Amovate has previously funded the Annual Music Festival, with added funding from the Câmara, and have managed to keep the cost to an acceptable figure.
New Government legislation, requiring Amovate to obtain various licences, insurances etc. at a cost of in excess of €500, together with uncertainty re the Câmara funding would mean a significant loss.
It has been decided therefore to cancel the event this year, with a view to the Committee looking at other ways to fund the event next year.
Well, it did what it said on the tin…!
Amovate’s Family Fun Day was family-oriented with perhaps more kids enjoying themselves than anyone’s ever seen in one place on Vale da Telha…and it certainly was a Fun-in-the-Sun Day.
Gloomy predictions about the weather happily proved unfounded and it is estimated that a total well in excess of 400 people from toddlers to great-grandparents were at the event throughout the day which began at 2pm and ended as dusk fell almost seven hours later.
There were sideshows, stalls, games, competitions, and plenty of musical entertainment, firstly with the Bombeiros Band who entertained during the afternoon, then with Just John who had people on their feet and dancing with his cross-section of pop and country in the early evening.
Of course one of the main thrusts of the day—organised by Amovate’s General Committee and run by the Entertainment sub-Committee of Steve Baker, Steve Scott and Rick Hursthouse—was to raise money for charity and that, too, had a successful outcome.
The headline charity for the event, the Madrugada Charity which assists people with life-threatening illnesses was handed two cheques totalling €944.22—one for €761.87 from Brian Jutsum’s American Evening and the other for €182.35 which was raised by the Tombola organised and run by Cath Baker and her daughter Emily.
(Cath would like to thank all those who so generously donated prizes).
That total was swelled to over €1,000 as another €110 was raised in a collection for the Bombeiros. And the total amount raised for local charities climbed to almost €1,200 when AEZA added the €120 raised by their stall, where the “apple-bobbing” or “duck-apple” proved so popular with the children.
So, another good day for the generous people of Vale da Telha and the surrounding areas, who know how to enjoy themselves whilst raising money for good causes.
Well done to everyone involved!
And a special thank-you to Jose at the Restaurante Vale da Telha and Antonio at the Taska da Karisma for their help and support which enabled us to stage this event so successfully.
(Here, in pictures, you can see a cross section of the day’s activities and events. Just click on any of the photographs and it will present itself in a much larger size)
FANCY a spot of fun?
Whether you live here, or you have made the wise choice of coming to Vale da Telha and the surrounding areas for your holiday, we’ve got just the thing for you with a Family Fun Day from 2pm-8pm next Saturday, July 19.
Mum and dad will love it, and so will the kids—six hours of unbridled pleasure and enjoyment here right in the heart of Vale da Telha.
It’s all happening in the car park and on the frontages between the Restaurante Vale da Telha and Taska da Karisma on the Pines Roundabout.
Both bars will, of course, be serving drinks throughout the day and the Restaurante Vale da Telha will be hosting a barbecue.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word “fun” as a source or cause of amusement or pleasure, also diversion, amusement, sport; also, boisterous jocularity or gaiety, drollery.
And that’s exactly what we’ve got planned for you, all of the above, with this, Amovate’s first-ever Family Fun Day.
When you talk about fun and games, that’s just what we’ve got.
First off there will be live music, with the Bombeiros band performing in the afternoon from 3pm-3.30pm, followed in the evening, from 6pm-8pm, by the Algarve’s well-known country singer JJ Johns.
(Let’s see if we can get a few volunteers up to try a spot of line dancing!)
There are competitions, all with a small entrance fee with prizes for the eventual winners—our version of TV’s The Cube, a pool competition (on the pool table, not in the swimming pool!) and a darts contest.
Other games (each with a 1 Euro entrance fee) include boules, golf chipping, apple bobbing and guessing the number of stones in a jar.
Around all of these activities you will find stalls where you can enjoy face painting and hair braiding, check out the appeals of surfing, and browse hand-crafted jewellery and bangles.
Charities Madrugada and AEZA will also be hosting stalls at the event for anyone wishing to talk to their volunteers.
Amovate has arranged for car parking on the large area to the rear of both the Restaurante Vale da Telha and the Karisma, with the entrance in the road to the right of the Restaurante Vale da Telha, as you face it.
The GNR say there is a “No Parking” policy around the roundabout which will be strictly enforced.
