The Weekly Times - TWT - 31st October 2018
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2 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 31 <strong>October</strong>, <strong>2018</strong><br />
WIN! with <strong>TWT</strong>!<br />
Seussical Jr Musical at<br />
St Aidan’s Performance Space<br />
Two <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes to opening night of Lane Cove<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre Company’s latest production Seussical Jr on Friday November<br />
16 at St Aidan’s Performance Space, 1 Christina Street, Longueville at<br />
7.30pm.<br />
Shop 81, 1-55 West Pde, West Ryde<br />
(Next to Bus Exchange Taxi Stand,<br />
Entrance to Train Station)<br />
WEST RYDE<br />
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<br />
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YOUR DENTURE NEEDS<br />
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■ Full/partial dentures<br />
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■ Implant retained<br />
dentures/overdentures<br />
■ Repairs – while you wait<br />
■ Same day relines<br />
■ Impact® mouthguards<br />
Local theatre legend Trent<br />
Gardiner brings Seussical<br />
Jr lovingly to the Lane Cove<br />
stage.<br />
Horton the Elephant, the<br />
Cat in the Hat, Yertle the<br />
Turtle and all of your favourite<br />
Dr Seuss characters<br />
spring to life in this musical<br />
extravaganza from Tony<br />
winners, Lynn Ahrens and<br />
Stephen Flaherty.<br />
Directed by Trent Gardiner<br />
with musical director<br />
Chelsea Taylor, choreographer<br />
Emma Ashley and<br />
assistant director Sarah<br />
Edwards, Seussical Jr stars<br />
Riverview’s Josie Segal (as<br />
Horton) and Jeremy Segal<br />
(as the Cat in the Hat);<br />
Leah Francis as Gertrude<br />
McFuzz; Longueville’s Madeleine<br />
Biddle as Mayzie<br />
LaBird; Lane Cove’s Hugo<br />
Allen as JoJo; Lane Cove’s<br />
Alexei Belchenko and Riverview’s<br />
Haydon Ashley as<br />
Mr and Mrs Mayor; Arnav<br />
Kapoor, Benjamin Walsh,<br />
Harry McMahon and Denistone’s<br />
Owen Emeleus<br />
as the Wickersham Brothers;<br />
Concord’s Holly Miller<br />
and Charlotte Pugh, Lane<br />
Cove’s Valeria Gonzalez-<br />
Lopez and Denistone’s Eve<br />
Emeleus as the Bird Girls;<br />
Piper Kup-Ferroth as Sour<br />
Kangaroo; Lane Cove’s<br />
Rodney Stewart (the only<br />
adult in the show) as Yertle<br />
the Turtle; Thornleigh’s<br />
Daniel Timmins as the<br />
Grinch plus an ensemble<br />
of Grace Patterson, Zara<br />
Gurney, Isobel Dias, Eloise<br />
Cardew, Daniel Rees, Scarlett<br />
O’Connor, Natalie Shaw<br />
and Samantha Beregi.<br />
Other performances Saturday<br />
November 17 @ 5pm;<br />
Sunday November 18 @<br />
2pm; Friday November 23<br />
@ 7.30pm; Saturday November<br />
24 @ 5pm; Sunday<br />
November 25 @ 2pm; Friday<br />
November 30 @ 7.30pm and<br />
Saturday December 1 @<br />
5pm.<br />
Tickets: $17, $22 or $27;<br />
groups 10+ $20; families<br />
$70 | pre-show cheese<br />
plates $6.<br />
Bookings: www.lanecovetheatrecompany.com<br />
or www.trybooking.com/<br />
VCMH<br />
TO WIN go to our website<br />
- weeklytimes.com.au - and<br />
click on the WIN with <strong>TWT</strong><br />
tab and fill out the entry<br />
form; or write your name,<br />
address and phone number<br />
on the back of an envelope<br />
and send to <strong>TWT</strong> Lane<br />
Cove <strong>The</strong>atre, PO Box 123,<br />
Ryde 1680. Entries close<br />
9am Monday November 5<br />
and winners published November<br />
7.<br />
Lane Cove’s Valeria<br />
Gonzalez-Lopez and Denistone’s<br />
Eve Emeleus (pictured)<br />
play the Bird Girls in<br />
Lane Cove <strong>The</strong>atre’s production<br />
of Seussical Jnr.<br />
Ryde Eastwood<br />
Music Concert<br />
Five <strong>TWT</strong> readers can<br />
win double passes to Ryde<br />
Eastwood District Music<br />
