A family from Ireland are looking for lost relatives. This picture taken in 1937 and if anyone recognises any of the people in this picture please contact us so that we can pass on the information.
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Last week a UFO was Spotted hovering over Paul de Serra click here to read more…
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Christmas Holiday Rush to the Sun After Worst Summer Ever
Following the wettest summer on record in the UK, TravelRepublic.co.uk, the nation’s third most popular online travel agency, is recording unprecedented levels of bookings for Christmas holidays to sunshine destinations. Hotel room nights for Christmas holidays are up 240% year on year. With Christmas still nine weeks away, overseas hoteliers can expect to see a huge influx of UK visitors during the festive season.
The most popular destinations reflect the desire for some long-awaited sunshine.
Holidays to Tenerife (up 176% year on year), Gran Canaria (up 244%), Lanzarote (up
120%), Fuerteventura (up 560%), Sharm el Sheikh (up 354%) and Benidorm (up
213%) are enjoying the greatest volume of bookings. The traditional favourites of the
Costa del Sol (up 329%), the Algarve (up 261%) and Madeira (up 160%) are also performing well. One surprisingly popular destination is Marrakech. Perhaps the warm climate and the chance to escape the Christmas festivities altogether is the explanation?
Paul Furner, Managing Director of TravelRepublic.co.uk, commented “The combination of the terrible summer and the prospect of the clocks changing this weekend have prompted a surge in bookings for Christmas holidays to the sun.
Currently, a week’s holiday in Tenerife at Christmas, for example, is selling for as little as 280 pounds. With such competitive deals in the market and winter due to really bite at any moment, I would expect the trend to gather even more momentum in the coming weeks.”
About Travel Republic
• TravelRepublic.co.uk recently appeared for the first time in the IMRG-Hitwise Hot Shops List which ranks the UK’s top 50 most popular internet retailers, across all sectors. In the online travel agency sector within which it operates the TravelRepublic.co.uk website is now more popular than the likes of Opodo and ebookers.com. Only Expedia.co.uk and lastminute.com rank higher.
• Since its launch in 2003, Travel Republic’s sales have increased from £2.8 million to an impressive £108 million, with the business on track for over £200 million in the current financial year.
• Travel Republic caters for a broad range of customers including families, couples and groups – mainly taking a hard earned break in the sun. The TravelRepublic.co.uk website offers charter, low-cost and scheduled airlines, powerful rate shopping technology for hotel rooms and apartments, plus hotel reviews and resort guides written by its customers.
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A new Concept in buying and selling ones home has just arrived in Madeira. With the abundance of properties now available both to buy or to let www.diymadeira.com takes the hassle out of the proceedure and puts the owner/buyer in control of their own marketing as well as dealing with their enquiries themselves.
DIY Madeira launched their website last week with tremendous success and as a result have launched their marketing program outside of Madeira earlier than anticipated. DIY Madeira has contracted a years worth of publicity in the popular English journal called Portugal Magazine which is directed at those who are looking to buy property and who have a vested interest in Portugal as a whole.
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………CAR TREASURE HUNT…….
COME AND JOIN A GROUP OF ENGLISH SPEAKING FRIENDS FOR AN AFTERNOON OF FUN RAISING MONEY FOR THE NEW CLINIC IN FUNCHAL FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.
.. COMMENCING JUST OFF JUNCTION 3 OF THE VIA RAPIDA,
AT 4-4.30 PM ON SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER.
THE ROUTE WILL FOLLOW ABOUT 25 KM. OF SCENIC ROADS AND WILL CULMINATE IN A BBQ AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT.
PIT YOUR WITS TO SOLVE MANY FUN CLUES (in English) and an emergency pack will be available to ensure that everyone reaches their destination.
THE EVENT IS BEING SPONSORED BY “GOODIES”
WHO ARE DONATING A MAGNIFICENT FIRST PRIZE
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The cost per car is 20 euros, (max. 4 persons per car)
and the cost for the BBQ is 15 euros (excluding drinks).
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To book your place, or for further information, please contact terry Kirby on 291 862328, or 963671237 or e-mail madkirbys@yahoo.co.uk
(after 24th September but before 10th October)
A car boot sale will be held on Sunday 26th August at 3pm at Lar da Paz, Agua da Pena to raise funds for the Orphanage.
To sell a boot costs 5euros and donations are also welcome.
Cakes, refreshments and several craft stalls will also be available.
Directions: Take the Via Rapida toward the airport and come off at the exit that says Santa da Serra, travel for about 1 mile and just after the ‘Shakedown bar’ take the first entrance on the right that will take you into the grounds of the orphanage.
To book or for more information call:
Irene 291 822 087 or 96 86 92 256
On Friday the 15th of June, Residents and Guests from the English Community were invited to attend a celebration for the Queens Birthday in the gardens of the English Church in Funchal.
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The annual event was organised by the Honary British Consulate to Madeira, Joy Menezes. On this special occasion Mr John Buck, the British Ambassador to portugal was invited and made a small speech and gave a toast to the Queen. Mr Buck said, that this would be his last visit to Madeira as the Ambassador, but he would come back soon as a regular tourist.
Among the guests, were members from the Navy and also the Portuguese Military with their Brass Band. The Band paid tribute by playing the British and Portuguese National Anthems
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