Royal British Club quiz night
By Bob Hughes There were the Batters, The 4 S’s, Northern Lights, Tobbac-end, Limited Edition, Buxtonians, Red Dwarf, Bell Ringers, Cast Off’s and Wee Grey Cells, all battling it out
Royal British Legion AGM
This year’s Royal British Legion AGM was once again held in Lisbon. As with many AGMs, this event never seems to attract a large number of the membership. Ron Goddard,
Festival of lights
The Jewish Community of the Algarve will be celebrating Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, with a picnic lunch in Portimão, on Sunday, December 12. The history of Chanukah is recorded
The St. Andrew’s Society ball
The Hotel Palacio in Estoril once again resounded to the sound of bagpipes and Scottish music, as 140 members and friends of the St. Andrew’s Society, Lisbon, celebrated the day
Fashion event helps bombeiros
Boutique Laguna’s fashion show and lunch, held at Clube-T in Quinta do Lago recently, has helped to raise 900 euros for the Loulé volunteer firefighters to buy fireproof suits, as
Giracor artists premiere
The Giracor Annual Art Show grand opening will take place at the Hotel Garbe on Wednesday December 8. The Giracor Group is based at the new Art School in Lagoa
The gardens of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Herculaneum, near Pompeii, was probably founded by the Etruscans and was inhabited by ‘a more cultured, refined and intellectual class of people than nearby Pompeii’. Geoffrey Toms, who is a
Meet the authors
Brian Sparrow will be at the Griffin Bookshop to sign copies of his brand-new thriller, Let the Bulls Lock Horns, on Tuesday, December 7, between 11.30am and 1pm. The book,
A musical evening
Intensive rehearsals begin soon for the first of the Christmas series of concerts given by St. Julian’s School in Carcavelos. First off the block will be ‘A Musical Evening’, on
New play house for home
The children and staff of the Bom Samaritano Children’s Home in Alvor are completely overwhelmed by the latest donation to the home. It has always been a problem for the