Club’s next Concert on<br />
Wednesday November 14 in<br />
the School of Arts Hall, 201<br />
Cox’s Road, North Ryde at<br />
8pm.<br />
<strong>The</strong> concert will feature<br />
talented pianist John Martin,<br />
clarinetist David Rowden<br />
and accomplished cellist<br />
Susan Blake.<br />
Tickets available at door<br />
for $20 or can be pre purchased<br />
at http://www.ticketebo.com.au/redmc.<br />
All<br />
students will be admitted<br />
FREE.<br />
TO WIN go to our website<br />
- weeklytimes.com.<br />
au - and click on the WIN<br />
with <strong>TWT</strong> tab and fill out<br />
the entry form; or write your<br />
name, address and phone<br />
number on the back of an<br />
envelope and send to <strong>TWT</strong><br />
Ryde Eastwood Music, PO<br />
Box 123, Ryde 1680. Entries<br />
close 9am Monday November<br />
5 and winners November<br />
7.<br />
■ Veterans affairs welcome<br />
■ No referrals necessary<br />
■ Emergencies home visits<br />
■ Payment plan options<br />
available<br />
■ On the spot health fund<br />
rebates<br />
100% Australian Made<br />
9807 1205<br />
www.denturefactory.com.au<br />
Cottage Crafts<br />
Christmas Sale<br />
Epping Cottage Crafts<br />
will hold its 37th Christmas<br />
Sale from Thursday<br />
November 1 to Saturday<br />
November 3 in Eastwood<br />
Scout Hall, corner Marsden<br />
Road and Lawson<br />
Street Eastwood.<br />
It’s a great place for<br />
Christmas shopping<br />
or to treat yourself to<br />
some quality yet affordable<br />
items including hand<br />
painted silk, ceramics,<br />
woodwork studio glass,<br />
soft toys, babies and<br />
children’s wear, creative<br />
needlework, Christmas<br />
decorations and more.<br />
<strong>The</strong> group’s homemade<br />
preserves and<br />
sweet treats are not to be<br />
missed. Open Thursday<br />
November 1 from 12 noon<br />
to 6pm; Friday November<br />
2 from 9am to 6pm and<br />
Saturday November 3<br />
from 9am to 4pm.<br />
Entry via Lawson Street.<br />
A gold coin donation at<br />
the r doohelps the 1st<br />
Brush Farm Scouts. Enquiries<br />
Elaine Farrington<br />
9979 1764.<br />
Macquarie Ryde<br />
VIEW Club<br />
Macquarie Ryde VIEW<br />
Club are seeking new<br />
members.<br />
<strong>The</strong> club meets on the<br />
fourth Tuesday each<br />
month at Ryde Eastwood<br />
Hi girls and boys,<br />
This week we will be taking the life Education Van to Mortlake<br />
Public School, Brays Road Concord.<br />
One of our exciting and popular programs is “ BCYBERWISE”<br />
years 3-5.<br />
This module focuses on cyber safety, cyber ethics and building<br />
positive relationships with friends online and offline. <strong>The</strong> students<br />
explore a range of issues such as password security,<br />
risks of sharing personal information, how to<br />
communicate respectfully both online and offline, and<br />
strategies to handle bullying including cyberbullying.<br />
See you in class.<br />
VIC TAGG<br />
Lifeline Book Fair at<br />
Macquarie University<br />
LIFELINE Harbour to Hawkesbury will hold a<br />
Giant Book Fair this Saturday November 3 and<br />
Sunday November 4 within Macquarie University,<br />
12 Wally’s Walk, North Ryde.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fair will be open both days from 8am to 5pm.<br />
Come along and browse through over 50,000 quality<br />
pre-loved books plus CDs and DVDs.<br />
Lifeline take pride in the quality and quantity of their<br />
books, providing tens of thousands of books at as-new<br />
to near-new condition. Moreover, they are an important<br />
way in which Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury connects<br />
with the local communities that it serves; while raising<br />
vital funding for its wide range of suicide prevention and<br />
crisis support services. Enquiries www.lifelineh2h.org.<br />
au or phone 9498 8805.<br />
