Tala newsletter June 2017
WATER
There is still no news on the transfer of the water from
Leptos to Tala Council and further information will be provided in due course.
Agreement has been reached with the Water Department to
build a new water tank. This will mean that, once built, water will be
pumped up from Kissonerga instead of the current system via Tremithousa. We
are also in negotiation with the Water Board regarding replacement of some of
the water pipes in Lofos to reduce the interruptions in supply.
TALA SQUARE
The Square, Phase 1, was officially handed over to Tala
Council on 6 April. The road network
around the village core, Phase 2, will go out to tender later this year, with a
view to the work starting around October.
As previously mentioned, some additional carparking spaces will be
created on Mavrovounio Street [the road leading up to the square from the
school] and disabled parking on the road outside the Council office.
Regarding the businesses in the square:
- Yasmeni is closed following the death of the owner, Peter,
before Easter. It is not known if or
when this business will re-open.
- Voukani, re-opened 29 May, run by the owner of the
property and his family. The business
will be open from 8am [with breakfast served from 8.30am] through till late,
with a lunch menu and BBQ in the evenings.
-Old Rosies, Joep and
his wife will be running this as an art gallery and gift shop [J&J Artworks
Gallery] which will open early July [see
Events].
ROAD WORKS
The asphalting of the dirt-track above the existing road of
Karydion [leading up to the new Domenica properties behind St John Prodromos] was completed by the end of March. As a result, the unauthorised track through
the green area into St John Prodromos has been closed off.
STEPHANIE AVENUE
Some 20 odd years ago, a road was created connecting
Stephanie Avenue [just above Tremithias where the water tanks are] with
Eleftherias Avenue. At the time, the
owner signed the necessary paperwork and the agreed price was paid. The District Office in Paphos were fully
aware of this contract and they asphalted the road. Since that time various works have been
carried out in the area by CYTA and the
Electricity Authority but there has been an ongoing legal battle with the heirs
of the original owner, with action started by them, dropped and then re-started
again around 8 years ago.
For the last five years, the Council have been trying to
resolve the matter with the heirs. They
are looking for compensation of some €260,000. We are still in negotiation with
them to try and resolve the matter.
NATURE PATH FROM AGIOU GEORGIOU TO ST
JOHN PRODROMOS
Some months ago, some work was carried out to clear weeds on
the existing path, but work is necessary to replace the broken concrete and to
establish a permanent path. This is
especially needed now that the cleared path suffered storm damage at the end of
last year. Application has been made for the necessary funding for this
project which will establish a nature walk with proper walkways alongside the
natural stream.
MULTI-CULTURAL CENTRE
Application for funding has been sent to the District
Office. This construction will be in the land beyond the carpark/children’s
play area behind the old church and will be on land owned by the Council.
ANNUAL CLEAN UP
The annual clean up of Tala is underway and I would ask for
your patience as we work our way through the village. Priority is being given to those areas with
the heaviest traffic use/highest fire risk.
Plot owners have been asked to clean their plots.
The Council is in the process of recruiting an additional
outside person, on a temporary basis, to cover this busy period and we will
hopefully have someone in place by early June.
GREEN DOT – COLLECTION OF RECYCLING
AT YOUR DOOR
Agreement has been reached with Green Dot to collect
recycling materials [plastics and paper] from your door. Further information will be released once a
start date has been arranged.
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SIGNS – VANDALISM
Regrettably some of the Neighbourhood Watch signs have been
sprayed with black paint. We have had
reports of a vehicle seen alongside the signs and have been given a description
and partial registration plate. The
matter has been reported to the Police.
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 criminal activity.
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 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 [toffee@primehome.com] so she can liaise with the Police and/or
alert the community if needed. Kamares
residents can also notify Val Potter.
SIMPLE SECURITY STEPS
YOU CAN TAKE
- The main targets of
the burglars are cash and jewellery.
Please do not keep large amounts of cash on your property and, wherever
possible, use a bank safe or install a heavy duty safe in your home, for
valuables.
-If the electric street light outside your home fails,
please phone the Electricity Board direct on 1800 quoting the number from the
plate attached to the pole and the street name.
-There have been a
number of thefts recently involving water – please bear in mind that once water
has gone through your meter, whether due to theft or leakage, the cost falls on
the owner of the property. It is
recommended, therefore, that a lock be fitted to your outside supply to prevent
theft. Wherever possible, a weekly meter reading should be taken and
retained as this will then highlight if there is a problem.
-Re electricity, there have been a couple of incidents where
burglars have interrupted the electricity supply from the meter cupboard to see
if an owner is at home. You can
purchase a padlock, to which only you and the Electricity Board will have keys,
from
the Electricity Board in Pafos.
WHAT’S ON IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA
June
3 Stepping into Summer Fun Day
for Tala
Monastery Cats – Ay Neofytou Monastery Café
8 Summer Fayre – Ollie’s Tremithousa
– For Paphiakos
10 Murder Mystery Dinner for Paphos
Kidney Assoc – Kamares Club
10/11 Bee Gees Stayin’ Alive Tribute – Kendall
Events - Tala Amphitheatre – tickets now on sale
16/17 Jon Hicks Paintings – Joep’s Gallery, behind
Tala Square
23 Fleetwood Bac Tribute – Kendall
Events - Tala Amphitheatre – tickets now on sale
24 Cyprus Symphony Orchestra – ‘Linking
Continents – Bridging Cultures’ – Tala Amphitheatre - Pafos2017 event. Free entry
– no tickets required
27 Fleetwood Bac Tribute – Kendall Events
– Tala Amphitheatre – tickets now on sale
July
8 & 9 Majesty - Queen Tribute – Kendall Events – Tala
Amphitheatre – tickets available shortly
8 Opening of J&J Artworks
Gallery, Tala Square – 7pm to 9pm
22/23 The Stones – Rolling Stones Tribute –
Kendall Events – Tala Amphitheatre – tickets available shortly.
28 Around the Pool with the Three Decadez
at the Kamares Club - Vintage, Abba, 80s and more. Further information available in due course.
August
9 Koulis Theodorou – Thanos
Microutsikos meets Mano Loizo. Greek
music – further information
available in due course
17 Tropical Paradise Pool Party –
Kamares Club – further details available in due course
September
9 /10 Bob Wyper in Rod Stewart Tribute – Kendall
Events – Tala Amphitheatre
20 Songs without Borders – Cypriot
songwriter & singer Vakia Stavrou – Tala Amphitheatre. Pafos2017
event. Tickets available online now.
21 Flautist – provisional - further
details available in due course
23/24 Re-Take That – Take That tribute – Kendall
Events – Tala Amphitheatre
30 Papageorgio String Quartet – Music of
the Cinema and Popular soundtracks – further details available in due course.
October
3-7 Silly Cow by Ben Elton at Stage One
Theatre, Emba – details available in due course.
Details of the above
can be found on www.talanews.blogspot.com as information/tickets are released.
Events at
Kamares Club must be booked direct with the Club. For
Kendall events, tickets can be booked online on www.kendallevents.com or on 96 818066. For Stage One events, please book direct with
Stage One Theatre in Emba – booking office opens September for October
performance.
For the September Pafos2017 event, tickets can
be booked online on http://www.soldoutticketbox.com/easyconsole.cfm/page/category/cat_id/16/lang/en
Next issue 1 October
2017
Areti Pieridou
