This article has been published in the Dutch Vlaardingsche Courant in 1966. Translated by Jean Bingen. Vlaardingen 1966 Dream island Kythera impoverished by departure of inhabitants Not much is left of the appearance of Kythera at the time they thought Aphrodite set foot ashore. People depart. (…) Poverty and […]
Dutch town Vlaardingen donates water supply
We were also sent a booklet with newspaper clippings about the progress of all fundraising campaigns in the Dutch city of Vlaardingen. Jean has translated the essentials from this into English: (Below a beautiful serie of photos from locals and summer campers, made by Piet Rijken) VLAARDINGEN DONATES THREE LITTLE VILLAGES […]
Livadi 1966 eerste zomerkamp verslag Henk Vos (IN DUTCH)
*you can find amazing photos of Livadi and Kapsali below the Dutch text Aanvulling van Jean Bingen: In november 2014 krijgen Ina en ik contact met Bas de Groot, deelnemer aan het 1e zomerkamp van Livadi in 1966. Bas brengt ons in contact met René Vervoort die samen met fotograaf Henk Vos naar […]
Potamos water supply
Photos of the work being done on the new water system in Potamos in 1962
High School Sports Demonstration Indepence Day 1962 1965
View on Chora, cars parked and people awaiting gymnastic sports demonstration by High School, Oct. 1965 (or was this March 1966?) People watching gymnastic sports demonstration by High School […]
1965 Summer Camp Paleopolis and Swiss Secuno Mylopotamos with CP Stapels
1965 Summer Camp Paleopolis for the Irrigation project in Paleopolis and the Swiss Secuno Mylopotamos for the Home Economic School Team WCC Kythera 1965 en zomerkampen Paleopolis 1965 en het 3 maanden doorlopende Zwitserse SECONU in Mylopotamos. Overgenomen uit de in het Engels geschreven maandelijkse werkrapporten van het Team Oct/Dec ‘64 […]
Mylopotamos Home Economic School
WCC Team-Kythera and the Mylopotamos home economic school Mylopotamos square, 12 August 1964, speech held in front of Dutch summer campers. “Dear friends, it is a privilege to welcome you all at this table and we are thankful that you accepted our invitation. As we made clear to you, we live and […]
Livadi water supply and road construction
THE LIVADI WATERSUPPLY 1966 a made up Kytherian newspaper of 11 May 1966 This was a donation from ecumenical youth of the Dutch town Vlaardingen. On March 16 in 1966 was mentioned that a large-scale attempt by means of a “Leerplan” will be started to inform schoolchildren about the “Kythera” project […]
Paleopolis irrigation project
WCC Team-Kythera summer camp Paleopolis 1965 (Article by Jean Bingen for the Kythera Summer Edition 2011) As of May 1960 Anna and George Koksma, from the Netherlands, worked at Kythira to improve living conditions on this in those years still remote island. To their opinion the plain of Paleopolis with […]
Potamos, old people’s home
WCC Team-Kythera, 1960 – 1971. The old people’s home in Potamos (Article by Jean Bingen, August 2013) The World Council of Churches, on a request of Bishop Meletios in 1956, sent a team to Kythira to help the Bishop to improve living conditions in his diocese. In The Netherlands the WCC […]