young stars
Che Lagoense badminton club has already found a successor to its globe-trotting ladies No1 Telma Santos. Algarvean Catarina Cristina beat Madeira’s Angela Leite 21-14, 21-15 to take top honours at
Lar São Vicente enjoy early Christmas lunch
For the second year running, the Prince Henry the Navigator Masonic Lodge funded a Christmas lunch for the 34 Lar São Vicente residents at the Albufeira Camping Site restaurant. Father
Bringing Christmas joy to all
By Sophie McCarrick sophie.mccarrick@theresidentgroup.com Hungry people from the streets of Portimão were treated to a Christmas lunch on December 19 at the Soup Kitchen of Portimão (A Cozinha), an establishment
Quiz for the animals
A charity quiz event at Quinta das Oliveiras in Poço Barreto, Silves, on December 10 raised a total of €761 in aid of animals, bringing the total raised over the
Christmas message
By Father Haynes Q Hubbard features@algarveresident.com Father Haynes Q Hubbard is the St Vincent’s Anglican Chaplain for the three congregations in the Algarve. He lives in Luz with his wife
Christmas at the marina
For the 17th year running, the annual Lagos Marina Christmas dinner was held on December 15 at the West Restaurant. A three-course dinner was served to the 61 Lagos Marina
Christmas cheer at Bom Samaritano
Members of the Rotary Club Silves organised two fundraising events to help the children of the Bom Samaritano Children’s Home in Alvor. The first was an open studio organised by
Field of artistic dreams
By SUE HALL A group of artists are working together in Tavira to inspire the local community to take a step into a range of creative activities. They work together as
Getting together at Christmas
By Sophie McCarrick sophie.mccarrick@theresidentgroup.com Residents of the NECI special needs school in Luz enjoyed a Christmas lunch on December 14, put together especially for them, with the emphasis aimed at
The Algarveans… 20 years later
By Sophie McCarrick sophie.mccarrick@theresidentgroup.com

