Member News - Boutique Perola

Our member from BOUTIQUE PEROLA in ALBUFEIRA would like to announce that they will be selling fashion garments in good quality fabric and linen directly to shop owners and wholesale dealers. The garments are from Italy and Germany, and if you would like to know more information please contact Madi 289 514 036 shop or 964 191 395.

News from member Karen Carfrae

Linen Etc sells the products you could need for a hotel or a rental property.

Sheets, mattress protectors, duvets, blankets, quilt covers, duvets, bedspreads, runners, towels, curtains etc Linen Etc is a subsidiary company of Key Solutions which has been in business in the Algarve for five years. It has been created to meet the demands of existing clients who continually asked “can’t you sell us Linen Etc ”, you deliver on time, you have stock, you are reliable and flexible”.

Having softly launched the business in May this year and established a portfolio of excellent products and suppliers, Linen Etc is ready to launch ion the Algarve and where better place to do it than BLIP?

We will look forward to seeing you there!

http://www.linen-etc.com/

News from Christmas Fair Organisers

NETWORK SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS FAIR

Dec 1 2009
Hotel Garbe
Armação de Pera

Lots of members have booked already which is great news. If you are still thinking about having a stand this is just to let you know that I will be opening the bookings to non members this week so decision time !just email me on pvkinder@mail.telepac.pt and I will send you a booking form

Summary - July Joint Meeting

Venue: Algarve Golf Academy, Albufeira

Despite the roads changing after our directions had been circulated, we had a great turn out of members and new guests to the impressive venue of Daniel Silva’s Golf Academy. (www.hoteisreal.com).

Daniel Silva is a former European tour player and two time winner on tour. Recently voted Portugal’s best ever player by the Portuguese Golf Federation, he has been coaching full time since 2000. He opened the Algarve Golf Academy on 20th September 2008, as part of the Hoteis Real hotel group.

We were all thrilled with the function room that looked over the impressive golf course and were delighted to discover that Network member Lis Jensen’s company had been responsible for the creation of our beautiful surroundings. This reminded me that all our members know people or businesses that could benefit from belonging to Network and we need to pool knowledge more often. With this is mind, as we look towards a joint meeting at the end of the year, please have a think. Are you are already a member that has a business that could host a central meeting? Do you work with people or businesses that might be appropriate? Do contact the Vice President for your area if you are interested.

Our speaker, Greg Stebbe, brother to Marilyn (Sweet Marilyn), gave us an in depth reality check on the current economic picture we find ourselves in. The first part of his presentation outlined how this recession would hit deep and be worse than any of us had perhaps seen. Greg suggested that though it was a longer term issue than we realize, there still are some real differences one can make to keep afloat. He also reminded us that many businesses streamline to better efficiency when faced with a crisis, many start up, only some fail and that people still need products.

The second part dealt with the how to think innovatively to stay on track. Product - what is your product and is it the best it can be? He emphasized that all businesses would need to improve on. This may be harder for some than others, but look at Internet utilisation, signage on vehicles, lways being ready to hand over business cards and have your Martini speech ready when meeting new people, and also Networking.

He used Network as a great example to illustrate his point. Greg suggested also trying to find other businesses to liaise with co-operatively – a subject Network touched on in April. Greg reminded us that exchange of goods and products (Bartering) could be better utilized, e.g. exchanging marketing advice for printing.

There were hard facts to deal with on a monetary angle including flexible or part time staff hours, a general necessity to really look at all angles of your business and review if you are efficient. Talking to Banks and re-negotiating deals can be a great way to both cut expenditure and also free up capital, so communication is key. Good negotiating skills are a must. Greg reminded us that we all have leverage in some way so start by thinking that way and implement new things, this is no time to be scared! Keep moving forward!!

Lindsey Hanson VP West

NETWORK LUNCH - Wednesday, September 30th 2009

WESTERN ALGARVE Invites members and their guests to the 3,4,5 Business Clinic.

3 hours, 4 Business brains, 5 tables of professional input available from some of the leading Business providers in the Algarve.

Featuring short presentations, including initiatives, by 4 of your NETWORK colleagues who will each facilitate a Solution orientated clinic. Each member should bring at least one issue, problem or area of concern about their business that their table will discuss and provide some innovative solutions.

Come along, bring a guest and your inspiration!!

Your facilitators will be:

Phillipa Rowat Premier FX Mortgages
Fiona Butler MyAlgarveInfo.com
Beverley Gibbons - Pinetrees Riding Centre
Ann Parish - Algarve Rentals

Directions: Exit the Via de Infante Motorway (A22) or EN 125 at exit for Alvor. Follow this road, past the Alvor Aerodrome, past the Santo Antonio Restaurant and on into Alvor. After passing a camp site and a Casa de Repouso on the left, you come to a fork, sign posted right to Alvor or left to Portimo. Take the left fork. At this stage you should see signs for Alto Golf. When you come to the large roundabout, turn left, i.e. last exit, and go up the hill, past Ali Super & Repsol garage. At the next roundabout, turn right. You go under a footbridge and immediately come to a small roundabout. Turn left at the roundabout and you are at Alto Golf. There is ample car parking and the meeting is in the new clubhouse.

