Waving at us today from their Corona Virus Lockdown are Madeline and Ian from Matlock and Solleric in Soller Pat and Malcolm from East Anglia and Solleric in the Port of Soller Margaret from Oakham and Camp de Mar Cheryl and Clive from the Port of Soller Debra and Simon from Soller Kate and Gary…
Changing times – Soller style Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 31st July 2017 Twenty years ago the Soller Tunnel opened. The road was blasted through the mountain and cars flowed freely as long as they paid the toll. This development was hugely controversial and…
Living in Mallorca is your choice… By Shirley Roberts A choice that hundreds of people make every year. The Soller Valley is high on the list of preferred places to live and settle. In the Soller Valley you will find many things including beauty, light, people who have made the same choices you have, business…
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. ‘All the nice girls love a sailor’. For indeed that was she was, as a…
This area is known for its fabulous bucolic views over orange orchards and olive groves Pic of Torre Picada with moors and christians flags… View of Sa Figuera. | Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Soller 19/05/2022 11:02 Day trips are easy on this island as most places can be accessed in an hours drive. In my…
MARIA MAYOL AND THE PROMOTION OF WOMEN’S CULTURE IN SÓLLER Did you know that… Maria Mayol was first a militant of Acció Republicana de Mallorca and then Esquerra Republicana Balear. In 1931 she helped to draw up a draft Statute of Autonomy for Mallorca and Ibiza. She was the first female Mallorcan candidate for election to Parliament in…
Summertime the Soller way… Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 7th July 2015Photographs by Rachel Fox The summer is here and every week the planes are bringing old friends and new discoverers of the Soller Valley . The bucket and spade brigade are here and are made up of all the little ones who really…
The Soller Train and Tram welcomes the residents of Majorca Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 25th November 2014 Photographs by Rachel Fox Hot news this week was the announcement by the Ferrocarril Train Company of Soller about a significant price decrease. The company had gone to the Balearic Transport Authority with their…
At least they did till the Virus arrived… The poorest people are afraid of earning nothing and finding themselves in the ‘workhouse’. A hundred years ago in the UK if you couldn’t pay your way you ended in up in a segregated, slavery workplace institution. Your children were traded as servants or received apprenticeships they…
Saint Bartholomew – the Patron Saint of Soller The Fiesta of Saint Bartholomew – every year from 22ndto 25th August – or thereabouts… In 2014 the Fiesta is from Thursday 21st August to Sunday 24th August 2014 Saint Bartholomew is one of the twelve apostles and credited with the conversion of people in Armenia. After…
