Yearly Archives: 2013

Bagagem Boarding Kennels

Boarding kennels now open at Sitio de Bagagem, Nr Vales.

Initially they are able to take bookings for summer 2013. In the first phase there are 3 individual outdoor wooden kennels.

 

 

 

Each kennel has:-

  • 2″ x 2″ glavanised mesh
  • 4ft x 4ft kennels
  • 4ft x 6ft individual runs
  • pophole entrance to kennels
  • securely locked individual kennels and block is also securely locked

The dogs are walked 3 times a day, 3 good walks and play in beautiful unspoilt coutryside along the trail of the Rota Vicentina, between Vale da Telha and Aljezur at Sitio de Bagagem, which surrounds our property.

Dogs will be fed premium quality dried mix or at owners request.

Dogs can be dropped off and collected at a mutually convenient time.

Owners must produce vaccination records for their pets valid for the dogs stay.

The price is 9 euros a day.

Lots of love and individual time with your dog.

Bookings can be made by telephone 927 722 476 or email aljezuralpacas@gmail.com

 

 

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Portugal News

 

This week’s Portugal News now at Amovate (17/6/13)

Our Portugal News suppliers, who kindly bring the papers up to Amovate each week, are unable to do so for the next couple of weeks.  Hopefully, a Committee member will be able to collect the papers early next week and bring them up for distribution.  Apologies for the delay.

 

 

 

 

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Summer Solstice Celebration

 

 

As part of the Amovate in the Community project to support local businesses, we are pleased to announce the details of the Summer Solstice Celebration Evening at O Paulo Restaurant, Arrifana on Friday 21st June 2013.

The evening will start at 7:00 pm and will consist of dinner, with live music through the evening till late.

(If you wish to view the poster in a larger form, just click on it)

 

 

 

The meal will be as follows: 

Couverts:               Bread and Olives etc. 

Starters:                 Local Sausages, Shrimp Croquettes, Rissoles, Prawn Cakes, Fresh Crab. 

Main Course:       BBQ selection of:

                                   Streaky Bacon, Sausages, Chicken, Ribs, Pork, Rabbit, Turkey Kebabs. 

                                   Skate Wing, Various Bream, Salmon, Sardines.                                  

                                   With – Salad, Vegetables, French Fries. 

Sweets:                   Selection of desserts including:

                                   Fruit salad, Watermelon, Melon, Chocolate Cake, Profiteroles, Pudding, Chocolate Mousse. 

All for the Price of €16.50   

(All Drinks, Coffee’s etc. are NOT included in the above price, and are to be paid for on the evening)

 

Why not treat yourselves and come and enjoy an evening of great food and fun.

Tickets will be available from Sunday 26th May and can be purchased from either Amovate Committee Members or at the Restaurant. Numbers will initially be limited to 100 people.  First come, first served – so time is of the essence.

 

 

 

 

 

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Digby is Top Dog

It was hardly beginners luck!
Anyone who lives on Vale da Telha knows that Digby the Golden Retriever is Top Dog–a real champion.
But now the rest of Portugal knows it after Digby, who belongs to Jan and Ken Cragg, won the cherished “Best in Show” award at the International Algarve Fair held in Lagoa over the weekend.
“I’m very proud of my baby,” beamed Vale da Telha resident Jan, after Digby won a silver Cup and two rosettes.
And so she should be!
Digby. only 11 months old, had never been entered into a show before.
But on this, his first outing, he showed his class and his pedigree by first winning his Group, as Best Male Pedigree Dog.
This gained him entry into Best in Show, against all the other winners from the rest of the groups.

 

 

 

And Digby proved his pedigree, emerging as the Algarve’s Top Dog.
“The judge who spoke to me afterwards couldn’t praise him enough,” said Jan. “She also told me I should
carry on showing him.”
So, even though Digby isn’t exactly “The Biggest Dog In The World” after his movie namesake, he’s certainly making big headlines in this part of the world!

“One of the most precious and beautiful coastlines in the world”

Sometimes it’s good to see ourselves as others see us.
And never more so than in this wonderful article in Saturday’s Times.
It’s a brilliantly-written description of the Rota Vicentina walk and stresses the phenomenal beauty of our West Coast landscape–the kind of independent approval that can only benefit the tourism industry in the area and perhaps bring in more revenue the local population so sorely needs.
The article is shown here in five photographs of the relevant pages from The Times, which can be accessed (subscription required) at:
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/travel/holidays/active/article3778826.ece

To view the pages full size simply click on each photograph and it will present itself as a larger image…