So, if you have an hour or two to spare next Saturday—or even SIX hours!—why not pop along with the family and join in…
Yeee—Haw!
Well done to everyone who saddled up for an All-American experience yesterday at the Restaurante Vale da Telha in aid of the Algarve’s Madrugada Charity for people with life-threatening illnesses.
Them good old boys (and girls) were drinking whiskey and rye, not to mention beer, wine vodka, gin etc!
DJ Rockindad (aka Brian Jutsum, who generously turned his 60th birthday bash into a charity function for a good cause) played classic American hits from the past 60 years—rock ‘n’ roll, soul, rock, country, swing etc.
And Cath , Faith, June & Louise led everyone in a spot of Line Dancing to help create a genuine All-American atmosphere.
As Brian explained: “The Madrugada Charity has been particularly good to Vale da Telha residents in recent years and I thought let’s do something for them. After all, more of us might one day find ourselves in need of their services.
“So, all the proceeds from this American music-themed night will be donated to Madraguda. It just seems a perfect balance for everyone to have had such a great night with such a worthwhile Charity getting the benefit once it’s over.”
Brian played 60 years of classic American music to mark, as he says “my being on this Planet for 60 years, and loving this kind of music so much”.
Hot Dogs, Popcorn, and American snacks, cakes and desserts were sold through the night to raise funds for the Charity.
And we all owe a real “thank-you” to Jose and his staff, after Jose opened up the restaurant on what is normally their day off to superbly host this great evening.
Here is a selection of photographs:
Yeee—Haw!
Come along folks—saddle up for an All-American experience on July 6th at the Restaurante Vale da Telha on the Pines Roundabout, with music beginning at 7.30pm until midnight!
Entrance is free, the bar opens at 7pm, and although you don’t have to drive your Chevy to the levy, them good old boys (and girls) will be drinking whiskey and rye, not to mention beer, wine vodka, gin etc!
No doubt some of you will wonder what did Missi-sip, and of course she was seen drinking a Mini-soda.
And, of course, you don’t need to ask “What did Delaware?” because we all know that she wore a brand New Jersey!
Nor do you need to ask “why did Cali-phone ya” because we’ve already heard that she called to say “How-ah-yee?”.
And when someone wondered where has Ore-gon, I said Alaska, and she told me she went to pay her Texas.
A New-brass-key went missing and a witness said Arkan-saw Wiscon-sin by taking it, and so did Tenne-see.
We might even hear Perry Como telling that whole story, which he first sang in 1959, as DJ Rockindad plays classic American hits from the past 60 years—rock ‘n’ roll, soul, rock, country, swing etc.
Rockindad, aka Brian Jutsum, is celebrating his 60th birthday and wanted to make his birthday bash really mean something.
So, he decided to throw the party open and have a knees-up for a good cause.
Brian explained: “The Madrugada Charity has been particularly good to Vale da Telha residents in recent years and I thought let’s do something for them. After all, more of us might one day find ourselves in need of their services.
“So, all the proceeds from this American music-themed night will be donated to Madraguda. It just seems a perfect balance for everyone to have a great night with such a worthwhile Charity getting the benefit when it’s over.”
Brian will be playing 60 years of classic American music to mark, as he says “my being on this Planet for 60 years, and loving this kind of music so much”.
He promises a good mix of music, and hopes everyone there will not just join in the dancing but embrace the whole theme by getting in character with the American subject matter.
There will be a short auction early in the evening, again to raise funds for the charity, but Brian promises:
“The main purpose of the night is simply to have a good party, with plenty of good music. So we won’t be dedicating too much time to the auction or anything else that will get in the way of the singing and dancing.”
He added: “There will be no admission fee but we’ll be selling Hot Dogs, Popcorn, and American snacks, cakes and desserts through the night to raise funds for the Charity.
“And we hope everyone will get in the mood by dressing up in some sort of American style—cowboys and cowgirls, hillbillies, Hawaiian shirts, denims—and, come on, maybe five or six of the ladies will come as a troupe of Cheerleaders!”
And if any of you ladies is feeling particularly daring, you could always be Daisy Duke—in her Daisy Dukes!
Guys–you could even paint yourselves yellow and come as Homer Simpson while your lady partner also turns yellow, wears a blue wig and comes as Marge Simpson!
The only limit is your imagination, so get your thinking caps (or Stetsons) and see what you can come up with.
Y’all come along now!
