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April 24, 2024 in Announcements Events

Easter in Geroskipou – Programme of Events

The Municipality of Geroskipou has put together a rich and varied programme of events to celebrate Easter together with its residents and with the people of the wider area.

The programme of the “Easter 2024 in Geroskipou” events, which begins on 03 and runs through 07 May, includes, among other things, music and dance performances, Easter games, sports competitions and a theatrical performance, all combined with the traditional customs of Easter.

The Municipality of Geroskipou invites the residents of Geroskipou, as well as those of the wider area, to support the Easter events, both through their active participation in the various activities and through their attendance.

For further information, the public may contact the Cultural Service of the Municipality of Geroskipou (tel. 26 960 857, 26 960 867).

Good Friday 3 May

21:00 Procession of the Epitaphios

Nikis, Liperti, Arch. Makariou, Korytsas and Griva Digeni Streets

Holy Saturday 4 May

21:00 : Lighting of the “Lambratzia” bonfire

Geroskipou Square and Koloni (Agios Panaretos)

Midnight : “Kalos Logos”

Easter Sunday 5 May

12:00 noon : Cracking of Red Eggs

Church of Agia Paraskevi

17:00 Easter Games

(Egg races, Sack races, Ditzimin)

Registration: 16:30-17:00

Awards Ceremony: 19:00

Geroskipou Square

19:30 Artistic Programme

with the participation of the choir and dance ensemble of the “Afroditi” Folklore Association, as well as the “Geroskipou Theatre Workshop” with the one-act play “The Teacher”.

Geroskipou Square

Easter Monday 6 May

10:00 Survivor Games

Information and registration: tel. 99 111 294

“Ch. Zoppos” Open Sports Ground

14:30 Football Tournament

“Seven-a-side” (7-a-side)

Information and free registration: tel. 99 413 748, 99 675 151.

“Michalis Chr. Kyprianou” Municipal Stadium

19:30 Easter Concert

with the musical group “Kritaioi”

With the participation of the dance ensemble of the “Ieroi Kipoi” Cultural Association.

Geroskipou Square

Easter Tuesday 7 May

14:30 Easter Games

Koloni Mini-Pitch

Organisers

-Church Committee of the Holy Church of Agia Paraskevi

-“Afroditi” Folklore Association

-“Ieroi Kipoi” Cultural Association

-“Geroskipou Theatre Workshop”

-“Geroskipou FC” Academy

-Koloni Refugees Hunting Club

-G-Force Taekwondo

-266th Air Scouts Group of Geroskipou

-“Geroskipou Cultural Movement”

April 24, 2024 in Announcements Events

Easter in Geroskipou – Programme of Holy Services for Holy Week at the Church of Agia Paraskevi

Programme of Holy Services for Holy Week at the Church of Agia Paraskevi

Holy Monday, 29 April

06:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

18:00 Matins of Holy Tuesday and the Service of the Bridegroom

Holy Tuesday, 30 April

06:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

18:00 Matins of Holy Wednesday and the Service of the Bridegroom

Holy Wednesday, 1 May

06:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

18:00 Matins of Holy Thursday and the Service of the Washing of Feet / Holy Unction

Holy Thursday, 2 May

07:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St Basil

18:00 Matins of Holy Friday and the Service of the Holy Passion

Holy Friday, 3 May

07:00 a.m. Service of the “Great Hours”

09:00 a.m. Deposition from the Cross

19:00 Matins of Holy Saturday & Service of the Epitaphios

Holy Saturday, 4 May

07:00 a.m. Vespers of the Resurrection and Divine Liturgy

The bells will ring at 23:00

00:00 Troparion of the Resurrection “Christos Anesti”

Easter Sunday, 5 May

11:00 Vespers of Love and of St George

Easter Monday, 6 May

12:00 Vespers of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene and of St Ephraim and St Irene

April 24, 2024 in Announcements Events

Celebrate Greek Orthodox Easter in Geroskipou – Events Program

Easter Events:

Good Friday | 3rd of May

21:00 : Epitaphios (Holy Sepulcher) Procession

Nikis Str., Lipertis Str., Arch. Makarios, Koritsas & Griva Digeni Str.

