OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Special Events for 2009
Coast Bowlers
Coast Cabin/Caravaners
Coast Creations
Coast Garden Tours
Coast Golfers
Coast Mailing List @ Yahoo
Coast Sizzlers
Coast Songsters
Coast Tennis
Laycock Street Theatre Parties
Musicals etc. in Sydney
Help for Computer Beginners
Members Welfare
| Special Events for 2009 |
All
these outings (except
Laycock Street Theatre and Caravan/Cabin trips)
need to be booked well in advance with the Program Managers. For Laycock Street Theatre bookings book with the Convenor Theatre Parties. For Caravan/Cabin trips book with Coast Cabin/Caravaner Convenors. Click on "More details here" below for more information. Please note that some of these events (marked ** are approximates at this point and may vary slightly in venue or date depending on suppliers and conditions and prices.
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| Coast Bowlers  |
The
Coast Lawn Bowls Group meets on the Friday following the monthly
meeting. Time: 9-15am and play until 12-30pm Location: Bateau Bay Bowling Club, Bias Ave, Bateau Bay Click here to view map Cost: $6 per game, Shoes: bowls or flat tennis shoes required. (The clubs can provide bowls for those who do not have them.) Please contact Coast Bowlers Convenor for more information. |
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| Coast Cabin/Caravaners  |
The
Caravan/Cabin group is for people interested in getting together for
caravan and/or cabin holidays. For information on these trips please watch the newsletters and/or contact the Coast Cabin/Caravaner Convenors for more details. The next trip will be as follows: If you have any ideas about locations for future trips then please let the Coast Cabin/Caravaner Convenors know. |
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| Coast Creations  |
Bring
out your creativity with our craft group which meets at the Toowoon Bay
Surf Club on the first Wednesday of each month from 10am to 2pm.
Map 71 D7 Click here to view map Cost $5 first time, $2 a meeting from then to cover morning tea and room hire. Contact the Coast Creations Convener for more details. |
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Coast Garden Tours |
Garden tours will
be held at various times of the year. Please check the Calendar page for details.
These will take the form of 1 day, 2 day/1 night or 3 day/2 night tours depending on the locality of the visit and the attractions available in the area. Some suggested places include Hunter Valley Gardens, Floriade in Canberra, Mount Annan, Cowra Japanese Gardens and so on. Places of interest other than gardens might be included. If you would like more information or put your name on the list then please contact the Coast Garden Tours Convenors. |
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Coast
Golfers |
Golfing
group bookings will normally
be on 4th Wednesday of each month. Always
Check your newsletter and calendar
in case of changes. All are welcome. Venue: Breakers Country Club (previously Terrigal Memorial Club). Dover Road Wamberal Map 89 L5 Click here to view map Tee off time can vary from month to month. Please check the calendar pages for the right time for a particular month. Contact Coast Golf Group Convenor for more details and to book a spot. Bookings must be made by the Sunday before the game - the earlier the better. There are only a limited number of spots available and these will be allocated on a "first come first served" basis. |
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| Coast Sizzlers  |
These
events (sausage sizzle picnics) are a great day out and a great way to
see old friends and make new ones. Our volunteer Sizzlers, under the
expert eye of Head Sizzler Ian Neill, provide first class sausages,
buns, condiments and dessert – all for an amazing $4. The Sizzles will normally be held on the third Wednesday of each month. However, if this happens to be the same week as the monthly meeting, the sizzle will probably be moved to the 4th Wednesday. See Calendar for dates, locations and map references. Come along from 10.30am onwards. Sausages will be ready from about midday. Cost $4 per person includes bread rolls with sausage and onion followed by dessert. Bring your own drinks and table, chairs, umbrellas. Also bring your own choice of games such as boules, cricket bats, volley balls, shuttlecocks, etc. In case of wet weather, check with the Picnic Convenor. A decision will be made by 9.00am on the day of the sausage sizzle. |
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| Coast Songsters  |
For
the music lovers with voices. This group meets on the 3rd Thursday each month from 10.00am to 12.00 noon at Toowoon Bay Surf Club. Map 71 D7 Click here to view map If you are interested in joining this group, contact the Coast Songsters Convenors for details. |
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Coast Tennis |
This
group now has about 20 members. The tennis is of a good standard and a
lot of pleasure and fun is enjoyed by all every Monday at 2pm for two
hours at Forresters Beach courts, Bakali Road (off Bellevue
Road), Forresters Beach. Map 80 E8. Click here to view map Any Probus Club members interested in joining in should speak to the Coast Tennis Convenor. |
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| Laycock Street Theatre  |
Dates
for Laycock Street theatre nights will be advised when they are
finalsied. The next outing will be:- Date: 11th March 2009 Musical: The Pyjama Game Click here for more details as they become available More information from Convenor Theatre Parties . |
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Musicals
etc. in Sydney |
Trips
to Sydney for musicals etc. to be advised as they become available. There are no planned outings at this stage |
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| Coast
Yahoo Mailing List  |
A
"Mail List" has been set up on the Yahoo7 web site with access restricted
to members of the Coast Probus Club. This is where we can get together as a club and help each other out. This mailing list can be used for:- * Personal requests, for example:- I am looking for ....... I need to get hold of ........ I need help with ........ My Computer won't ........ Can any one recommend ...... (anything else you can think of) * Conduct discussions or ask questions on any subject but particularly relating to the Forresters Beach Probus Club. It will also be used to notify members of changes that have been made to the club's web site. Ordinary emails can be sent to the Yahoo Probus mailing list at this address:- Only those Probus members who have joined the Yahoo Mailing List can send emails using the above address and only those members will receive copies of the emails which will appear in their ordinary email inbox. Any member can reply to these emails and the replies will go to all members of the list. So, don't say anything that cannot be read by all. All members who have email access are encouraged to join by sending a blank email to:- Join up now and (hopefully) get quick answers to your questions! Once your email requesting subscription is received our webmaster, at his earliest convenience, will activate your membership. There is a home page for this mailing list at:- http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/forriesprobus/ If you have a Yahoo identity (a Yahoo email address) and you are on the mailing list, then you can log at the above address and view old messages. For more information contact our webmaster Rules for Using the Probus Mailing List
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| Members Welfare  |
If
you know of a member who is unwell or in need of moral or physical
support, let our Welfare Officer, Gaby Schaudinn know. Click here for contact details. |
