Shirley Roberts
'Soller Shirley' Facebook page started fifteen years ago. The daily ramblings on events and life in the Soller Valley continues to this day. ‘Spotlight on Soller’ is a weekly page in the Mallorca Bulletin and has been for over 10 years. I Immersed myself in the Soller world I left London for. Every day I learn something new and tell the tale. I was part of three generational move to the Soller Valley and have had the joy of watching my grandchildren grow on this wonderful island. A previous life in journalism for the Times Newspaper, General Manager of a London Hotel and the creator of a start-up company, in North London (eventually sold to a PLC) sums up my life. I am now back where I started, writing stories every day and looking after www.sollerweb.com, Humans of Mallorca and Nan’s Day’s Out. I just love to tell a tale…
Spotlight On Soller
The new start begins
The talk this week has been of starting a Bridge Club and we need a teacher as most of us have never played. Volunteers please contact me at the Bulletin.
Lifestyle
The dream team of the Soller Valley – a Humans of Majorca story
This week I spent my time in La Sal, a new venture in the Puerto Soller.
Lifestyle
Nan’s Day Out - Alcanada
This is the place for rock pools, fishing and children just messing about. A touch of the ‘Swallows and Amazons lives in Alcanada
Spotlight On Soller
August 2020 limps to its end
Saturday marks the first of five music Saturdays. This is all based in the Patio of the Escolapies Cultural Centre in Soller.
Spotlight on Soller
Time to move on in our reality
The tourism door is banging on its hinges and new arrivals are bright and in your face. This should all make for a very interesting few months.
Spotlight on Soller
Communication is the name of the game
To keep the dialogue going and trust your news sources is the lesson of the week.
Nan's Days Out
Nan’s Day Out to a village with many parts
Son Sardina of old was part of a huge Possessio – a Manor house employing all the locals on its lands, churches and main house.
Spotlight On Soller
The party returns to the Valley
Sollerics love a good party and have learnt to adapt in Covid times.
Lifestyle
Two ‘Nan’s Days Out’ this week
Can Penasso is now renamed as La Meson and is the nearest the Soller Valley has got to a trendy Beach Club.
Spotlight On Soller
The comings and Going in our world
The rationale behind all this is that in Soller Square the businesses pay the Town Hall for all space they occupy outside their premises.
Humans of Mallorca
The end of an era for some humans of Mallorca
The individual stories are heart-breaking as families we love head for different shores. The Humans of Majorca who are vitally important now are those with a road map for the future.
News from your area
Soller on its way back to normal
The time that Sollerics break out is when it comes to control of their fiestas.
Humans of Majorca
Will there be an ‘Amnesty of Gratitude’ for some Humans of Majorca?
My Humans of Majorca discussions this week are with a completely different group of our society.
News from your area
Spotlight on Soller
Second home owners and visitors begin to return to Soller valley.
Spotlight on Soller
The Beat goes on...
The train and tram resumed service last Thursday and life looks almost normal in our world.
Humans of Majorca
A little drift down memory lane for Humans of Majorca
To dance the night away is the favourite memory of so many who continue to return to the Puerto Soller every year.
Humans of Majorca
Humans of Majorca prepare for the 2020 summer
The frustration of the lockdown weeks and the plans it put on hold is definitely having a unique side to it.
Spotlight on Soller
June Glooms
The June gloom arrived in Soller last Friday night in the guise of the police looking for the loudest party in the world.