Easter Saturday | 4th of May

21:00 : Lambrajia Lighting (Easter Bonfire Lighting)

0:00 Kalos Logos (Midnight Resurrection Service)

Geroskipou Square and Koloni ( St. Panaretos Church)

17:00 Easter Games

Traditional games played on Easter such as

Augodromies (Egg& Spoon Racing), Sakkoulodromies (Sack race),

Ditzimin (weight-lifting game)

Registrations to participate: 16:30-17:00

Awarding of Prizes : 19:00

Geroskipou Square

19:30

Music and dancing by the ”Aphrodite” Folklore Dance Group and Choir

One act play titled ”The teacher” by the Geroskipou Theatre Workshop [Language: GR]

Geroskipou Square

Easter Monday | 6th of May

10:00 Survivor Games

For information and registrations to participate call 99 111 294.

“Charalambos Zoppos” Sports Center

14:30 Football tournament

7-a-side

For information and free registrations to participate call 99 413 748, 99 675 151.

Geroskipou Municipal Stadium “Michalis Christofi Kyprianou”

19:30 Easter Concert

Greek Concert by ”Kritaioi” music Group

and dancing by the ”Ieri Kipi” Culture Club

Geroskipou Square

Easter Tuesday | 7th of May

14:30 Easter Games

Mini-Pitch Sports Center, Koloni

For more Information, call 26 960 857, 26 960 867.

April 17, 2024 in Announcements Documents

TENDER 21/2024 For the cleaning of seaweed from the Municipal Beaches for the 2024 season

TENDER FOR THE CLEANING OF SEAWEED FROM THE MUNICIPAL BEACHES FOR THE 2024 SEASON
COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL AT A DESIGNATED SITE
Budget: Fifteen thousand euros (€15,000.00) excluding VAT
Tender Number 21/2024
Geroskipou, March

TENDER TERMS
FOR THE SELECTION OF A CONTRACTOR BY OPEN TENDER

Details and information at the link below:

https://ierokipia.org.cy/documents/%ce%b4%ce%b9%ce%b1%ce%b3%cf%89%ce%bd%ce%b9%cf%83%ce%bc%ce%bf%cf%82-21-2024-%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%ce%ba%ce%b1%ce%b8%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%b9%cf%83%ce%bc%cf%8c-%cf%84%cf%89%ce%bd-%ce%b4%ce%b7%ce%bc%ce%bf%cf%84/

April 16, 2024 in Announcements Job Vacancies

Recruitment of 14 Seasonal Hourly-Paid Workers to Meet the Needs of the District Local Government Organisation for the Implementation of the Local Government Reform.

The Municipality of Paphos announces that, in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers at its meeting of 13.3.2024, applications are being accepted for the employment of 14 (fourteen) seasonal hourly-paid workers in the positions listed below, for the purpose of implementing the Local Government Reform. The persons selected will be employed initially at the Paphos Sewerage Board and at a later stage at the District Local Government Organisation (D.L.G.O.) of Paphos, which will commence operations on 1.7.2024.

Interested parties may find further information at https://ierokipia.org.cy/documents/%cf%80%cf%81%cf%8c%cf%83%ce%bb%ce%b7%cf%88%ce%b7-14-%ce%b5%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%87%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8e%ce%bd-%cf%89%cf%81%ce%bf%ce%bc%ce%af%cf%83%ce%b8%ce%b9%cf%89%ce%bd-%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b3%ce%b1%cf%84%cf%8e/

April 16, 2024 in Announcements Events

Prevention and management of delinquent behaviour: The role of the family and the school

The Social Work Programme of the University of Nicosia, the Parents and Guardians Associations of the Geroskipou schools and the Geroskipou Municipal Prevention Team are organising an Educational Seminar for Parents on the theme: “Prevention and management of delinquent behaviour: The role of the family and the school.” The seminar will take place on Saturday, 20 April 2024, between 9:00 and 12:30 in the assembly hall and classrooms of the 2nd Primary School of Geroskipou.

