The slow but lethal pine disease at Kythera When travelling over Kythera one sees numerous pines with a cotton like “growth” on trunk and branches. If you google “pine diseases” on Internet you find a clarifying explanation from the Parnitha forestry management dated 2006: the insect Marchalina hellenica is mainly responsible for […]
Impressie Kythira door Riet Berghuijs – Simons. Toen Jean Bingen mij eens vroeg, tijdens een etentje bij ons thuis in februari 2020, om een verhaal over Kythira te schrijven, was mijn eerste gedachte, dat ga ik niet doen. Ik plaag Jean altijd met het achterhalen, uitzoeken, verwerken en opslaan van alles wat te maken […]
Frank Berghuijs en Kythira. Waarom is Kythira speciaal voor mij? Mei 2021. Toen ik eind januari 1967 in Athene arriveerde na een treinreis van een tweeëneenhalve dag en nacht waren daar de geur, kleur en klanken voor mij spannend, heel oosters. Een voor mij onbekende wereld van geschreeuw, oosterse muziek en chaos […]
Search for domestic water at Kythera in the sixties and how Karavas, Logothetianika and Potamos as earliest villages got their water supply system. When George and Anna Koksma arrived by car from Holland at Kythera by the end of April 1960, to improve on request of Bishop Meletios living conditions on the […]
First summer work camp with ecumenical volunteers in Myrtidia August 1960 In May 1960, the Team was informed to prepare and find lodgings for an international summer camp coming August in Myrtidia. A number of 25 young people (male and female) from various countries such as America, Pakistan, Brazil, Australia, England, Germany, Austria, […]
1968 winter camp at Myrtidia, from 01-02 to 28-02. This camp originated from West Frisia, a division of the “Kythera Vriendenkring Nederland”. They were lodged in unheated outbuildings of Myrtidia. Digging holes and planting of trees along main road near Dhokana **In August 2017 a lot of these planted trees were lost in a […]
1967 cheese factory Fratsia from 07-07 to 26-07 This camp originated from the town ‘s Hertogenbosch, by a division of the “Kythera Vriendenkring Nederland”. Excavation and pouring concrete cellar floor. Lia van de Kerkhof Vught (did visit Kythira in 2011, E: April 2016, provided pictures) Saskia Jordans Vught (did visit Kythira in […]
1966 school Mylopotamos, 1st camp, from 06-07 to 27-07. This summer camp was organized by WCC Office Utrecht, Holland Peter van Gool summer camp leader Bob Scholten (being on vacation acted as technical supervisor for the WCC Team, provided pictures) Jan Stappers (technical assistent WCC Team member) Arjen Fuykschot (provided pictures) […]
1960 international camp at Myrtidia, 04-08 to 01-09 This 1st summer camp at Kythira was organized by WCC Office Athens. Fencing to protect new to be planted trees at Myrtidia, painting bedroom furniture in the Potamos hospital and excavation and foundation 1st water dam near Mitata. In total approx 25 young people (50/50 […]
1969 Technical activities of the Team 1969 Monthly reports: A summary of main topics, events, visitors, etc. 1969 Jan / Feb In January 1969 there came positive news from Holland. The “Directory of International Technical Help” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands is willing to give a large […]
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