FISH ‘N’ CHIPS ON STRATTON
CHESS GROUP
EMBROIDERY GROUP
Special Opening Time - 10.15am! In November we will be celebrating Melbourne Cup. Ladies wear your pretty hats or fascinators. Gents wear your special hats. Don’t forget if you would like to place a bet on the jockeys, it will be 20 cents per jockey - Please bring correct money. Racing starts at 11.00am. Our Entertainer for November will be Paul Robinson.
Anyone for chess? There is no better brain exercise than a game of Chess. Enjoyable too! Beginners, “rusty” old players, and experts all welcome.
Work on your creative projects with some sociable chatter. Please bring your own materials for embroidery, knitting, other creative projects. BYO cup. All welcome!
When: 2:00pm Thursdays
When: 10:30am Thursdays
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct
BENTLEY PARK DINERS
SOCIAL DANCE
COMPUTER CLUB
Contact: Tom Swallow – Ph: 6250 0503
Contact: Beverley Chisholm – Ph: 0414 253 466
This month we will be heading to Hartfield Country Club for a two course Christmas dinner.
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.
ART GROUP
COFFEE AND CATCH UP CLUB
All residents are welcome. Our paintings can be viewed at our Facebook page ‘SwanCare Bentley Park Art Group’.
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.
Dessert: Plum Pudding and Custard OR Trifle.
Our Saturday dance in October was a lot of fun. A big thank you to everyone for their help and support. The November dance will be the last one for this year. All welcome. Light supper, tea and coffee provided. No partner necessary. Come to chat or dance or just enjoy the music.
There will be a tea and coffee station.
When: 6.30pm to 9.00pm Saturday 20th November
Contact: Tony Ryder - Ph: 6250 0510
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.
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building
Cost: Annual membership fee $10 and two hour Friday
All residents and especially new residents are most welcome to join us at our monthly luncheons. Raffle tickets are on sale and prizes to be won. Due to social distancing, seating is limited. Bookings must be made.
When: 10.15am Friday 5th November Where: Auditorium, Admin Building Contact: Lesley – Ph: 6250 0590. If call is not answered,
When: 9:00am Tuesdays and Fridays
please leave message and I will return your call
Where: Activity Room, Leisure Precinct
Cost: $15.00 per person. This includes drinks, nibbles,
When: 2:00pm Tuesdays and Fridays
Contact: Maureen Grickage – Ph: 6250 0580
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct
fish and chips served with a fresh garden salad, and an hour of entertainment followed by afternoon tea.
Contact: Marianne Grande – Ph: 0424 988 764
FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS SWANCARE ALLSORTS CHOIR Come and join us or 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.
When: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Tuesdays Where: Auditorium, Admin Building Contact: Maureen Grickage – Ph: 6250 0580
Our patrons are advised that the screening in November will not be held due to an Admin function in the Auditorium.
Contact: Bruce May dianbrucemay@ozemail.com.au
(email preferred) or Ph: 6250 0549
INDOOR CARPET BOWLS
When: Meet and chat from 12:45pm to start promptly at 1:00pm Wednesdays
Never played it? Give it a go! It’s fascinating, fun & friendly. Guaranteed guidance!
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building
When: 1:00pm – 3:00pm Fridays
Contact: Beryl Moule - Ph: 9355 1810
Main Meal: Ham, Turkey, Roast & Steamed Vegetables with Gravy.
When: 5:30pm Tuesday 9th and 16th November Where: Hartfield Country Club, Forrestfield
DUTCH CLUB 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.
Contact: Lorraine – Ph: 6250 0425. If no answer, please leave a message.
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct Contact: Liz Fasher – Ph: 0478 942 492
When: 10:00am – 12:00pm Wednesday
When: 9:30am Monday to Saturday
Contact: Maureen Wynmalen – Ph: 0421 423 833
Contact: Robin Hollier - Ph: 0408 920 225
New members welcome. Lively discussions are guaranteed.
When: 10:00am Thursday 18th November (3rd Thursday of each month) Where: Swan Centre, Leisure Precinct
When: 6:00pm Mondays and Fridays Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct Contact: Thelma Chilton - Ph: 6250 0574
HANDICRAFT 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!
