Summer Schools in the Soller Valley The school holidays in Mallorca start around the 19th June 2015 and the autumn term starts mid September 2015. This means that students in schools in Mallorca have a twelve week summer break. This is a challenge for most families where the parents are working flat out as it…
It now begins… This year, the Autumn equinox will begin on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:50 a.m. and will last until the Winter solstice on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 10:27 a.m. There are four BANK HOLIDAYS in the Autumn season. Thursday October 12th, 2023 is Día de la Hispanidad. National Day of Spain…
Music and all the rest in Soller this week Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 21st October 2014 Photograph by RACHEL FOX On the calendar for Soller last Saturday evening there were five concerts. We were spoilt for choice and the decisions about which one to attend were not taken lightly. There were…
Supporting the community in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 27th September 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox The Island within an Island mentality is a constant force in this place. This applies to problem solving and local charitable giving. Sollerics are traditionally very helpful to those in need and they…
My North London School… By Shirley Roberts, A Human of Mallorca now but a Londoner of the past… Social History explorations take me in different directions. The school motto of ‘After victory, tighten your helmet chord’ was known by all us girls of Highbury Hill High School. It is only now I understand this phrase…
Tolo Oliver – A man for all seasons in Soller Written by Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Sunday 14th February 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox Who are the Movers and Shaker of Soller and who are the weavers of dreams? My pleasure this week was to spend time with the man who wears both…
HOLY WEEK – AS IT UNFOLDS By Debra Reynolds Holy Thursday – The Holy Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by a procession Thursday 2nd April – The Holy Mass of the Lord’s Supper takes place at 7.00 p.m. in the Parròquia de Sant Bartomeu in the square in Soller. This is followed by a…
Sollerweb – What is it? A radio interview took us to a new place this week as Sollerweb has become a bit of a news item all of its own. An American radio station called us to ask about the growth of our local website. They had been charting our progress and reading the blogs…
FORNALUTX AND THE BULL on Friday 5th September 2014 A BULL RUN will take place. FORNALUTX is one of the few places left in Spain permitted to have a Bull run. This is a tradition of generations which sometimes causes controversy. This is the picture of the Bull of 2014 courtesy of theVeu de Soller
My Humans of Mallorca this week has a family tale to tell. Mum, Lisa and Dad, Terry met in exotic places after trawling the world as Engineers. Lisa was from England and Terry from Australia but their love story began in Sri lanka. Their engineering careers which set them on worldwide adventures meant that Macclesfield…
