Room at the Inn – Soller stylePublished in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 26th December 2012 In December, twenty years ago a little miracle took place in Soller. The effects are still felt to this day and will go on as long as people have memories. If you cast your mind back to what was happening…
Music, traffic and winter closures in SollerThe issues that concern Soller people this week are complex and various. The music of the town was high on the agenda as three hundred of us attended the concert to celebrate the patron saint of music – Saint Cecilia. The concert was held in the Convent church at…
When ‘Corporate’ came to SollerA year ago The Port of Soller landscape was changed for ever with the arrival of the Jumeirah. This hotel rose like the phoenix from the ashes of the derelict ruin that had stood for many years on the rocky headland. The town was in a state of anticipation as the…
The swallows have all but gone, just a few stragglers left soaking up the last rays of early winter sunshine. They have booked the last flights to regional airports back in the UK before the closed season schedules begin in earnest. Our Soller swallows are those who arrive, settle and then at the first sign…
The language of SollerPublished in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 6th November 2012I love a good argument, an interesting debate and stimulating exchange of views. I have learnt not to take such discussions personally and accept them for what they are. To that end I am airing my ‘sitting on the fence’ contribution to the…
Here comes Autumn in Soller Have you got your bow and arrow? Did you know that the rules have changed and that from last Friday you can now use it together with a shotgun to hunt the partridge? Serious consideration has been given to this subject over the summer and an illustrious group of experts…
Back to school and the start of the autumn term routine is just so hard for the children of the Hidden Valley and for the rest of Majorca. The twelve weeks of holidays where the learning experience has been far more beach orientated makes the discipline of this first term of the new school year…
Autumn traditions in Soller Two thousand and fourteen children started the new school year in Soller at the end of last week. This is the reported school population of the Hidden Valley and the breakdown is very interesting. Five hundred and seventy attend the Institute which is the only public secondary school in Soller. Traditionally…
We all have the opportunity to be friends with the Police here in the hidden valley. The Soller Police have a face book page which they update regularly with masses of information and a translation of sorts. This means that we know when bad weather is coming or when a road is going to be…
On Saturday the fleet came in to the Port of Soller and we were there to see them. We stood on the mountain, below the lighthouse and watched as two grey minesweepers arrived in our town with the insignia of the British Navy flying softly in the breeze. They made a noise as they arrived…