The Weekly Times - TWT - 19th December 2018

2 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 19 December, 2018
WIN! with TWT!
Catch A Falling Star: A Story About
Growing Up with Jeanne Little
TWO TWT readers have won copies of a new book Catch A Falling
Star: A Story About Growing Up With Jeanne Little written by her
daughter - Boronia Park author Katie M Little.
Winners are: Nathan Mc-
Shane, Drummoyne and
Rachel Harrison of Concord
West.
When Jeanne Little burst
into the living rooms of millions
of households across
Australia in 1974 with her
first appearance on The
Mike Walsh Show – audiences
didn’t know what hit
them.
With incredible outfits,
false eyelashes and a raucous
voice that screamed
‘Hello Daaaaaaahling!’,
Jeanne was an instant sensation
and won the Gold
Logie for Most Popular TV
Personality two years later.
Pregnant with her only
child Katie M Little at the
time of her first TV appearance,
Catch A Falling Star
takes you into the world of
the little girl that grew up
backstage amidst sequins
and feathers; of a unique
upbringing by an unconventional
mother and a
look at fame through innocent
eyes.
Go back to 1980s Australia,
to the days of Betamax,
Bob Hawke and shoulder
pads, before smart phones
and breathalysers, when
Big Macs came in styrofoam
boxes and the only
environmental crisis was a
hole in the ozone layer.
Flash forward to 2010
and Jeanne’s name hits the
headlines again – this time
with the shocking revelation
that she has been diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s
- a disease affecting an estimated
almost 50 million
people worldwide.
With her mother in fast
decline and her family in
crisis, it is up to Katie to
take the reins.
Catch A Falling Star will
take you on a journey that
is both laugh-out-loud funny,
heartbreakingly honest,
and a rare glimpse into
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Speechcraft
Course
Hunters Hill Toastmasters
present a six week Speechcraft
Course commencing
Wednesday February 13,
2019 in Hunters Hill Club,
12-20 Madeline Street,
Hunters Hill from 7.30pm to
9.30pm.
Speechcraft is an intensive
public speaking course that
will introduce you to public
speaking.
This popular short course
is a learning by doing experience
with the guidance of
experienced Toastmasters,
in a supportive and friendly
environment.
You’ll be empowered to
develop communication and
leadership skills, resulting in
greater self-confidence and
personal growth.
With a maximum of 8 participants
you’ll have plenty
of opportunities to practice
speaking in a supportive
and friendly atmosphere.
Contact: Jane on 0412 002
757 or email vppr-8868@
toastmastersclubs.org
Macquarie
Seniors
Macquarie branch of National
Seniors Australia meet
on the third Wednesday
each month at Ryde-Eastwood
Leagues Club at 12
noon.
Next meeting is scheduled
for January 16, 2019 when
speaker John Chate will talk
on “The Amazing Role of
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■ On the spot health fund
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Hearing Dogs”.
Macquarie National Seniors
wish TWT readers a
Merry Christmas and best
wishes for 2019. Enquiries
Carolyn 9874 7129 or 0409
719 813.
Learning for
Leisure Group
Boronia Park Learning for
Leisure Group invites new
members to join their group
on Wednesdays in the Uniting
Church, Pittwater Road,
Boronia Park from 9am to
12 noon.
Activities include Gentle
Exercises, IPad training,
Mahjong (Austalian), knitting,
crochet, tapestry, embroidery,
paper craft and
board games. Fees $15 per
term. Enquiries 9817-1854.
Teachers required
for English classes
Volunteer teachers and
helpers are needed for English
classes at Eastwood
Uniting Church, corner
Lakeside & Hillview roads,
Eastwood - close to railway
station.
The classes are for newcomers
to the community
who need assistance with
understanding and speaking
English and to offer
them a welcoming place to
meet others.
Greatest need is for classes
held on Monday mornings
from 9.30am to 11am.
They have large numbers
of students of varying levels
of English competence
with several classes, each
led by a team of teachers
and helpers. Classes are
also held on Tuesday evenings,
7.30 to 9pm. For further
details contact Marion
Gledhill 9874 2088 or 0423
355 759.