At : Alto Golf, Quinta do Alto do Poo, Alvor
12:30 pm for 1:00 pm start Cold picnic working lunch
Cost: Members 14 Guests 16 (to check)

Please book no later than noon on Monday, 28th September

Tel: Sam on 969 663 611 or Lindsey on: 936 371 448 or Email: info@networkalgarve.org

Coming up…..Dates for your Diary

September Meeting West
The next Western meeting will be at Alto Golf again Sept 30th 12:30-3pm with a 4 member presentation who each will run a mini business clinic. Great opportunity for you to get skills or advice from your fellow NETWORKERS and come away with problems solved. Please ring Lindsey Hanson 936 371 448 to book.

October Network Development and Training Event
Friday, October 30th. Network members Shirley Emilio, Janice Russell Dexter, and Suzi Steinhofel will facilitate an all day training event on ‘Create Your Own Future’, an opportunity to learn skills and approaches for maximising personal and professional potential – and to network! Contact info@networkalgarve.org for more details.

December 1st: Network Christmas Fair.
Hotel Garbe.
Look out in your e-mail box and on the Network blog to keep up to date with what’s going on in
Network. The blog can be found via the website www.networkalgarve.org

Members' News - Beverley Gibbons

Relax with Pinetrees Riding Centre

Now the autumn is almost upon us Pinetrees Riding Centre has a relaxed feel to it after the summer rush and invites residents to take advantage of a less busy time to resume group lessons ... particularly beginners and lapsed riders who want to get back into the saddle.

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And, for the more advanced riders, there are now three experienced schoolmasters to help you improve further and enjoy.

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Many of you will know Bombita, and Quinto – who is now back in work after a long time off – but will not have met the newest member of our team SUAN. He is being groomed to be our new ´schoolmaster´. Suan is a 1m.60 / 16h.h. 10 year old gelding bred by Carlos Mira from Beja. He is a kind, gentle natured fellow and with a lovely repertoire of classical lateral movements; he can do flying changes and a Spanish walk. His canter is just amazingly comfortable.

This summer we introduced two new Half Day Ride Outs and both have proved a great success. Whether riding through the Ludo valley with its orange groves, watercress beds and old farmhouses, before stopping for lunch at the A Colina restaurant; or, across the Ria Formosa where the mud flats tracks give an excellent surface for cantering, especially when covered by a little salt water as the tide goes out, and there is also a wealth of plant life on the dunes including a rare plant only found in this unique corner of Europe.

The Ria Formosa also provided the perfect backdrop for the Full Moon rides ... an experience not to be missed!
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More information at http://www.pinetreesridingcentre.com/

Members' News - Kathleen Kuys

A Portada Theatre Group presents a Double bill

To be staged by A Portada Theatre Group at Teatro Lethes in Faro and the Lagoa Auditorium, Tom Stoppard’s satire ‘The Real Inspector Hound’ and ‘Snakes and Ladders’, a one-woman show written and performed by Nicky Moran.

Already seen in various local restaurants – featured as part of a theatre dinner evening - Nicky’s portrait is of Margaret Draper, a down-and-out, recently rehabilitated by Social Services. Praise has been heaped upon the witty script and Nicky’s performance, which deservedly can now be seen on stage.

It is appropriate to wonder what theatre critics, Moon and Birdboot, might have made of ‘Snakes and Ladders’? They are the main characters in ‘The Real Inspector Hound,’ as played by Simon Tubb and Nigel Barber.

Reviewing a whodunit detective drama the two pompous critics use every jargon-ridden cliché to sum up their opinions. On stage six other members of the cast act out a stereotypical murder mystery parodying Agatha Christie’s long running play, ‘The Mousetrap.’

Exploring the comic potential of theatre within theatre, there are hilarious results when the critics cease to be members of the audience and become entangled in the on-stage action.
A Portada’s interpretation of the complex script runs with clockwork precision taking every opportunity to embellish the humour and amuse the audience.

Directed by Priscilla Morgan

Other members of the cast include Rob Darbyshire, Marcia Meeuwissen, Nicky Moran, Michael Reeve, Touchelle Smyth & Simon Tancott


Teatro Lethes, Faro
Friday 9th & Saturday 10th October at 8pm
Sunday 11th at 5pm

Municipal Auditorium, Lagoa
Friday 16th & Saturday 17th October at 8pm
Sunday 18th at 5pm

Adults €12 / Children & Students €7
Available at the door or by phone or e-mail
Tel: - 911 058 191
E-Mail: - aportadatheatregroup@yahoo.com

*Proceeds from ticket sales on Friday 16th will be donated to the Run4Rod appeal providing a kidney transplant and on-going after care for Rod Smyth in the UK

Members of the A Portada theatre group rehearsing for the Real Inspector Hound

Book your space at our Christmas Fair now

Countdown to Christmas

Where will you be on Dec 1st 2009?

