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Friends of Animals: A.G.M. and Spring Bazaar |
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Annual General Meeting of Friends of Animals, Rethymnon, will be held on
Friday, 20/04/07 at 17.30. Venue: Kentro Neon, Yerakari 24, Rethymnon
(opposite Taverna Mesostrati, behind Four Martyrs Church). The purpose of the meeting will be to have a general discussion about previous and planned activities of the organisation, and also, more specifically, to discuss changes to the constitution that will enable better funding facilities. For more information, telephone: 6975720313 / 6937240399 |
Friends of Animals Spring Bazaar will be held on Saturday, May 19th from
10:00 to 18:00 in the municipal park in the town centre. You can book
your own stall at 20 Euro per table. Telephone. Clodagh on 28310-71682
or Antje on 28310-55034 Friends of Animals urgently need donations of cakes, books, household and electrical items, plants, bric-a-brac and bottles. |
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Guided Circular Walk from LevkogiaCIC Walk Monday 9th April 2007: Jorunn Solheim & Hans Saetrevik The walk takes a circular route from Levkogia – about 4.5 km east of Plakias. We will climb to the summit of Timeos Stavros, (433 m. altitude) . A southerly “agrotiki” road zigzags up the south side of the mountain. From the end of the road there is a path to the summit and to the small chapel, this path is steep in parts. There is a good view from the summit along the south coast from the coastline around Matala and the Paximadia Islands in the east, and to the White mountains and Frangokastelli in the west. There is also a good view of the beaches facing us – Skinaria, Ammoudi, Damnoni and Plakias. We will walk back down the same path we came up, and then turn east, reaching “agrotiki” road that goes via Gianniou to Levkogia.Meeting point: 09.45 am in Armeni on the Rethymnon-Spili road just before entering the village - about 5 km along the national road above Rethymnon. At 10.00 am we will drive South via the Kourtaliotou Gorge. Distance: About 8 km, about 3 hours, a total of 350 m ascent/descent Grade: Easy and moderate walking on “agrotiki” roads, a bit harder walking on the paths, steep in parts up the short path to Timeos Stavros. Cost: 3 euros for members, 5 euros for non members. Lunch: Bring a picnic lunch. After the walk we can stop in a taverna in Levkogia or in Plakias. Booking: Jorunn Solheim / Hans Saetrevik on 28310 41340, or e-mail: jorusol@start.no by 18.00 Friday 6th April. |
Red Cross Fund Raising Event in May |
| Eveleen and Bob Wright will be hosting a ‘Coffee and Cake’ morning in aid of the Greek Red Cross on 13th May, from 10.30 to 13.00 at Villa Estia, Maroulas. Entrance: 5 euros, money will be used to help local disadvantaged families ,and there will be a raffle! Directions to Villa Estia are as follows: Take the road from Platanes (5km east of Rethymnon) towards Arkadi Monastery, past the new LIDL. In Tsesmes, DO NOT take the first turn right to Maroulas. Continue towards Adele, past the EKO garage. On the left is a closed supermarket, Perakakis—and opposite, to the right, is the turn to Agia Paraskevi and Maroulas. 100 metres further on there is a three-way junction. Take the right turn to Maroulas and Eveleen and Bob are the second house on the right, before the first large bend. |
Mediterranean Garden Society: Jennifer is coming!This from Bob Wright: Jennifer Gay, the gardening correspondent of the Athens News, will be giving a talk at the next meeting for the members of the Mediterranean Garden Society on Crete at 12 noon on Sunday 6th May at the house of Brian Hayes, Drapanos, near Vamos.. We start with a ‘bring and share’ lunch, followed by an illustrated talk from Jennifer on her work at Sparoza, the MGS garden on a dry hillside near the new Athens airport. It has been agreed that we will meet her traveling expenses from Athens, and so, fees for members will be 10 euros, and for guests 15 euros. A gardening ‘Question Time’ is also planned. Everyone is encouraged to bring along plants from their own garden and to participate in a plant exchange. If you would like to come along, please let me know, and I will forward detailed directions to the meeting. We look forward to seeing you all, Bob and Ev Wright, Villa Estia, Maroulas, Rethymnon: For more information phone 28310 71221 / 6947186679 or email bobandev@otenet.gr |
Cretan International Community Coffee Mornings |
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| The Rethymnon branch of the Cretan International Community meets on the first Thursday of every month at SVEA’s Konditori, Kapetan Lemonia 3, Rethymnon from 11 a.m. The local coordinator for the Rethymnon branch of the CIC is Anna Capernaros. Please contact her for details of upcoming CIC events and for any membership queries that you may have. Anna may be reached on 28310 57305. Further information about the CIC organization itself may be found on the www.thecic.eu website. | ||
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