FRIDAY, APRIL 26
9am: Wagga Riverina Lapidary Club Inc at 7 Small Street, Wagga invites you to drop into the clubroom during a session and see what they do and how they do it until 3pm. Friday activities are wire-wrapping and silversmithing. Contact Cheryl Lynch 6933 1112.
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9.30am: OLDER MEN:NEW IDEAS meets every Friday at 9.30am at the Ham Radio Hall, Small Street, for social support and friendship for men over 50 years. New members are welcome. Contact Bill 6922 4783 or wvanwel@westnet.com.au. http://omninsw.waggawaggamatters.com.
10.30am: Drop-in Centre open each weekday at the Wesley Complex, 21 Johnston Street for light lunches, tea and coffee.
11am: Wagga Railway Station Museum, open until 2pm. On display historic photos, working equipment and numerous railway artifacts. Clubs and groups by arrangement. Admission $2. New members and volunteers welcome. Contact Rob 0401 763 211.
11am: VIETNAM VETERANS FEDERATION (Riverina Sub-branch) meets at Wagga RSLClub. Contact Ralph Todd 6926 6276.
7pm: Wagga Baby Boomers Singles Group meets at the RSL Club on Friday nights from 7pm. Contact 0417 779 481 between 9am to 6pm.
7pm: Alcoholics Anonymous, Salvation Army Hall, Edward Street, (next to McDonalds). Contact 1300 22 22 22 or www.wagga.aagroup.org.au.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
9am: Wagga Demonstration Garden is open on Shaw Street until noon. Organic vegetables such as kale, silverbeet, rhubarb, lettuce, bok choy, herbs and more. There is also a veggie buy/swap. Contact Kerri on 0429 386 429.
10am: RAAF Wagga Aviation Heritage Centre is open between 10am - 4pm Saturday to Thursday inclusive. Closed Friday's unless by appointment. The centre showcases the history of the RAAF and its significance to the Riverina. Admission is free. Please contact Nigel Webster on 0411 840 769 for further information.
10am: Toy Library Wagga is open from 10am to 1pm in the children's section of the Wagga library. Family membership is $30 (for 13 months) and $2 a toy for one month, four items at a time. Contact 6971 9722.
11am: Wagga Railway Station Museum, open until 2pm. On display historic photos, working equipment and numerous railway artifacts. Clubs and groups by arrangement. Admission $2. New members and volunteers welcome. Contact Rob 0401 763 211.
1pm: Wagga Riverina Lapidary Club Inc at 7 Small Street, Wagga invites you to drop into the clubroom during a session and see what they do and how they do it until 5pm. Contact Cheryl Lynch on 6933 1112.
1pm: Wagga Wagga Sailing Club. Come try sailing and racing with own boat or as crew or try one of the Club's boats if experienced already. Learn to sail. Contact Geoff 0481 103 351. Near the Boat Club, Nelson Drive (off Plumpton Road), Lake Albert.
6pm: Alcoholics Anonymous, Generosity Church Hall, 194-198 Lake Albert Road. Contact 1300 22 22 22 or www.wagga.aagroup.org.au.
SUNDAY, April 28
10am: RAAF Wagga Aviation Heritage Centre is open between 10am - 4pm Saturday to Thursday inclusive. Closed Friday's unless by appointment. The centre showcases the history of the RAAF and its significance to the Riverina. Admission is free. Please contact Nigel Webster on 0411 840 769 for further information.
2.30pm: The Wagga Sailing Club is hosting RC model yacht racing at Lake Albert. Sailing will take place Wednesdays 5.30pm to 7pm, and Sundays 2.30pm to 4.30pm. All classes of model yacht welcome. Most members race the entry level one-design RG65, the Dragon Force DF65. Contact Geoff 0481 103 351 or email geoffrey.tapper@live.com.au.
7.30pm: Alcoholics Anonymous, Baptist Church, 154 to 156 Tarcutta Street. Contact 1300 22 22 22 or www.wagga.aagroup.org.au.
MONDAY, APRIL 29
10am: The Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society open Monday and Wednesday from 10am to 1pm, Tuesday from 1pm to 4pm. Open Friday by appointment only. Contact Lyn 6925 0319. See more at www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au.
10am: Better Hearing Australia, lip-reading classes and hearing management. Contact 6922 1197 or 6931 7446.
10.30am: Drop-in Centre open each weekday at the Wesley Complex, 21 Johnston Street for light lunches, tea and coffee. All very welcome.
11am: Wagga Railway Station Museum, open until 2pm. On display historic photos, working equipment and numerous railway artifacts. Clubs and groups by arrangement. Admission $2. New members and volunteers welcome. Contact Rob 0401 763 211.
Noon: Wagga Social Slimmers meet at the Commercial Club, Gurwood Street. Weigh-in from noon; meeting 1pm. Contact Jen 6926 2884.
Noon: Wagga Al-Alnon Family Groups is a support group for families and friends of alcoholics. St Paul's church on the corner of Fernleigh and Mitchelmore roads. Contact 1300 ALANON (1300 252 666) www.al-anon.org.au.
