What happened to the Class of 2015? By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 19th January 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox The Soller Valley receives a new intake of individuals and families each year. Some of them have spent many holidays here before deciding to relocate. Others have arrived because they have…
Photograph by RACHEL FOXAs you read this all plans will be made for welcoming or ignoring the arrival of the New Year. As I got married on New Years Eve I don’t have an option to forget the date and this year the anniversary is one with a 0 on the end. Where did all…
The Feast of the Assumption – Saturday 15th August 2015 The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on 15th August each year. This year it falls on a Saturday. It commemorates the death of Mary and her assumption, body and soul, into Heaven before her body began to…
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…
Here come the class of 2014 to Soller Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 29th July 2014 Mike Watts Neil Doloughan Bill Webb Photograph of Mike Watts by RACHEL FOX This is the time of year when the lovely Mr Bill Webb of Webb’s International Removals spends more time in Soller and Deya than…
the Linggoods relocated to Mallorca Shirley Roberts on 1st April 2021 Written by Shirley Roberts Our Peggy was one hundred years of age this week. Some of the Georgie Insull singers, with whom she used to sing, were allowed to sing to her. ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘For She’s a Jolly Good Fellow’ and the piece de resistance….
The times they are a’ changing in the Soller Valley The law changed recently and incomers to Majorca and the rest of Spain had to consider their health care options. These days the only people who can avail themselves of the excellent health care in the national hospitals and local health centres have to fulfil…
The Fiesta of San Juan The eve of the Fiesta of St John held on 23rd June each year is a very special, magical, mystical night. It is known by many names including the Night of Fire, Night of the Witches or the Night of Magic. The link with the beginning of summer and the…
Soller resembles Switzerland – occasionally… The story of February 2012 is written in Soller folklore. It tells the tale of a date when the Soller Tunnel closed because it was simply too dangerous to get through and down the mountain by car. The City was marooned for a few hours because of the snow…
Let’s hear it for the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 3rd February 2014 Photographs by RACHEL FOX This week the news out of Soller has been great. I know that good news doesn’t sell but I’m delighted that all eyes were on Soller this week at Fitur – the International…
