Epic fundraising cycle ride down Portugal’s ‘Route 66’
A 790km cycle ride down Portugal’s fabled N2 highway gets Help for Heroes super-fundraiser tantalisingly close to £500,000 (€579,000) goal. Veteran Steve Craddock, 62, has just completed an epic fundraising
Community archaeology in the River Thames
The Algarve Archaeological Association (AAA) will be presenting two lectures, in English, by Will Rathouse on Tuesday, November 5. Under the title ‘River Thames Revisited: recent discoveries, community archaeology and
Christmas market returns to Vale do Lobo for 10th year
The Vale do Lobo Christmas Market is returning for its 10thconsecutive year and promises to be “the perfect event to get you into the spirit of the season”. The market
Liverpool legends love Lagos
John Aldridge and Alan Kennedy are legends at Anfield and now the superheroes of yonder years are lighting up the world of walking football. Lagos Strollers recently staged their first
80th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz celebrated by The Algarveans
Sixteen-year-old Judy Garland was a relative unknown when she was cast as young Dorothy Gale in the MGM musical “The Wizard of Oz” in 1939. The movie propelled her to
West coast charity bar walk raises more than €3,000
The west coast’s annual fancy dress charity bar walk has now raised, in total, more than €13,000 for local good causes. This year’s walk, the fifth, has so far contributed
Valverde 10th Anniversary Pairs
Valverde Lawn Bowls Club in Almancil held its Anniversary Pairs Competition on Sunday October 20. This was a special occasion as it marked the 10th anniversary of the founding of
Algarve Senior Bikers October ride
Members the Algarve Senior Bikers had a somewhat damp ride on October 18 when they travelled to the meeting point in São Marcos da Serra. However, well before the ride
Charity dinner to help find new ‘home’ for gymnastics group
A charity dinner to raise money for a dancing and gymnastics group in Mexilhoeira Grande, which is in need of new premises to practice, will be held at Horta Grill
Royal British Legion events in Algarve
On Wednesday, October 9, a small crowd of supporters gathered at Portimão airfield to watch a stalwart member of the Legion, Shirley Blackman, make a tandem parachute jump from 15,000ft