Overwhelmed
by clutter?
Christmas wishes
to all TWT readers
MERRY Christmas and a Happy New Year to
all our readers and friends from Cathie’s Column
and The Weekly Times.
Thank you for your contributions throughout the
year.
Our office will be closed from Friday December 21,
2018 and re-opens on Thursday January 3, 2019 at
our premises at 817 Victoria Road Ryde. Next issue is
Wednesday January 9. Please send your news items
to us by January 4 for inclusion in our first issue of
2019.
Have a Safe and Holy Christmas and we wish you all
the Very Best for a Happy and Healthy New Year and
look forward to your company again then. Cheerio
for now.
Clutterers Anonymous
meet each Saturday at 52
Buckingham Street Surry
Hills from 3pm to 4pm.
Come along and learn
some helpful strategies
for dealing with this problem
and meet with others
who can share their experiences.
New members welcome.
Ryde Lantern
Club Fun Day
Ryde Lantern Club have
organised a fun day out
to Ettalong on the Central
Coast on Monday January
21, 2019.
Touring in a 53 seat luxury
coach, the trip includes
visits to The Entrance, surf
beaches and lakes plus
theWyong region, Luca
Chocolates Outlet, Cheese
Factory and Sara Lee Factory
Shop.
Cost is $45 and includes
morning tea. Lunch will
be at the Ettalong Diggers
Club at own expense.
Depart St Anne’s Church
in Church Street Ryde at
8am.
Funds raised will be directed
to The Royal Institute
for Deaf & Blind
Children at North Rocks.
For bookings and further
information contact Robert
Anderson 0418 552 532.
Ryde Art Society
classes/workshops
City of Ryde Art Society
organises exhibitions and
runs adult/ youth/ children
art classes and workshops
through Willandra Art Centre.
For enquiries : membershipcras@gmail.com.
Heartmoves
classes for all
Heartmoves is a gentle
physical activity program
suitable for anyone who
hasn’t done any exercise in
a while.
You can exercise at your
own pace in a friendly atmosphere.
Heartmoves is open to
everyone and is designed to
be safe for people with stable
health conditions such
as heart disease, diabetes or
obesity.
It is run by accredited exercise
professionals specifically
trained in managing safe,
low to moderate intensity
physical activity programs.
Classes are limited in size
to ensure maximum safety
for participants. For class
details at Denistone East and
Eastwood contact Amanda
Doring 0412 611 727
Writers
Fellowship
The Moocooboola branch
of Fellowship of Australian
Writers meets on the third
Thursday each month in the
Meeting Room of Gladesville
Library, Pittwater Road,
Gladesville at 1.30pm. Writers
from everywhere and of
all kinds are invited to read,
or just listen, and discuss
their work in a convivial and
supportive atmosphere.
Inquiries John Egan 9799-
3077; email: jeganjr@hotmail.com
or Brian Rutter
9817-5508.
Creative Machine
Knitters Group
Epping Creative Machine
Knitters are a group that
meet to share and demonstrate
their love of machine
knitting.
Group meets twice a
month on the third Thursday
and second Saturday
at Epping Creative Centre,
26 Stanley Road, Epping
(Dence Park). There are
demonstrations and handson
machine knitting. Bring
your machine or use one
of the group’s. Experienced
help is at hand. Visitors and
new machine knitters are
especially welcome.
For further details email:
eppingmachineknitters@
outlook.com or phone Barbara
0408 866 357.
Ryde Ladies
Probusy
Ryde Ladies Probus - a
social club for senior citizens
- is seeking new members.
It offers a wide range of
interests including interesting
monthly speakers, social
outings,luncheons and
friendship and fun.
The Club meets on the
second Monday each month
at Ryde/Eastwood Leagues
Club at 10.30am. Come as
a visitor and be made welcome.
Inquiries 9874 5088.
Brush Park Women’s Bowling Club members have enjoyed a successful
2018 and wish all TWT readers a Merry Christmas and prosperous
New Year.
