WELCOME

Welcome to the MATA Residents Committee noticeboard, or blog. MATA is shorthand for Malhada do Judeu, Água de Tabuas and Aporfiosa, 3 small hamlets sharing the same valley at the southern end of Serra de Alcaria do Cume, with over 20 full-time residents and a further 8 part-time residents, approximately 8km north of Sta. Catarina de Fonte do Bispo, in Tavira District in the Eastern Algarve.

Information concerning infrastructure developments affecting this community will be posted here on this site by the secretariat function which is currently carried out by Keith Boak and Toby Jarvis.


Minutes of the last meeting held on 26th February, letters to local authorities and a press briefing are in the process of being prepared and will be distributed once completed.

The next meeting is scheduled for 18:00 hrs on Tuesday, 3rd March at Yvo's house (although I'm not sure if Yvo knows this yet!). The main purpose will be to discuss the Department of the Environment's decision on the high-voltage cable route through the valley, announced since our last meeting.

Keith