For your diary - events

• Order your figolla from The Hospice Movement for a donation of €6. There are three different shapes to choose from – car, lamb and heart – all with pure almond filling, white fondant icing and a chocolate egg. Order online at www.hospicemalta.org, e-mail fundraising@hospicemalta.org, or call 2144 0085.

• The Chiropractic Care Centre will be offering free spinal check-ups during the Easter Holidays for children under the age of 16. Call for an appointment on 2138 4144 or 9949 4336.

• Bay Street, St Julian’s, will be holding a Chocolate Fest today from 1-7 p.m. There will chocolates on display and activities will include chocolate sculpting and chocolate body painting. There will also be free samples and a stall selling figolli.

• Lions Club Mdina is organising a family fun day at St Michael’s School, Alamein Road, Pembroke, today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be stalls selling plants, books, toys and refreshments. Those who want to set up a stand can make a donation and calling Anna Maria Cassar on 7973 3773. Proceeds will go towards Dar Qalb ta’ Ġesù.

• Pupils who attended Stage 1 at Sliema Governmentt School during 1969/1970 will be meeting at Sliema Primary Schoolon Tuesday at 12.30 p.m. Contact Mary Rose DeBono neé Grech on debonomaryrose@yahoo.com.

• The BoV Valletta Fund Management Philately Club is holding a meeting at the Fatima Sanctuary Convent, Guardamangia, on Tuesday at 6 p.m. For more information call 7931 5509.

• The women’s section of Mqabba Our Lady of Lilies Musical Society is organising a full day of activities for families on May 1 from 10 a.m., at Misraħ il-Fidwa, next to Mqabba playing fields. Activities will include pony rides, go-karting, bungee jumping and the traditional carousel. Waste Serve and ‘Tal-Ġilju’ Junior Club will set up. There will also be an art exhibition, while members from the Civil Protection Department and the Police will give demonstrations. A bazaar will be open throughout the whole event. Entrance is free of charge. For more information, call 7953 9542, 9927 5037 or visit www.talgilju.com.

• A card party in aid of the Little Sisters of the Poor will be held at the Preluna Hotel, Sliema, on May 4 from 10 a.m. For booking call Blanche Martin on 2133 0387.

• Fr Victor Jaccarini, SJ, will lead a weekend retreat on the subject L-Ewkaristija – iċ-ċentru tal-Ħajja Nisranija (The Eucharist – The centre of Christian Life) from May 20 to 22 at Manresa retreat house, Victoria, Gozo. For bookings, call Fr Anthony Cilia, SJ, on 2155 6635 or e-mail manresagozo@gmail.com.

• The International Al Jolson Society is holding a buffet lunch to mark the anniversary of the birth of Al Jolson. The buffet will take place in a four-star Sliema Hotel on May 22. For more information call 2189 6936 or 9988 0489 or e-mail: vinwilljolsonmalta@gmail.com.

• Mater Admirabilis Training College students of 1959-1961 will be holding a reunion in June to mark the 50th anniversary of their graduation. For more details, call 2133 1888 or 2189 6436 or send an e-mail to matc1959to1961@gmail.com.

• Fr Alex Refalo will lead a weekend retreat on the Lectio Divina method of reading the sacred Scriptures and praying with the Bible from July 1 to 3 at Manresa retreat house, Victoria, Gozo. For bookings, call Fr Anthony Cilia, SJ, on 2155 6635 or e-mail manresagozo@gmail.com.