TALA NEWSLETTER - MARCH 2017

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.comunder 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