Registration via the link below or by scanning the QR Code found in the programme that follows.
https://www.unic.ac.cy/event/ekpaideytiki-imerida-goneon-i-prolipsi-kai-antimetopisi-tis-paravatikis-symperiforas-o-rolos-tis-oikogeneias-kai-toy-scholeioy/?fbclid=IwAR0Uyl9jqOAY5fGjsRIePIqodBM9tc-3rLLzoXVhJxLcURrr12YkfCGDE_8

April 3, 2024 in Announcements Tenders

Tender Notice No. 20/2024 for the Clearing of Land Plots of Wild Vegetation

Tender Notice No. 20/2024 concerning

the Clearing of Land Plots of Wild Vegetation.

The Municipality of Geroskipou and the Community of Konia invite tenders for the clearing of wild vegetation from land plots within their administrative boundaries using specialised machinery.

Tenders must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked on the outside with the wording «Tender No. 20/2024 for the clearing of land plots of wild vegetation» and placed in the Municipality’s tender box no later than 1:00 p.m. on Monday, 08 April 2024.

In addition to the price they set for each plot, tenderers will be required to clear one plot to the satisfaction of the competent Officers of the Municipality of Geroskipou, so as to demonstrate the efficiency and effectiveness of their machinery.

The price specified in the tender shall also include the clearing of the embankments surrounding the plots, as well as the shredding of any small quantity of prunings that may be found within the plots.

Each Local Authority bears sole responsibility for fulfilling its obligations in respect of the works carried out on its behalf.

For further information, please contact the Health Department of the Municipality of Geroskipou on 26961400 and 26960863.

April 3, 2024 in Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENT – CLEAR YOUR PLOTS IN GEROSKIPOU

ANNOUNCEMENT

CLEAR YOUR PLOTS IN GEROSKIPOU

The Municipality of Geroskipou calls on all owners of plots or other parcels of land located within the municipal area of Geroskipou to clear them and remove weeds and/or waste materials by 1 May 2024. Responsibility for clearing the land parcels lies solely with the owners, even if the waste materials on them have been placed or dumped by third parties.

Owners who intend to clear their plots themselves must notify the Municipality of Geroskipou in writing by 19 April 2024, recording all the details of the plot, and are required to complete the clearing by 1 May 2024. Letters should be sent to the Municipality of Geroskipou, at the address Geroskipou Square, P.O. Box 63015, 8201 Geroskipou, or by email to info@geroskipou.org.cy

After the above date has passed, the Municipality of Geroskipou, as it does every year, will clear all plots, fields or other land parcels that have not been cleared and will charge their owners. The charge will be made according to the weight and category of the materials removed, but in no case will it be less than eighty euros (€80) per plot.

This notice is also considered a personal notice to all owners of land parcels.

For further information you may contact the Health and Sanitation Department of the Municipality of Geroskipou on 26961400 and 26960863 during working days and hours.

April 2, 2024 in Announcements

Neighbourhood Social Worker in the Municipality of Eastern Paphos

On 28 March, the Memoranda of Cooperation were signed between the Social Welfare Services

and the Municipality of Geroskipou and the Communities of Agia Marinouda, Konia, Acheleia and Timi

for the implementation of the Neighbourhood Social Worker Programme.

The aim of the Memorandum is the identification and more immediate handling of the social problems of the Municipality of Eastern Paphos.

April 2, 2024 in Announcements

Signing of an agreement between the Social Welfare Services and the Municipality of Geroskipou for the expansion and upgrade of the nursery at the Geroskipou Multipurpose Centre

On 20/3/24, the first Public Funding agreement, worth 343,178 euros, was signed between the Social Welfare Services of the Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare and the Municipality of Geroskipou/Geroskipou Family and Child Centre for the expansion and upgrade of the nursery at the Geroskipou Multipurpose Centre, within the framework of the Social Welfare Services’ new State Grants Scheme and the Recovery and Resilience Plan.
In Geroskipou there is a need to create more places at the Multipurpose Centre nursery, which will also operate during the afternoon hours, giving parents the opportunity to enter or remain in the labour market as part of reconciling working and family life. The aim of both the Municipality and the Geroskipou Family and Child Centre is the continuous upgrading of the services offered and the service of residents.