1966 Technical activities of the Team (with photos from locals made by Summer Camper Piet Rijken, for more click here) 1966 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1966 Jan / Feb Mr. Prineas, civil engineer in Athens, is going to approve the reinforced concrete calculations for the old […]
Improvement of the island communication with the mainland
WCC Team-Kythera, 1960 – 1971. The World Council of Churches, on a request of Bishop Meletios in 1958, sent a team to Kythera to help the Bishop to improve living conditions in his diocese. In The Netherlands the WCC found the Dutch couple George and Anna Koksma available to go and live for […]
Winter camp 1968 Myrtidia Ini Zander, Summer camp Fratsia and Livadi, Geraldine Willems and Frank Berghuijs
Please scroll down for many more amazing potos form locals and winter and summer campers made by Ini Zander, Geraldine Willems, Frank Beghuijs and Riet Simons. Dutch participants in 1968. Team Kythera 1968, winterkamp Myrtidia en zomerkampen Fratsia en Livadi Overgenomen uit de in het Engels geschreven maandelijkse […]
Livadi and Mylopotamos 1967 first summer camp Frank Berghuijs
Frank Berghuijs HTS student in 1967 working on the water supply in 1967. In 1968 he came back for a holiday and to work as a technical leader in the summer camp. He met a Dutch girl Riet Simons. and they got married. Every year they come to Kythira. […]
Livadi 1966 first summer camp
1966 1st summer camp Livadi The first summer camp Livadi, June 1966 from the Dutch town Vlaardingen, quickly was split in two working parties, the larger one that started digging trenches downhill from the place the water tank was to be built and the other that started laying the foundation for the water […]
Livadi 1966 second summer camp, Sjaak Keijzer, Ria Hoogwerf, Ben Mietes
Photos from the second water supply summer camp in Livadi 1966 by Sjaak Keijzer. It was not only digging also some fune parts like a donkey ride and an excursion to Platia Ammos. A glimpse of Kythira in the 60’s. *at the end of this list you will find photos from Ria Hoogwerf and […]
Dream island Kythera
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 […]
Schoolgirl Marijke de Lange
Our search for Marijke de Lange from Kethel, who had held fundraising campaigns for Kythera in her city, was not successful until early 2017. Below is the translated interview with Marijke in the newspaper Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad of 1 April 1966. ROTTERDAMSCH NIEUWSBLAD – Friday 1 APRIL 1966 Schoolgirl moves heaven and earth […]