Ellen Clair 6250 0597 ellensophia@gmail.com Judith Mackintosh 9472 0717 judymack@wn.com.au Pam Hind 9470 4139 pamelajh310@gmail.com Adrian Fishwick 6250 0529 aj_mkfishwick@bentleypark.com.au Tom Swallow 6250 0503 tomlyn@iinet.net.au
PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB 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: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Tuesdays & Thursdays Where: Swan Centre, Leisure Precinct
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct
Contact: Marion Hayman – Ph: 0409 667 794
Contact: Andrew Chisholm – Ph: 0417 594 669
YOGA CLUB
GIRL GUIDES
Come down and try your hand at Yoga! Residents are encouraged to bring their own mat, however there are spare in the wellness room. Requirements: resident needs to be able to get up and down off the floor unaided.
Burswood/Bentley Trefoil welcomes Girl Guides to join in the conversation and events.
When: 10:00am Wednesday 3rd November (1st Wednesday of the month)
When: 9:30am & 6:00pm Tuesdays
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building
Where: The Pavilion, Leisure Precinct
Contact: Marion Pitcher - Ph: 9362 1702 or Judy Mackintosh - Ph: 9472 0717
When: 1:30pm Tuesday 23rd November
Where: Swan Centre, Leisure Precinct
Contact: Silvia Walton – Ph: 9361 2630
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building
Contact: Gailene Wester - Ph: 0488 019 349
Contact: Lorraine Pittaway – Ph: 6250 0425 (if no answer please leave a message)
PONY CANASTA
SOCIAL CLUB
New players welcome – happy to teach you if unsure of the rules. Come and have a cuppa and a game!
Melbourne Cup Luncheon
When: 10:00am Wednesday 3rd & 17th November Where: Activity Room, Leisure Precinct Contact: Shirley Barnes – Ph: 6250 0558
The November meeting of the Auxiliary will be the final meeting for the year and will be followed by the AGM. We would like to see some new faces on the committee, so please give it some thought. A special afternoon tea will follow.
Contact: Phyl Leavy – Ph: 6250 0555 Cost: $2.00 for visitors
POOL TABLE CLUB Join us for a couple of games on the pool table! All welcome to come and join in.
Where: Activity Room, Leisure Precinct
When: 6:00pm – 9:00pm Thursdays
Contact: Wendy Paull – Ph: 9470 1966
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct Contact: Craig Hudson – Ph: 9362 2786
WA BUSH POETS & YARNSPINNERS WATER AEROBICS & GROUP GYM CLASSES
When: 7:00pm 5th November (1st Friday of the month)
We now offer $5 group classes with qualified exercise physiologists! Meg & Aaron welcome all residents. Additional classes have been added due to demand! Bookings are essential with maximum capacities in place.
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building
When: Please book ahead in corridor outside gym
Contact: Maxine Richter – Ph: 0429 339 002
Where: Pool/Gym, Leisure Precinct
Cost: $6.00 entry for Bentley Park & Rowethorpe
Contact: Matthew Upston – Ph: 6250 0320
residents. Plus $1 for Tea & Biscuits (BYO cup)
Contact VRAC Members:
When: 12:30pm – 3:30pm Mondays & Thursdays
When: 12:30pm – 3:30pm Mondays
If you enjoy the poetry of Banjo Paterson, Henry Lawson or perhaps similar style Australian Rhyming Poetry of more recent times, then please join us at our monthly musters. A great evening’s entertainment with storytelling in rhyme.
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building
Contact: Chris Simms – Ph: 0419 963 395
Come and join us for an afternoon game or two. Afternoon tea supplied.
SWANCARE AUXILIARY New players welcome. Don’t worry if you’ve never played before. Come along for an enjoyable and social evening.
SNOOKER CLUB
When: 9:30am Tuesday 16th November
When: 1:00pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
All welcome. It does not matter if you haven’t played for years, the “old touch” will soon come back. Membership fee $10 per annum and $1.00 per afternoon session.
Contact: Nicky Dair – Ph: 6250 0553
DARTS CLUB
Our next Gala Day will be the Cleaver Family Shield on Saturday, 6th November; the registration lists will go up in the Pavilion soon. The club Christmas luncheon will be held at R.A.A.F.A Bullcreek on December 2nd; list for this will go up soon too.
Where: Leisure Precinct Bowling Green
Contact: Leona Douglas - Ph: 0439 201 799
BOOK CLUB
With the warmer weather and return to more normal life post Covid we are seeing a welcome increase in activity on the bowling green.
We will also introduce the new Council members to residents at this meeting.
Bring pencils, eraser, paint and paper.
RUMMYCUB
SWAN VILLAGE BOWLING CLUB
Anyone who wishes to “have a go” at bowls is welcome come along and join us on any Monday, Wednesday or Saturday gathering at 1pm.
