Community Centre is hub of activity in Kingsville

By Mark Ribble

Tuesdays and Thursdays are filled with lots of activity at the Kingsville Community Centre on Division Road.

Housed inside the Kingsville Community Church, the centre includes a café and internet kiosk, and plenty of folks doing their favourite activities at different locations throughout the building.

The Tai Chi classes have become very popular and Centre Program Director Kim DeYong says it’s their most attended class. The Tai Chi classes run every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am, filled with gentle physical exercises and stretches. A Do-In class is also held on Thursdays where they teach pressure points, stretching and self-massage.

The Kingsville Community Centre is also starting a new collaboration with the Town of Kingsville, offering Tai Chi at Lakeside Pavillion for a 10-week trial beginning April 17.

The centre also features crafts, sewing, knitting and groups dealing with counselling and other social issues.

Thursdays are game day at the centre and those games range from board games to crokinole and cornhole.

“It’s a real community hub,” says DeYong. “We’ve seen lots of new people too.”

The centre is open Tuesdays and Thursdays, but is temporarily closed for renovations until April 4.

Kim DeYong hopes that will allow them to jump right into spring as they lead up to their Seniors’ Expo on April 13.

The centre is located at 1860 Division Rd. North in Kingsville. Check out their Facebook page for schedules.

Crokinole has recently been introduced at the Kingsville Community Centre. Here, Marg Renaud attempts a shot on her opponent’s disk. SUN photos

About 30 people took part in Tai Chi class.

Bob Aho and Trixie Reitsma enjoy a game of cornhole at the centre.

A rousing game of Rummikub is being played by, clockwise from top left, Justine Pereira, Leanne Roth, Vanessa Young, Natasha Mrkalj, Rita Coste and Rhea Dupuis.