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Portuguese Festival is back after long gap

By Diane Simon

THE Portuguese Festival is back this week after an absence of several years.

It will be held on the grass area above the Waterfront car park and is due to be opened tomorrow at 6 pm by the Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft.

It is due to run daily between noon and 10.30 pm until the bank holiday on Monday 27 August.

The festival will include 14 stalls offering a range of Madeiran and Portuguese cuisine. There will also be a programme of entertainment.

Martyn Farley from MediaMasters, who has organised the event with restaurateur Rita Victor, said that the festival was designed to be a family affair of appeal to Island residents as well as tourists.



Published 16/08/07

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