Dear Friends

March was a busy month at Canberra Seniors (these were the ‘extra’ events: Games Afternoon, Cultural Tour and Bunnings Sausage Sizzle). April will be peppered with Public Holidays for Easter and Anzac Day so will be much quieter. I’ve decided against holding Lunch and Learning on for April as it would fall in the short week after Easter.

Big thanks to the thirteen members (plus one instructor and one guest) of Canberra Seniors who helped with the Bunnings Barbeque! (Sally, Irene, Maree, Raema, Janet, Michael, Lyn, David, Michelle, Dawn, Sherree, Evelyn, Rosie, Star, Jane). We did well! Special thanks go the Tradies Club for donating sausages etc to us for the event.

Singing for Fun (and for health, wellbeing, companionship and memory) starts on 29 April with Marisol Pacheco, every Tuesday at 1 pm. Please come and try it out!

Social Partner Dance for Complete Beginners runs in six week blocks and the superb instructor, Diane Venables, WILL get you dancing in six weeks. Next round of classes starts 2nd April 1.30 pm and you will learn Rock and Roll and Rhumba!

Peter Eland is running Yoga for Healthy Ageing, an evidence-based yoga course for better health & wellbeing as we age. For course details and a program guide contact: 0457 223 399 yoga4ha@gmail.com

Now that the election date is settled, our fete date is settled too. 2025 Canberra Seniors Fete is 24 May. Planning will speed up! In this bulletin I’m promoting two stalls in particular. Please start bringing in Books (plus CDs or DVDs). This year the Bookstall will be located in the Hall. There will be loads more room to display these irresistible goodies. Instead of Trash and Treasure, there will be a Regifting Stall. New, unused items are needed for this stall. Please look around at home and explore the back of cupboards to find some donations for this stall please.

On the morning of 28 March a small group met Tyronne Bell, a local Ngunnawal knowledge holder, for a short cultural tour on Mt Majura. Tyronne is a superb teacher and gave us a fine introduction to the local environment through indigenous eyes.

Best wishes
Andrea Dean
CEO