Lanzarote Relocation

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Legends Bar in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote is hosting a fun night on 30th August to raise much needed funds for the Lanzarote cat charity 9Lives. Read the rest of this entry »

Jackie and Lisa, fundraisers for Niños del tercer Mundo, are arranging a night out for residents to Rancho Texas western night on the 24th (sat) of July 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Emerlan are an organisation on the Island that provides much needed support for the emergency services. This ranges in everything from first aid at events to sea rescue. Read the rest of this entry »

A Message from our Reader, David Dowdell:

“When the saints go marching…….”

This time of year, here in the Canaries, we experience a succession of local fiestas with a figure of the patron saint being carried in procession through the streets, often accompanied by the town band.  Principal among the fiestas of July and August is the celebration of Our Lady of Carmen, marked in Corralejo, Playa Blanca, Puerto del Carmen and Valterra, Arrrecife not only by a procession on land, but also with the statue of the Virgin and Child being taken out to sea on a fishing boat. Read the rest of this entry »

Many Lanzarote residents will know Karen and Colin, who own the transport company, C & K Haulage. This company transports people’s belongings to and from Lanzarote, and has a great reputation in the community here. Read the rest of this entry »

You may remmber recently that we mentioned the fundraising going on for Niños del Tercer Mundo. Read the rest of this entry »

Readers of this blog will know that historically we have fully supported the animal charity in Lanzarote – SARA Animal Shelter. SARA provides rescue and care for abandoned and unwanted pets on the Island – a service which is in dire need here. Indeed we adopted our first dog (Guido) from there back in 2006. Read the rest of this entry »

Father Idris’s Retirement.  As you may know, Fr Idris is retiring in June and we shall have the opportunity to say au revoir to him at the lunch on June 9th (see above).  His last Sunday services will be on the 13th June and he will be leaving the island on 17th June. Read the rest of this entry »

Our good friend Ben popped round yesterday – and shoved a flyer under my nose. He’s very keen to let people know that Lanzarote Baptists can now meet every Sunday at 6pm in the little chapel at the Marina in Playa Blanca. Read the rest of this entry »

Some time ago we wrote about the work that Niños del Tercer Mundo are doing. Well… here is their next event if you would like to get involved. Read the rest of this entry »