Yearly Archives: 2011

Vale Da Telha Golf Society

Our membership has grown to 18 people who are all interested in playing some Golf.

It has been suggested that we produce membership cards so that we have proof on our identity with the Golf Courses that are willing to give us preferential rates.

We also suggest that a €5  membership fee is made to pay for the cards.

The Algarve clubs are currently in LOW SEASON so there are some good deals around

Morgado & Alamos 2 people + buggy at  €65

Also:

A package deal of two games at Morgado/ Alamos €120

PLUS take your receipt to Salgados and play

2 people + Buggy for €50

Oceanico Amendoiera have said they will give us special rates, once we have met with the Golf Director to discuss.

ESPICHE GOLF CLUB is due to open in July after many years; we have dialogue with Tom Pidd at the club and will be negotiating terms for our Society. They have stated that the cost to play will be the cheapest in the Algarve at least for the next few years whilst the Club House is being built – they operate out of a Portacabin at the moment.

And there will be plenty more deals coming from the Western Algarve clubs PALMARES – PESTANA – PENINA – PARQUE  De FLORESTA

It has also been suggested that we all meet up at one of the café / bars in Vale da Telha to get to know each other, and exchange contact details (we are not going to publish personal details on the web or on e-mails)

This meeting is to be arranged for early July – dates to follow.

In the meantime anyone wishing to play, and need a contact,  you can get in touch with me at –  richard.hursthouse@sapo.pt

Amovate Ladies’ Day – Review

Queen Elizabeth, according to “The Lady” magazine, sets the dress code for Ascot; Her Majesty says yes to hats and no to cleavage.

But this year even a horse wore a hat, and Ascot’s Ladies Day was marred by an outbreak of fighting in the crowd.

Racegoers enjoying their picnics in the sun

Luckily, our third annual Ladies Day at Amovate, around 1,600 miles from Berkshire, is a touch outside Her Majesty’s purview, but we do say yes to hats…

And with almost 60 people in the grounds of the Old Schoolhouse for Vale da Telha Ladies Day 2011—where admission was free—the afternoon passed peacefully and successfully.

The “racegoers” brought their own picnics—even a barbecue—and enjoyed drinks at possibly the cheapest prices in the area.

At Ascot a horse called Ambers wore an £8,000 feathered design created by top milliner Stephen Jones, who has made hats for Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Johnny Depp, Kate Moss and Erin O’Connor, and his modernist creations frequently sell for thousands of pounds.

At Amovate the parade of hats and frocks, with an independent judge selecting the best of

Ladies' Parade

each finished with the best hat costing not £8,000 from a top milliner—but just €5 from a charity shop in Lagos.

The red, wide-brimmed hat was worn by Amovate member Jucélia de Siqueira Serafim, who bartered the charity shop staff down from €15!

Jucélia de Siqueira Serafim

Jucélia won a bottle of bubbly, as did Sadie Yerderman, visiting from Essex, who won the “Best Dress” prize for her stunning green creation.

Sadie Yerderman

And Nicola Baker, the winner of the final race—a ‘run-off’

Nicola Baker collecting her €50 prize

between the winners of the first six races—collected a cool €50 to round off a superb afternoon, thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who attended – and of course we raised more money for charity.

Have a look below at the Day’s Race Card:

Picnic at the Races

Dice Throwers in action

Race Winner Nicola

Race 1:           The Drainage Stakes
Runners:

  1. Pipe Dream
  2. Round the Bend
  3. Royal Flush
  4. Interceptor      Winner
  5. Nomore Fossa
  6. Go With The Flow
 Race 2:            The School House Vase
Runners:

  1. Fit Keeper
  2. Raul’s Rule
  3. Walkers Crisps
  4. Sit When I Say
  5. Fruity Yoga      Winner
  6. Car Boot Bargain
Race 3:      The Vale Da Telha Chase

Runners:

  1. Up For Sale
  2. Two Lovely Black Eyes
  3. Clear The Ground
  4. Cracking Rhodes
  5. Nomorenightclub
  6. Dry Monday’s    Winner
 Race 4:          Presidents Challenge Cup
Runners:

  1. Are You With Me
  2. Post Box Fury
  3. Tennis Court Marshall
  4. Given The Elbow
  5. Multi Channel
  6. A Mere Delight   Winner
Race 5:      The Bookmakers ChallengeTrophy
Runners:

  1. Only One Winner
  2. Odds On
  3. A Little Flutter
  4. The Outsider    Winner
  5. Home and Hosed
  6. Racing Cert
Race 6         The Diamond & Pearl Cup
Runners:

  1. Chain Saw
  2. Pendantic
  3. Tiara Boom De Hey          Winner
  4. B, B & B
  5. Crown It
  6. Rings a Bell
Race 7                                       The Duke & Duchess of  Cambridge Gold Cup
Runners:                                                                                                                          Owner
1. Race 1 Winner    Interceptor                                                                          Dot Jones
2. Race 2 Winner    Fruity Yoga                                                                       Rick Hursthouse
3. Race 3 Winner    Dry Monday’s                                                                   Peter Johnson
4. Race 4 Winner    A Mere Delight                                                                  Ali Jenkins
5. Race 5 Winner    The Outsider                                                                       Peter Johnson
6. Race 6 Winner    Tiara Boom De Hey                                                       Nicki Baker  WINNER

Ladies Day – Saturday 18th June



Hats off to the ladies at Royal Ascot

It’s Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot, time once again for the fashion heavyweights and the sartorially challenged to showcase their millinery know-how and their fabulous frocks.

Royal Ascot is the social event of the British racing and royal calendar.

The crowds come out for the prestigious horse racing, of course, and to see the Queen and other members of the royal family.

But the real spectacle of Royal Ascot is the fashion parade of Ladies’ Day. Hats are de riguer and they range from thebizarre to the beautiful. But, usually, the more outrageous the better it is.

Whoa, hold your horses!

Did we say ASCOT?

Sorry, we meant Amovate!

Yes, we’re once again having our own Ladies Day during Royal Ascot, not on the Gold Cup Day, but on the Saturday, 18th June, starting at 2:30 pm.

Sadly, the Queen has had her private secretary inform us that she can’t make it to Vale da Telha this year.

But we can still promise you some right royal entertainment!

The delights in store include head-topping, head-turning hats and fascinators, and the choice is yours—to view or be viewed!

And they´re off

At some point in the afternoon there will be a glamour parade of the hats and the frocks, with an independent judge awarding prizes (i.e. bottles of bubbly) to those he or she judges to be the most outstanding.

Pictures of the parade and the winners will also be featured here on the website, free to download.

So, Ladies, come along to Amovate’s own Ladies Day on Saturday June 18th at the Old Schoolhouse, and either take part in the fashion parade or just sit in the sun (at least, we hope it’ll be sunny – there are provisions to move inside should the weather be inclement !) – sip your drinks, and enjoy the spectacular spectacle.

Just to add to the fun and try to recreate some of that Ascot atmosphere we’ll also be holding some races on the football pitch, with the course already marked out!

For each race you can buy a horse, and / or the jockey, or you can simply place a bet on the horse you hope will be the eventual winner. It’s the same format as in previous years when everyone had a hugely enjoyable time.

You are very welcome to bring your own gazebos if you wish, to protect yourselves from the sun. But if you do could you please set them up slightly set back from the concrete ‘race track’ so everyone can see the races as they progress, with an uninterrupted view.

You are also welcome to bring your own food and picnic hampers but, please, NOT YOUR OWN DRINKS!