Kissamos News and Events: Refugee Talk and Collections and more

KissamosNews newsletter

16 April 2024, issue 19

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The KissamosNews team

Refugee Talk and Collections

A big thank you to everyone who turned up to hear the talk about my father's experiences as a Polish refugee during WW2. Thank you for listening to me telling my dad's story, it was pretty harrowing in places. It is such a shame that 75 years on we are still allowing people to go through these awful experiences. We …

Categories: News

Ancient Falasarna a useful new App and interesting videos

The following links are related to an app you can download that gives a simulation of what the site at Falasarna would have looked like. even if you aren't interested in downloading the app, the videos are interesting to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lphW5YbQaEo&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Kh9Sbyvqw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Kh9Sbyvqw

Categories: FALASARNA, News

Registration for 25th Kissamos TREASURE HUNT

REGISTRATION for teams for the 25th Kissamos Treasure Hunt will start on Friday 5th February. For more information contact :6977734697 or pop along to the office at Villa Ksagorari in Kissamos (Link to map here) between 18:00 - 20:00 Mon - Fri Registration form is here: online registration form (link) The treasure hunt will take place the 5th & 6th …

Categories: Activities, Community, Events, KISSAMOS

Pottery Classes, Chania (ongoing)

Want to learn a new skill? Tetrakis studio in Chania offer pottery classes ongoing through the year. You can choose from 2 hours/week or 4 hours/week, and they have classes on 3 different days; currently there is an afternoon section (every Wednesday 5.30 - 9.30) and two mornings (Thursdays and Fridays 10.00 - 2.00) They have English speaking students at …

Categories: Activities, Art, CHANIA, Events

Bone marrow donation

Bone marrow donation Kissamos Town Hall, Monday 8th February, 10:00 - 18:00

Categories: Community, Events, KISSAMOS

This year I will learn Tango! (Tango lessons, Chania)

Starting 8th Feb, a new session of Tango lessons, for more information please contact https://www.facebook.com/events/1559646397690856/ or http://frinitango.wix.com/newtangosite

Categories: Activities, CHANIA, Events, Music

British Consular Services Survey - Greece

The British Embassy in Athens is running a survey to help tailor their services for ex-pat residents of Greece, and to find out if British ex-pats know about the services which are offered by the Embassy. You can take the survey by clicking here

Categories: Community, News

Olive waste processing factory - survey

Neoi Orizontes, the local newspaper of the Kissamos area, is running a survey to ask for local residents opinions on whether the olive waste factory on the beach at Korfalonas should continue operating, or be shut down. The survey has been running since December, and so far the voting is nearly 62% in favour of allowing the factory to continue …

Categories: Community, KISSAMOS, News