Where: Activity Room, Leisure Centre
Are you interested in writing family history; special articles etc on specific topics; enjoying social interaction with residents with similar views; poetry that you are just burning to write? Please come along to be part of a group which listens to what fellow members have written, and provides genuine, gentle and humorous tips.
usage $2
The November meeting will be the final for this year and, as is our tradition, Graham will give us an update on achievements for the year and plans for the future. There will also be a presentation to recruit new residents to join the program working with medical students.
Where: Swan Centre, Leisure Precinct
players.
Where: Computer Lab, Mavis Cleaver Court
SEATED EXERCISE GROUP
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct
Cost: Annual subscription $30 or $1 per week for casual
Our first dance next year will be on Saturday 19th February 2022. This will be a special dance when we welcome Adam Penn, along with some of his dancers, to be our DJ for the evening.
When: 9:00am – 11:00am Fridays
VILLAGE RESIDENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL
10th & 24th November
WRITING CLUB
Cost: Door entry $2.00, free raffle ticket.
November 2021
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.
ROBIN’S ART CLASS
Contact: Pam Hind – Ph: 9470 4139 or Sue Lewis – Ph: 6250 0850
Cost: $5.00pp for bus (pay as you board) & $30pp cash
When: 4:00pm Mondays
New members are always welcome. Never played? Give it a go, it’s fun!
MAHJONG CLUB
What’s On Guide
BENTLEY PARK BOWLING CLUB
HEART FOUNDATION WALKING GROUP
Any residents who may like to bowl out of the weather are most welcome to join us.
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 mornings. Walk yourself happy and healthy and have a chat along the way. Please feel free to get into contact for more information.
When: 9:00am Mondays and Saturdays Where: Richard Cleaver Lodge Undercroft Contact: Adrian Fishwick – Ph: 6250 0529
When: 7:30am Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
LINE DANCING We all enjoyed our demo at the Bentley Park Show and even the new dancers realized they can do the dances without my help with some practice. Well done to all of you. All residents invited to join us for some fun, exercise and improving your co-ordination and balance.
When: 9:30am Mondays & 11:00am for advanced class
Contact: Dorothy Walker – Ph: 6363 6664 (Rowethorpe) or David Hall – Ph: 6250 0566 (Bentley Park)
GARDENS INTEREST GROUP At the last meeting of the year the Gardens Interest Group will be sharing ideas on how you and your plants can survive the summer. Bring your ideas to share.
BINGO CLUB 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.
LADIES OF THE NIGHT PATCHWORK GROUP
When: Thursdays, Doors open 6:00pm.
(2nd & 4th Monday of the month)
Eyes down 7:00pm sharp
When: 10:30am to 2:00pm, Tuesday 2nd November
Cost: $1 per game. Lucky numbers 50c.
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building Contact: Jan Irvine – Ph: 0415 228 226
VISION IMPAIRED GROUP 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.
When: 1:00pm Friday 26th November
Where: Swan Centre, Leisure Precinct
Where: Pavilion, Leisure Precinct
Cost: $1 to cover morning tea and other expenses.
Contact: Noelene Barnes – Ph: 6250 0589
Contact: Jenny & Trevor Dawson - Ph: 6250 0427 or
or Ellen Clair – Ph: 6250 0597
Cost: Gold coin donation, includes afternoon tea
Where: Activity Room, Leisure Centre
Contact: Betty Park – Ph: 9362 6747
4139
Please bring your own cup.
When: 6:30pm Monday 8th & 22nd November
Where: Swan Centre, Leisure Precinct
When: 12:30pm - 4:00pm Wednesdays
(4th Friday of the month) for coffee, lots of chat and plenty of laughter
Contact: Pam Hind (coach) – Ph: 0431 102 103 or 9470
All patchworkers and quilters welcome.
The Bentley Park Social Club committee invites you to the annual Melbourne Cup luncheon with tables of 8 for a special 2 course lunch. Wine, fruit juice, tea and coffee available. Bus pick up from the usual spots.
When: 2:00pm Sunday 21st November
Where: Auditorium, Admin Building
Where: The Club, Leisure Precinct Contact: Chris Mann - Ph: 6250 0801
Where: Wednesday & Thursday - meet at Bentley Park Admin Building. Friday meet Rowethorpe Terrace Café.
When: 2:00pm – 3:30pm Tuesdays
email jjdawson@bentleypark.com.au
Cost: $10.00 per person – The ticket sales are on
Monday 25th October from 9.00am to 9.30am in the Administration Foyer and afterwards at Administration if there are any left.
POTTERY GROUP 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 Where: Pottery Room, Richard Cleaver Lodge Contact: Mary Manning – Ph: 6250 0461