Animal Welfare News

As we reported last month, Lorraine James, fund raiser for the local animal welfare charity ‘Cretan Cat-A-List’ is looking for your help. Lorraine writes: “At present we have around 25 kittens looking for good loving homes. If anyone is interested please could you contact our office in Stavromenos on 28310 72433. On Sunday October 18th we will be holding a Table Top Sale from 6pm to 9pm at the Kamvos Gyros shop in Stavromenos (a few kilometres East of Rethymnon). Tables cost 10 euros - to book a table, telephone me on 6973761346. Food and drink will be available from the Gyros shop”.

Friends of Animals Rethymno (FAR) now have their own charity shop in Pigi. The current opening hours for the shop are Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 2pm and 7pm to 9.30pm. Volunteers to help staff the shop are desperately needed. Please, if you can spare a few hours to help out in the shop, get in touch with Clodagh on 6945170226 or pass by the shop during opening hours. And, of course, donations to the shop (clothes in good condition, household goods, DVDs, books, bric-a-brac etc.) are always welcome). You can find out more about the work of Friends of Animals on the www.animals.rethymnon.org website. Friends of Animals are finding it increasingly difficult to re-home older dogs, so if you can help in any way, please do!

Crossword Competition: October Leader Board

Once again, full marks to both entries that we received this month. Judy Hall is still in first place, now on 35 points, Trevor and Linda Sanders have 32 points. The rules of our competition go like this. Submit your entries to us by the copy deadline and each month we will publish a running tally of top five scorers. At the end of the year, the top scoring contestant(s) will win a meal for two at a restaurant in Rethymnon courtesy of the Bugle. You will find the solution to last month’s crossword on our Fun and Games page, and some hints towards the end of the month on our Facebook group wall. Keep those entries rolling in!

Cancer Support Group: New Venue in Georgioupolis

A Cancer Support Group has been formed for people who have been through or who are undergoing treatment for cancer, and also for those who have recently lost significant others to this disease. These are the needs of the current group. It is a diverse and flexible group, and different sub-groups can be formed later on an "as needed" basis. This is a support group not a therapy group, and confidentiality is a given. There is no fee. Meetings will be held on the first Monday of every month in Georgioupolis, from 11am - 1pm at Oasis Café - Bar, is off the main square, near the big church (please note the change of venue). Carpooling available from Rethymnon.

Any questions or comments can be directed to Chris - 6977559644 or email cparnassus@hotmail.com

Bereavement Group: A new group is now available for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information, please get in touch with Chris, contact details as above.