October is senior citizens’ month, and some 400 seniors from greater Athlone were treated to a special free concert at the Joseph Stone Auditorium on Tuesday 1 October.
Capt Ian Bennett, spokesperson for Manenberg Police Station, which assisted in arranging the event, said senior-awareness month had somehow got lost by the wayside, and Manenberg police personnel wanted to address this and do something special for the seniors.
Shafiek Rajap, director of the Joseph Stone, said the venue treated seniors to monthly productions and movie days.
This event slotted into its regular programming. The Western Cape Provincial Police Band entertained the seniors with some classics, praise and worship, and even got the seniors involved in a rendition of “I have a dream” by Mary Donnelly.