2.30pm: Tai Chi For Arthritis at Wesley, Uniting Church Johnson Street. Cost $5 for this approved falls prevention and arthritis approved course. New Students classes 3.30pm to 4.30pm and returning students 2.30pm to 3.30pm All welcome. Contact Lorraine 6926 3203 or 0458 884 955.
6pm: Alcoholics Anonymous women's meeting, Anglican Church Hall, Corner Mitchelmore Street and Fernleigh Road, (hall around the back). Contact 1300 22 22 22 or www.wagga.aagroup.org.au.
6pm Scouts (boys and girls) each Monday from 6pm to 8pm at Glenfield. Phone: 0414 527 436.
7pm: Cantilena Singers meet every Monday night at the Riverina Conservatorium between 7pm and 9pm.
7.30pm: Narcotics anonymous at the Calvary Drug and Alcohol Centre, 1 Emblem Street.
7.30pm: Wagga Wagga Model Railroaders Inc meets every Monday at 7.30pm at hall, corner Dobney and Veale streets. Visitors welcome. Contact Graeme Hearn on 6920 3726.
TUESDAY, APRIL 30
9am: Wagga Demonstration Garden is open on Shaw Street every Tuesday until noon. Come, dig in and learn more gardening skills while working with local community groups. Contact Kerri 0429 386 429.
10am: THE WAGGA WAGGA PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP hold a casual monthly morning tea on the last Tuesday of each month at Lilier Lodge, Edward Street. This is a great opportunity for men with prostate cancer from right across the Riverina, their families and friends to get together and chat with others in a similar position. Contact Chris Britton on 0467 715 513.
10am: Tanda Place Craft And Friendship Group meet at Pilgrim Uniting Church, Tanda Place Glenfield, next to Aldi until noon. All welcome. Contact Ellen 6922 4806.
10am: Wagga Patchwork And Quilters Group meets at the ARCC hall on Tarcutta Street until 4pm on first, third, fourth and fifth Tuesdays and every Thursday. Contact Norma 6922 3393 or Anne 6922 6404.
10am: RSL DAY CROW CLUB meet at the RSL Club each Tuesday from 10am. $15 for lunch and morning tea and an hour of activities and entertainment. Transport is available for those unable to find their way. Contact Ron Edwards 0417 254 734.
10.30am: Drop-in Centre open each weekday at the Wesley Complex, 21 Johnston Street for light lunches, tea and coffee. All very welcome.
11am: Wagga Railway Station Museum, open until 2pm. On display historic photos, working equipment and numerous railway artifacts. Clubs and groups by arrangement. Admission $2. New members and volunteers welcome. Contact Rob 0401 763 211.
12.30pm: Alcoholics Anonymous, RCD&A Centre, corner Meurant and Emblem street. Contact 1300 22 22 22 or www.wagga.aagroup.org.au.
1pm: The Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society open Monday and Wednesday from 10am to 1pm, Tuesday from 1pm to 4pm. Open Friday by appointment only. Contact Lyn 6925 0319. See more at www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au.
1pm: The Riverina Woodworkers Club meets every Tuesday until 4pm in their club rooms at the Botanic Gardens, Wagga. Come along and learn how to develop skills and produce items using lathes and other woodworking equipment. Contact 0418 624 161.
6pm: Turvey Park Girl Guides, junior guides, girls five to nine years, every Tuesday, 6pm to 7.30pm, at 32 Sunshine Avenue, Turvey Park. Contact Ros 0411 430 404.
7pm: Wagga Wagga And District Highland Pipe Band meets each Tuesday night, 7pm at the Band Hall, Wagga Beach. Learners most welcome. Contact wwdhpb@gmail.com or Bob Scott 69262305. Contact Rob 0401 763 211.
7pm: Social table tennis at Jim Elphick Tennis Centre until 9pm, Cost $5. Contact 0409 170 345.
7pm: Alcoholics Anonymous, Anglican Church Hall, corner Mitchelmore Street and Fernleigh Road, (hall around the back). Contact 1300 22 22 22 or www.wagga.aagroup.org.au.
7pm: Riverina Concert Band rehearses every Tuesday until 9pm at South Campus, entrance Hely Avenue. This is a community band and all musicians are welcome. Contact Don 0417 495 266 or Ros 0401 829 470.
7.30pm: Sing Australia Wagga meets at the Uniting Church, Johnston Street. Go to www.singaustralia.com.au.
COMING UP: 10am: THE WAGGA AND DISTRICT OSTOMATES SUPPORT GROUP meet on the first Wednesday of the month at the Men's Shed, 11 Ashmont Avenue. Contact David on 6971 3346, 0428 116 084 or Baz on 6922 4132.
10.30am: YATHELLA COURSING BRANCH OF CWA meet on the first Wednesday of the month. Visitors and new members are most welcome. Contact Nola on 6922 6626.
6pm: Friends of the Athenium Meeting on the first Thursday of each month at the Athenium Theatre, Broadway, Junee The Friends of the Athenium, as guardians of the Theatre, aspire to promote the facility and maintain its high level of usability. All are welcome. www.athenium.org.
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