Green
Areas
A number of people have come
forward volunteering to maintain the green area in their neighbourhood. However, with the limited number of outside
staff we have, there is a limit as to how much time we can spend on the
remaining areas. I think we are all keen
to see green areas planted and maintained rather than unsightly dumping
grounds, so we are still looking either for volunteers to take over their green
area, or people willing to sponsor maintenance of specific green areas. If you are interested, please contact the
Council Office.
Kindergarten School
As you may be aware, the new
Kindergarten School opened at the beginning of
September. There are 25 pupils.
The premises will shortly be blessed by the Bishop.
Following the Rat Pack Show,
after payment of the usual rental fee, a
donation was made of €700 towards ‘something in Tala’. This money is being used to purchase some
play equipment at the new school.
Cemetery
As mentioned in the last
newsletter, we are still awaiting a building permit for the new site and have
no idea of timescale. In the meantime,
we have now completed the small extension of the old cemetery as a temporary
short-term solution.
Post
Office
Those of you who use the
Post Office in Tala will have noticed that this has moved by only one unit into
what were the offices for the old Co-Op Bank.
This has released the room formerly used by the Post Office so that the
space can be used by the Welfare Centre.
This space will be used for exercise classes.
Sewerage
Recently there was a meeting
at SAPA [Sewerage Board of Paphos] to agree the budget for 2013. SAPA have decided that they wish Tala to
start paying fees for the sewerage system from 2013 without stipulating any
start date for such a project. I
objected strongly at the budget meeting but, unfortunately, I was
outvoted. The Council are refusing to
accept this decision and are working to exclude Tala from the project
completely or to postpone fee payment until a start date can be allocated. I will keep you advised of developments.
Welfare
Centre
[Next door to the Post
Office, just up the road from the Stamna Restaurant]
For the winter months, the
centre will be open Monday to Friday 8am to 1pm.
Membership entitles you to a
free coffee, tea or soft drink and snack each day.
Monday - Approx 10am Craft morning. Anyone interested in crafts is welcome to
come along and share their knowledge. A
knitting circle has already started
Tuesday - 9.30 for an hour –
Gentle exercise class
Friday - 9.30 for an hour – Gentle exercise class
If there is sufficient
interest a games morning will be started.
Please let the centre know if you are interested in participating.
There was a Bingo night at
the centre at the end of October and in the middle of November and this will
now become a regular occurrence, approximately once a fortnight. Please watch for details either on the
Council website or in the noticeboards around the village.
To assist those involved in
the crafts, if you have any oddments of wool, ribbon, tapestry thread,
etc, material which is surplus to
requirements, or any old cushions or pillows, please drop these off at the
centre. These will be recycled and made
into items which will be supplied at future bazaars for fund-raising purposes.
To enrol for membership,
please call into the centre. Membership is €20 per person, or €30 for a couple and you should deduct any deposit
already paid from this membership fee.
Garden
Waste Site
Thanks to a number of
volunteers coming forward, the garden waste site on the road down to Kissonerga
reopened from Tuesday 13 November as follows:
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
mornings only – 9am to 11am
This will be for a trial
period of 3 months to see how the experiment works and to see if other people
come forward to volunteer a couple of hours of their time each week to allow
the site to open. Garden waste and
household furniture can be accepted and you are please requested to ensure
there are no large stones in amongst any garden waste and that it is emptied
out of any plastic bags used to transport it to the site.
The site is open to Tala
residents and their gardeners. Please
ensure you have a utility bill in your vehicle to show to the person manning
the site.
Anyone wishing to volunteer
a couple of hours of their time each week to enable the site to operate on
additional days or for an extended period of time should please contact John
Moffat on moffat@logos.cy.net or 26 815388.
If you are unable to deliver
garden waste or household furniture to the site yourself, or you have other
items for collection, please contact the council office and they will organise
uplift for a small fee.
Paphos
Tigers Rugby Football Club
The Club is keen to
encourage players of all ages, whether men, women or children. If you are interested please contact either:
Dimitri on 99 573668
[adults]
Sue on 99 977235 [children –
for minis & colts]
Any nationality is welcome
and the Club is keen to have new members.
Please also see their website: www.paphostigers.com
WHAT’S
ON
Saturday
& Sunday 24 & 25 November – St Catherine’s Bazaar 1000-2000
Bazaar at the Welfare Centre
to commemorate St Catherine’s Day.
Sunday
16 December - Christmas Bazaar including Artists Open Day
There will be a Christmas
Bazaar at the Elementary School in Tala, from 1100 to 1600. There will be a number of stalls, including
one selling home made cakes, one for plants and a tombola, in addition to a
number [including hand-made soaps, jewellery and chocolates] to tempt you with
some Christmas shopping. In addition,
there will be an art display by various Tala artists, a visit by Father
Christmas, carols, and various displays by the local school and societies. Refreshments will also be available. Funds raised will go towards an Astroturf
pitch at the school and the welfare centre.
If you would like to
volunteer your services to assist on the day, help run the tombola or
refreshments, bake cakes for the refreshments and/or cake stall, please contact
Cathi on toffee@primehome.com or 26
653132. Similarly, if you have donations
for the tombola, please either let Cathi know or drop any donation into the
Council office.
A timetable of
events on 16 December will be available on the website in due course. If you do not have computer access, please
watch for details in the Council Noticeboards or at the bars and restaurants
around the village.
Also, please remember that this
newsletter is available on www.tala.org.cy . Click on the Union Jack and then
announcements. The next issue will be
available on 21 February.
I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a healthy
and happy 2013.
