Calling all over 50s: Walking football association welcoming new players
The Walking Football Association of Iberia – created in 2020 to improve, sustain and support the physical, mental and social wellbeing of older adults through walking football – is looking
Happy Bears project: make a difference in a child’s life
The Covid pandemic has been a global challenge for all but particularly for charities supporting those in need. Fundraising in “normal” ways has been almost impossible, with government funding for
Easter Sunday Mass in English in Carvoeiro
An Easter Sunday RC Mass in English will be held in Carvoeiro Church on April 4 at 4pm. All are welcome to join this English-language Easter Sunday Mass and “celebrate
Marathon runners raise over €12,000 for Refood Almancil
Two Algarve business owners who challenged themselves to a 42km run on Friday (March 26) have raised £10,470 (around €12,300) for Refood Almancil, a local branch of a larger charity
Senior living survey aimed at Algarve pensioners launched online
A new survey aimed at senior citizens living in the Algarve or considering moving to the region has been launched online this week by international research company ProMatura and Algarve-based
StreetLife’s winning smiles announced
At the beginning of February, StreetLife, an animal welfare organisation supporting sterilisation programmes in the East Algarve, launched a competition to try and find the Best Smiling Dogs in the
‘Life in and after Lockdown’ photographic competition
Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) has launched a Lockdown-themed photographic competition this month. The last year has been an enormous challenge for everyone. The onset of Covid-19 has led
Food delivery at Estoi school for families in need
Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) has helped the local Estoi school Escola Básica Poeta Emiliano da Costa in many ways over the years. Annually, Portuguese/English dictionaries are provided for
Algarve business owners to run 42kms to raise money for Refood Almancil
A 42km run to raise £5,000 (around €5,817) for Refood Almancil – a local branch of a larger charity that aims to stop food from going to waste – is
British author behind Algarve crime thriller series prepares to launch new books
Trevor Holman, a British author and local resident behind a series of crime thrillers based in the Algarve, is preparing to launch two new books. Speaking to the Resident this