This month marks the 70^th anniversary of the aerial battle over Aljezur which ended when a Luftwaffe plane crashed into the cliffs with the loss of all seven crewmen, shot down by an RAF Beaufighter.

It happened at 8.52am on July 9^th 1943, and the seven Luftwaffe airmen, all of them painfully young when they were killed, are buried—and still remembered—in the graveyard at Aljezur.

And on Saturday a series of events will be held to commemorate the battle and for the local community to pay their respects to the brave young men who died in the service of their country.

Their plane crashed crashed into a cliff just south of Atalaia Point, Vale da Telha, where the archaeological ruins are located.

The programme of events on Saturday:

11am: A gathering in the Aljezur cemetery for the placing of wreaths on the graves of the German aircraftman buried there.

3pm: Espaco+ em Aljezur for the inauguration of the exhibition of documentation of the Battle of Aljezur followed by a film presentation about the Battle of July 9 1943.

3.30pm The International Choir Of Aljezur will perform, then there will be a presentation of the third edition of the book “The Battle Of Aljezur” by Dr Jose Augusto Rodriguez, which has been revised and enlarged, followed by a book signing session.

To read Matt D’Arcy’s description of the battle, first published on this website in December 20, 2010, click  When World War 11 came to Vale da Telha

UPDATE:

Brian “DJ RockinDad” Jutsum wishes to thank everyone who attended the Chicken Night at the Karisma on Saturday.

Everyone had such a good time and, most importantly, the event raised €75 for the “Help For Heroes” Charity.

Brian says: “The generosity of those who attended was wonderful, and it’s great to see that having a good time can produce such a beneficial spin-off.” 

DJ Rockin’ Dad is asking: “What the cluck’s going on?”

It’s the Taska Do Karisma Chicken Night, on Saturday July 6^th, a party and disco that is part of the Amovate In The Community programme—THAT’s what’s going on!

Food will be served from 5pm (Antonio crosses his heart!), and music starts at 7pm—but we can’t promise that the Muppets’ “Chicken Song” will be on the agenda!

Brian “DJ RockinDad” Jutsum will be taking requests (50 cents a time, all proceeds to  HELP FOR HEROES charity) between 7 and 9pm, before launching into his own musical mix for the remainder of the evening, guaranteed to get people on their feet and dancing.

Brian will again present his “Beat The DJ” challenge when anyone asking for a record to be played that Brian doesn’t have in his massive archive will be rewarded with a free alcoholic drink.

Buy your tickets for a €5.50 chicken dinner directly from Antonio at the Taska do Karisma bar on the Pines Roundabout (tel: 91 243 73 33), and make sure you book them early (you don’t need to have a meal to attend).

Antonio will be the only source for tickets—none are being handled by Amovate.

We are aware that there were problems last year with the late arrival of food; the principal and perfectly justifiable gripe being that it wasn’t available at the promised time.

Brian and Ogy have had a meeting with Antonio and made it very clear that we did not want a repeat of last year.

He promises that, this time, preparations in the kitchen will begin earlier, and that the food WILL be available from 5pm onwards.

He also hopes to number each diner’s ticket as they arrive, and meals will be served in that order, much like the ticket machines at the butcher’s and delicatessen counters at the supermarket.

Keep on cluckin’!

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 21^st 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 26^th 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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Amovate has been asked to advertise a forthcoming meeting, which a few of the Dutch speaking members of the community are trying to organise.

The invitation can be seen below, and this includes contact details for those interested.

Beste taalgenoten Vale da Telha en omstreken. 

Het idee is geboren om met elkaar kennis te maken en indien, bij voldoende belangstelling, zo nu en dan (of regelmatig) bij elkaar te komen voor een gezellig samen zijn.

Wij denken hierbij eens in de maand,bv. elke 4e donderdag, te borrelen en daarna,voor wie zin heeft, een hapje te eten.

Het voorstel is om dit de 1e keer te doen op donderdag 27 juni in Restaurant O Paulo in Arifana vanaf 17.00 uur.

Omdat wij niet al onze taalgenoten kennen zou het prettig zijn als U deze mail verder verspreidt aan mensen behorende tot de doelgroep.

Want…. hoe meer mensen hoe meer vreugd!

Hopelijk tot 27 juni.

Wilt U meer informatie kunt U terecht op onderstaande emailadressen of telefoonnummers:

Beste groeten Dorine Wamsteeker dorine4455@gmail.com 282997198

Maarten Lens van Rijn

Jan Clements

Gees Ottens gees@sapo.pt 282997478