The Saint Andrew’s Society of the Algarve duly held their Burns Supper at the Ponte Romana restaurant in Silves on Saturday 28th January. The Supper was a resounding success with over 130 participants!
The first ride of 2023 for the Algarve Senior Bikers was well attended, with over 40 riders taking part including several new members.
The November ASB ride was dedicated to the late Jochen Heinson who sadly lost his long battle with illness earlier this month, at his home in Germany.
November 2022 marks the 35th anniversary of the founding of afpop – the Association of Foreign Property Owners and Residents in Portugal. In that time afpop has provided advice and information to over 30,000 Members on myriad subjects that directly affect their lives in Portugal. Here to Help and Making Life Better are core phrases to the ethos of afpop.
The Algarve Senior Bikers had yet another great day out which included the highest turnout of riders since before the Covid problems all started, with 47 members meeting at the start point for the ride, in São Marcos da Serra.
In early October, three members from the Algarve Senior Bikers (ASB) made their way up north to Chaves, to meet a group of six Italian fellow riders from the Moto Club Orte (MCO), and accompany them on their way through Portugal.
The forecast of a possibility of the odd shower or thunderstorm later in the day didn't prevent all the ASB riders having a great day out in the hills of the Eastern Algarve.
The Cerebral Palsy school in Faro (APPC) will re-start at the end of September or beginning of October their partnership with Pinetrees riding for sessions of hippotherapy and therapeutic riding for their clients. They are in the process of getting assessments, plus parental and medical authorisations in order.
