Walking warriors

Betty Henderson

ONE of Mallorca’s most exciting sporting events of the calendar for older people is returning on Thursday, May 18. The Mallorca Walking Football Tournament is back, offering men over 50 and women over 40 a chance to test their football skills while meeting new people from all over the world.

The football tournament promises five days of sporty fun with three disciplines for men’s teams, 50+, 60+ and 70+ and one discipline for women, 40+. Walking football is a slightly more relaxed version of the traditional game.

So far, teams from Switzerland, Belgium, the USA, Spain, France, Germany the Netherlands, Italy and England have been confirmed to be taking part. The event has been organised by the

MALLORCA’S Symphonic Orchestra is warming up for its latest performance. ‘The Per Sempre Etern’, (For Ever More) concert is set to take place on Thursday, February 2, showcasing some of the most iconic symphonies by Wolfgang Mozart. Austrian Musical Director, Leopold Hager will lead a diverse group of international musical talent on the night from the Orquestra Simfònica