Time to make a decision or two Written by Shirley Roberts Pics by Gary Lloyd Rees The chatter of the week has surrounded the report from the General Council of Economists and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce. This study looked at Spain from 1975 to 2020 and came up with glaring problems for those wanting…
COMING SOON TO SOLLERGLACE MOUSTACHEJust what we’ve always wanted – an ICE CREAM VANwhich can be a party venue, a means of transport or a purveyor of ICE CREAM…Watch this space for much more info on this unique enterprise AND ALL THE OTHER NEW INITIATIVES AND IDEAS FOR THE HIDDEN VALLEY IN 2015…
This is a beautiful place to understand some of the names and the social history of the Soller Valley Written By Shirley roberts, Pics by Gary Lloyd Rees Shirley Roberts Soller June 2022 A Nan’s Day Out to the Cemetery was our mission today. This walk starts from Soller station where you turn right up…
By Shirley Roberts Life has changed for everyone in the past two years. We are now welcoming visitors back to the Soller Valley and it is great. Their mentality, like ours has taken on a new focus and different decisions are being made. For a ‘Nan’s Day Out’, getting in the car and heading off…
HOLY WEEK – AS IT UNFOLDS By Debra Reynolds The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord followed by a procession Friday 3rd April – The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord takes place at 7.00 p.m. in the Parròquia de Sant Bartomeu in the square in Soller. This is followed by a procession of…
By Shirley Roberts Pics by Rachel, Jay and me… All about the figures this week Statistics make such easy copy as you can interpret them any way you like. This week we have been told that The weddings in Spain in 2020 were the lowest number in years. The birth rate has fallen An increase…
The Town Hall steps of Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 29th November 2016 Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox In any community there is an identifiable heart and in Soller it is very clearly apparent. The City square is overlooked by its Church and its Town Hall standing side…
The Soller Valley welcomes autumn Today is the first day of the autumn season which will last for 88 days before giving way to winter on 21st December 2014. Autumn has started with welcome rain and a reshuffle of the hot humid weather of late. The walkers and cyclists arrived as usual in early September…
All about us ….Written by me for The Kentishtowner http://www.kentishtowner.co.uk/2013/10/25/free-weekend-escape-soller-mallorca/ Pictures by Rachel Fox My family are from Twisden road, Swain’s Lane and Queen’s Crescent. But a few years back we swapped countries and, in Soller, found “Kentish Town on the Med”. Yes, it’s what we actually call it: there are the same eccentric, vibrant…
This Church began its life, in this location, in 1866 2022-01-06 Soller Valley By Shirley Roberts Christmas, New Year, Covid and Three Kings all in the space of four weeks. Our family Covid Christmas will be filed in the Christmas Memory box under the ‘Do not repeat’ category. However it does give me great sympathy…