Leagues Club at 6.30pm.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y are a fund-raising<br />
group supporting underprivileged<br />
Australian children<br />
through <strong>The</strong> Smith<br />
Family and organise<br />
monthly social outings.<br />
Enquiries Pat 8819-6295.<br />
Concord Christmas<br />
Craft Market<br />
Concord Christmas<br />
Craft Market will be held<br />
this Saturday November<br />
3 at the Community Centre,<br />
corner Wellbank and<br />
Bent streets, Concord<br />
from 9am to 1.30pm.<br />
You’ll find unique<br />
Christmas gifts for family<br />
and friends, hand<br />
made Christmas greeting<br />
cards, decorations<br />
and more. You can order<br />
your Christmas Cake and<br />
Pudding to be ready for<br />
the next market in December.<br />
Customers with<br />
purchases of $10 or more<br />
from any stall will receive<br />
a delightful Christmas<br />
Tree ornament in addition<br />
to a voucher for a FREE<br />
morning tea. New stall<br />
holders welcome. Enquiries<br />
Josephine 9772 0034;<br />
0413 590716 or Adele<br />
0422 926 8567.<br />
Community<br />
Garage Sale<br />
A Community Garage<br />
Sale will be held this<br />
Saturday November 3<br />
at Meadowbank Public<br />
School from 9am to 1pm.<br />
Book a trestle table<br />
and come sell your used<br />
books, clothes, toys,<br />
household goods, bric-abrac<br />
and other treasures.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re’ll be a barbecue,<br />
cakes and refreshments<br />
and chance to win a<br />
worm farm. To book a table<br />
for $30 and for further<br />
information email: meadowbankgaragesale@<br />
gmail.com<br />
from,<br />
Happy<br />
HealthyHarold<br />
Best regards<br />
Vic Tagg<br />
Chairman, Ryde Hunters Hill<br />
Life Education<br />
Affordable Art<br />
& Craft Expo<br />
Sydney Community Services<br />
will hold its 5th annual<br />
Community Art Expo<br />
from Friday November 9 to<br />
November 16 at Gladesville<br />
Shopping Village from<br />
10am to 4.30pm daily.<br />
Local artists and craftspeople<br />
are invited to submit<br />
works on the theme of<br />
Create and enCOURAGE.<br />
Opening night for the<br />
pop-up gallery that celebrates<br />
self-expression and<br />
creativity is November 9<br />
from 5.30pm to 7pm.<br />
Proceeds from art sales<br />
support both artists and<br />
SCS’ range of local supports<br />
for local people who<br />
want to stay independent<br />
at home and be better<br />
connected with their community.<br />
For further information<br />
phone 9817 0101 or email:<br />
carmstrong@sydneycs.<br />
org<br />
Website: for details and<br />
artists registration forms,<br />
go to https://www.sydneycs.org<br />
Colonial<br />
Businesswomen<br />
Eastern Farms Chapter -<br />
Fellowship of First Fleeters<br />
meet this Saturday Novem-<br />
Your Chamber of<br />
Commerce Meets<br />
EPPING: Chamber enquiries<br />
President Tony Hackett<br />
9869-8900; 0418 413 226 or<br />
secretary Betty Ockerlander<br />
8876-5888.<br />
EASTWOOD: Meet second<br />
Monday each month.<br />
Next meeting Monday November<br />
12 from 6.15pm for<br />
6.30pm. Enquiries president<br />
Vic Tagg 0412 369 510 or<br />
secretary Steve Colquhoun<br />
9874-0221.<br />
GLADESVILLE: Enquiries<br />
President Max McFarlane<br />
email: max.mcfarlane@skywardfinancial.com<br />
WEST RYDE: Breakfast<br />
Networking Thursday November<br />
15 @ Element 6.<br />
Enquiries President Nora<br />
Etmekdjian 0417 699 955.<br />
DRUMMOYNE: Meet first<br />
Wednesday each month.<br />
Next meeting November 7.<br />
Enquiries Secretary Alex<br />
Elliott 0438 774 323 or Vice<br />
President Paul Harcombe<br />
0438 089 900.<br />
RIVERSIDE BUSINESS<br />
CHAMBER: Business After<br />
Hours Monday November 5<br />
@ Melrose Park residential<br />
development, 661 Victoria<br />
Road, Melrose Park from<br />
5.30 pm to 7pm. Onsite and<br />
street parking. Free for<br />
