PEOPLE One Man's Junk

IS ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE

A treasure hunters trove, this is how we would like to depict this reclamation yard

Having received a tip from a local architect, António Pereira, we decided to go exploring. The reclamation yard is seated on a hill, along the way up, the paths are lined with a plethora of goods and all for sale. From old tiles and building prefacings, to antique basins and enormous decorative pots which were once used as vats to store olive oil in the days of old. We look around and are convinced every single item we see has a story and one that will continue when the right person discovers it and sees its value. We speak to the owner Gilberto Cipriano, who started his business over 25 years ago

and knows where to locate every single item in his yard. He tells us that he frequently gets requests from clients for specific items, often the search finds him up in the far North or deep in the interior of Portugal. His search often takes hime to old chrurches, olive presses and wine makers. You can find this incredible place, full of surprises near Quelfes, just off of the N398 going north from Olhão. Gilberto is open weekdays, you can contact him by phone (he speaks Portuguese only) on 00351 928 095 321, or via his facebook page 'Otilio Gilberto Cipriano Gilberto'

WALKING FOOTBALL WITHOUT THE BUMPS & BRUISES!

We have all become accustomed to social distancing, but East Algarve Walking Football has taken the concept a step further. Total non-contact walking football is primarily aimed at the 65+ age group, although it is open to anyone with mobility issues or is recovering from injury. Mindful that some older players cannot afford to take risks with their ageing bodies, the introduction of a fresh variant of the popular sport will be totally non-contact with no tackling and players keeping a distance of at least 2 metres from the opponent with the ball. A two metres zone extending outwards from the goal area for defenders only, will ensure that attacking players keep their distance when bearing down on goal. Chris Wright, who introduced Walking Football to Portugal eight years ago, said, “we have a number of players in their late 70s and early 80s who want to continue playing, but are acutely aware that they need to protect their bodies from the knocks that can occur in normal walking football.” The sessions, which are open to both male and female players, take place every Friday from 9.30am to 11.00am at the astro-turf pitch adjoining the José Arcanjo Stadium, Olhão (behind McDonalds on the EN125). Come and give it a try; the first session is free and thereafter 3 euros a week. The 3-touch rule will also apply and means that this noncontact version of Walking Football will appeal to those who wish to maintain their links with the ‘beautiful game’ without the fear of physical contact. Everyone is assured of a warm welcome with ‘fun, fitness and friendship’ being the main aims of the group. www.walkingfootballalgarve.com