Racing pancakes
Toddlers, teenagers, mums, dads and grandparents raced on the beach below the Hotel Garbe in Armação de Pêra recently, tossing pancakes and raising money for SniP, the spaying and neutering
Blues raises green
Jazz and blues fans ensured that the recent concert by the Quintessence band, staged in the Lagos Cultural Centre, was a sell-out. The event, which was organised to raise money
Alternative antiques
AFPOP, the association for foreign residents in Portugal, recently held its own version of an ‘Antiques Road Show’. Organised by Pat Allen, the area representative for Lagos, and Pat Roberts,
Women’s World Day of Prayer
Christian women from Panama have prepared this year’s service and its theme is ‘In Faith, Women Shape the Future’. Please join with the English speaking churches of the Algarve in
Miles of swims
One of the regular winter clients at the Hotel Garbe, Mrs Bess Nelson, recently completed a three-and-a-half mile swim in the heated pool at the hotel, which qualifies her for
Eastern delight
Pupils of the primary department of the International School of the Algarve in Porches were enthralled recently when nine-year-old Salina Lalwani performed a traditional Indian dance for them. It takes
Bombeiros’ new recruit
Six years after retiring from the British fire service, Carvoeiro resident Steve Whitehorn is back in uniform – this time for the local bombeiros. Steve, his wife Mandy and son
Great golf and Gala dinner
The 2004 annual Charity Golf Tournament and Gala Dinner took place in Vilamoura recently, with Her Majesty’s Ambassador Dame Glynne Evans as guest of honour. Now, in its seventh year,
CASA to the rescue
A recent change to the official food regulations meant that children in the Pirilampos under-12 orphanage section of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Albufeira were left without a place
French cuisine and theatre
Dinner theatre is to make a welcome return at the restaurant Oh! Aux Bons Enfants, situated on the Quinta do Lago/Vale do Lobo road, which stages its first production tonight