A spirited success
Contributed Network’s Spirit of Christmas Fair, in its second year at Armação de Pêra’s Hotel Garbe, turned out to be the place to be on the December 1 bank holiday.
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,
An evening devoted to friendship
By Jane Fernandes MBE The launch of British artist John O’Connor’s book, Retrato de Lisboa – Portrait of Lisbon (Editorial Notícias 2004), took place in London on November 17, courtesy
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
Never give up hope!
By Bridget Hicks For 10 years, Bobby had belonged to a Portuguese family, but he was totally independent and a real character, known to locals and tourists alike. His owners
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
Deutsche Schule celebrates
The recent feast of S. Martinho, which is celebrated both in Portugal and in Germany, inspired the Deutsche Schule Kindergarten section of the Estoril-based school to put on an entertaining
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