Good morning Sunners,

The Anzac commemorations are continuing today, with paper wreath making workshops and exhibitions to remember 100 years since World War I.

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Residents are invited to create something special in memory of the soldiers who lost their lives in battle by joining Emma Prill at her paper wreath workshops at Tauranga Art Gallery today.

Children, aged five to seven years old, can join Emma on Monday between 10am and 12pm and between 1pm and 3pm for eight to 14-year-olds. Sessions cost $15 per child, or $40 for adults. Bookings can be made at Tauranga Art Gallery or call 578 7933.

Classic Flyers Museum is also holding a free exhibition in the main hangar to honour our soldiers and their families affected by the Great War.

World War I: From Tauranga to the Trenches is at Classic Flyers from 9.30am to 4pm.

Check out what else is happening in and around the Bay of Plenty today below.

Monday 27 April

Achieve Toastmasters

Making it on Mondays. 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon at St Stephen's Church Hall, Brookfield, Tga 7.30pm. Chrissy 543 9493

Alteration Vision Probus Club

Meet fourth Mon at Tauranga Citz 10am. 576 0040

Anzac Day Dance

With Te Puke Monday dance group. Learn Sequence dancing at St Pats Hall, Beatty Ave, Te Puke. Learners from 6.30pm followed by sequence dancing until 8.30pm. $3pp. Gordon 572 0060

Badminton

Tauranga Badminton Club every Mon & Weds at Bethlehem College Events Centre 7.30-9.30pm. All players welcome. Sue 021 194 4335

Bay of Plenty Pipes & Drums

Army Hall, cnr 11th Ave & Devonport Rd 6.45pm. Annette 577 9272

Bay of Plenty Pipes & Drums AGM

May 11 at Hauraki Army Hall, 50 11th Ave, Tauranga cnr Devonport Rd & 11th Ave 7pm. Everyone welcome.

Bay Salsa

Beginner salsa lessons at 6.45pm. New intake every 4 weeks. $15 per class at Otumoetai Action Centre. www.baysalsa.co.nz

Body & Soul Fun Fitness

For over 50's, social events & guest speakers. Mon (No class April 27) & Fri Greerton Hall Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave. Weds City Church cnr Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St. Thurs at Tauranga Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St behind Pak n Save. All classes 9.15-10.15am. First class free. For men & women. Dianne 576 5031 Qualified Instructor/Cardiac Care leader.

Chess Mt Maunganui

Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Juniors 6.15-7.15pm during school term. Open club 6pm & 7.30pm onwards. Noel 579 5412

Citizens Advice Bureau

Free, confidential info & advice about anything call in Mon - Fri at 38 Hamilton St, Tauranga 9am - 5pm or free-phone 0800 367 222 or 578 1592.

Civic Choir Tauranga

Every Monday at Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tauranga 7.30pm. New members welcome. Heather 575 9092

Fitness League

Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for women of all ages & abilities. First class free. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am. Dorothy 549 3378

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus

Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 7pm. New members welcome. 572 3345 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz

Leisure Marching

For exercise, fun & fellowship. Ladies 50+ required. No experience necessary. Coreen 570 0172

Meditation Group

Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764

Mount Maunganui RSA Bowls

Every Mon & Thurs, names in by 6.30pm, play commences 7pm. All welcome to have a try. Diane 575 3480

Otumoetai Indoor Bowls

Club Singles (Jaggard Cup) & Club night triples, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St, 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443

Recycled Teenagers

Gentle exercise for 50's forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon & Weds at 14 Norris St, Tauranga Citizen's Club behind Pak n Save. Tues at St Mary's Church Hall cnr Girven Rd & Marlin St, all classes 9-10.30am. Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411

Soroptimist International of Tauranga

Global voice for women. Dinner meeting monthly 4th Mon. Judith 552 4372

Tai Chi & Qigong

Stay on top of your health, take control of stress. Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre every Mon & Thurs 2-3pm. Trevor 576 7731

Tauranga Brass

Meet at Frontiersmen's Hall, Elizabeth St West 7-9pm. New players welcome. Some instruments available. Peter 572 4358

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Learn & share in a mutually supportive club. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Joan 577 6781

Tauranga Sequence Dance Club

Norris St, behind Pak n Save Tauranga every Mon & Weds 7-10pm & Fri 7-9pm. Owen or Elaine 574 2714

Theatre Club Nights

Learn about theatre without any pressure to ‘perform'. First Mon of month at Litt Park Theatre, Park Lane, Te Puke 7pm. Jim 575 8977

YMCA - ALFS

Active Lifestyles For Seniors. First class free. Open to both men & women. Mon: Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd 9am & 10.15am. Arataki Hall, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St) 9am. Tues: Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd 9am & 10.30am. Sit & Be Fit at Papamoa Community Centre 11.30am. Smooth Movers Weds Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd 9.15am. Sit & Be Fit Greenwood Park Village, Welcome Bay 11am. Thurs: Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd 9am. Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd 10.30am. Fri: Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd 9am & 10.15am. 578 9272 www.ymcatauranga.org.nz