Changes in the Portugal Government’s licensing laws covering Car Boot sales have forced Amovate to reluctantly cancel our Car Boots during the winter months.

These changes have made the traditional car boots too expensive to be viable. It meant we could not afford to host commercial traders who had always been an integral part of our car boot operations. Amovate tried to adapt by ruling that stallholders could sell unwanted household items only—no goods grown, made or bought for profit.

This, of course, significantly reduced the number of stalls on site each month and made it less appealing to the customers visiting our sales.

We then found that numbers dwindled even further in the winter months, to the point of being uneconomical, and the November sale was washed out completely by heavy rains.

Amovate therefore decided that in future the car boots would be suspended for the winter period. We offered one of the supporting charities the opportunity to run the sales through these months but that offer was declined.

The suspension of sales will cover the months of December, January, February and March which means the next Car Boot at Amovate, for which notice will be given well in advance, will be held on Sunday April 3, 2016.

Please make a note of the date in your diary.

The Portuguese Night at Restaurant Vale Da Telha

Once again Amovate stages it’s Portuguese night at José’s Restaurant, the Menu is as follows:

Starters:-

 A selection on the table as usual
Main Course :-
Bacalhau à Bras
with fried potatoes (not chips !) and green salad
OR
Roast pork with potatoes and roast carrots
Desert ( there will be a selection available  )
Coffee

The Evening starts at 19.30, with the main course being served at 20.00
Main course choice to be made when the tickets are purchased.
Carlos Agapito will be performing a selection of both Portuguese music so you can all practice your dance routine, as well as popular music for the more timid amongst you.

Tickets are available from Monday 12^th October, 2015 from the following people, Steve Scott, Ian Bedford, Kate Lang, Chic Wilson and Dave Ogbourn

Ticket Prices: – Members €20 & Non-Members €22

Great Entertainment was the label given to Amovate’s first Master Chef as Johnny Wilson purred through the afternoon before the food tasting.

Three dishes had been prepared, Bacalhau with cream and fresh shrimp (Bacalhau com nates com shrimp), Pork Ragu and Chicken, Coconut and Peanut curry and rice.

The voters’ choice was the Portuguese dish and Maria Mauritty and her sister were worthy winners.  All three teams received bottles of wine for their efforts, and the evening entertainment continued with an Irish and Rock theme that had people on their feet dancing the night away.

Thanks go to Antonio for allowing the event at his restaurant and Jose from Restaurant VDT for loaning some equipment.

Now to look forward to the next Master Chef when lessons learned will hopefully ensure all leave full and contented.

Below, is a selection of photographs from the day.