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Michel told women: “As a small gesture of my love for women, I would like to give you a small token of the love I have for you.

“It is a hyacinth bulb.

“With a little care and nourishment, time and attention, it will bloom into full colour. And that, my friend, is exactly what I want you to do with your dreams.

“Remember, flowers don’t worry about how they are going to bloom. They just open up and turn towards the light, and that’s what makes them beautiful.

“Just like that bulb, if you dream of opening or growing that business, nourish that dream, wa ter and feed it, talk to it lovingly, give it time and attention. But above all keep it alive ­ don’t let it wither and die.”

The ladies of the E uro Weekly News also went out on the road deliver ing the bulbs to valued members of the com munity.

Speaking to the Eu ro Weekly News , La Scala Operations Manager Jan Jones said: “A big thank to the EWN and Michel for generous sponsor ship and lovely gifts.

“Beautiful hyacinth to signify self belief blooming.”

Gail Nelson ­ Snell, therapist at Age Care Dementia, told the EWN : “This is so important. Since Brexit British dementia sufferers in Spain don’t get as much support.”

She added: “There’s a lot of people struggling with this disease. We have to build our own communities and charities here to help with expats.”

Gail said: “We help people with funding for carers. This is a small charity