Club Fleurieu…A Club for Everyone! ere at Club Fleurieu we have a Club Fleurieu H wide range of weekly and monthly activities. We also host a AGM variety of special events. For more information, call in to the Club and collect a newsletter from the foyer, which can be entered any time through the screen doors. Check out our noticeboard while you’re there! If you’d like to try an activity, we offer the first session free. For further sessions we ask that you either join the Club (annual fee just $30) or contribute $5 per activity session. This month our featured activity is Mah-jong, which is held on Mondays from 2.00pm-4.00pm.
Mah-jong
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he Mah-jong group started at Club Fleurieu in September 2013. Presently we have 16 players. Members of the group believe the key to living longer is to keep busy and participate in mind-stimulating activities like the Chinese game of Mah-jong. A Mah-jong Marathon was held at the Club from 10am to 4pm in September 2018. This was enjoyed by all who participated. The Western version of Mah-jong is played weekly on Mondays from 2 to 4pm. It’s a social and fun afternoon to keep the brain ticking! Sheila, Rosie, Janet & Annie at the Mahjong Marathon
Associate Membership
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ven though we are an “over-50s” Club, we welcome younger people to all our activities! If you are under 50 you can join Club Fleurieu as an Associate Member. This confers all membership benefits except for voting rights.
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he Club AGM was held on Saturday 7 September at 2.00pm. In her report, President Louise Allstrom noted the highlights of the past 12 months. These included • Completion of our new room • Installation of a new floor throughout the building • Relocation of the bar to the new room • New rainwater tanks to water the orchard • New activities… a Rock & Roll group, Gardening group & second Cards group • Many successful events including those held during Festival Fleurieu • Increased sales in the Op Shop • Ongoing cooperation & support from the Men’s Shed • Continued support for local charities & organisations Treasurer’s & Secretary’s Reports were then presented, after which a vote was conducted for the vacant position on the Management Committee. Congratulations to Sally Withers who won the position. All other members have another 12 months in their positions. Our Committee members are Louise Allstrom (President), John Steggles (Vice President), Bjorn Nilsson (Treasurer), Marri Moir (Secretary), Brian Livingston, Kathy Robertson, Rita Seabrooke, Sally Withers and Helen Woolford. Louise concluded proceedings by thanking the Committee, all our volunteers and our Club members “who have come together to make this the great Club that it is, the great Club that we are”. Afternoon tea followed the meeting.
October Regular Events
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on’t forget our regular monthly meals here at the Club!
140 Main South Road, Yankalilla SA 5203 Phone 08 8558 2053 Mobile 0477 111 315 Email yankover50s@gmail.com Website www.clubfleurieu.com
We would love to see you at any or all these events. Bookings are essential. Just phone the Club or call in and place your name on the booking sheet in the foyer. We can accommodate many special dietary requirements with prior notice at time of booking.
Melbourne Cup Lunch
n October our member artist Rita Iexhibition Baxter will have a special in the foyer of Gallery 88.
Rita is an enthusiastic self taught artist who not only paints but ventures out into jewellery and glasswork as well. Besides the visual arts she even writes short stories and has written and illustrated a children's book. Rita paints in oils, acrylics, watercolour and pastels. She mostly gets her inspiration from nature. Rita's glasswork is a colourful new direction in her artistic journey. Participating in a workshop from Gallery 88 - artist Jacqui Weber inspired her to create a beautiful range of fused glass plates, bowls, pendants, rings and other artifacts. While she continues painting and fusing glass, Rita has even started to work with silver. We look forward to showcasing the diversity of art- and craft works from this versatile artist. Gallery 88 represents a community based Art Collective of 14 local artists and is located at 88 Main Street, Yankalilla. Opening times: 11.00am-4.00pm, Wednesday to Sunday, and on all school and public holidays. For more information: Marilyn Jelfs: 8558 2456 or 0416 150 413 Betty Wolf: 8598 4141 or 0428 778 123
Tuesday 5 November at 12.30pm
lub Fleurieu will once again be C hosting our ever-popular Melbourne Cup Lunch on the first
Tuesday in November. Save the date to enjoy a delicious 3course meal and watch “The Race that stops a Nation” in the great atmosphere of the Club. Bjorn’s Bar will be open for business and we will have sweeps, a raffle and a prize for Best on Field attire! Bookings essential. $25 members & $30 non-members.
Club Barbecue
Yankalilla Council Community Grants
on Thursday 10 October at 12.30pm. $10 members, $12 nonmembers.
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Club Office
he Club Office is open each Wednesday from 10am-12 noon. At other times please phone or send us an email. You can also check out our website or Facebook page.
members, $18 non-members, $5 for optional dessert.
Gallery 88
Advance Notice Christmas Market Saturday 30 November
Club Lunch
on Wednesday 16 October at 12noon. This month’s menu is Spring Lamb Roast with tray-baked vegetables followed by trifle or fresh fruit with ice-cream. $15 members, $20 non-members.
Happy Hour
on Friday 25 October at 5.30pm with meals served from 6.30pm. Alan’s Amazing Schnitzels will be back by popular demand! $15
Yankalilla Regional News - October 2019 - Page 6
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The Club will be holding a Christmas Market on Saturday 30 November. Details are still being finalised but there will be crafts, plants, produce and lots more, as well as a barbecue lunch. Please make a note of the date in your diary and watch for further information in the November issue and our Club Newsletter.
he committee would like to thank on behalf of the Inman Valley community the Yankalilla District Council for their Community Grant which has allowed us to improve the lighting around the hall, there are now sensor lights on the spotlights to the post office, we have solar lights along the edge of the creek, and the lovely lights highlighting the front of the hall.