At the Hotel Garbe for the annual NETWORK Spirit of Christmas Fair we hope.

Once again this spectacular event will be taking over the Hotel Garbe in Armação de Perâ on the Bank Holiday from 1100 till11700.

This year in an exciting new development the Algarve’s biggest and best Christmas Fair will be held in the main Por do Sol Restaurant, which is extremely spacious and light, has spectacular views of the beach and access to the terraces.

Make a note in your diary now to be there, either as a stallholder or visitor.

We are organising a fun packed day to raise funds for NETWORK, Bom Samaritano, which is once again our Charity of the Year, and, of course the stallholders who will be working hard to attract as much business as possible.

An exciting programme of events will be organised to entertain all visitors to the Fair.
As a NETWORK member we really would like you to help make this year’s event a fantastic success

BOOKINGS:
A great opportunity for you to sell in the run up to Christmas or just to promote your business to a huge and captive Algarve based audience.

Prices:
Network members:

Single stand - 50 euros ( 80cm)

Double stand - 80 euros ( 1.6m)

Non Members:

Single stand - 55 euros ( 80cm)

Double stand - 90 euros ( 1.6m)

Larger display stand rates on application.

It will be first come first served as usual and to get ahead of the crowd email Verna Kinder now on pvkinder@mail.telepac.pt for booking and payment details.

TOMBOLA
We’re delighted that Karen Carfrae has once again offered to organise the Tombola in air of the Charity of the Year.It’s not too early to start searching your cupboards for unloved, unwanted but interesting items for the Tombola – we need to keep this stall going all day to maximise the funds raised.

Would you be able to donate a prize / prizes / vouchers from your company? For example, if you have a stand at the Fair why not donate a few €5 vouchers or discount vouchers to be spent at your stall? This is a cost effective way to bring business to your stand and support our charity. Karen will be contacting you soon re drop off points for all your donations.

The first opportunity to bring items along will be to the meeting on Sept 30th at Alto Golf.

RAFFLE Linda Smith has very kindly agreed to organise this important fundraiser and she will be contacting you re prizes. For the raffle we will be looking for a small number of top quality, higher value prizes. Any ideas or offers? Let Linda know now.

OFFERS OF HELP for the day would be most welcome but only from members who do not have a stall – they’ll be busy enough! If you could add your name to the list for selling Raffle or Tombola tickets, even for a couple of hours, it would help spread the workload. Having a change of personnel definitely injects even more energy into the day to help the sales rise. All you need is a comfortable pair of shoes and bags of enthusiasm!

Please contact Karen 968 413 688 or Linda at casadouglas@mail.telepac.pt to put your name down as a helper or to donate prizes for the Tombola or Raffle -

For any other suggestions or queries about the Fair itself contact Verna on 282 449395 – answer-phone or email pvkinder@mail.telepac.pt

The lines are open now!

Sale at JustWhitel!

Please note that JustWhite in Almancil are having a HUGE sale with 20% off everything up until 30th September. Don't miss out, visit the shop or buy online. Tel/fax 289 399523 justwhitept@gmail.com www.justwhite.com

News from Jouk

Jouk's Studio -Creative Designer Fashion- will be exhibiting at the Blip, 26 and 27 September, in Portimao.

However, if you would like a preview, the New Collection for autumn-winter will be in the Studio, Casa Amiro, on

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10

You are invited to come and see what is new this season and/or pick up a fantastic bargain from the summer collection

More information from Jouk Harris Tel: 969 697 814 E-mail : cannavial@sapo.pt

The Resident Group at BLIP

Network sponsors The Resident Group will once again be at the Better Living in Portugal exhibition this year.

The exhibition, September 26 (Saturday) and 27 (Sunday) at Portimão Arena (ExpoArade) sees several Network members exhibiting their products and services. Entrance is free to all and the exhibition is open from 10.00 until 19.00 on Saturday and 11.00 until 18.00 on Sunday.

Coaching Masterclass

I am pleased to announce our first coaching masterclass in the Algarve, to be held on September 11th. This is an opportunity to demystify coaching and to distinguish bona fide business coaching from other activities and to find out what it can do for your business. Click on the image to enlarge for more details, or e-mail me on janiceinsight@gmail.com Janice Russell Dexter

Meet and Greet - Wednesday, 9th September - 6.00pm

Networks New Face - A Change from the Norm
Come to our Meet and Greet
Sept. 9th at 6 p.m.
Browns Sports and Leisure Club, Vilamoura

Emphasis on Networking to Enhance your Business

Canapés and Refreshments: 10€ members 12€ non members

New members welcome

A great opportunity to introduce yourself and your business!!

please contact Lynn Kenney 964825114 or Connie Brown 917997896 to reserve a place by Monday, Sept.7th

Directions to Browns: from the 125 turn into Vilamoura, go to the 2nd roundabout and keep to the left, there will be an AliSuper on the right, go to the next roundabout and go around to the left again. That will be Caminho dos Golfes. Follow this Browns will be on the left.