Tala newsletter March 2017
LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS –
December 2016
For those unaware
of the election result:
Mukhtar Areti Pieridou
Deputy Mukhtar
[chosen by the council members] Daniel
Andreou
Council Members:
Andreas Papagrigoriou
Stavros Kyriakou
Nikos Nikou - N
Cathi Delaney
Christodoulos
Giannakou - N
Andreas Onisiforou - N
Nikolas Stylianou - N
Those newly elected
are marked with N.
WATER
I regret to advise that the promised transfer of water from
Leptos to Tala Council did not take place on 1 January 2017 and further
information will be provided once the handover occurs.
TALA SQUARE
Work is progressing to schedule. Erection of the pergolas has been completed
and the main paving is being installed.
ADDITIONAL ROAD AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS
WHERE APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FUNDING
Application has been made for the following additional
works:
- Stephanie/Eleftherias Avenue – abrasion and new tarmac
- Kyklaminou Street – as above
- Mavrovounio Street – creation of carparking spaces on the
side of the road
- Kampou Mesomerenas
Avenue – creation of concrete open culvert with drainage grate
Application has also been made to the District Office for
them to resurface the road from the Monastery down past the roundabout and to
the Emba border. This road is classed
as a ‘District Road’ and comes under the remit of the District Office as
regards repairs and resurfacing. Provisionally
the application has been accepted with, all being well, work to be carried out
towards the end of 2017.
The street Koralion will also be extended up to the new
Domenica houses in the very near future which will then permit the illegally
created access across the green area to St John Prodromos to be blocked off.
STEPHANIE AVENUE JUNCTION IMPROVEMENT
To improve visibility at this dangerous junction and to
prevent obstructive parking, bollards have been installed.
COMMUNITY/NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH –
PLEASE SIGN UP!
Security information and any security updates can be found
by going to the right hand corner ‘Categories’ and clicking on Security on www.talanews.blogspot.com.
Everyone is encouraged to sign up for the Neighbourhood
Watch scheme. This does not commit you
to forming committees or patrols, but is an agreement to be the eyes and ears
of the Police and report any suspicious activity or vehicles to them. We have an undertaking from the Police to
carry out regular vehicular patrols of the Tala area. To maintain this service, as a community we
need to show support to the Police and this can be done by signing up to the
Neighbourhood Watch scheme. Sign up from
Kamares residents has been outstanding and it would be good to see support from
other areas of the village. To sign up
you can either email your name, address, mobile number and email address to
Cathi on toffee@primehome.com or call
into the council office and provide this information to the staff there. For the time being any security alerts will
be by email.
On www.talanews.blogspot.com
under Security there is a Get to Know Your Neighbour form. This is available in English, Greek, Russian
and Chinese. If you are unable to print
the form[s] from the blog, please email Cathi and she will send you the documents. It is felt that by getting to know your
neighbour, this will help make more people aware of the neighbourhood watch
scheme, enable people to notice strangers in the area, or suspicious activity
and thus reduce the number of thefts.
There are also A5 stickers available for those who have
signed up to the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme.
These can be obtained at Tala Council office at a cost of €1 for two
stickers. Proceeds will go to charity.
Suspicious activity should please be reported to the Police
on 112. Thereafter, it would be helpful
if you could let Cathi know what has
happened by sending her a short email so she can liaise with the Police and/or
alert the community if needed.
After a period when
activity has been quiet, activity has started again, particularly in the area
off Mary Leptos Street in Kamares [Koralion, Megalou Alexandrou,
Verginas]. Please be alert for any
strange vehicles or people around. The
main target is cash.
PAFILIA BUILDING SITE
Pafilia have cleared the weeds around the structures with a
view to progressing with completion of the project.
CANS FOR KIDS
Please note that there is now a unit for collection of cans
behind the Kamares Club, alongside the recycling units. You can deposit washed cans and tins, but
please:
-Do not crush the cans – rinse
them and leave them whole
-If you have crushed some, please
place these in a separate bag
-Please separate cans and tins
into different bags
Other collection points are at the General Hospital, and at
the UKCA Club in Chlorakas.
WHAT’S ON IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA
March
1-4 The Mousetrap – Stage One Theatre, Emba
15 Johnny Dee in Neil Diamond Tribute –
Acropolis Tavern, Tremithousa
24 Let’s March and Buzz into Spring – Kamares
Club
April
6 Tony
Lee as Roy Orbison, Gene Pitney & Billy Fury - Acropolis Tavern,
Tremithousa
9 Easter
Bazaar at SKE [Welfare Centre]
Details of Easter events in Tala will be circulated at a
later date.
May
2-6 Blood Brothers [stage play] – Stage One,
Emba
10 Graham Nash in tribute to Elton John &
Billy Joel – Acropolis Tavern, Tremithousa
16-27 Stage One Theatre Festival of Music and Drama –
Stage One, Emba
27 Kamares Festival
Details of the above
can be found on www.talanews.blogspot.com as information is released.
Events at
Kamares Club must be booked direct with the Club. For Acropolis Tavern, Tremithousa – at the
venue. Tickets available at Visteria
Kiosk or 96 818066. For Stage One
events, please book direct with Stage One Theatre in Emba.
Next issue 1
June 2017
Areti Pieridou
