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Laurinda Seabra An invite to all of you to join us in Lagos ... start by visiting our latest website www.isupportlagos.com ... a community development program.
The Algarve Resident RACE FOR LIFE: It is time to slip on your trainers and join runners and walkers from across the Algarve for the 10th Mamamaratona Race for Life, to be held in Portimão on October 10. The registration fee for entrants is 7.50 Euros for adults and three Euros for children up to the age of 12 and t-shirts and a race bib w...ill be provided once payment has been made. For further information about the Mamamaratona run for life, please visit www.mamamaratona.com.
MAMAMARATONA 10 … …Outubro (10º mês) ....dia 10, às 10.00H,espera ter a participação de 10.000 pessoas, o maior evento de Solidariedade a sul do País …
The Algarve Resident A marketing campaign for a northern Portuguese city’s bid to become European Capital of Culture 2012 has stopped using billboards of an empty Algarve beach. The advertisements promoting Guimarães attracted much criticism from Algarve tourism chiefs, including AHETA president Elidérico Viegas (see Algarve Resident Septe...mber 3 edition). Now, according to Cidade de Guimarães Foundation spokesman Cristina Azevedo, the posters which caused such a storm will not be used anymore. She said: “It was never our intention to belittle the Algarve. We only resorted to irony that is usual in publicity campaigns. The billboards were only removed because this first phase of the campaign ended on August 31.”
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Jeremy Walton
Hello everyone.
I would like to call all people who are interested in making positive change here to join me in protest against the controversial BULLFIGHT programmed for Monchique's "Feira dos Enchidos". The protest will happen in Monchique, and will be registered with the police for our protection.
You may find my grou...p here: Grupo de pessoas que não quer touradas em Monchique.
The content is mainly in Portuguese but I will translate the most important content to English language.
I hope to see you all here next Sunday.
The Algarve Resident SUSPECTS IN COURT: Two men suspected of carrying out at least 11 robberies at villas from Tavira to Vila Real de Santo António appeared in court on September 1. The men, a 22-year old Colombian and a 20-year old Spaniard, had been chased by, and tried to shoot, a British man who photographed them and then led the suspe...cts to the GNR police office in Tavira. The case was adjourned until further evidence can be presented. The suspects were remanded in custody. For the full story of how the plucky Brit was involved, see this week's Resident.
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The Algarve Resident GET THE MOST OUT OF THE ALGARVE: by buying the September edition of Algarve GoodLife Magazine. It does exactly what it says on the tin - things for you to do, things for you to see and things you need to know to enjoy the good life in the region. Available at all main retail outlets and by subscription from www.algarvegoodlifemagazine.com
The Algarve Resident DIARY DATE: BLiP, the Better Living in Portugal exhibition, is back for its eighth year. The free exhibition is organised by Exiberia on behalf of afpop, Portugal’s largest association for foreign residents, and will be held on October 16 and 17 at the ExpoArade exhibition centre in Portimão. Entry is free and the even...t is open between 10am and 7pm on Saturday, October 16 and from 11am until 6pm on Sunday October, 17.For further information about BLiP, please visit www.blip-exhibitions.com (available in English)
The Better Living in Portugal exhibition
The Algarve Resident FULLY BOOKED: There is now a waiting list for the Algarve Resident Charity Golf Tournament at Morgado Golf near Portimão on September 8. Funds raised by the tournament will be donated to Madrugada, a charity which supports people with life limiting illness. For further information about the event, or to be placed on th...e waiting list, please call Kate Fitzsimmons on 913 393 114 or 282 342 936.
Terri Santos
Re: A new vision for retirement
(article posted on www.algarveresident.com 27-Aug-2010)
After reading this article, I was saddened by the lack of insight that appears to be sweeping across the Algarve, in terms of new property developments and resorts. The idea of retiring to a village full of old people is not somethin...g that actually appeals to old people.
Following a research study that my company carried out a few years ago, it is clear that what people want is actually very different from what property developers and architects think they want. Choice is a matter of individuality, rather than a result of a spread sheet. What old people really want is to be around people of all ages and in particular, children. Can't we see developments based on research and inquiry, rather than assumptions?
The Algarve Resident TOP WINE: Two Algarve wineries took the accolade of Best Wine of the Algarve 2010 after judges were unable to place one above the other during the competition held at Fatacil in Lagoa. The Grace Touriga Nacional 2008 from the Quinta dos Vales winery and the Vida Nova Rosé 2009 from the Adega do Cantor winery both pick...ed up the award for the best wine of 2010 during the third Algarve wine competition on August 24.
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TOURISM SPAT: Algarve tourism chief Nuno Aires has slammed the northern Portuguese city of Guimarães for its use of an image of an empty Algarve beach in its campaign to become the European Capital of Culture in 2012. The campaign uses billboards depicting a beach full of parasols and sun loungers, but completely devoi...d of people with the text saying: “Algarve Coast, 11.30am, August 2, 2012.” Nuno Aires said: “This campaign is in very bad taste. Guimarães has so many interesting places to promote. It is totally unnecessary to use a beach in the Algarve.”
For full story, visit www.algarveresident.com.
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The Algarve Resident CLIFF’S FIRST CRUSH: Partners of the Adega do Cantor winery near Guia were on hand as the first grapes of the year were ceremoniously loaded into crushing machinery at the boutique winery on August 20. Nigel and Max Birch were joined by Sir Cliff Richard, who told the Algarve Resident: “When we first began producing wi...ne here the Algarve had a bad reputation. I remember reading that wine here was produced by locals as “bottled headaches for the tourists” but thanks to this winery, and the new ones that have emerged recently, I think this perception is changing.” See this week’s Algarve Resident for the full story – www.algarveresident.com.
Winery in the Algarve producing Vida Nova, the Cliff Richard wine.
The Algarve Resident HOSPITAL CASH DRIVE: An Algarve hospital is hoping tourists will mark their happy holiday in the region by donating cash to be used for hospital services. The Barlavento Hospital’s campaign, 5 star Algarve for 5 Euros, asks people who have enjoyed “the glamour, the beauty, the sun and the sea of the Algarve” to say a ...thank you to the residents of the Algarve by donating five Euros to help fund the purchasing of mobility equipment, including wheelchairs and crutches. The initiative is being supported by Rotary Club Praia da Rocha and Delta Cafes.
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The Algarve Resident Final preparations are underway for the first Lit.ALGARVE festival, being held in the region between September 16 and 19. More than 10 English-language authors based in Ireland, Britain and Portugal have been confirmed as participants. Organiser Barbara Fellgiebel told the Algarve Resident: “Everyone taking part is so ...enthusiastic and with so many different authors taking part there will be something for everyone to enjoy.” For further information, please visit www.alfacultura.com.
The Algarve Resident DATE CHANGED: The Resident Charity Golf Tournament will now be held at Morgado Golf near Portimão on SEPTEMBER 8. It will raise funds for Madrugada, a charity which supports people with life-limiting illnesses. For further information, please call 913 393114 or 282 342936 or email kate.fitzsimmons@theresidentgroup.com.
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