Historic Carisbrook
House at Lane Cove
Carisbrook Historic House at 334 Burns Bay Road
Lane Cove is open on weekends from 11am until 4pm.
You can experience this beautifully restored house and
see what it was like to live in the 1880s during a time
when there were no iPads, telephones or televisions.
The gardens are also a joy to wander through. Cost
$8 adults; $20 family or $6 concession, Parking off
Waterview Drive. For further details check website:
www.carisbrookhouse.com
Computer Tutors
needed for seniors
Computer Pals for Seniors
at West Ryde need
new tutors for its classes in
the rooms of St Columbs
church in West Ryde.
They’d like to hear from
anyone who has some
knowledge about using
computers, has a sense of
humour, and can spare an
hour or so per week. Each
class has a maximum of
four students - Beginners,
Beginners Refresh, Internet,
Ipad-Iphone-Android, Photo
Organisation and Windows
10.
For more information, view
new website: www.cpalswr.
com.au
If interested to volunteer
as a tutor or to join the club,
contact Margaret 9874 2645
or Warren 0417 221 603.
Drummers required
for Pipe Band
Castle Hill RSL Pipe Band
is seeking new members,
especially those who wish
to learn to play drums.
The band has been active
in the community since
1931. Band practise and tuition
is each Thursday night
at Epping Creative Centre,
26 Stanley Road, Epping
from 7:30pm. All uniforms
and instruments supplied.
Inquiries 0457 677 711 or
chrslpb@bigpond.com or
www.facebook.com/Castle-
HillRSLPipeBand/
Macquarie Ryde
VIEW Club
Macquarie Ryde VIEW
Club are seeking new members.
The club meets on the
Help Save a Life!
The Organ Donor Register
Program is a Good Turn Project
of the St George’s Guilds of
Former Scouts & Guides
fourth Tuesday each month
at Ryde Eastwood Leagues
Club at 6.30pm. They are a
fund-raising group supporting
underprivileged Australian
children through The
Smith Family and organise
monthly social outings. Enquiries
Pat 8819-6295.
Your Chamber of
Commerce Meets
EPPING: Chamber enquiries
President Tony
Hackett 9869-8900;
0418 413 226 or secretary
Betty Ockerlander
8876-5888.
EASTWOOD: Meet
second Monday each
month. Next meeting
Monday February 11,
2019 hosted by Stryder
@ Club Eastwood,
6A Hillview Road, at
6pm. Enquiries president
Vic Tagg 0412 369
510 or secretary Steve
Colquhoun 9874-0221.
GLADESVILLE: Enquiries
President Max
McFarlane email: max.
mcfarlane@skywardfinancial.com
WEST RYDE: Enquiries
President Nora Etmekdjian
0417 699 955.
DRUMMOYNE: Meet
first Wednesday each
month. Next meeting
February 6, 2019. Enquiries
Secretary Alex
Elliott 0438 774 323 or
Vice President Paul
Harcombe 0438 089
900.
RIVERSIDE BUSI-
NESS CHAMBER: Next
meeting Monday February
4, 2019 hosted by
Mitronics, 90/94 Hermitage
Road, West Ryde @
5.30pm. Enquiries Sabrina
Ferguson 0412 096
525 or Marcella Letteri
9952-8498.
Celebrating 110 years
of Scouting in Australia in 2018
and 107 years of Guiding
WE WELCOME your help in promoting this valuable
and life saving venture.
Please contact us if you would like to help in some way.
You’re Invited...
To meet us at our national headquarters historic “Addington”
813 Victoria Road, Ryde for a time of fun and fellowship:
SYDNEY GUILD meets 1st Tuesday monthly at 7.30pm.
Tel Doris Carrall 0425 223 628, Howard blair 9798 4060
Phyllis Berger 9624 5136
National Guildmaster John F Booth AM
9807 6666, PO Box 123 Ryde 1680
Email: johnfb@weeklytimes.com.au • www.weeklytimes.com.au