members, $20 local Chamber<br />
members and $40 nonmembers.<br />
Bookings online<br />
at riversidechamber.com.au<br />
Enquiries Sabrina Ferguson<br />
9952 8498.<br />
Little Shop of<br />
Horrors Musical<br />
EASTWOOD Uniting Church Musical Society’s latest<br />
production Little Shop of Horrors is now showing at<br />
14-16 Lakeside Road Eastwood. Performances are<br />
this Friday November 2 @ 8pm; Saturday November<br />
3 @ 1pm and 7pm; Friday November 9 @ 8pm and<br />
Saturday November 10 @ 1pm and 7pm. Tickets $27<br />
adults; $18pensioners or $15children aged 16 and<br />
under. Bookings: www.eucms.org.au or phone 8061<br />
7195.<br />
ber 3 at Brush Farm House,<br />
19 Lawson Street, Eastwood<br />
at 10am.<br />
Guest speaker is Dr Catherine<br />
Bishop, whose subject<br />
is “Minding her Own Business<br />
– Colonial Businesswomen<br />
of Sydney.”<br />
If you have an interest in<br />
history and adventure, come<br />
along and join the group.<br />
Enquiries Jennifer Follers<br />
9799 1161.<br />
Gingerbread Night<br />
at St Anne’s<br />
St Anne’s Anglican Church<br />
will hold a Gingerbread<br />
Night on Wednesday November<br />
21 at 42 Church<br />
Street Ryde from 7.30pm to<br />
9.30pm.<br />
Cost $34 (extra kits $25<br />
no lollies). This is a women’s<br />
event (sorry no children).<br />
Phone office 9809 1322 or<br />
email office@stannes.org.au<br />
You can purchase tickets<br />
online on website: What’s<br />
on- events<br />
Tickets close November<br />
14.<br />
Progress Associaation<br />
end of year function<br />
Meadowbank West<br />
Ryde Progress Association<br />
will hold their end of<br />
year function on Monday<br />
November 19 in the West<br />
Ryde Hotel Function<br />
room from 6pm.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are raffle prizes to<br />
be won and all welcome.<br />
FREE entry. Enquiries<br />
contact Phil Peake 0409<br />
278421.<br />
CAR<br />
BOOT<br />
SALE<br />
Remembrance Sunday<br />
St Albans service<br />
A service will be held on Remembrance<br />
Sunday November<br />
11 in St Alban’s Anglican<br />
Church, Pembroke Street,<br />
Epping at 9.30am to commemorate<br />
the centenary of<br />
the Armistice which ended<br />
World War 1.<br />
<strong>The</strong> service will acknowledge<br />
service men and women<br />
from all conflicts, but will<br />
focus on soldiers connected<br />
to the St Alban’s Parish who<br />
are inscribed on the Church’s<br />
World War 1 Honour Board.<br />
St Alban’s extends a warm invitation<br />
to all interested in attending<br />
the service. Contact<br />
St Alban’s office 9876-3362<br />
or email: office@eppinganglicans.org.au<br />
Remembrance<br />
Day poppies<br />
Gladesville RSL Auxiliary<br />
(formerly Women’s Auxiliary)<br />
will be selling Remembrance<br />
Day poppies on Friday November<br />
9 in Gladesville Shopping<br />
Centre from 9am to 4pm.<br />
Poppies from $2.20. Come<br />
along and support a worthy<br />
cause.<br />
Eastwood<br />
Epping CWA<br />
Eastwood-Epping branch<br />
of Country Women’s Association<br />
meet next Tuesday November<br />
6 in Eastwood Baptist<br />
Church hall, First Avenue,<br />
from 9.45am.<br />
Visitors and new members<br />
always welcome. Enquiries<br />
Jan 9871 2702.<br />
CAR BOOT SALE<br />
SUNDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
9AM - 2PM<br />
CNR TWIN RD & BADAJOZ RD,<br />
NORTH RYDE<br />
TO BOOK A SPACE<br />
www.trybooking.com/367469<br />
ENQUlRIES<br />
carbootsale@eastrydescouts.org<br />
OR 9888-9991<br />
Calling all Former<br />
Scouts & Guides<br />
Keep Alive the Spirit<br />
of Scouting & Guiding with the<br />
St George’s Guilds meeting at historic<br />
“Addington” 813 Victoria Road Ryde<br />
Sydney Guild meets Tuesdays:<br />
Inquiries Doris Carrall 0425 223 628<br />
John F Booth AM 9807 6666<br />
Visitors welcome but RSVP for seating & catering.