct
When: 12:30pm – 4:00pm Wednesdays
When: 2:00pm – 3:30pm Tuesdays
(2nd & 4th Monday of the month)
(3rd Thursday of each month)
March 2021
Contact: Ellen Clair – Ph: 6250 0597 Noelene Barnes – Ph: 6250 0589
Brush off those Dutch language cobwebs and come along for a chat. Whether you would like to learn more or reminisce on the older times, all are welcome.
When: 6.30pm to 9.00pm. Doors open 6.00pm.
What’s On Guide
SNOOKER CLUB
BINGO CLUB
Playing sessions have now started! For any further information please get into contact – all welcome! It doesn’t matter if you haven’t played for years, the ‘old touch’ will soon come back.
We’re back! Break Opens & Lucky Door Prize. Tea, Coffee & Biscuits $1.00. BYO Cup. Maximum 8 per table. No sharing of food on the tables. Our bus will pick you up from Bentley Park or Rowethorpe, commencing at 6:15pm. To book the bus call Laurie on 6250 0477.
When: 12:30pm – 3:30pm Mondays & Thursdays Where: The Club (first floor of the Leisure Centre) Contact: Peter Brunt – Ph: 9355 4767 Cost: Members are reminded that the Club fee of $10 per annum is now due for year 2020-2021.
When: Thursdays. Doors open 6:00pm. Eyes down 7:00pm sharp
Where: Auditorium Contact: Marie Stephens – Ph: 9472 5097
Where: Swan Centre, Leisure Precinct Contact VRAC Members: Ellen Clair 6250 0597 ellensophia@gmail.com Judith Mackintosh 9472 0717 judymack@wn.com.au Jenny Dawson 6250 0427 jjdawson@bentleypark.com.au Pam Hind 9470 4139 pamelajh310@gmail.com Barry Williams 6250 0562 bf.williams@bentleypark.com.au Adrian Fishwick 6250 0529 aj_mkfishwick@bentleypark.com.au Tom Swallow 6250 0503 tomlyn@iinet.net.au